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About Leslie Odom Jr<\/h1>\n

Leslie\u00a0Odom, Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0is a multifaceted Tony and Grammy Award-winning, three-time Emmy and two-time Academy Award-nominated vocalist, songwriter, actor, and\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestselling author. With a career that spans all performance genres, Odom has received recognition for his excellence and achievements in Broadway, television, film, and music. Most recently, Odom made his long-awaited return to Broadway starring in, and co-producing, the new Broadway production of the classic American comedy\u00a0Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch<\/em>\u00a0by the legendary Ossie Davis, which opened in September 2023 to widespread critical acclaim. Odom was nominated for Lead Actor in a Play for his role, and\u00a0the play received six nominations in total.\u00a0Purlie Victorious<\/em>\u00a0was also recorded and aired as part of PBS’ Great Performances.\u00a0Additionally, he stared\u00a0in the highly anticipated sequel to the original iconic film\u00a0The Exorcist\u00a0<\/em>for Blumhouse and Universal Pictures. Odom recently starred in Rian Johnson’s 2022 Knives Out <\/em>sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,<\/em>\u00a0which broke records for Netflix and is currently streaming worldwide. In 2020, he starred as legendary singer Sam Cooke in the award-winning Amazon film adaptation of\u00a0One Night in Miami…<\/em>, directed by Regina King. His critically acclaimed and highly lauded portrayal of the soul icon and musical performance of original song “Speak Now” earned him multiple awards and nominations. He also starred in\u00a0The Many Saints of Newark<\/em>, a prequel to David Chase’s award-winning HBO series\u00a0The Sopranos<\/em>, released in October 2021. Well known for his breakout role as ‘Aaron Burr’ in the smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton<\/em>, Odom hosted “The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!” on CBS in September 2021 (2022 Emmy nomination). Additional film and television credits include Apple TV+’s\u00a0Central Park<\/em> (2020 Emmy nomination),\u00a0Hamilton<\/em>\u00a0on Disney+ (2021 Emmy nomination), Abbott Elementary, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder<\/em>,\u00a0Love in the Time of Corona<\/em>,\u00a0Harriet<\/em>, and many more. Co-written with Nicolette Robinson, Odom’s first children’s book,\u00a0I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know,<\/em>\u00a0was published by Feiwel & Friends on March 28, 2023. The book debuted on the\u00a0New York Times<\/em> bestseller list at #7 in its first week. Odom is a BMG recording artist and has released five full-length albums. His fifth studio album,\u00a0When A Crooner Dies<\/em>, was released on November 17, 2023.<\/p>\n\t