Amick Byram | |
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| Born | January 24, 1955 McLennan County, Texas, United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Musical theatre, Christian music |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Website | www |
David Amick Byram (born January 24, 1955) is an American singer and two-time Grammy nominee.[1][2] Byram is the co-founder and Producing Director of the American Coast Theater Company.[3]
A native of McLennan County, Texas, Byram is a well-known sessions artist in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for providing the singing voice of Moses in The Prince of Egypt. He also contributed to the films Shrek, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Hercules, Mulan, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Road to El Dorado, and The Matrix.[1]
Byram has acted in numerous professional stage productions, including The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and in Los Angeles; Les Misérables as Joly and an understudy for Enjolras; Sunset Boulevard as Joe Gillis (playing opposite Glenn Close); and Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. He played Sir Archibald Proops in the 1994 recording of Jekyll & Hyde.
On television he played Ian Andrew Troi, the father of Counselor Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and has appeared in The Simpsons and Quincy, M.E..[4] Around 2015 to 2016, he guested on Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller.[citation needed]
He is a 1977 graduate of Oral Roberts University, and was named ORU's 2014 Alumnus of the Year.[5]
He is married to actress and singer Cassandra Byram and is the brother of gospel singer Danny Byram.