Johnathan Larson
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About
Creator of the Broadway sensation Rent, and other works exploring serious issues of HIV, discrimination, and sexual orientation. He died at the young age of 35 and gained even more attention following his death. His legacy was carried on through actor Andrew Garfield in the 2021 film Tick, Tick... Boom!
Before Fame
He attended Adelphi University on Long Island, where he met his idol and future mentor, Stephen Sondheim, and then began staging Off Broadway productions.
Trivia
While he had moderate success with the play Tick, Tick...BOOM!, he was felled by an aneurysm just one night before the premiere of his masterpiece Rent.
Family Life
He grew up in White Plains, New York, his parents exposing him to music and performing arts from a young age.
Associated With
His production of Rent became the breakout vehicle for actors like Taye Diggs and Adam Pascal.
