Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, with over 22.3 million records. As of 2012, he had sold over 25 million records worldwide. David Foster called Josh to stand in for an ailing Andrea Bocelli to rehearse a duet, "The Prayer", with Celine Dion at the rehearsal for the 1998 Grammy Awards. Rosie O'Donnell immediately invited him to appear on her talk show. Foster asked him to sing at California Governor Gray Davis' 1999 inauguration. He was cast on Ally McBeal by the show's creator, David E. Kelley, performing "You're Still You" for the 2001 season four finale. After his appearance in two professional productions of the musical Chess, he made his Broadway debut in 2016 as Pierre Bezukhov in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, to critical acclaim and nomination for a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. His performance at the 72nd Tony Awards earned him two Primetime Emmy nominations, one for Outstanding Live Variety Special and one for Original Music and Lyrics for the song "This One's for You". Groban co-starred as Tony Caruso Jr. in the Netflix original series,The Good Cop. He was also the host of Rising Star, he also appeared in the films, Coffee Town, Muppets Most Wanted, The Hollars, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. He also appeared on TV as Danny Chase in The Crazy Ones, as well as Walter Bernard Jr. in The Office.

Filmography

• 2026Josh Groban: An Intimate Evening at The Union Chapel — Executive Producer
• 2024Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
• 2024Christmas with Delta in Hollywood
• 2024Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays — Self, Executive Producer
• 2024Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry
• 2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration — Beast / Prince Adam
• 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic Story — Waiter
• 2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend — Josh Groban
• The Good Cop — Tony Caruso Jr.
• Julie's Greenroom
• 2016The Hollars — Reverend Dan
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — Josh Groban
• Life in Pieces — Ian
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• 2014Muppets Most Wanted — Maximum Security Prisoner
• 2013Coffee Town — Sam
• The Crazy Ones — Danny Chase
• 2012One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
• 2011Crazy, Stupid, Love. — Richard
• 2009Chess in Concert — Anatoly Sergievsky
• Glee — Josh Groban
• Parks and Recreation — Josh Groban
• 2008The Best Of Sound Stage
• American Dad! — Josh Groban (voice), Daniel (voice), Whiny Parishioner (voice)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Josh Groban
• The Office — Walter Bernard, Jr.
• CSI: NY — Josh Groban
• 2003Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert) — Anatoly Sergievsky
• Soundstage
• 2002Charlotte Church: Enchantment
• Ally McBeal — Malcolm Wyatt
• The Simpsons — Professor Frink's Singing Voice (voice)
• Tony Awards — Self - Host, Lyricist
• Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale — Josh Groban

Appearances as themselves (80)

• 2022Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self, Self - Guest
• Eye Candy — Self - Host
• That's My Jam — Self - Guest
• Celebrity IOU — Self
• 2020Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente — Self (archive footage)
• 2020One Night Only: The Best of Broadway — Self
• 2020The Disney Family Singalong — Self - Performer
• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo — Self
• 2019David Foster: Off the Record — Self
• 2019Die Helene Fischer Show 2019 — Self
• 2019Josh Groban Bridges: In Concert from Madison Square Garden — Self
• 2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting — Self (archive footage)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self, Self - Musical Guest
• American Idol — Self
• 2018Mickey's 90th Spectacular — Self - Performance
• 2018Silent Night: A Song for the World — Self
• 2017The 19th Annual A Home For The Holidays — Self
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee — Self
• Michael McIntyre's Big Show — Self - Interviewed Guest
• Rising Star — Self - Host
• 2015Josh Groban: Stages Live — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Muppets — Self
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Musical Guest
• Hollywood Game Night — Self
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Self
• 2011A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young — Self
• Masterclass — Self
• Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
• 2009Chris Botti in Boston — Self
• Skavlan — Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial — Self
• 2008Celine Dion: That's Just The Woman In Me — Self
• 2008Hit Man: David Foster & Friends — Self
• 2008Josh Groban - Awake Live — Self
• NPR Tiny Desk Concerts — Self
• 2008VH1 Rock Honors: The Who — Self
• Any Dream Will Do — Self
• 2007Concert for Diana — Self
• Fredag hela veckan — Self - Music guest
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! — Self
• 2007Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade — Self
• America's Got Talent — Self - Guest Performer
• 2006Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1 — Self
• The One Show — Self
• 2005Live 8 — Self
• 2004Josh Groban: Live At The Greek — Self
• Open Access — Self
• Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Mean Tweets (uncredited), Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• American Idol — Self
• 2002Josh Groban: In Concert — Self
• Live from E! — Self
• 2002Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church — Self
• 2002The Concert For World Children's Day — Self
• 2001Sarah Brightman: La Luna - Live in Concert — Himself
• Star Academy — Self
• Vivement dimanche — Self
• The View — Self, Self - Guest
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self, Self - Host
• Room 101 — Self
• GMTV — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self, Self - Musical Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self, Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• NDR Talk Show — Self
• Good Morning America — Self
• 3 nach 9 — Self
• Great Performances — Self
• The Oscars — Self, Self - Performer
• Today — Self
• Josh Groban: An Evening in New York City — Self