Alyson Mackenzie Stroker was born on June 16,1987 and is an American actress, author and singer.
19 Facts About Ali Stroker
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Ali Stroker is the first wheelchair-using actor to appear on a Broadway stage, and the first to be nominated for and win a Tony Award.
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Ali Stroker grew up in New Jersey with her parents, Jody and Jim Stroker, as well as an older brother, Jake, and a younger sister, Tory.
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Ali Stroker attended Ridgewood High School, where she was senior class president and starred in school musicals.
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Ali Stroker trained with the Summer Musical Theater Conservatory program at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey.
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In 2009, Ali Stroker became the first actor who uses a wheelchair to earn a degree from the New York University Tisch Drama Department, with a degree in Fine Arts.
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Ali Stroker has given solo performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and New York's Town Hall in addition to concert performances at Lincoln Center in New York City.
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Ali Stroker starred in the Paper Mill Playhouse's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
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Ali Stroker later reprised her role in this show at Philadelphia Theatre Company, and that performance earned her a Barrymore Award nomination.
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In 2011, Ali Stroker made an appearance in the short film I Was a Mermaid and Now I'm a Pop Star.
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Ali Stroker made it to the final episode and placed second, earning a guest role on Glee, playing Betty Pillsbury, Ms.
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In 2014 and 2015, Ali Stroker had a three-episode role playing Wendy in the MTV series Faking It.
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Ali Stroker originated the role of Anna in Deaf West Theatre's 2015 revival of Spring Awakening.
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In 2017, Ali Stroker was cast as Tamara in the ABC show Ten Days in the Valley.
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Ali Stroker co-chaired an awards luncheon in 2016 for Women Who Care, which supports United Cerebral Palsy of New York City.
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Ali Stroker is a founding member of Be More Heroic, an anti-bullying campaign which tours the country connecting with thousands of students each year.
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Ali Stroker has gone to South Africa with ARTS InsideOut where she has held theater classes and workshops for women and children affected by AIDS.
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Ali Stroker is bisexual and dated fellow The Glee Project contestant Dani Shay from 2012 to 2015.
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Ali Stroker attended the 2019 Tony Awards with her then-boyfriend, theater director and actor David Perlow.