Derrick Baskin

Derrick Baskin
Born
Derrick B. Baskin

(1975-11-10) November 10, 1975 (age 49)
Bronx, New York
Alma materHampton University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2005–present
Known forThe Little Mermaid and Memphis
Parent(s)Douglas Baskin and Carol 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.

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.


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