Derrick Baskin (born November 10, 1975) is an actor best known for his Grammy and Tony Award-nominated performance in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Ain't Too Proud, based on the life and times of the musical singing group, The Temptations.
He originated the role of "Comfort Counselor" Mitch Mahoney in the popular Broadway show The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, his first major role. 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.
Baskin has a BA in Biology from Hampton University.Denver Post, published July 21, 2007
Theatre credits Year Production Role Venue Notes 2005The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeMitch MahoneyDance captain Second Stage Theater Off-Broadway 2005–2007 Circle in the Square TheatreBroadway 2007The Little MermaidJetsam Sebastian (u/s) Denver Center for the Performing Arts Regional 2007-09 Lunt-Fontanne TheatreBroadway 2009–2012 Memphis Gator Shubert Theatre 2014 Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story Hoagy Pershing Square Signature CenterOff-Broadway 2015 Whorl Inside a Loop Sunnyside Second Stage Theater 2017Ain't Too ProudOtis Williams Berkeley Repertory TheatreRegional2018 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 2012Law & Order: Special Victims UnitCash 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 ResultRef. 2005 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Ensemble Performance The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 2014 Viv awards Outstanding Performance in a Musical/Male Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story 2019 Tony Awards Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a MusicalAin't Too Proud 2020Grammy AwardsBest Musical Theater Album
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