LaChanze Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family
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LaChanze (Rhonda LaChanze Sapp) was born on 16 December, 1961 in St. Augustine, Florida, United States, is an Actress, singer, dancer. Discover LaChanze's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
| Popular As | Rhonda LaChanze Sapp |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, dancer |
| Age | 62 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | 16 December, 1961 |
| Birthday | 16 December |
| Birthplace | St. Augustine, Florida, U.S |
| Nationality | United States |
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LaChanze Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, LaChanze height is 167 cm .
| Physical Status | |
|---|---|
| Height | 167 cm |
| Weight | Not Available |
| Body Measurements | Not Available |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
Who Is LaChanze's Husband?
Her husband is Derek Fordjour (m. 2005–2014), Calvin J. Gooding (m. 1998–2001)
| Family | |
|---|---|
| Parents | Not Available |
| Husband | Derek Fordjour (m. 2005–2014), Calvin J. Gooding (m. 1998–2001) |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | 2, including Celia Rose Gooding |
LaChanze Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is LaChanze worth at the age of 62 years old? LaChanze’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated LaChanze's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
| Cars | Not Available |
| Source of Income | Actress |
LaChanze Social Network
Timeline
In 2018, she was in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on Broadway, playing Diva Donna/Mary Gaines.
LaChanze remarried in 2005 to Derek Fordjour, and later divorced him in 2014. The divorce was finalized on March 27, 2014 in Westchester County.
She was in the Broadway production of If/Then in 2014, starring as Kate.
She was in the Off-Broadway production of Inked Baby, written by Christina Anderson, which opened in March 2009 at Playwrights Horizons Peter Jay Sharp Theater.
In June and July 2009, she played the role of "Glinda" in the City Center Encores! staged Summer Stars concert production of The Wiz.
In September 2008 she participated in the Boston Pops concert, Handel's Messiah Rocks at Emerson College. The performance was filmed by Public Broadcasting Service.
In 2005 she played a runaway slave in the Ahrens and Flaherty musical Dessa Rose. The musical opened Off-Broadway at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center in March 2005. LaChanze received an Obie Award for Performance for Dessa Rose.
LaChanze appeared as "Celie" in the Broadway musical The Color Purple, from its opening in 2005 to November 2006. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for this performance.
LaChanze participated in an Actors Fund of America benefit concert of Funny Girl, with many performers portraying the character of "Fanny Brice", in September 2002.
While LaChanze was eight months pregnant with her second child, her husband, securities trader Calvin Gooding, was killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was working at Cantor Fitzgerald in Tower One of the World Trade Center. On September 6, 2002, she sang the National Anthem at a joint meeting of Congress in Federal Hall National Memorial, the first meeting of Congress in New York since 1790. She later sang "Amazing Grace" at the dedication of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on May 15, 2014, dedicating her performance to her late husband.
She played the role of "Viveca" in the Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway production of the musical The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, which opened in June 2000. She received a Drama Desk nomination, Actress (Musical), for her performance.
She was a replacement "Sarah" in the Ahrens and Flaherty and Terrence McNally Broadway musical Ragtime, starting in December 1998.
LaChanze played the role of "Ti Moune" in the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical Once on This Island in 1990 and received nominations for the Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Musical and Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
After high school, LaChanze studied Drama at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, before transferring to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she studied Theater and Dance. Her first summer job was as a tap dancer in the ensemble of Uptown... It's Hot! at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The show opened on Broadway in January 1986, where LaChanze began her professional career in the theater.
Rhonda LaChanze Sapp, known professionally as LaChanze (/ləʃɑnz/; born December 16, 1961) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical in 2006 for her role in The Color Purple.
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