Gilles Chiasson (born November 1, 1966) is an American producer, director, composer, writer and actor. While he first came to prominence as an actor, particularly in the original cast of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning RENT, Chiasson now focuses on film and television development. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Sherri Parker Lee and their two sons.
Early life
Chiasson was born in Muskegon, Michigan. His parents are Dr. Tony Chiasson, a retired anesthesiologist, and Claire Chiasson, the founder and headmistress of Michigan Dunes Montessori. Both are French Canadian. He is the youngest of five children. He attended Mona Shores Public Schools. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The School of Music at the University of Michigan.
Career
Theatre
Soon after earning his BFA, Chiasson landed the role of the young idealist Marius in the National Tour of Les Misérables (musical). He followed this by portraying Jinx in the National Tour of Forever Plaid. However, Chiasson may be best known as an original cast member of Jonathan Larson’s RENT.
Cast of Rent Sings "Will I?" with Arts Workers for Federal Relief
Be An #ArtsHero's Labor Day of Action presents the casts of RENT and #ArtsWorkers from around the nation to highlight the economic crisis facing the American Arts & Culture Economy. 'Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?'
Be An #ArtsHero is an national, non-partisan grassroots movement changing the conversation about America’s creative economy. With 5.1 million American Arts Workers employed by over 675,000 small Arts businesses across the nation, the Arts Economy adds $877 billion in value to GDP. We are a united, sector-wide, intersectional coalition calling for Congress to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), create 100% COBRA subsidies, and pass the DAWN ACT, which would inject $43.85 Billion in direct and proportion...
published: 07 Sep 2020
"Til We Meet Again..."
Join Gilles Chiasson, Director of Theater Operations, and the PAEC team
for an update...until we meet again.
published: 18 Aug 2020
BMW S1000RR HP4 loring top speed Gilles Chiasson
published: 26 Sep 2015
Will I?
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Will I? · Gilles Chiasson · Wilson Jermaine Heredia · Jesse L. Martin · Anthony Rapp · Adam Pascal
The Best Of Rent
℗ 1996 SKG Music L.L.C.
Released on: 1999-01-01
Producer: Arif Mardin
Producer: Steve Skinner
Composer Lyricist: Jonathan Larson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
published: 31 Jul 2018
Greg - Will I Loose My Dignity
A Video about when he was attacked in Fannysmakin with the song "Will I Loose My Dignity" From RENT
DISCLAIMER: I dont own CSI, Greg, or RENT!
Be An #ArtsHero's Labor Day of Action presents the casts of RENT and #ArtsWorkers from around the nation to highlight the economic crisis facing the American Ar...
Be An #ArtsHero's Labor Day of Action presents the casts of RENT and #ArtsWorkers from around the nation to highlight the economic crisis facing the American Arts & Culture Economy. 'Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?'
Be An #ArtsHero is an national, non-partisan grassroots movement changing the conversation about America’s creative economy. With 5.1 million American Arts Workers employed by over 675,000 small Arts businesses across the nation, the Arts Economy adds $877 billion in value to GDP. We are a united, sector-wide, intersectional coalition calling for Congress to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), create 100% COBRA subsidies, and pass the DAWN ACT, which would inject $43.85 Billion in direct and proportionate economic relief to the Arts & Culture sector. We seek to ensure that all 5.1 million Americans who work in the Arts can stay alive, in their homes, and have jobs to return to when the crisis subsides. https://beanartshero.com/
FROM RENT:
Annaleigh Ashford- RENT Off-Broadway Revival Cast
Skylar Astin- RENT Hollywood Bowl Cast
Norbert Leo Butz- RENT Broadway Cast
Will Chase- RENT Broadway Cast
Adam Chanler-Berat- RENT Off-Broadway Revival Cast
Gilles Chiasson- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Wilson Cruz- RENT Broadway Cast
Eden Espinosa- RENT Broadway Cast
Joey Fatone- RENT Broadway Cast
Jordan Fisher- RENT: Live! Cast
Tamyra Gray- RENT Broadway Cast
Wilson Jermaine Heredia- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Rodney Hicks- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Brennin Hunt - RENT: Live! Cast
Adam Kantor- RENT Broadway Cast
Jeremy Kushnier- RENT Broadway Cast
Drew Lachey- RENT Broadway Cast
Telly Leung- RENT Broadway and Hollywood Bowl Cast
Caissie Levy- RENT National Tour Cast
Jose Llana- RENT Broadway Cast
Michael McElroy- RENT Broadway Cast
Aiko Nakasone- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Adam Pascal- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Anthony Rapp- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Jai Rodriguez- RENT Broadway Cast
Daphne Rubin-Vega- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Tracie Thoms- RENT Film and Broadway Cast
Tinashe- RENT: Live Cast
Aaron Tveit- RENT Hollywood Bowl and National Tour Cast
Byron Utley- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Fredi Walker-Brown- RENT Original Broadway Cast
ARTS WORKERS:
Alicia Champion- Producer/Composer/Sound Mixer
Sarah Baley- Visual Artist
Tom Bardwell- Arts Adminstrator
Grace Burwell- Actress
Jackie Cox- Drag Performer
Hana Elion- Overcoats (band)
Kenney M. Green- Artistic Director, Depot Theatre/ Nightlife Performer
Lauryn Gonzalez- Usher (Brooks Atkinson Theater)
Josephine Huynh- Music Therapist
Margaret Katch- Filmmaker/Writer
Danielle LoPresti- Singer/Event Producer/Vocal Coach
Rachel M. Mairena- Wardrobe Supervisor
Brian Marquis- Singer, Tour Manager (Billie Eilish)
Madeleine Oldham- Dramaturg/Sound Designer
Molly Quinn- Usher (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Danny Samet- Merchandise Manager/Arts Worker
Cherie B. Tay- Stage Manager (Hadestown)
Lucy Wells- Wardrobe Supervisor (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Made with permissions from the Jonathan Larson estate and Universal Music Group
Special Thanks Michael Greif
Talent Coordinator: JZ Casting (Geoff Josselson, CSA & Katja Zarolinski, CSA)
Produced By Jenny Grace Makholm, Robert Vornkahl, and Meaghan Wilbur
Edited, and Mixed By Robert Vornkahl
Be An #ArtsHero is endorsed by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Be An #ArtsHero's Labor Day of Action presents the casts of RENT and #ArtsWorkers from around the nation to highlight the economic crisis facing the American Arts & Culture Economy. 'Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?'
Be An #ArtsHero is an national, non-partisan grassroots movement changing the conversation about America’s creative economy. With 5.1 million American Arts Workers employed by over 675,000 small Arts businesses across the nation, the Arts Economy adds $877 billion in value to GDP. We are a united, sector-wide, intersectional coalition calling for Congress to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), create 100% COBRA subsidies, and pass the DAWN ACT, which would inject $43.85 Billion in direct and proportionate economic relief to the Arts & Culture sector. We seek to ensure that all 5.1 million Americans who work in the Arts can stay alive, in their homes, and have jobs to return to when the crisis subsides. https://beanartshero.com/
FROM RENT:
Annaleigh Ashford- RENT Off-Broadway Revival Cast
Skylar Astin- RENT Hollywood Bowl Cast
Norbert Leo Butz- RENT Broadway Cast
Will Chase- RENT Broadway Cast
Adam Chanler-Berat- RENT Off-Broadway Revival Cast
Gilles Chiasson- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Wilson Cruz- RENT Broadway Cast
Eden Espinosa- RENT Broadway Cast
Joey Fatone- RENT Broadway Cast
Jordan Fisher- RENT: Live! Cast
Tamyra Gray- RENT Broadway Cast
Wilson Jermaine Heredia- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Rodney Hicks- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Brennin Hunt - RENT: Live! Cast
Adam Kantor- RENT Broadway Cast
Jeremy Kushnier- RENT Broadway Cast
Drew Lachey- RENT Broadway Cast
Telly Leung- RENT Broadway and Hollywood Bowl Cast
Caissie Levy- RENT National Tour Cast
Jose Llana- RENT Broadway Cast
Michael McElroy- RENT Broadway Cast
Aiko Nakasone- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Adam Pascal- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Anthony Rapp- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Jai Rodriguez- RENT Broadway Cast
Daphne Rubin-Vega- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Tracie Thoms- RENT Film and Broadway Cast
Tinashe- RENT: Live Cast
Aaron Tveit- RENT Hollywood Bowl and National Tour Cast
Byron Utley- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Fredi Walker-Brown- RENT Original Broadway Cast
ARTS WORKERS:
Alicia Champion- Producer/Composer/Sound Mixer
Sarah Baley- Visual Artist
Tom Bardwell- Arts Adminstrator
Grace Burwell- Actress
Jackie Cox- Drag Performer
Hana Elion- Overcoats (band)
Kenney M. Green- Artistic Director, Depot Theatre/ Nightlife Performer
Lauryn Gonzalez- Usher (Brooks Atkinson Theater)
Josephine Huynh- Music Therapist
Margaret Katch- Filmmaker/Writer
Danielle LoPresti- Singer/Event Producer/Vocal Coach
Rachel M. Mairena- Wardrobe Supervisor
Brian Marquis- Singer, Tour Manager (Billie Eilish)
Madeleine Oldham- Dramaturg/Sound Designer
Molly Quinn- Usher (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Danny Samet- Merchandise Manager/Arts Worker
Cherie B. Tay- Stage Manager (Hadestown)
Lucy Wells- Wardrobe Supervisor (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Made with permissions from the Jonathan Larson estate and Universal Music Group
Special Thanks Michael Greif
Talent Coordinator: JZ Casting (Geoff Josselson, CSA & Katja Zarolinski, CSA)
Produced By Jenny Grace Makholm, Robert Vornkahl, and Meaghan Wilbur
Edited, and Mixed By Robert Vornkahl
Be An #ArtsHero is endorsed by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Will I? · Gilles Chiasson · Wilson Jermaine Heredia · Jesse L. Martin · Anthony Rapp · Adam Pascal
The Best Of Re...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Will I? · Gilles Chiasson · Wilson Jermaine Heredia · Jesse L. Martin · Anthony Rapp · Adam Pascal
The Best Of Rent
℗ 1996 SKG Music L.L.C.
Released on: 1999-01-01
Producer: Arif Mardin
Producer: Steve Skinner
Composer Lyricist: Jonathan Larson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Will I? · Gilles Chiasson · Wilson Jermaine Heredia · Jesse L. Martin · Anthony Rapp · Adam Pascal
The Best Of Rent
℗ 1996 SKG Music L.L.C.
Released on: 1999-01-01
Producer: Arif Mardin
Producer: Steve Skinner
Composer Lyricist: Jonathan Larson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Be An #ArtsHero's Labor Day of Action presents the casts of RENT and #ArtsWorkers from around the nation to highlight the economic crisis facing the American Arts & Culture Economy. 'Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?'
Be An #ArtsHero is an national, non-partisan grassroots movement changing the conversation about America’s creative economy. With 5.1 million American Arts Workers employed by over 675,000 small Arts businesses across the nation, the Arts Economy adds $877 billion in value to GDP. We are a united, sector-wide, intersectional coalition calling for Congress to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), create 100% COBRA subsidies, and pass the DAWN ACT, which would inject $43.85 Billion in direct and proportionate economic relief to the Arts & Culture sector. We seek to ensure that all 5.1 million Americans who work in the Arts can stay alive, in their homes, and have jobs to return to when the crisis subsides. https://beanartshero.com/
FROM RENT:
Annaleigh Ashford- RENT Off-Broadway Revival Cast
Skylar Astin- RENT Hollywood Bowl Cast
Norbert Leo Butz- RENT Broadway Cast
Will Chase- RENT Broadway Cast
Adam Chanler-Berat- RENT Off-Broadway Revival Cast
Gilles Chiasson- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Wilson Cruz- RENT Broadway Cast
Eden Espinosa- RENT Broadway Cast
Joey Fatone- RENT Broadway Cast
Jordan Fisher- RENT: Live! Cast
Tamyra Gray- RENT Broadway Cast
Wilson Jermaine Heredia- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Rodney Hicks- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Brennin Hunt - RENT: Live! Cast
Adam Kantor- RENT Broadway Cast
Jeremy Kushnier- RENT Broadway Cast
Drew Lachey- RENT Broadway Cast
Telly Leung- RENT Broadway and Hollywood Bowl Cast
Caissie Levy- RENT National Tour Cast
Jose Llana- RENT Broadway Cast
Michael McElroy- RENT Broadway Cast
Aiko Nakasone- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Adam Pascal- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Anthony Rapp- RENT Original Broadway Cast and Film Cast
Jai Rodriguez- RENT Broadway Cast
Daphne Rubin-Vega- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Tracie Thoms- RENT Film and Broadway Cast
Tinashe- RENT: Live Cast
Aaron Tveit- RENT Hollywood Bowl and National Tour Cast
Byron Utley- RENT Original Broadway Cast
Fredi Walker-Brown- RENT Original Broadway Cast
ARTS WORKERS:
Alicia Champion- Producer/Composer/Sound Mixer
Sarah Baley- Visual Artist
Tom Bardwell- Arts Adminstrator
Grace Burwell- Actress
Jackie Cox- Drag Performer
Hana Elion- Overcoats (band)
Kenney M. Green- Artistic Director, Depot Theatre/ Nightlife Performer
Lauryn Gonzalez- Usher (Brooks Atkinson Theater)
Josephine Huynh- Music Therapist
Margaret Katch- Filmmaker/Writer
Danielle LoPresti- Singer/Event Producer/Vocal Coach
Rachel M. Mairena- Wardrobe Supervisor
Brian Marquis- Singer, Tour Manager (Billie Eilish)
Madeleine Oldham- Dramaturg/Sound Designer
Molly Quinn- Usher (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Danny Samet- Merchandise Manager/Arts Worker
Cherie B. Tay- Stage Manager (Hadestown)
Lucy Wells- Wardrobe Supervisor (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
Made with permissions from the Jonathan Larson estate and Universal Music Group
Special Thanks Michael Greif
Talent Coordinator: JZ Casting (Geoff Josselson, CSA & Katja Zarolinski, CSA)
Produced By Jenny Grace Makholm, Robert Vornkahl, and Meaghan Wilbur
Edited, and Mixed By Robert Vornkahl
Be An #ArtsHero is endorsed by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Will I? · Gilles Chiasson · Wilson Jermaine Heredia · Jesse L. Martin · Anthony Rapp · Adam Pascal
The Best Of Rent
℗ 1996 SKG Music L.L.C.
Released on: 1999-01-01
Producer: Arif Mardin
Producer: Steve Skinner
Composer Lyricist: Jonathan Larson
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Gilles Chiasson (born November 1, 1966) is an American producer, director, composer, writer and actor. While he first came to prominence as an actor, particularly in the original cast of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning RENT, Chiasson now focuses on film and television development. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Sherri Parker Lee and their two sons.
Early life
Chiasson was born in Muskegon, Michigan. His parents are Dr. Tony Chiasson, a retired anesthesiologist, and Claire Chiasson, the founder and headmistress of Michigan Dunes Montessori. Both are French Canadian. He is the youngest of five children. He attended Mona Shores Public Schools. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The School of Music at the University of Michigan.
Career
Theatre
Soon after earning his BFA, Chiasson landed the role of the young idealist Marius in the National Tour of Les Misérables (musical). He followed this by portraying Jinx in the National Tour of Forever Plaid. However, Chiasson may be best known as an original cast member of Jonathan Larson’s RENT.
The Loring Timing Association, which organizes and oversees the events, has held races there since 2009 ...As of Friday, the record speed at this summer’s Loring event was 255 miles per hour set by Gilles Chiasson of Quebec, Canada on his motorcycle.