Raised in Brooklyn

Acting debut playing Angel, the spirited drag queen "Rent," the off-Broadway musical by Jonathan Larson

Continued on with the production of "Rent" to made his Tony award winning Broadway debut

Danced in (and was choreographer for) several music videos including “Joli” and “Josue de Jesus”

Re-created this role in the original London production of “Rent”; garnered an Olivier nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Feature debut, opposite Jon Cryer in “Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God... Be Back by Five”

Starred in Joel Schumacher’s "Flawless" starring Robert DeNiro and Philip Seymour Hoffman

Reprised the role of Angel for the big-screen adaptation of Jonathan Larson's Tony-winning musical "Rent"

Collaborated with Dawson and Thoms, his "Rent" co-stars for the feature "Descent"