Steven Michael Kazee (born October 30, 1975) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for starring as Guy in the musical Once for which he was awarded the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. Kazee began his professional acting career in the mid-2000s, and from 2005 until 2013 acted in a series of Broadway productions including Spamalot, 110 in the Shade, and Once. Following the success of Once, Kazee acted on multiple television series, most notably playing Gus Pfender in the fifth season of Shameless. Kazee returned to theater in 2018, starring as Edward in the Chicago tryout of Pretty Woman: The Musical.
In 2017 it was announced that Kazee would star in the stage adaptation of the 1990 film Pretty Woman, opposite Samantha Barks in her Broadway debut. The musical, titled Pretty Woman: The Musical, is directed by Jerry Mitchell and premiered in Chicago in March 2018 and later opened on Broadway in August 2018.[14][15] After performing as Edward in the Chicago production, Kazee left Pretty Woman: The Musical due to "family reasons."[16] He was replaced by Andy Karl when the production transferred to Broadway.[17]
Television
In 2006, Kazee played Dumas Shepherd in an episode of the television series Conviction. In 2007, he appeared as Michael Barlow in Medium and Mark Green in Numb3rs.[18] In 2008, he appeared on NCIS as Michael Locke. In 2009, he played Dominic Humphreys on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[18] Kazee had a starring role on the CMT's Working Class (2011), in which he played Nick Garrett.[19]
In 2013 he appeared on Elementary as Jeff Hines[20] and on Drop Dead Diva as Dustin Wycott.[21] In 2015, he played Gus Pfender in a recurring role in season 5 and 6 of Showtime's series Shameless.[22]
Personal life
Kazee was previously in a relationship with actress Megan Hilty from 2005 until 2012.[23]
In October 2018, it was confirmed that Kazee was in a relationship with Jenna Dewan.[24][25] In September 2019, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child together.[26] In February 2020, he and Dewan became engaged.[27] He and Dewan had their son, Callum Michael Rebel Kazee, on March 6, 2020.[28] In January 2024, it was announced that the couple were expecting their second child together. He and Dewan had their daughter, Rhiannon Lee Kathryn Kazee, on June 14, 2024. [29]
