:Leslie Odom Jr.

Odom was born in Queens, New York City. His father, Leslie Lloyd Odom, worked in sales.Stated on Finding Your Roots, February 22, 2022 One of his maternal great-grandfathers was from South Africa, and a maternal great-great-grandfather was from Bridgetown, Barbados. Odom's family moved to the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, where he grew up. He attended Julia R. Masterman School for middle school and Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts for high school. Odom and his family attended Canaan Baptist Church in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, where he sang solos in the church choir.

He earned a degree with honors at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2003.

Odom attended the New Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia, where he studied theater and performed in musicals. He then went on to study musical theater in college. At the age of 17, he made his Broadway debut as Paul in Rent. In 2001, he appeared in the ensemble of the one-night Broadway concert version of Dreamgirls.{{cn|date=December 2024}} He spent much of his time doing theater in Los Angeles, including in 2010 with Leap of Faith, which moved to Broadway in 2012, with him starring as Isaiah Sturdevant. When the show closed shortly afterward, he relocated to New York City.{{cn|date=December 2024}} After starring Off-Broadway in Venice and in Witness Uganda (later retitled Invisible Thread) at A.R.T. and in workshops, Odom worked with Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Encores! Off-Center production of Tick, Tick... Boom!, playing Michael. Odom also played Nat King Cole in the 2015 one-night Actors Fund of America benefit concert of Bombshell.

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Odom was nominated for a 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for the role of Aaron Burr in the off-Broadway production of Hamilton at The Public Theater. He continued in the same role at the Richard Rodgers Theatre after the show transferred to Broadway later that year. He also won a 2016 Grammy Award for the cast album, and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.{{cn|date=December 2024}} Odom's final appearance in the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton occurred on July 9, 2016, being replaced by Brandon Victor Dixon. In September 2023, Odom returned to Broadway starring in Purlie Victorious.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/revival-of-purlie-victorious-starring-leslie-odom-jr-set-to-open-at-music-box-theatre/|title=Revival of "Purlie Victorious," starring Leslie Odom Jr., opens at Music Box Theatre – CBS New York|first=Maurice|last=DuBois|date=October 1, 2023|website=Cbsnews.com|access-date=August 6, 2024}} It closed in February 2024 with Odom earning another Tony nomination.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-21/leslie-odom-jr-purlie-victorious-broadway-pbs-ossie-davis|title='Plays still matter to the health of Broadway': Leslie Odom Jr. on 'Purlie Victorious'|date=May 21, 2024|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 6, 2024}} In May 2024, a recording of the show was broadcast on PBS.{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/purlie-victorious-starring-leslie-odom-jr-and-kara-young-to-broadcast-on-pbs-may-24|title=Purlie Victorious, Starring Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young, to Broadcast on PBS May 24 |website=Playbill.com|access-date=August 6, 2024}} In April 2025, it was announced that Odom would be reprising the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of Hamilton from September 9, 2025 until November 23, 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-14 |title=Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in 'Hamilton' this fall |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/alexander-hamilton-linmanuel-miranda-broadway-new-york-ron-chernow-b2732968.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=The Independent |language=en}}

He has made guest appearances on several shows including Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Supernatural, and The Good Wife. Odom had a recurring role on CSI: Miami, appearing as Joseph Kayle in nine episodes between 2003 and 2006.{{cn|date=December 2024}} He followed with a recurring role on Vanished, appearing in 10 episodes as Maliko Christo. From 2006 to 2007, he held a recurring role as Freddy on Big Day, appearing on nine episodes prior to its cancellation. He also had a supporting role in the television film Poe in 2011.{{cn|date=December 2024}} In the musical television series Smash, Odom had a recurring role as Sam Strickland in 2012, and was promoted to a starring role for the show's final season in 2013.{{cn|date=December 2024}} In late 2013, Odom was offered the leading role of Lucas Newsome on State of Affairs. He accepted the role, but ended up backing out to take the part of Aaron Burr in the workshops of the musical Hamilton.{{cn|date=December 2024}} In 2013 and 2014, he had a recurring role on Person of Interest as Peter Collier, appearing in eight episodes. He also played Reverend Curtis Scott in seven episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit between 2013 and 2015.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Beginning on May 19, 2016, Odom hosted the Broadway.com web series Aaron Burr, Sir: Backstage at Hamilton with Leslie Odom Jr., with a new episode being uploaded every Thursday for eight weeks. Odom was also set to play Jimmy Jam in a 2017 miniseries about New Edition, but ended up leaving the project.{{cn|date=December 2024}} In 2020, Odom starred and executive produced the four-part, television miniseries Love in the Time of Corona opposite his wife Nicolette Robinson.{{Cite web|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|date=June 29, 2020|title='Love In The Time Of Corona': Freeform Sets Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley And 4 More For Limited Series Event|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/love-in-the-time-of-corona-freeform-leslie-odom-jr-nicolette-robinson-tommy-dorfman-rainey-qualle-gil-bellows-rya-kihlstedt-ava-bellows-l-scott-caldwell-1202972774/|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}} Love in the Time of Corona follows four interwoven stories about the hopeful search for love and connection during the quarantine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Production began virtually on June 29, 2020, in Los Angeles using remote technologies.{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=May 7, 2020|title='Love in the Time of Corona': Freeform Orders COVID-19 Scripted Comedy From 'Good Trouble' EP Joanna Johnson & Anonymous Content|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/love-in-the-time-of-corona-freeform-joanna-johnson-1202928885/|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}} The limited series premiered on Freeform on August 22, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=July 27, 2020|title='Love In The Time Of Corona': Premiere Date & Teaser For Freeform's Rom-Com Limited-Series|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/love-in-the-time-of-corona-premiere-date-teaser-for-freeform-comedy-series-1202996136/|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}}

Odom voiced the character of Owen Tillerman in the Apple TV+ animated musical-comedy series Central Park, for which he was nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance at the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards.{{Cite web|title=Leslie Odom Jr.|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/leslie-odom-jr|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=Television Academy|language=en}} He also guest starred on the Disney+ The Proud Family continuation The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder in its second season as Kwame.{{cite tweet|user=theproudfamily|number=1602712831832514563|author=The Proud Family|title=The family's getting bigger 🙌 The Proud Family: #LouderAndProuder is back for Season 2, streaming February 1, only on @DisneyPlus.|date=December 13, 2022|access-date=December 13, 2022}}

Odom has appeared in short films, and had a supporting role as Walter Hall in the 2012 war film Red Tails.{{cn|date=December 2024}} He played Dr. Arbuthnot in Kenneth Branagh's 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. He also starred as abolitionist William Still in the 2019 film Harriet, about abolitionist Harriet Tubman. In 2019, Odom starred in Only, a post-apocalyptic romance alongside Freida Pinto.{{cn|date=December 2024}} In 2021, Odom starred as Ebo in the musical film Music, which was co-written and directed by Australian singer-songwriter Sia.{{Cite web|date=November 19, 2020|title=Kate Hudson And Leslie Odom Jr. Star In Sia's Directorial Debut 'Music' [VIDEO]|url=https://bossip.com/1981605/kate-hudson-and-leslie-odom-jr-star-in-sias-directorial-debut-music-video/|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=Bossip}}{{Cite web|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=October 12, 2020|title=Sia's 'Music,' Starring Kate Hudson, Begins Global Sales Journey With HanWay Films|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/sia-music-kate-hudson-hanway-1234801228/|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=Variety|language=en-US}} It was released in February 2021.{{Cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=November 19, 2020|title=Sia Made a Movie Called Music (and an Album Too)|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/sia-music-movie-trailer.html|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}

In 2020, Odom was cast as soul singer Sam Cooke in the Regina King–directed film adaptation of One Night in Miami, which was released in theaters and Amazon Prime on January 15, 2021. Odom received rave reviews from critics for his portrayal of Cooke and has since earned Academy Award, Golden Globe, and SAG Award nominations including for the Best Supporting Actor and an additional nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.{{cn|date=December 2024}} With Sam Ashworth as co-writer, Odom co-wrote and performed "Speak Now", which also received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 78th Golden Globe Awards to be held on February 28, 2021. "Speak Now" is played during the end credits of One Night in Miami.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

In May 2021, Odom was cast in the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the sequel to Rian Johnson's Knives Out starring Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc.{{Cite web|first1=Borys|last1=Kit|first2=Mia|last2=Galuppo|date=May 18, 2021|title=Leslie Odom Jr. Joins Daniel Craig in 'Knives Out 2' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leslie-odom-jr-knives-out-sequel-1234954701/|access-date=May 18, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}} In July 2021, Odom was cast in The Exorcist: Believer, a sequel to William Friedkin's The Exorcist, with Ellen Burstyn reprising her role as Chris MacNeil.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leslie-odom-jr-ellen-burstyn-the-exorcist-sequel-1234988378/ |title=Leslie Odom Jr., Ellen Burstyn to Star in 'The Exorcist' Sequel |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Etan |last=Vlessing |date=July 26, 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2022}}

In 2014, Odom self-released his debut album as a jazz singer, Leslie Odom Jr. on CD and SoundCloud, and promoted the album with several concerts at The Public Theater. In February 2016, he released a version of Selena Gomez's "Good For You" featuring his Hamilton castmate Daveed Diggs. Odom was signed to a four-album deal with S-Curve Records in 2016. He and producer Steve Greenberg narrowed down 200 potential tunes to ten tracks, and Odom recorded an updated and improved version of Leslie Odom Jr. during days off and afternoons before Broadway performances, in order to release the album before Odom left Hamilton. Released in June 2016, the album charted at No. 1 on Billboard Jazz and No. 147 on Billboard 200.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

On November 11, 2016, Odom released his second album, Simply Christmas, which featured jazz interpretations of Christmas standards. A deluxe edition of the album was released in October 2017, with four additional songs. Simply Christmas hit #1 on iTunes and the Billboard Jazz charts, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Holiday chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.{{cn|date=December 2024}} Odom released his third album and first of original material, Mr, in November 2019, and in October 2020, he debuted a new version of the album's standout song "Cold", featuring Sia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Leslie-Odom-Jr/dp/B07Y4K73GB|title=Mr|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=Amazon.com}}{{Cite magazine|title=Leslie Odom Jr. Taps Sia to Heat Up His Song 'Cold': Listen|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9459326/leslie-odom-jr-sia-cold/|access-date=April 22, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}

His critically acclaimed second holiday album, The Christmas Album, was released in November 2020. The Christmas Album is Odom's fourth studio album.{{Cite web|date=November 30, 2020|title='Hamilton' star Leslie Odom Jr. releases new Christmas album ahead of Sam Cooke role in 'One Night in Miami'|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/30/hamilton-star-leslie-odom-jr-releases-new-christmas-album-ahead-of-sam-cooke-role-in-one-night-in-miami|access-date=April 22, 2021|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US}} Odom tours to promote his albums, performing concerts backed by a jazz quintet that includes a drummer, percussionist, bassist, guitarist and a pianist who is also Odom's musical director.

In December 2017, Odom returned to the New York City stage in a solo concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The cabaret-style performance was crafted around signature songs and music that shaped this artist's journey, all performed with a world-class band in front of a live audience. The show was filmed for broadcast as an hour-long PBS special as part of the 17-time Emmy Award-winning series, Live from Lincoln Center, and premiered in April 2018.{{cn|date=December 2024}} In November 2023, Odom released his fifth studio album, When a Crooner Dies, featuring original music, published under BMG Rights Management.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

In June 2017, it was announced that Odom had a book deal for Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning, which he was writing with the intention to inspire younger readers. The book, {{Show by date|2018|3|27|to be published|which was published|hour=-5}} by an imprint of Macmillan in March 2018, "outlines the setbacks and rejections that preceded his success." Odom modeled his writing on the style of a commencement speech, exploring what he had learned throughout his life and the importance of pursuing passions.

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Odom has been married to actress Nicolette Kloe Robinson since December 1, 2012. They have a daughter, born in April 2017, and a son, born in March 2021. The couple met in 2008 while Robinson was a student at UCLA and auditioned for Once on This Island in Los Angeles. When she replaced a cast member who left unexpectedly, assistant director Odom became responsible for bringing her quickly up to speed, and a romantic relationship ensued.

;Workshops

• Witness Uganda (later retitled Invisible Thread), 2010

• Leap of Faith: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (December 4, 2012)
• Venice (Original Cast Recording) (September 23, 2014)
• Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (September 25, 2015)
• One Night in Miami... (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (January 15, 2021) The soundtrack features Odom's Original Song from the film, "Speak Now."

In 2019, Odom was conferred an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts by his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, at its 122nd Commencement, where Odom was also the keynote speaker.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/april/commencement-speaker.html|title=Tony & Grammy Winner Leslie Odom Jr. To Deliver Commencement Address – News – Carnegie Mellon University|last=Carnegie Mellon University|date=April 2, 2019|website=Cmu.edu|language=en|access-date=April 9, 2019}}

• African-American Tony nominees and winners
• List of black Academy Award winners and nominees
• List of actors with Academy Award nominations

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