16 Facts About Alex Newell

Alex Eugene Newell was born on August 20,1992 and is an American actor and singer.

Alex Newell was born on August 20,1992, in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Alex Newell was among 34,000 to submit an audition video in 2011 for the first season of Oxygen's The Glee Project.

Alex Newell's self-taped audition earned them over one million MySpace views as well as a spot among the 12 participants who competed for a seven-episode arc on Glee.

Alex Newell first appeared on Glee in the third season episode "Saturday Night Glee-ver".

Alex Newell was accepted into the Berklee College of Music for fall 2012, but decided instead to move to Los Angeles to be on Glee when they were asked to rejoin the cast for the show's fourth season.

Alex Newell announced in October 2013 that they had been signed by Big Beat Records and that they were going to release Alex Newell's debut album.

In 2015, Alex Newell embarked on a series of cover songs and collaborations.

Finally, for Christmas, Alex Newell released a cover of the song "O Come All Ye Faithful".

Alex Newell supported fellow Glee alum Adam Lambert on The Original High Tour from February 23 until the April 2 finale at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre in 2016.

In 2017, Alex Newell made their Broadway debut playing the role of Asaka in the revival of Once on This Island.

In 2023, Alex Newell premiered in the role of Lulu in the musical comedy Shucked on Broadway in the Nederlander Theatre.

In 2024, Alex Newell performed their solo concert debut at Cadogan Hall in London, UK on September 1,2024 for two performances.

Alex Newell played the title role in NBC's comedy pilot Imaginary Friend, which was expected to air in 2016.

Alex Newell was given a special recognition award at the 2015 GLAAD Media Awards, as part of the cast of Glee.

Alex Newell identifies as gender nonconforming, and in May 2020 said they relate to their character Mo in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, who is genderfluid.