Tituss Burgess is an American actor and singer. He portrays Titus in the series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Biography
Born and raised in Athens, Georgia, Titus attended Cedar Shoals High School where he was active in the theatre program. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a BA in music. He has appeared in four Broadway musicals and is known for his high tenor voice. Burgess is openly gay. [1]
Trivia
- For his role as Titus Andromedon, Burgess received two Primetime Emmy nominations in 2015 & 2016 for the "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" category.
- Burgess was the first male actor ever to be cast in the role of The Witch in Into the Woods in a 2015 production by DreamCatcher Theatre which performed in Miami's Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center.
- In June 2016, Burgess reprised his role of "Sebastian the Crab" during the Hollywood Bowl concert event of The Little Mermaid.