Derrick Baskin

Derrick Baskin (born November 10, 1975) is an actor best known for his role of "Comfort Counselor" Mitch Mahoney in the popular Broadway show The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Derrick Baskin
Born	Derrick B. Baskin (1975-11-10) November 10, 1975 (age 49) Bronx, New York
Alma mater	Hampton University
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	2005–present
Known for	The Little Mermaid and Memphis
Parent(s)	Douglas Baskin and Carol Baskin

Baskin also originated the role of "Jetsam" in the Broadway version of The Little Mermaid. He originated the role of "Gator" in Memphis and also appeared in the filmed version of the musical, Memphis: Direct from Broadway by Broadway Worldwide. He received a Tony Award nomination for playing Otis Williams in Ain't Too Proud.

Baskin has a BA in Biology from Hampton University.^[1]

Theatre credits

Year	Production	Role	Venue	Notes
2005	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Mitch Mahoney Dance captain	Second Stage Theater	Off-Broadway
2005–2007			Circle in the Square Theatre	Broadway
2007	The Little Mermaid	Jetsam Sebastian (u/s)	Denver Center for the Performing Arts	Regional
2007-09			Lunt-Fontanne Theatre	Broadway
2009–2012	Memphis	Gator	Shubert Theatre
2014	Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story	Hoagy	Pershing Square Signature Center	Off-Broadway
2015	Whorl Inside a Loop	Sunnyside	Second Stage Theater
2017	Ain't Too Proud	Otis Williams	Berkeley Repertory Theatre	Regional
2018			John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
			Ahmanson Theatre
			Princess of Wales Theatre	Toronto
2019–2020			Imperial Theatre	Broadway

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Memphis: Direct from Broadway	Gator
2014	Annie	Auditioning father
2015	Anesthesia	Medical examiner
2017	Marshall	Ted Lancaster

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Uni	Episode: "Personal Fouls"
2012	Great Performances	Gator	Episode: Memphis
2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Cash Gilette	Episode: "Acceptable Loss"
2015			Episode: "Undercover Mother"
2015–2017	Difficult People	Nate	Recurring role (18 episode)

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Submissions Only	Julius White	Episode: "Mean Like Me"

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2005	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Ensemble Performance	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee	Won	[2]
2014	Viv awards	Outstanding Performance in a Musical/Male	Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story	Won	[3]
2019	Tony Awards	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Ain't Too Proud	Nominated	[4]
2020	Grammy Awards	Best Musical Theater Album		Nominated	[5]

References

1. Denver Post, published July 21, 2007
2. Murray, Matthew (May 22, 2005). "2005 Drama Desk Awards Presented". TheaterMania. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
3. "2014 Winners". AUDELCO. 28 March 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
4. McPhee, Ryan (April 30, 2019). "2019 Tony Award Nominations: Hadestown and Ain't Too Proud Lead the Pack". Playbill. TotalTheater. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
5. "2020 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.

External links

• Derrick Baskin at the Internet Broadway Database
• Derrick Baskin at IMDb 
• Derrick Baskin on Twitter