Kyle Jean-Baptiste
Kyle Jean-Baptiste (December 3, 1993 – August 29, 2015) was an American actor. He was the youngest, as well as the first Black actor, to play the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway.
Kyle Jean-Baptiste | |
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Jean-Baptiste in costume as Courfeyrac from Les Misérables in June 2015 | |
| Born | December 3, 1993 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 2015 (aged 21) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Baldwin Wallace University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015 |
| Known for | First Black actor to play Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway |
He was also slated to be a cast member of the revival of the musical The Color Purple. On August 29, 2015, a day after departing Les Misérables and two days after his final performance as Valjean, he died, after accidentally falling from a fire escape in Brooklyn, New York. Scholarships in his name exist at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and at Baldwin Wallace University.
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