23 Facts About Gerard Canonico

Gerard Canonico was born on July 23,1989 and is an American actor and singer, best known for his roles in Broadway and off-Broadway musicals, including Gavroche in Les Miserables and Rich Goranski in Be More Chill.

Gerard Canonico appeared in the films Not Fade Away and Stuck.

Gerard Canonico has been a musician since he was 10 years old, starting with voice and moving on to drums and guitar.

In 2001, Gerard Canonico joined the national tour of Casper the Musical, performing alongside Chita Rivera, in Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Atlanta, and Dallas.

In 2002, Gerard Canonico portrayed Louis in The King and I at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

Gerard Canonico played the Pauper Tom Canty at the show's opening and for several months until he was thought to have grown out of the role.

In 2004, Gerard Canonico played Brett in the off-Broadway musical Children's Letters to God, at the Lamb's Theatre.

Gerard Canonico performed as an ensemble member and as an understudy for all male roles in the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, which opened on November 10,2006, at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

Gerard Canonico took over the role of Moritz from August 4,2008, until the show closed on January 18,2009.

Gerard Canonico stayed with the show until its April 24,2011 closing as a member of the ensemble while understudying two other featured ensemble tracks.

Gerard Canonico appeared as Goliath in the Off-Broadway production of "Stand Tall", a musical based on the story of David and Goliath.

Gerard Canonico appeared as the principal role of Matt in the rock musical Bare at the New World Stages in NY.

Gerard Canonico's character has the problem of always being second best compared to the school's golden-boy, Jason.

Gerard Canonico appeared in a 15-minute musical called 21 Chump Street, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda on June 7,2014.

Gerard Canonico appeared in the world premiere of the Off-Broadway show Brooklynite at the Vineyard Theatre.

Gerard Canonico performed the role of Rich Goranski in the original cast of the world premiere of the musical Be More Chill.

Gerard Canonico portrayed Schindewulf in David Chase's film debut Not Fade Away which was released on December 21,2012.

Gerard Canonico was an understudy for the role of Evan Hansen in the musical Dear Evan Hansen, which ran at the Off-Broadway Second Stage Theater from May 1 until May 29,2016.

Gerard Canonico returned to Broadway in the Tim Minchin musical adaptation Groundhog Day, based on the Bill Murray film.

Gerard Canonico reprised the role of Rich Goranski in Be More Chill, which premiered Off-Broadway at Signature Theatre Company in July 2018.

Gerard Canonico was a member of the band Taking Chances, as lead singer and playing guitar, in which he wrote the music and lyrics, since Christmas 2006, along with the Salerno brothers, Nick, Chris, and Joe.

Gerard Canonico has played drums with Declan Bennett at various clubs around NYC and can be heard on the CD "Record:Breakup".

On October 31,2020, Gerard Canonico played drums with NYC's "Lion in the Mane" at Takeover Live in Los Angeles, CA.