1. Nicholas Eduardo Alberto Cordero was a Canadian actor and singer.
18 Facts About Nick Cordero
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Nick Cordero was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Cheech in the 2014 Broadway musical Bullets Over Broadway and was twice nominated for Drama Desk Awards.
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Nick Cordero died at age 41 from COVID-19-related complications after more than three months in the hospital.
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Nick Cordero was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, to a Canadian mother and a father from Costa Rica.
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Nick Cordero graduated from Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton and attended Ryerson University in Toronto for two years before dropping out to perform in the band Lovemethod.
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Nick Cordero's acting debut was in the title role in the off-Broadway production of The Toxic Avenger.
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Nick Cordero played the role of Dennis in Rock of Ages on Broadway in 2012 and on tour.
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Nick Cordero appeared on Broadway in 2014 in the musical Bullets Over Broadway in the role of Cheech, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.
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Nick Cordero won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Theatre World Award for the role.
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In March 2016, Nick Cordero joined the Broadway production of Waitress, playing the role of Earl.
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Nick Cordero left Waitress to join the Broadway premiere of the musical A Bronx Tale, playing Sonny at the Longacre Theatre starting on November 3,2016.
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Nick Cordero reprised the role in 2018 in "Your Six", the twentieth episode of the eighth season of the show.
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In March 2020 Nick Cordero moved to Los Angeles to work in a production of Rock of Ages.
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On September 3,2017, Nick Cordero married dancer Amanda Kloots in a formal ceremony.
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Nick Cordero was initially diagnosed with pneumonia while staying with his wife and son at the guest house of former Bullets Over Broadway co-star Zach Braff.
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Nick Cordero was admitted to a hospital on March 30,2020, where he was later diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic in Los Angeles.
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Nick Cordero was enrolled into the clinical trial for the antiviral drug remdesivir, which was taking place at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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On July 5,2020, after 95 days in the hospital, Nick Cordero died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at age 41.