What is Leslie Odom Jr.?
{{Infobox person | name = Leslie Odom Jr. | image = Leslie Odom Jr. 2024 (cropped).jpg | caption = Odom in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|8|6}} | birth_place = [[Queens]], [[New York City]], U.S. | education = [[Carnegie Mellon University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]]) | occupation = Actor, singer | years_active = 1998–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Nicolette Robinson]]|2012}} | children = 1 }} '''Leslie Odom Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|d|ə|m|}}, born August 6, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in television and movie, and has released three solo jazz albums. He is known for the role of [[Aaron Burr]] in the Broadway musical ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]''. He won the 2016 [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical]] and the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album|Best Musical Theater Album]].<ref name=CBS2016>{{cite news |title=Leslie Odom Jr. to leave ''Hamilton'' in July |date=June 20, 2016 |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.cbsnews.com:80/news/leslie-odom-jr-to-leave-hamilton-in-july/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822184212/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/leslie-odom-jr-to-leave-hamilton-in-july/ |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |access-date=February 26, 2020 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Odom, Jr., Leslie}} [[Category:Tony Award winning actors]] [[Category:American Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American autobiographers]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] [[Category:Singers from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}