ACTOR

Ramin Karimloo

1978 - Today

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Ramin Karimloo (; Persian: رامین کریملو; born (1978-09-19)September 19, 1978) is a Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter recognized for his work in London's West End and New York's Broadway theatre. He has played the leading male roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: The Phantom and Raoul de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables. He also originated the leading roles of Gleb Vaganov in Anastasia, a stage adaptation of the 1997 animated film of the same name, Nick Arnstein in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, and The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, which continues the story of Phantom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramin Karimloo has received more than 2,535,650 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ramin Karimloo is the 11,024th most popular actor (down from 10,176th in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from Iran (down from 452nd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Iranian Actor.

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  • 2.5M

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  • 34.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ramin Karimloo ranks 11,024 out of 13,578. Before him are Sasha Barrese, Anna-Louise Plowman, Hafsia Herzi, Kang Mi-na, Brett Butler, and Ryan Robbins. After him are Donald Cook, Jocelyn Quivrin, Chris Gauthier, Thomas Dekker, Howard Rollins, and Arjun Sarja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Ramin Karimloo ranks 652. Before him are Ezekiel Jackson, Frédéric Leclercq, Markus Heikkinen, Mike Bibby, Assefa Mezgebu, and Alberto Rivera. After him are Björn Ferry, Roger Clark, Barry Ferguson, Danny Koevermans, Vala Flosadóttir, and Hestrie Cloete.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Ramin Karimloo ranks 511 out of 631. Before him are Omid Abtahi (1979), Taraneh Javanbakht (1974), Milad Mohammadi (1993), Sareh Bayat (1979), Hadi Saei (1976), and Alireza Mansourian (1971). After him are Mohammad Khakpour (1969), Mahnaz Afshar (1977), Shamsia Hassani (1988), Gegard Mousasi (1985), Maz Jobrani (1972), and Omid Ebrahimi (1987).

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Among ACTORS In Iran

Among actors born in Iran, Ramin Karimloo ranks 26. Before him are Rosie Malek-Yonan (1965), Mohammad Reza Golzar (1977), Helly Luv (1988), Nasim Pedrad (1981), Omid Abtahi (1979), and Sareh Bayat (1979). After him are Mahnaz Afshar (1977), Maz Jobrani (1972), Tala Ashe (1984), and Mandana Karimi (1988).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
The Phantom
A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celebrated with a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
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The Phantom of the Opera
Christine's Father
Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as The Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the crew.
Dec 8o 20047.254 / 10
Jesus: His Life
José
Explore the story of Jesus Christ through a unique lens: the people in his life who were closest to him. Each of the eight chapters is told from the perspective of different biblical figures, all of whom played a pivotal role in Jesus’ life including Joseph, John the Baptist, Mary Mother of Jesus, Caiaphas, Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, Mary Magdalene and Peter.
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