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Who Played Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray

Wilbur Turnblad is a role in Hairspray, a musical that opened Broadway in 2002.

Winner of eight Tony(R) Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction and Best Male and Female Lead to name a few, it's "Hairspray!" The year's '62 and Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad is going to do whatever it takes to dance her way onto TV's most popular show. Can a big girl with big dreams--and even bigger hair--turn the whole town around and still have time to win the boy she loves? Don't miss this dancing, romancing musical-comedy treat based on John Waters' 1988 film classic, with a book by Mark O'Donnell and two-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan and a brand-new score by five-time Oscar-nominee Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

24 actors have played Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray.

View full cast of Hairspray

Performer Production Opened
Aja Maria Broadway Hairspray 2002
Blake Hammond Broadway Hairspray 2002
David Greenspan Broadway Hairspray 2002
Dick Latessa Broadway Hairspray 2002
ED ROMANOFF Broadway Hairspray 2002
Jere Burns Broadway Hairspray 2002
Jim J. Bullock Broadway Hairspray 2002
Joel Vig Broadway Hairspray 2002
Kevin Meaney Broadway Hairspray 2002
Peter Scolari Broadway Hairspray 2002
Scott Davidson Broadway Hairspray 2002
Serge Kushiner Broadway Hairspray 2002
Stephen DeRosa Broadway Hairspray 2002
Todd Susman Broadway Hairspray 2002
Tom Rooney Broadway Hairspray 2002
Jim J. Bullock US Tour Hairspray 2003
Justin Barnette US Tour Hairspray 2003
Todd Susman US Tour Hairspray 2003
Tom Rooney Toronto Hairspray 2004
Dick Decareau Beverly, MA (Regional) Hairspray 2006
Ian Talbot West End Hairspray 2007
Mel Smith West End Hairspray 2007
Martin Short Hairspray Live! 2016
Christopher Swan US Tour Hairspray (Non-Equity) 2021
Les Dennis West End Hairspray 2021
Paul Merton West End Hairspray 2021
Ralph Prentice Daniel US Tour Hairspray (Non-Equity) 2021

Other Roles in Hairspray

Role Production Opened
Amber Von Tussle Broadway Hairspray 2002
Brad Broadway Hairspray 2002
Brenda Broadway Hairspray 2002
Corny Collins Broadway Hairspray 2002
Denizen of Baltimore Broadway Hairspray 2002
Duane Broadway Hairspray 2002
Edna Turnblad Broadway Hairspray 2002
Fender Broadway Hairspray 2002
Gilbert Broadway Hairspray 2002
Guard Broadway Hairspray 2002
Gym Teacher Broadway Hairspray 2002
Harriman F. Spritzer Broadway Hairspray 2002
IQ Broadway Hairspray 2002
Link Larkin Broadway Hairspray 2002
Little Inez Broadway Hairspray 2002
Lorraine Broadway Hairspray 2002
Lou Ann Broadway Hairspray 2002
Matron Broadway Hairspray 2002
Motormouth Maybelle Broadway Hairspray 2002
Mr. Pinky Broadway Hairspray 2002
One Of The Dynamite Broadway Hairspray 2002
One Of The Dynamites Broadway Hairspray 2002
Penny Pingleton Broadway Hairspray 2002
Performer Broadway Hairspray 2002
Principal Broadway Hairspray 2002
Prudy Pingleton Broadway Hairspray 2002
Seaweed J. Stubbs Broadway Hairspray 2002
Shelley Broadway Hairspray 2002
Sketch Broadway Hairspray 2002
Tammy Broadway Hairspray 2002
Thad Broadway Hairspray 2002
Tracy Turnblad Broadway Hairspray 2002
Tracy Turnblad  Broadway Hairspray 2002
TV Announcer Broadway Hairspray 2002
Velma Von Tussle Broadway Hairspray 2002
Wilbur Turnblad Broadway Hairspray 2002

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