Actor Bret Hanna-Shuford, 46, died of cancer on Jan. 3. He appeared on Broadway in Beauty and the Beast, Wicked, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Little Mermaid, and Amazing Grace, among other shows. His films and TV shows include The Wolf of Wall Street, Law & Order, and Only Murders in the Building. Hanna-Shuford recalled that “I fell in love with movie musicals before I even hit kindergarten. When I was five, my mom took me to our local library to see a performance by The Gingerbread Company, a group of kids who traveled around singing about good habits and stranger danger. I knew I had to join them. And the following year, I did. Growing up in Orange, Texas, my childhood was filled with performing at every opportunity: community theater, regional commercials, and even local films.” Hanna-Shuford is survived by his husband, actor Stephen Hanna.
