Santino Fontana Biography: Height, Parents, Age, Net Worth, Spouse, Children, Movies & TV Shows

Santino Fontana is a distinguished American actor and singer, widely recognised for his Tony Award-winning performance as Michael Dorsey in the Broadway musical Tootsie, and for voicing the sly Prince Hans in Disney’s Frozen.

Profile

• Full Name: Santino Anthony Fontana
• Stage Name: Santino Fontana
• Born: March 21, 1982
• Age: 43 years old
• Birthplace: Stockton, California, USA
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Actor and Singer
• Height: 5 feet 10 inches
• Parents: Sharon Marie Fontana and Ernest John Fontana
• Siblings: One sister
• Spouse: Jessica Fontana
• Children: Two
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $3 million USD

Early Life and Education

Santino Fontana is a distinguished American actor and singer. He was born on March 21, 1982, in Stockton, California.

Raised in Richland, Washington, by his mother Sharon Marie Fontana, an elementary school teacher, and father Ernest John Fontana, an agronomist, he showed an early flair for performance in a family that valued creativity.

His ethnicity draws from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish roots, and his faith is Christianity.

He completed his studies at Richland High School in 2000, followed by a BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program in 2004.

Career

Santino Fontana began his professional work in 2005, co-writing the musical comedy Perfect Harmony and originating the role of Philip Fellowes V.

He gained notice as one of the youngest Hamlets in American theatre history at the Guthrie Theater in 2006, then debuted on Broadway in Sunday in the Park with George in 2007.

He received a Tony nomination for Prince Topher in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (2013) and later won the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Michael Dorsey in Tootsie (2019).

Off-Broadway successes include Joseph Douaihy in Sons of the Prophet (2011).

In film, he voiced Prince Hans in Frozen (2013) and appeared in Sisters (2015) and Impossible Monsters (2019).

Awards and Nominations

• Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Tootsie, 2019)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Tootsie, 2019)
• Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Tootsie, 2019)
• Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical (Cinderella, 2013)
• Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (Brighton Beach Memoirs, 2010)
• Obie Award (Sons of the Prophet, 2011)
• Lucille Lortel Award (Sons of the Prophet, 2011)

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @santinofontana
• Twitter Handle: @santinofontana

Personal Life

Santino Fontana, a distinguished American actor and singer, stands at 5 feet 10 inches.

He met actress Jessica Hershberg at Birdland Jazz Club in 2011, where both performed; they started dating that year, got engaged in 2014, and married on September 5, 2015.

The couple welcomed daughter Grace in 2019 and a second daughter in 2022, sharing a life centred on theatre and family privacy.

They support foster youth initiatives, including Voices for the Voiceless events.

Discography

• Frozen (2013) – Prince Hans (voice)
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV, 2015–2016) – Greg Serrano
• Sisters (2015) – Mr. Geernt
• Tootsie (Broadway, 2019) – Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
• Impossible Monsters (2019) – Dr. Rich Freeman
• Sons of the Prophet (Off-Broadway, 2011) – Joseph Douaihy
• Cinderella (Broadway, 2013) – Prince Topher
• Keep Christmas with You (album, 2015) – Various

Net Worth

Santino Fontana, a distinguished American actor and singer, has an estimated net worth of $3 million USD. This comes mainly from Broadway productions, television roles, film voice work, and audiobook projects built over nearly two decades.