‏Jesse Merlin‏

Jesse Merlin is known as Werewolf Hitler in the action-comedy film "FDR: American Badass!", singing headless zombie Dr. Hill in cult sensation "Re-Animator: The Musical," the Old Priest in "Exorcistic," and Hannibal Lecter in "Silence! The Musical." He appears as the bird expert in Jackass 3D and 3.5, features prominently as the Criminologist on the Rocky Horror bluray, and acts in Staci Layne Wilson's "Fetish Factory" film. He's attached to the upcoming feature "Helen Keller Vs Nightwolves" in a leading role. He shot a role in an Adult Swim pilot in April, 2014.In 2013, Merlin was profiled by NPR on Weekend Edition in a nationally aired story about his bizarre career as "Mr. Horror Musicals."He starred as Dr. Hill in the award-winning "Re-Animator: The Musical," directed by horror legend Stuart Gordon at the Steve Allen Theater, Hayworth Theatre, New York Musical Theatre Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, getting decapitated on stage 170 times. He earned an Ovation Award nomination for the role and a rave review in the New York Times (July, 2012).In the 2012 Los Angeles production of "Silence! The Musical," he performed five different roles including Hannibal Lecter as the male Swing.In 2013 he appeared as the Troll King in "Peer Gynt" with the San Francisco Symphony and maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, performed in the premiere of the new "Sketches from the National Lampoon" (the first new NL stage show since 1986), and played the hip-hopping exorcist in "Exorcistic: The Rock Musical Parody Experiment" which won Best Musical at the Hollywood Fringe.Merlin created the role of The President of the USA in the long-running popular operetta "The Beastly Bombing," performing at the Steve Allen Theater, New York Musical Theatre Festival, and Opera aan het Ij (Amsterdam).Also a professional opera singer with over 45 roles to his credit, he's sung with Opera San Jose (Principal Artist-in-Residence, 2002-2006), Opera Santa Barbara, Long Beach Opera, Opera A La Carte (Touring Gilbert & Sullivan Repertory), Théâtre du Rond Point & Théâtre Lucernaire (Paris), and many others.