Robin de Jesus

Stage Actor

Birthday August 21, 1984

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Norwalk, CT

Age 39 years old

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About

Stage actor whose role as Sonny in the 2008 Broadway production of the musical In the Heights earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He later played Jacob in La Cage aux Folles, which earned him his second Tony nomination.

Before Fame

He got his big break when he was cast in the 2003 theater-themed movie Camp. He made his Broadway debut in a 2005 production of Rent.

Trivia

He was part of the ensemble cast who took home the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for In the Heights.

Family Life

He is openly gay and has been known to speak to young people about accepting themselves.

Associated With

He and Christopher Fitzgerald have both played the character Boq in Wicked.