Alex Newell
American actor and singer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alex Eugene Newell (born August 20, 1992) is an American actor and singer. They[lower-alpha 1] are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018.[1] For their role in Shucked, they won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical; with that award win, Newell and J. Harrison Ghee (who won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical at that ceremony) became the first openly nonbinary performers to win a Tony Award in an acting category.
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Born | Alex Eugene Newell (1992-08-20) August 20, 1992 (age 31) Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Years active | 2011–present |
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Labels | Big Beat Records |
Website | www |
As a singer, Newell has released tracks with Clean Bandit, Blonde, and the Knocks.[2]