Brian Justin Crum was born in San Diego, California, United States, and attended the
San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. Crum always had a love for music, and decided to take it to the stage. At the age of seventeen, Crum left San Diego to become a part of the popular broadway musical
Wicked. He later moved to New York City and joined the cast of the
musical comedy Altar Boyz and
Grease. Crum also dreamed of becoming a part of the
Next to Normal musical; that came true when he became a standby for Gabe and Henry, characters of the play. Crum has starred in several regional productions such as
Tarzan, Jesus Christ Superstar and Snapshots. He soon met his mentor
Stephen Schwartz, and the two performed alongside each other throughout the country. Brian played the character of "Daniel" in the episode "Possessed" in Season 12 of
Law & Order: SVU which aired on
January 5, 2011. Crum toured with
The Addams Family, portraying Lucas Beineke and most frequently as Galileo Figaro in Queen's rock theatrical
We Will Rock You. He sang with
Brian May and
Roger Taylor, original members of the band. He won a few Best Actor in Musical Awards for his performance and garnered reviews that considered him as "a Triumph." But besides his acting career, Crum is now pursuing a new career in Pop music, currently in Los Angeles, California.
''America's Got Talent'' For the June 28, 2016, final broadcast during the
eleventh season of NBC's ''
America's Got Talent.'' Crum continued into the cuts and performed
Radiohead's "Creep". Crum received enough votes from the public and automatically advanced into the quarterfinals. Going into the quarterfinals, Crum performed
Phil Collins'
In the Air Tonight. Crum received enough votes from the public once again and advanced to the semi-finals, along with fellow act
Grace VanderWaal. In the semi-finals, Crum performed
Tears For Fears' "
Everybody Wants to Rule the World". Mandel, Klum, Mel and Cowell gave Crum a standing ovation and he received enough votes to be sent into the finals. For his final performance, Crum sang
Michael Jackson's "
Man in the Mirror". At the end of the broadcast, Crum placed fourth in the competition overall, with VanderWaal declared as the winner.
Post-Got Talent: 2016–present Following his time on ''America's Got Talent'', Crum and
Mary Lambert performed as guest vocalists on
Superfruit's cover of
Katy Perry's "
Rise". He released a cover of
Robyn's "Show Me Love" on December 10, 2016, through Prop D Recordings. The song reached the top ten on ''Billboard's''
Dance Club Songs chart, He also made an appearance on ''America's Got Talent's'' Christmas special alongside previous Got Talent acts, singing "
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town". He has continued to perform live, travelling across the United States to perform at various events. In 2019, he was a competitor on ''
America's Got Talent: The Champions''. On the January 28, 2019, episode, he performed a cover of
Elton John's "
Your Song" and advanced to the finals. He did not finish in the top five. The day after the ''America's Got Talent: The Champions'' finale, Crum released his new single "Circles". He sang the National Anthem at the San Diego Padres opening day game, March 28, 2019. He released a new music video "I & U" on June 20, 2019. In 2021, he appeared in a Chicago production of
Children of Eden at the
Arcada Theatre. In 2024, Crum was a contestant on ''
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League''. He was selected to participate on
Mel B's team, but was eliminated in the preliminary round. In 2025, he portrayed Annas in
Jesus Christ Superstar at
Hollywood Bowl. ==Personal life==