Born and raised in suburban Detroit, Gregory Jbara transferred from the
University of Michigan School of Music musical theatre program to
complete his BFA in acting at the Juilliard School.
Jbara won the 2009 Tony®, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards
for Best Featured Actor in a Musical originating the role of "Jackie
Elliot" in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot. He also starred on
Broadway as "Billy Flynn" in the Tony Award winning revival of Chicago.
He originated the role of "Andre Thibault" in the Broadway musical
comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, also starring
John Lithgow,
Norbert Leo Butz,
Sherie Rene Scott,
Joanna Gleason, and
Sara Gettelfinger.
Other Broadway musical roles originated by Jbara are "Squash Bernstein"
in Victor/Victoria, starring
Julie Andrews, and that of
dimwitted catcher "Sohovik" in the Damn Yankees revival starring
Bebe Neuwirth,
Victor Garber, and
Jerry Lewis.
Jbara received the BackStageWest Garland 2000 Award for his performance
in the West Coast Premiere of
George Furth's Precious Sons with
Nora Dunn.
Other stage credits include: "Mr. Bunder" in the West Coast premiere of
Michael John LaChiusa's Little
Fish at the Blank Theatre, "Vinnie" in the Geffen Playhouse Premiere of
Neil Simon's Felix & Oscar; "Ike/Bess
Truman" in the West Coast Premiere of LaChiusa's First Lady Suite;
"Clark Gable" in The Blank Theatre Company's Living Room Series
presentation of
Mark Saltzman's new play,
Mr. Shaw Goes To Hollywood; "Chick Clark" in Wonderful Town for City
Center Encores; the Broadway revival of Born Yesterday with
Edward Asner and
Madeline Kahn; Serious Money with
Alec Baldwin and
Kate Nelligan; Privates On Parade with
Jim Dale and
Simon Jones; Forever Plaid, Das
Barbecu, and Have I Got A Girl For You!.
Additional film and TV credits include: The Pied
Piper and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Jbara is the voice of the
animatronic radio newscaster in Epcot Center's Spaceship Earth. Disney
animated feature credits include "Bruiser/Thug Chorus" in Tangled,
featured chorus in Enchanted and "Willie 3/Chorus" in Home On The
Range. He also sang
Randy Newman's,
"You've Got a Friend In Me" from Toy Story for U.S. Olympic Ice Skater,
Michelle Kwan's 75 Years Of Disney
Music/TV Special.
Jbara appeared as "Kenny" in the Carnegie Hall concert version of Very
Warm For May with
Jon Lovitz for
conductor/director
John McGlinn.
Recordings include the Broadway cast recordings of Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels, Victor/Victoria and Damn Yankees!; Little Fish on
Ghostlight Records; First Lady Suite on PS Classics; Brigadoon and
Annie Get Your Gun on EMI; A Broadway Christmas, Unsung Musicals II,
Unsung Berlin, Peter Pan, and Drat The Cat! on Varese/Sarabande;
Enchanted, Tangled and Home On The Range for Disney.
Jbara was the narrator for Ripley's Believe it Or Not on TBS, and his
voice is featured on the Best Of Ripley's DVD release.
Jbara resides with his wife Julie and their sons Zachary and Aidan in
Los Angeles.
Original Sound(2026)
Hollywood and Beyond with Steven Brittingham(2018)as Guest
Blue Bloods(2010)as Garrett Moore
A Ramble Towards Rain(2024)as Buck, Hector Scriggles
Alien Intervention(2023)as Sam
Enchanted(2007)
Ripley's Believe It or Not!(2000)
Side by Side by Susan Blackwell(2009)
The 59th Annual Tony Awards(2005)
Home on the Range(2004)
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Blue Bloods: Celebrating a Family Legacy(2024)as Self
Oppenheimer(2023)as Chairman Magnuson
Before the Break(2021)as Self - Guest
The 64th Annual Tony Awards(2010)as Self - Host: Creative Arts Awards
The 63rd Annual Tony Awards(2009)as Self - Winner
Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends(2004)as Gene
