| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Debuted in Broadway theatre in the hit musical, "RENT", as part of the Original Broadway Cast. He played Angel Dumott Schunard, a gay transvestite infected with AIDS for two years before quitting on November of 1997. [1995] |
| 2 | He reprised his role as Angel in the London production of Rent and had just recently left the cast last October. [1998] |
| 3 | Started rehearsal for his return to Broadway in the play, "La Cage Aux Folles." He will join the cast February 15, 2011. [January 2011] |
| 4 | Has joined the cast of "La Cage Aux Folles" with Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor. [February 2011] |
| 5 | Reprised his role as Angel in the major motion picture release of "Rent" directed by Chris Columbus. [January 2005] |
| 6 | Has joined the Off-Broadway show, Tales from the Tunnel, which will run from July until September. [June 2010] |
| 7 | Has joined the Broadway cast of "La Cage Aux Folles" with Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambour. [February 2011] |
| 8 | His father was a building superintendent (known in the United States as a "super"). |
| 9 | His favorite movies include The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Spider-Man (2002), The Last Dragon (1985), and Batman Returns (1992). |
| 10 | His favorite music artists include Yasiin Bey, System of a Down, Prince, Audioslave and Franz Ferdinand. |
| 11 | Parents are from the Dominican Republic. |
| 12 | His character from Rent, Angel, is modeled after the character Schaunard, from La Boheme. The original character's name re-appears as Angel's last name, Schunard. |
| 13 | Has one sister eleven years younger than him. |
| 14 | Won Broadway's 1996 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for "Rent." |
| 15 | He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his 1998 best supporting performance for Rent. |
| 16 | Plays the guitar and the drums |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Bail | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Nailed: Behind the Scenes | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The View | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Today | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| New Passages | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Musical |
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