Philip Quast

Quick Facts

Full Name	Philip Quast
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Jul 30, 1957(1957-07-30)
Age	67
Birthplace	Tamworth
Country	Australia
Birth City	Tamworth
Horoscope	Leo

Philip Quast Biography

Philip Quast is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on July 30, 1957 in Tamworth, Tamworth, Australia. Quast, one of three children, was born in 1957 in Tamworth, New South Wales. His family lived and worked on a mixed but predominantly turkey farm.

In 1981, Philip also began appearing as a presenter on the Australian children’s show Play School, a program he would return to on-and-off again for 17 years. He shot to prominence in 1987 when he appeared as Javert in the original Australian production of Les Misérables. This performance won him a Sydney Critic Award and a MO Award. In 1989, he traveled to London to play Javert on the West End stage.

In 1993 he returned to Australia to play in Sydney Theatre Company productions of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and Sondheim’s Into the Woods, in which he played The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince. He then played Dunois in Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan in the West End and on a UK tour in 1994. In 1994–96 he spent two seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing as Fred/Chorus in A Christmas Carol, and King of Navarre in Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, as well as Lodovico in The White Devil, Banquo in Macbeth, and Achilles in Troilus and Cressida. Before returning for a second season with the RSC, he spent some time back in Australia, performing in the national tour of The Secret Garden as Dr. Neville Craven – along with Anthony Warlow and Marina Prior.

Quast was named as one of the 25 Most Beautiful People for 1996 in Who Weekly magazine. In an article for the magazine he said, “The problem with this business is that you have to supposedly look as good as you can all the time. And I hate that. My idea of doing my hair is sticking it out of the window of a car when it’s wet.”

Quast married Carol in 1981 and they were married for almost ten years before having the first of their three sons. He has been noted for his humble nature, stating he doesn’t seek after fame and is concerned that success is measured by notoriety instead of the respect of one’s peers. He doesn’t keep any of his awards, instead sending them to his parents’ home in Australia.

Philip Quast Net Worth

Philip Quast is one of the richest Singer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Philip Quast 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Philip Mark Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an Australian actor and singer. He has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical three times, the most of any actor to date.

He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1979 and began his career in the resident acting company of the State Theatre Company of South Australia. In the early 80’s he appeared in plays such as The Mystery Plays of Wakefield, Three Sisters, On The Wallaby, Pericles, A Month in the Country, As You Like It, Pygmalion, A Hard God, No End of Blame, The Threepenny Opera, Shark Infested Waters, Candide with Nimrod Theatre Company, and a musical adaption of Carmen which he debuted with the Melbourne Theatre Company.

In 1991 he won his first Laurence Olivier Award for Georges Seurat. Quast was under a large amount of stress when preparing for Sunday in the Park with George, as he struggled to master Sondheim’s complicated musical scores (Sondheim told him: “you don’t play tennis against people you can beat.”), learn to paint and sketch for the play, and waited for the impending birth of his first son, who was due five days after opening night.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Philip Quast Dating?

According to our records, Philip Quast married to Carol Quast. As of December 1, 2023, Philip Quast’s is not dating anyone.

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In March 2014, New York audiences were treated to a special limited engagement of “Sweeney Todd” at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. Quast, in his New York stage debut, performed as Judge Turpin, with Bryn Terfel as Sweeney Todd and Emma Thompson as Mrs. Lovett. The show was scheduled to be broadcast as part of Live at Lincoln Center’s television special in September 2014.

Facts & Trivia

Philip Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Philip Quast celebrates birthday on July 30 of every year.

Who was Philip Quast in Les Miserables?

Quast is perhaps best known for bringing his rich baritone to the role of Javert in the West End production of Les Miserables, beginning in 1989. He went on to play the role for a remarkable run of more than 1500 performances.

Where is Philip Quast now?

Personal life. Quast and his wife Carol have three sons (Harry, Toby, and Edwin). He also teaches at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Quast continued teaching through Zoom calls.

Who was the original Javert?

He was portrayed by Roger Allam in the Original London Production and Terrence Mann in the original Broadway cast of Les Miserables. Ethan Freeman was notable for highlighting Javert’s inner pain and his more emotional connection to Valjean. Philip Quast played the character in the 10th Anniversary Concert in 1995.

Who is Bradley Jaden?

Bradley Jaden is an actor based in London. He has worked in many stage musicals and is best known as a British musical theatre performer.

Who is best Jean Valjean?

Colm Wilkinson. Arguably the most iconic and popular portrayal of Valjean out there, Wilkinson originated the role on the West End, reprised it for the original Broadway cast, and would later reprise it a few other times, most notably in the 1995 10th Anniversary “Dream Cast in Concert” production.