Leslie Lloyd Odom Jr. is an American singer and actor who was born on August 6, 1981.
He made his Broadway debut in 1998 and rose to prominence as Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album the following year.
Odom was born in the New York City neighborhood of Queens. Leslie Lloyd Odom Sr., his father, worked in sales. His maternal great-grandfathers were both from South Africa and Bridgetown, Barbados. Odom’s family relocated to Philadelphia’s East Oak Lane neighborhood, where he grew up.
Where did Leslie Odom Jr. go to college and high school?
For middle school, he went to Julia R. Masterman School, and for high school, he went to Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts.
Did Leslie Odom Jr. go to film school?
There have been no accurate details provided about his film school. Since December 1, 2012, Odom has been married to actress Nicolette Kloe Robinson.
Lucille Ruby, their daughter, was born on April 23, 2017. Able Phineas, their son, was born on March 25, 2021.
The couple met in Los Angeles in 2008, while Robinson was a UCLA student auditioning for Once on This Island.
When she abruptly replaced a cast member, assistant director Odom became responsible for quickly getting her up to speed, and a love relationship developed.
Robinson has since starred in the off-Broadway musical Invisible Thread (2015) in the television series The Affair, and from September 4 to December 9, 2018, she played the lead role in the Broadway musical Waitress.
