Stuart Ambrose - Bio

From the ranks of the military to the stages of major concert and theatre venues across the world, Stuart Ambrose has not had what one would consider a traditional career path. A nine year veteran of the New York and Los Angeles entertainment scene, and an eleven year veteran of the Reserve Armed Forces, Stuart has seen success in two vastly different careers.

As a performer...

Most recently, Phoenix area audiences saw him singing with the Salt River Brass Orchestra at the Mesa Performing Arts Center on July 4th weekend, and in Los Angeles, Stuart was last seen in Reprise Theatre's critically acclaimed A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Other performing credits include touring the country in the National Tour of Camelot (Lionel/Lancelot), starring Michael York; the 2004 production of The Ten Commandments (Ensemble/Ramses), starring Val Kilmer at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and headlining alongside Dick Van Dyke, Judy Khun, Paige Ohare, Jodi Benson and Alan Menken at the Hollywood Bowl. Television credits include Disney's I'm in the Band and numerous appearance in the daytime dramas General Hospital, As the World Turns and Guiding Light.

Additional theatre and concert credits include: Starbuck in 110 in the Shade at Pasadena Playhouse; Adam in Cabrillo Music Theatre's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; Frank Butler in Stages St. Louis' Annie Get Your Gun; and the Beast in Beauty and the Beast at the Phoenix Theatre in Arizona. In addition to his appearance with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Stuart has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony and the Salt River Brass Orchestra.

Stuart has also recorded and produced his own solo album titled Making It Through, which received terrific reviews. It can be purchased online at www.cdbaby.com.

In the military...

Stuart began as a Logistics Specialist in the Marine Corps Reserve, serving in a service support battalion outside of Atlanta, GA and later an infantry battalion in Pasadena, CA. In 2008 he became a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard Reserve and joined a Port Security Unit based in San Pedro, CA. A recent veteran of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Stuart spent seven months in Kuwait as part of a joint Coast Guard and Navy Task Group assigned to provide force protection and anti-terrorism support at the Port of Ash Shuaiba and Kuwait Naval Base. There, his unit escorted and ensured the safety of dozens of cargo ships transporting vital military cargo for the war in Iraq.

Military awards and honors include: the Navy Commendation Medal; Meritorious Unit Commendation (with operational device); Selected Marine Corps Reserve Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Mobilization Device); Coast Guard Expert Rifleman Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Ribbon and the Coast Guard Pistol Marksman Ribbon; Coast Guard Reserve Officer Candidate Indoctrination Program Honor Graduate (2008); Commander George E. MacGarvey Award for Excellence in Leadership (2008); Marine Corps Combat Training Honor Graduate with Meritorious Promotion (1998).

Stuart is currently a Lieutenant Juinior Grade in the Coast Guard Reserve and remains an active member of Port Security Unit 311 in San Pedro, CA. He is also an active participant in Coast Guard public affairs events. Most recently, he was given the honor of singing the Star Spangled Banner at the San Diego Padres game at Petco Park. Click here to view the performance.

Other awards include the prestigious Robert T. Jones Jr. Scholarship for post-graduate study at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Stuart is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta and currently lives with his wife, actress Megan McNulty in Los Angeles, CA.

Email: stuart@stuartambrose.com

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