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14 Facts About Conrad Ricamora

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Conrad Ricamora is best known for his portrayal of Oliver Hampton on the ABC television series How to Get Away with Murder.

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Conrad Ricamora is the son of Ron Ricamora, who was in the US Air Force, and social worker Debbie Bolender.

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Conrad Ricamora's father was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to the US when he was 10.

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Conrad Ricamora's father is believed to be of Filipino descent and is adopted, and his mother is of German and Irish descent.

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Conrad Ricamora is gay and was honored with the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award.

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Conrad Ricamora attended Queens University of Charlotte on a tennis scholarship, graduating with a degree in psychology in 2001.

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Conrad Ricamora graduated from the MFA acting program at University of Tennessee in 2012.

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Conrad Ricamora was first introduced to acting during his undergraduate studies and, after graduating, took part in community theater in Charlotte, North Carolina and Philadelphia before attending acting school.

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Conrad Ricamora won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical.

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Conrad Ricamora continued to make guest appearances throughout the show's second season and was promoted to a series regular in season three.

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Conrad Ricamora played Lun Tha in Lincoln Center Theater's 2015 Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, directed by Bartlett Sher.

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In 2017, Conrad Ricamora rejoined the cast of Here Lies Love as Ninoy Aquino at the Seattle Repertory Theater.

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In 2018, Conrad Ricamora starred in the premiere of David Henry Hwang's Soft Power as Xue Xing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and subsequently received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

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On July 29,2023, in an Instagram post, Conrad Ricamora announced he had married Peter Wesley Jensen earlier in the month.