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'''Casey Likes''' (born December 25, 2001) is an American actor. He is known for playing [[Marty McFly]] in the 2023 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Back to the Future: The Musical]]'' at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] and originating the role of William Miller in the [[Almost Famous (musical)|musical theatre adaptation]] of the film ''[[Almost Famous]]'' in 2019 in [[San Diego]] and then on Broadway in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Scheps |first1=Leigh |title=Casey Likes on Playing Marty McFly in ''Back to the Future'' on Broadway |url=https://broadwaydirect.com/casey-likes-on-playing-marty-mcfly-in-back-to-the-future-on-broadway/ |website=Broadway Direct |publisher=The Nederlander Organization |access-date=5 September 2023|date=2023-08-01}} From 2025 to 2026, he starred as J. D. in the [[off-Broadway]] revival of ''[[Heathers: The Musical|Heathers]]'' at [[New World Stages]].
'''Casey Likes''' (born December 25, 2001) is an American actor. He is known for playing [[Marty McFly]] in the 2023 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Back to the Future: The Musical]]'' at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] and originating the role of William Miller in the [[Almost Famous (musical)|musical theatre adaptation]] of the film ''[[Almost Famous]]'' in 2019 in [[San Diego]] and then on Broadway in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Scheps |first1=Leigh |title=Casey Likes on Playing Marty McFly in ''Back to the Future'' on Broadway |url=https://broadwaydirect.com/casey-likes-on-playing-marty-mcfly-in-back-to-the-future-on-broadway/ |website=Broadway Direct |publisher=The Nederlander Organization |access-date=5 September 2023|date=2023-08-01}} From 2025 to 2026, he starred as J. D. in the [[off-Broadway]] revival of ''[[Heathers: The Musical|Heathers]]'' at [[New World Stages]].

== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Likes was raised in [[Chandler, Arizona]].{{cite news |last=Soloski |first=Alexis |title=Casey Likes, of ''Back to the Future'', Is on a Roll |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/theater/casey-likes-back-to-the-future.html |website=NYTimes.com |date=November 29, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024}} His mother, Stephanie Likes, is also an actor and appeared in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' on Broadway and on a national tour.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Stephanie Likes (Actor): Credits, Bio, News & More |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Stephanie-Likes/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=BroadwayWorld |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Stephanie Likes – Broadway Cast & Staff |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stephanie-likes-111363#touring |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=IBDB}}
Likes was raised in [[Chandler, Arizona]].{{cite news |last=Soloski |first=Alexis |title=Casey Likes, of ''Back to the Future'', Is on a Roll |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/theater/casey-likes-back-to-the-future.html |website=NYTimes.com |date=November 29, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024}} His mother, Stephanie Likes, is also an actor and appeared in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' on Broadway and on a national tour.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Stephanie Likes (Actor): Credits, Bio, News & More |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Stephanie-Likes/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=BroadwayWorld |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Stephanie Likes – Broadway Cast & Staff |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stephanie-likes-111363#touring |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=IBDB}}
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His first professional stage role was William Miller in the musical ''[[Almost Famous (musical)|Almost Famous]]'' at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] in [[San Diego]], California.{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2019-10-03 |title=Almost Broadway: Cameron Crowe on Adapting ‘Almost Famous’ as a Stage Musical |url=https://variety.com/2019/legit/news/cameron-crowe-stage-version-almost-famous-interview-1203355597/ |access-date= |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety Magazine]]}} The production ran from September to October 2019.{{Cite web |title=Almost Famous |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/press-room/2019-2020-season/almost-famous/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=The Old Globe}} When it transferred to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]] from November 2022 to January 2023, Likes again played William Miller,{{Cite web |title=Almost Famous |url=https://playbill.com/production/almost-famous-broadway-2022/ |website=PlayBill}} garnering a 2023 [[Theatre World Award]].{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-05-01 |title=Theatre World Award Winners 2023 |url=https://newyorktheater.me/2023/05/01/theatre-world-award-winners-2023/ |access-date= |website=New York Theater}} The Broadway cast recording of ''Almost Famous'', released on April 21, 2023, features Likes.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=21 April 2023 |title=Almost Famous Broadway Cast Album Released April 21 |url=https://playbill.com/article/almost-famous-broadway-cast-album-released-april-21/ |website=PlayBill}}
His first professional stage role was William Miller in the musical ''[[Almost Famous (musical)|Almost Famous]]'' at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] in [[San Diego]], California.{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2019-10-03 |title=Almost Broadway: Cameron Crowe on Adapting ‘Almost Famous’ as a Stage Musical |url=https://variety.com/2019/legit/news/cameron-crowe-stage-version-almost-famous-interview-1203355597/ |access-date= |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety Magazine]]}} The production ran from September to October 2019.{{Cite web |title=Almost Famous |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/press-room/2019-2020-season/almost-famous/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=The Old Globe}} When it transferred to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]] from November 2022 to January 2023, Likes again played William Miller,{{Cite web |title=Almost Famous |url=https://playbill.com/production/almost-famous-broadway-2022/ |website=PlayBill}} garnering a 2023 [[Theatre World Award]].{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-05-01 |title=Theatre World Award Winners 2023 |url=https://newyorktheater.me/2023/05/01/theatre-world-award-winners-2023/ |access-date= |website=New York Theater}} The Broadway cast recording of ''Almost Famous'', released on April 21, 2023, features Likes.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=21 April 2023 |title=Almost Famous Broadway Cast Album Released April 21 |url=https://playbill.com/article/almost-famous-broadway-cast-album-released-april-21/ |website=PlayBill}}


Between his two runs in ''Almost Famous'', Likes appeared in season 2 of [[Crypt TV]]'s web series ''The Birch'' as Brian Moses (2021).{{Cite web |last=Noraas |first=Dana |date=2022-07-19 |title='Dark Harvest': Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know So Far About the David Slade Horror Movie |url=https://collider.com/dark-harvest-release-date-cast-plot-everything-we-know-david-slade/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Collider |language=en}} In 2021, he wrote, directed and acted in a short film titled ''Thespians'', also starring [[Sydney Lucas]], [[Andrew Barth Feldman]], [[Rob McClure]], and [[Antonio Cipriano]].{{Cite web |title=''Almost Famous'' Standout Casey Likes Releases Thespians, Featuring Rob McClure and Young Stage Stars |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/200831/almost-famous-standout-casey-likes-releases-thespians-featuring-rob-mcclure-and-young-stage-stars |access-date= |website=Broadway.com|date=2021-05-27|last=Moynihan|first=Caitlin}} Likes starred as Richie Shepherd in the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] horror film ''[[Dark Harvest (2023 film)|Dark Harvest]]'' (2023).{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=2021-06-01 |title=‘Dark Harvest’: Casey Likes & E’myri Crutchfield Tapped To Star In MGM Horror Film |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/dark-harvest-casey-likes-emyri-crutchfield-mgm-film-1234767242/ |access-date= |website=Deadline}} He also played [[Gene Simmons]], the bassist and co-lead singer of [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], in the [[Neil Bogart]] biopic ''[[Spinning Gold]]'' (2023).{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=2023-03-23 |title=Exclusive: Watch Jeremy Jordan & Casey Likes In SPINNING GOLD Clip |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Exclusive-Watch-Jeremy-Jordan-Casey-Likes-In-SPINNING-GOLD-Clip-20230323 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}
Between his two runs in ''Almost Famous'', Likes appeared in season 2 of [[Crypt TV]]'s web series ''The Birch'' as Brian Moses (2021).{{Cite web |last=Noraas |first=Dana |date=2022-07-19 |title='Dark Harvest': Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know So Far About the David Slade Horror Movie |url=https://collider.com/dark-harvest-release-date-cast-plot-everything-we-know-david-slade/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Collider |language=en}} In 2021, he wrote, directed and acted in a short film titled ''Thespians'', also starring [[Sydney Lucas]], [[Andrew Barth Feldman]], [[Rob McClure]], and [[Antonio Cipriano]].{{Cite web |title=''Almost Famous'' Standout Casey Likes Releases Thespians, Featuring Rob McClure and Young Stage Stars |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/200831/almost-famous-standout-casey-likes-releases-thespians-featuring-rob-mcclure-and-young-stage-stars |access-date= |website=Broadway.com|date=2021-05-27|last=Moynihan|first=Caitlin}} Likes starred as Richie Shepherd in the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] horror film ''[[Dark Harvest (2023 film)|Dark Harvest]]'' (2023).{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=2021-06-01 |title=‘Dark Harvest’: Casey Likes & E’myri Crutchfield Tapped To Star In MGM Horror Film |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/dark-harvest-casey-likes-emyri-crutchfield-mgm-film-1234767242/ |access-date= |website=Deadline}} He also played [[Gene Simmons]], the bassist and co-lead singer of [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], in the [[Neil Bogart]] biopic ''[[Spinning Gold]]'' (2023).{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=2023-03-23 |title=Exclusive: Watch Jeremy Jordan & Casey Likes in ''Spinning Gold'' Clip |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Exclusive-Watch-Jeremy-Jordan-Casey-Likes-In-SPINNING-GOLD-Clip-20230323 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}


Likes starred as Marty McFly in ''[[Back to the Future: The Musical]]'' at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] on Broadway from June 2023 until it closed on January 5, 2025.{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |title=Stars of Broadway's ''Back to the Future'' musical happily speed into the past |url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-newark-advocate/147564620 |newspaper=[[The Newark Advocate]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=August 3, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=2024-10-24 |title=''Back to the Future'' Sets Final Broadway Ride |url=https://playbill.com/article/back-to-the-future-sets-final-broadway-ride |website =Playbill}} For this performance he was nominated for an [[Outer Critics Circle Awards|Outer Critics Circle Award]] for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical.{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=2024-04-23 |title=Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Wins Best Play; See the Full List of Winners |url=https://playbill.com/article/stereophonic-leads-2024-outer-critics-circle-awards-wins-best-play-see-the-full-list-of-winners |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Playbill}}
Likes starred as Marty McFly in ''[[Back to the Future: The Musical]]'' at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] on Broadway from June 2023 until it closed on January 5, 2025.{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |title=Stars of Broadway's ''Back to the Future'' musical happily speed into the past |url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-newark-advocate/147564620 |newspaper=[[The Newark Advocate]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=August 3, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=2024-10-24 |title=''Back to the Future'' Sets Final Broadway Ride |url=https://playbill.com/article/back-to-the-future-sets-final-broadway-ride |website =Playbill}} For this performance he was nominated for an [[Outer Critics Circle Awards|Outer Critics Circle Award]] for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical.{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=2024-04-23 |title=Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Wins Best Play; See the Full List of Winners |url=https://playbill.com/article/stereophonic-leads-2024-outer-critics-circle-awards-wins-best-play-see-the-full-list-of-winners |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Playbill}}
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