Tony award winning actor best known for portraying Genie in the Broadway production of the classic Disney film Aladdin. In addition to his Tony Award, he also took the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. Some of his other notable roles include Bobby in Memphis and Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He studied at Cal State Hayward and began his musical career performing at TheatreWorks and American Musical Theatre in California.