Max Crumm

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Max Crumm
Max Crumm, 2006
Born	Aaron Maximillian Crumm October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08) (age 22) Pasadena, California, USA
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Max Crumm (born 1985) is an American singer, dancer, and actor who is one of the winners of the 2007 Grease: You're the One that I Want! televised competition. He is currently playing the lead character Danny Zuko in the 2007 Broadway revival of the musical Grease.

[edit] Biography

Crumm was born in Pasadena, California on October 8, 1985. His parents are Rachel and Gary Crumm, and he has a younger brother, Jack (born c. 2001).^[1] Crumm grew up in Phoenix, but states that when he was in the 5th grade, he contracted Bell's palsy, which caused him to suffer paralysis on half of his face, and have to relearn how to control his facial muscles.^[2] He graduated from Desert Vista High School in 2003, and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting, attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood. While seeking jobs as an actor, he worked as a gym receptionist. He has performed in local theater, and in 2006 had a principal role in the film Echoboom.^[3]

Also in 2006, he auditioned to be a contestant on the Grease competition. Criticized for his "slacker" attitude and bad haircut, he barely made it onto the show, literally being the last person chosen. However, he won over the judges with very entertaining performances in which he displayed a keen sense of humor. Crumm proceeded to the finals of the show, where on March 18, 2007 it was revealed that he held a 1% difference in voter preference between him and his finalist competitor Austin Miller. On March 25, 2007, Crumm was declared the winner. He began to play the role of Danny on Broadway July 24, 2007, playing alongside the female winner Laura Osnes as Sandy. Crumm will play his final performance as Danny on July 20, 2008.^[4]