For actor Cheyenne Jackson, the epitome of tall (6'4"!), dark and handsome, the small-town to Broadway dream had a few detours. Born and raised in Idaho in a house his father built with no indoor plumbing (they used an outhouse), Jackson moved first to the less daunting and bordering city of Spokane, Washington when he was 18. Later, in Seattle, he managed to become a successful ad executive by day (without a college degree) while performing theater at night. He says a shocking death in the family is what ultimately prompted his move to "the big city" -- at 26, Jackson quit his fancy job, sold his new car and moved into a stuffy hotel in Times Square. "I had one contact in New York. I called him and he got me an audition for an agent. My very first audition was for Thoroughly Modern Millie on Broadway, and I booked it. It was like the universe's way of saying, 'This is where you need to be.'"
Currently starring in Xanadu, this year's surprise musical hit
based on the 1980 film, Jackson says he's ready to do something
different. "I would like to do something old fashioned and cool.
Everyone in New York knows me as the high-singing pop guy, but I do have
a pretty good range."
Whitney Spaner
Cheyenne wears a shirt by Hugo Boss, jeans by Levi's and sneakers by Converse by John Varvatos. Fragrance: john varvatos Eau de Toilette.
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