Criss F. Rosenlof
Criss Fielding Rosenlof was born March 29, 1969 in Provo, Utah to Don Fielding Rosenlof and Sunda Fae Adams Rosenlof.
Raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Criss was always interested in performing. At the age of 8 years old, he sold Christmas cards to raise money to buy himself his first guitar, and then proceeded to teach himself to play. In 7th grade, he was admitted into the "Choraleers" - the 9th grade show choir.
His first foray into acting was in 9th grade in the show "Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch". It was during this show that Criss decided he needed to learn makeup - for the simple reason that the 9th grade girls enjoyed poking the boys in the eye with the mascara too much! Criss went on to learn horror and SFX makeup, and worked for 10 years as a Halloween makeup artist for Taylor Maid Beauty Supply and several haunted houses, as well as working as Second Unit Makeup Artist for Windmill Productions "Mr. Atlas" for HBO.
Criss continued to sing in the school choirs into high school and began working behind the scenes as well as acting in all of the school plays.
He learned the ins and outs of theater tech, and went on to win awards from the Utah Theater Guild for best lighting design (The Elephant Man) and best sound (Dracula).
Criss took nearly 20 years off from theater while working on his career in nursing, and then came back with a vengence. He worked nearly non-stop from 2010 through 2013, performing in 12 different productions in the three years after hiatus as well as choreographing fight scenes and stunts, working as director, assistant director, and working as weapons master.
Criss had to retire from acting in early 2013 due to severe chronic pain in his back due to 8 bulging discs. He was, however, coaxed back out of retirement to join the cast of Amadeus the summer of 2015.
Criss is married with 3 children and 3 grandchildren, and still makes West Valley City, Utah, his home.
Raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Criss was always interested in performing. At the age of 8 years old, he sold Christmas cards to raise money to buy himself his first guitar, and then proceeded to teach himself to play. In 7th grade, he was admitted into the "Choraleers" - the 9th grade show choir.
His first foray into acting was in 9th grade in the show "Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch". It was during this show that Criss decided he needed to learn makeup - for the simple reason that the 9th grade girls enjoyed poking the boys in the eye with the mascara too much! Criss went on to learn horror and SFX makeup, and worked for 10 years as a Halloween makeup artist for Taylor Maid Beauty Supply and several haunted houses, as well as working as Second Unit Makeup Artist for Windmill Productions "Mr. Atlas" for HBO.
Criss continued to sing in the school choirs into high school and began working behind the scenes as well as acting in all of the school plays.
He learned the ins and outs of theater tech, and went on to win awards from the Utah Theater Guild for best lighting design (The Elephant Man) and best sound (Dracula).
Criss took nearly 20 years off from theater while working on his career in nursing, and then came back with a vengence. He worked nearly non-stop from 2010 through 2013, performing in 12 different productions in the three years after hiatus as well as choreographing fight scenes and stunts, working as director, assistant director, and working as weapons master.
Criss had to retire from acting in early 2013 due to severe chronic pain in his back due to 8 bulging discs. He was, however, coaxed back out of retirement to join the cast of Amadeus the summer of 2015.
Criss is married with 3 children and 3 grandchildren, and still makes West Valley City, Utah, his home.