1. George Ernest Salazar was born on March 7,1986 and is an American actor and singer, known for his work on and off-Broadway.
10 Facts About George Salazar
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George Salazar made his Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of Stephen Schwartz's Godspell.
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George Salazar originated the role of Grover in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical and starred in Pasadena Playhouse's production of Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour Krelborn.
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George Salazar was born on March 7,1986, in Kissimmee, Florida, of Filipino and Ecuadorian heritage.
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George Salazar moved to New York City shortly afterwards to pursue his acting career, as he felt that his career was limited in his home state owing to his ethnicity: "As an ethnic performer, I didn't fit in".
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In September 2011, George Salazar was cast in the 40th Anniversary Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz's Godspell.
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In 2017, George Salazar played the characters of Grover and Mr D in the Off-Broadway premiere of The Lightning Thief.
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In 2019, George Salazar played Michael Mell in Be More Chill at the Lyceum Theatre from February 14,2019, to August 11,2019, on Broadway.
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In 2022, George Salazar played Agent Maxwell Fernsby in As the Curtain Rises, an original Broadway soap opera from the Broadway Podcast Network.
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George Salazar portrayed the lead character Milo Santos opposite Rick Cosnett, after originating the role in the play's original workshop as a part of IAMA Theatre Company's Emerging Playwrights Lab.