Kyle Jean-Baptiste
Kyle Jean-Baptiste is a Broadway performer. Explore their Broadway credits, shows, and songs below.
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About
Born December 3, 1993, in Brooklyn, New York, Kyle Jean-Baptiste was the son of Serge Jean-Baptiste and Sonia Jean-Baptiste. A vocal major at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts, he went on to study at Baldwin Wallace University, where casting directors for Les Misérables discovered him during a showcase performance. He made history as both the youngest and the first African-American actor to perform the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway. He was also set to appear in The Color Purple on Broadway in 2015. His film credit includes "Broadway Draft 2015." Before Broadway, Kyle Jean-Baptiste performed in several regional theater productions in Cleveland and played Enjolras in the Idaho Shakespeare Festival's Les Misérables. On September 1, 2015, the marquee of the Imperial Theatre on Broadway was dimmed in his honor.
Personal Details
- Born
- December 3, 1993
- Hometown
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- August 29, 2015
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- Kyle Jean-Baptiste is a Broadway performer. Born December 3, 1993, in Brooklyn, New York, Kyle Jean-Baptiste was the son of Serge Jean-Baptiste and Sonia Jean-Baptiste. A vocal major at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts, he went on to study at Baldwin Wallace University, where casting directors for Les ...
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