Trivia

Won Broadway's 1996 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for "Rent."

Reprised his role as Angel in the major motion picture release of "Rent" directed by Chris Columbus. (January 2005)

He reprised his role as Angel in the London production of Rent and had just recently left the cast last October. (1998)

Debuted in Broadway theatre in the hit musical, "RENT", as part of the Original Broadway Cast. He played Angel Dumott Schunard, a gay man and drag queen with AIDS for two years before quitting on November of 1997. (1995)

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.

Plays the guitar and the drums

Parents are from the Dominican Republic.

He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for his 1998 best supporting performance for Rent.

His favorite movies include L'Étrange Noël de monsieur Jack (1993), Spider-Man (2002), Le Dernier Dragon (1985), and Batman : Le Défi (1992).

His favorite music artists include Yasiin Bey, System of a Down, Prince, Audioslave and Franz Ferdinand.

Started rehearsal for his return to Broadway in the play, "La Cage Aux Folles." He will join the cast February 15, 2011. (January 2011)

Has one sister eleven years younger than him.

Has joined the Broadway cast of "La Cage Aux Folles" with Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambour. (February 2011)

His father was a building superintendent (known in the United States as a "super").

Has joined the Off-Broadway show, Tales from the Tunnel, which will run from July until September. (June 2010)

Has joined the cast of "La Cage Aux Folles" with Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor. (February 2011)