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Jerry Hadley(1952-2007)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Hadley, a native of Manlius, Ill., began his career in regional companies around the country. In the late 1970s, he was noticed by the late Beverly Sills, then general director of the New York City Opera, and was hired.

His career included creating the title role in composer John Harbison's "The Great Gatsby" and playing the main role in the 1989 production of Leonard Bernstein's musical, "Candide."
BornJune 16, 1952
DiedJuly 18, 2007(55)
BornJune 16, 1952
DiedJuly 18, 2007(55)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Candide (1991)
Candide
8.6
TV Movie
  • Candide
  • 1991
Idomeneo (1983)
Idomeneo
9.0
TV Movie
  • Idamante
  • 1983
Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Live from Lincoln Center
8.5
TV Series
  • Lord Richard Percy
  • Lt. Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton
Jonathan Taylor Thomas in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
5.2
  • The Supreme Judge(voice)
  • 1996

Credits

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  • Die Fledermaus (La chauve-souris) (2001)
    Die Fledermaus (La chauve-souris)
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Alfred
    • 2001
  • Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (1998)
    Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Jimmy
    • 1998
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Tenor
    • 1997
  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
    The Adventures of Pinocchio
    5.2
    • The Supreme Judge (voice)
    • 1996
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
    Great Performances at the Met
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Don Ottavio
    • Ferrando
    • 2018–2023
  • Jonathan Best, Jerry Hadley, Jane Henschel, Monte Pederson, and Dawn Upshaw in The Rake's Progress (1994)
    The Rake's Progress
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Tom Rakewell
    • 1994
  • Candide (1991)
    Candide
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Candide
    • 1991
  • Il re pastore (1989)
    Il re pastore
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Alessandro
    • 1989
  • La bohème (1988)
    La bohème
    TV Movie
    • Rodolfo
    • 1988
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Lord Richard Percy
    • Lt. Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton
    • 1982–1985
  • Idomeneo (1983)
    Idomeneo
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Idamante
    • 1983

Music Department



  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
    The Adventures of Pinocchio
    5.2
    • singing voice: Vladimir Koval
    • 1996

Soundtrack



  • It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
    It's Such a Beautiful Day
    8.4
    • performer: "Au fond du temple saint" (from Les pêcheurs de perles, Act 1)
    • 2012
  • Don Hertzfeldt in Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
    Everything Will Be Ok
    8.0
    Short
    • performer: "Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1 - Au fond du temple saint"
    • 2006
  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
    The Adventures of Pinocchio
    5.2
    • performer: "Il Colosso", "Luigi's Welcome"
    • 1996
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Johanna/Pretty Ladies"
    • 1993
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Where's The Mate For Me?", "Make Believe", "You Are Love", "Why Do I Love You?", "Make Believe" (reprise), "Finale Ultimo to 'Show Boat' (Ol' Man River)", "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön", "Una furtiva lagrima", "O Vierge Marie", "Pourquoi me réveiller ?"
    • 1990

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 16, 1952
    • Princeton, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • July 18, 2007
    • Poughkeepsie, New York, USA(brain damage as a result of an attempted suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Cheryll Drake(divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Sang and acted the role of Gaylord Ravenal in EMI/Angel's highly acclaimed 1988 world-premiere recording of the complete score of "Show Boat", featuring the original 1927 orchestrations,lyrics, and vocal arrangements.
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    On 10 July 2007, he shot himself in the head with an air rifle and was put on life support. After it was determined that he had sustained irreparable brain damage, his family had the life support removed.

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  • When did Jerry Hadley die?
    July 18, 2007
  • How did Jerry Hadley die?
    Brain damage as a result of an attempted suicide
  • How old was Jerry Hadley when he died?
    55 years old
  • Where did Jerry Hadley die?
    Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
  • When was Jerry Hadley born?
    June 16, 1952

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