Chad Joseph Doreck[1] (born November 19, 1978) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is the voice of Crackle for Rice Krispies, and was the voice of the supporting role of Brad on the Nickelodeon series, My Life as a Teenage Robot.[2] In 2007, he was one of the final 12 contestants on Grease: You're the One That I Want!, a televised competition to choose the leads for the revival of Grease by Kathleen Marshall.

Chad Doreck
Born
Chad Joseph Doreck

(1978-11-19) November 19, 1978 (age 46)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active1986–present
Websitechaddoreck.com

Early life and education

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Doreck is the son of Stephan Doreck and Catherine Doreck, and has a brother and sister. A native of Southern California, Doreck first became interested in singing as part of a church congregation. His career began with the help of his aunt.[citation needed]

He took his first acting role at the age of six in the music video for Oingo Boingo's "Weird Science".[citation needed] Doreck graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts, majoring in musical theatre. He briefly attended the University of Southern California.

Career

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Doreck wrote and produced a CD, which was released in 2005. In 2007, he released a seven-song album called Awake and Sing. He has also modeled for Skechers, Vogue Italia, and Nordstrom, and has been the narrator on various programs televised on E!.[citation needed]

He played Matthew in the award-winning off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz from September 3, 2007 to March 30, 2008.[3]

Grease: You're the One That I Want!

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In 2007, Doreck was one of the final 12 contestants on Grease: You're the One That I Want!, a televised competition to choose the leads for the revival of Grease by Kathleen Marshall. On duet night (February 18, 2007), Doreck performed alongside fellow competitor Allie Schulz. The two were both praised for their chemistry and for their high-energy performance; judge David Ian referred to their performance as "theatrical Viagra".

On February 25, 2007, he was in the bottom four along with Kevin. The judges chose to save Doreck, putting him in the final four male contestants competing for the lead role of Danny Zuko. On March 11, 2007, Doreck was eliminated from the competition. His performances included:

  1. "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley
  2. "Signed Sealed Delivered" by Stevie Wonder
  3. "My Eyes Adored You" by Frankie Valli
  4. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
  5. "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 All I Want for Christmas Choir
2007 Death Without Consent Chris Carrington
2007 A New Tomorrow Agent
2020 A Recipe for Seduction Billy Garibaldi III Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Judge Christopher Bragg Episode: "The Terrorist Tot"
1988 Newhart Michael Harris Jr. Episode: "A Midseason's Night Dream"
1989 Family Medical Center Donny Episode: "Family Medical Center"
1999 The Pretender Duppy Demetrius Episode: "Angel's Flight"
1999 Touched by an Angel Teen Lonnie Episode: "The Occupant"[4]
2001 The Andy Dick Show Pathos Papadopolis Episode: "Faces of the Future"
2001 NYPD Blue Tom Burris Episode: "Puppy Love"[5]
2002–2006 My Life as a Teenage Robot Brad Carbuckle / Various characters 38 episodes
2002 State of Grace Nick Hanson Episode: "Driving Miss Ida"[5]
2002 The Brady Bunch in the White House Greg Brady Television film[5]
2003 Greetings from Tucson Pizza Guy Episode: "The Breakup"
2003 Rocket Power Centola Episode: "Reggie's Big (Beach) Break"
2004 NCIS Leo Episode: "One Shot, One Kill"
2004 All of Us Male Nurse Episode: "Thirty Candles"
2004 100 Reasons the 90s Ruled Narrator Television film[6]
2004, 2006 Jacob Two-Two Brad 2 episodes
2005 Escape from Cluster Prime Brad / Drab / French Citizen Television film
2009 iCarly Stewart Butler Episode: "iMove Out"
2013 Untitled Murder Project 2.0 Landon 36 episodes
2015 The Slice Max Rabinowitz Television film
2018 General Hospital Dr. Shawn 2 episodes
2020 Westworld Shop Clerk Episode: "The Mother of Exiles"
2020 Hollywood John 2 episodes
2020 Saved by the Bell Male Senior #1 Episode: "The Fabulous Birchwood Boys"
2021 Call Me Kat Kyle Episode: "Gym"
2023 Dead Ringers Max Episode: "One"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian / Radio Commercial Voice
2009 Infamous Male Pedestrian
2013 Disney Infinity Art
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2023 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Cletus Kasady / "The Flame" Voice and motion capture[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chad Joseph Doreck, Born 11/19/1978 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. ^ Vincent Terrace (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland & Company. p. 732. ISBN 9780786486410.
  3. ^ Lipton, Brian Scott (August 15, 2007). "Grease Contestant Chad Doreck to Join Altar Boyz". TheaterMania. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Harris M. Lentz (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Television shows. McFarland & Company. p. 2171. ISBN 9780786409518.
  5. ^ a b c Sherry Eaker, ed. (2004). "Chad Doreck". The Back Stage Actor's Handbook: The How-to and Who-to-contact Reference for Actors, Singers, and Dancers. Back Stage Books. p. 28. ISBN 9780823076802.
  6. ^ Vincent Terrace (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012, 2d Ed. McFarland & Company. p. 287. ISBN 9781476612409.
  7. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (2023-10-19). "Spider-Man 2 Ending Explained: How Insomniac Sets Up the Next Sequel". IGN. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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