About
Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actor and recording artist who originated the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Lin-Manuel Mirandas historic Broadway musical Hamilton, and starred as Usnavi de la Vega in In the Heights and Noah Diaz in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
Before Fame
Grew up in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, attending New Yorks American Musical and Dramatic Academy on a full scholarship after graduating from New Utrecht High School.
Trivia
Won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the Hamilton original Broadway cast recording and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in In the Heights.
Family Life
Born in Brooklyn of Puerto Rican descent, raised by his mother Mildred Ramos alongside his older brother and younger sister.
Associated With
Collaborated intimately with theater icon Lin-Manuel Miranda on Hamilton and In the Heights, and starred alongside Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born.
