Josh Groban

Joshua Winslow Groban born February 27 1981 is an American singer songwriter and actor His first four solo albums have been certified multiplatinum and he was charted in 2007 as the numberone best selling artist in the United States with over 223 million records As of 2012 he had sold over 25 million records worldwide David Foster called Josh to stand in for an ailing Andrea Bocelli to rehearse a duet The Prayer with Celine Dion at the rehearsal for the 1998 Grammy Awards Rosie ODonnell immediately invited him to appear on her talk show Foster asked him to sing at California Governor Gray Davis 1999 inauguration He was cast on Ally McBeal by the shows creator David E Kelley performing Youre Still You for the 2001 season four finale After his appearance in two professional productions of the musical Chess he made his Broadway debut in 2016 as Pierre Bezukhov in Natasha Pierre The Great Comet of 1812 to critical acclaim and nomination for a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical His performance at the 72nd Tony Awards earned him two Primetime Emmy nominations one for Outstanding Live Variety Special and one for Original Music and Lyrics for the song This Ones for You Groban costarred as Tony Caruso Jr in the Netflix original seriesThe Good Cop He was also the host of Rising Star he also appeared in the films Coffee Town Muppets Most Wanted The Hollars and Crazy Stupid Love He also appeared on TV as Danny Chase in The Crazy Ones as well as Walter Bernard Jr in The Office