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Randy Kaplan (b. Randall Leigh Kaplan) is an American songwriter, playwright, poet, and performer. He gained notoriety for his “not-JUST-for-kids” music in the mid-aughts, first in Brooklyn, New York, and later nationwide. Dedicated members of his fan base call themselves FORKs (Fans of Randy Kaplan). He was signed with myKaZoo Music for his CD dedicated to Country Blues and Ragtime music (Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie), which Universal Music released. Randy has released four not-JUST-for-kids CDs with his fifth (JAM ON RYE) due out in June 2014: Five Cent Piece (2006), Loquat Rooftop (2008), The Kids Are All Id (2010), and Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie (2012) and eight not-REALLY-for-kids CDs: Boyish Hips (1997), Reborn As Bees (1999), Lake Champions (1999), Miraculous Dissolving Cures (2001), Perfect Gentleman (2004), Ancient Ruins (2008), Durango (2008), and Songs For Old Lovers (2011). ==History== Kaplan grew up in Dix Hills, Long Island around the corner from the landmark John Coltrane House. He studied philosophy, writing, and literature at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and at U.C.L.A. He then trained in acting, improvisation, and writing with Scott Bernstein in Los Angeles. Randy’s theater credits include ''Spring Awakening'', ''Fifty Minutes'', and ''The Fresca Wars''. He has also acted in films (''Never Say Goodbye'', ''Missing Parents'') and on television shows such as ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Growing Pains'', ''A Different World'', and the short-lived "Ferris Beuller". Kaplan fronted the band “i” in Los Angeles for several years in the early 1990s. They performed at LA clubs such as The Troubadour, The Whisky-A-Go-Go, and The Roxy and at many other venues on the West Coast and in the Southwest sharing bills with bands and performers such as The Mother Hips, Chuck E. Weiss, Eleni Mandell, Dan Bern, and Andras Jones and the Previous. In 1993 Randy moved to New York City. He lived and worked on the Lower East Side and performed at venues such as Sin-é, The Living Room, and the Bottom Line. He released his first CD, Boyish Hips, in 1997. He has toured extensively throughout the USA, appearing at clubs, cafes, bars, and roadhouses in more than thirty states. Randy has lived in New York, Los Angeles, and Lawrence, Kansas. Kaplan has had his poetry published by Ugly Duckling Presse and has received several ASCAP awards for his work. He began his Children's Music career in Park Slope, Brooklyn in 2005, working at Beansprouts preschool and performing weekly concerts at Perch Cafe. Randy collaborated with Brian & Erin Schey on CLEAVE, a musical comedy that was staged at The Boulder International Fringe Festival in Colorado in 2008 and in which Randy co-starred. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randy Kaplan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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