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Justin Cooley
American actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Justin Cooley (born June 23, 2003) is an American actor. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Seth in the off-Broadway and Broadway theatre productions of Kimberly Akimbo in 2022 and 2023.[2][3]
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Life and career
Cooley was born to Paul and Julie.[1] He grew up in Overland Park, Kansas,[4] where he attended Olathe East High School.[3] He was named outstanding actor in a lead role for the Blue Star Awards, a regional theatre competition for high school students, and became a finalist for the Jimmy Awards.[4] He enrolled at Texas Christian University, but received an offer to join the cast of Kimberly Akimbo and quickly deferred school for one semester to join the production off-Broadway as Seth.[4] Cooley earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, a Lucille Lortel Awards nomination for Outstanding Leading Performer in a Musical, an Outer Critics Circle Awards nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, and a Theatre World Award for his performance in the off-Broadway production.[2][5]
Cooley made his Broadway debut when Kimberly Akimbo moved to the Booth Theatre.[4] He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance.[3]
Cooley has been announced to portray Leaf Coneybear in New World Stages' production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, set to open September 17th.[6]
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Awards and nominations
References
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