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The American actor and singer are named after Leslie Odom Jr. In addition, he’s also a journalist. He appeared on Broadway and on television and film and recorded three solo jazz albums. At the age of 17, he made his Broadway debut.

He was part of Paul’s role in the rock music show, “Rent.” He is considered to have starred in the role of Aaron Burr in Broadway musical Hamilton, for which he received the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as a leading vocalist. In 2003, he made his first TV show appearance in ‘The Best Defense’ episode of the police drama series, ‘CSI: Miami.’

What is the Net Worth of Leslie Odom Jr.?

Born with many talents (Acting, Writing, Singing), Leslie Odom Jr.’s net worth is reported to have $10 Million. His salary was about $98,800 as of 2016 when casting in “Hamilton”.

Why is Leslie Odom Jr. Famous?

For playing Aaron Burr’s role in the hit Broadway show, “Hamilton.”
For being part of recurring roles in popular TV shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Person of Interest, and Smash.

He has a younger sister as far as his siblings are concerned. As far as his schooling is concerned, he got his secondary education from Julia R. Masterman College. Later, he studied at Philadelphia High School of Creative and Performing Arts.

He was then enrolled at the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was raised in the Baptist household, according to his faith, where he sang solos in the church choir. As for his home, he splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City. He celebrated his 39th birthday as of 2020.

Leslie Odom Jr.: Professional Career

Beginning with Broadway’s debut as Paul in “Rent,” Leslie’s acting career started at the age of 17.
He also played his part in the Broadway concert version of “Dreamgirls” in the year 2000.
He then appeared in “Leap of Faith,” starring Off-Broadway in Venice, and in “Witness Uganda” (later renamed Invisible Thread) in A.R.T.
Later, he started working with Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Encores! Off-Center production of “Tick, Tick… Boom!” in the role of Michael.
He also played his role as Nat King Cole at the 2015 One-night Actor Fund of America benefit concert “Bombshell.”
He then played the part of Aaron Burr in the off-road production of “Hamilton” at the Public Theater until 9 July 2016.
Career in Television
After his career in theater, Leslie started appearing on television shows with the debut of “CSI: Miami” in the years 2003 to 2006 in nine episodes.
After that, he played a part in “Vanished,” appearing in 10 episodes as Maliko Christo.
He also played a recurring role as Freddy on “Big Day” for one year from 2006 to 2007 and had a supporting role in the TV movie “Poe” in 2011.
In 2012, he played a recurring role as Sam Strickland in the “Smash” TV series.
He then played Lucas Newsome’s leading role in “State of Affairs” at the end of 2013.
He also played a recurring role in “Person of Interest” as Peter Collier in 2013 and 2014.
He played as Reverend Curtis Scott on the TV show; “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” from 2013 to 2015.
He has made guest appearances on a number of series, including Gilmore Girls, Grey’s Anatomy, Supernatural, and The Good Wife. He also performed “America the Beautiful” during the NBC Super Bowl LII broadcast on 4 January 2018.
Film Career
Leslie played a supporting role as Declan Hall in the 2012 war film “Red Tails” and played Dr. Arbuthnot in the 2017 adaptation of “Murder on the Orient Express” by Kenneth Branagh.
After that, William Still starred as an abolitionist in the 2019 film “Harriet,” about the abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and starred in the same year’s single, post-apocalyptic romance.
Leslie Odom Jr. Recording Career.
As of his music career, Odom released his debut album as a jazz singer, “Leslie Odom Jr.” on CD and SoundCloud in 2014. The album was released in June 2016, charting No. 1 on Billboard Jazz and No. 147 on Billboard 200.
In February 2016, he released a version of Selena Gomez’s “Good For You” featuring his Hamilton castanet Daveed Diggs.
After that, a four-album contract with S-Curve Records was signed in 2016.
He released his second album, “Simply Christmas,” on November 11, 2016.
He also toured to support his records, holding concerts backed by a jazz quintet that includes a drummer, percussionist, bassist, guitarist, and a pianist who is also Odom’s musical director.
The song “Under Pressure” was released from his forthcoming album “Mr.” in September 2019.
Writing Career

As a writer, he had a book deal for “Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning” in June 2017 which was released by an imprint of Macmillan in March 2018, “outlines the failures and rejections that followed his success.”

 Leslie Odom Jr.: Awards and Life Achievements

Starting his career in 1998, he has appeared in several films and TV shows winning many awards. Some of his awards that he received include Grammy Award, Tony Award, Princess Grace Award, Fred, Adele Astair Award.

He has been nominated for Rama League Award, Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Broadway Audience Awards. His best awards include Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater, Album for Hamilton, and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for “Hamilton”.

Facts of Leslie Odom Jr.

Leslie Odom Jr.: Single or Dating?

Leslie Odom Jr. is a married man. He married his longtime girlfriend Nicolette Kloe Robinson who is an actress by trade. The pair married on 1st December 2012. The couple met in 2008 when Robinson was a student at UCLA and auditioned for “Once on This Island” in Los Angeles.

Robinson had auditioned but wasn’t picked initially. However, when another cast member quit the show, Robinson was brought in. Odom was charged with briefing her about her job and getting her up to the pace. They began dating shortly after.

The married couple is also blessed with a daughter named Lucille Ruby, born on 23rd April 2017. As of today, the couple is living a happy life without any sort of disruption. He is heterosexual by sexual orientation and he is not gay.

Leslie Odom Jr.: Height, Weight, Body Measurement

Leslie Odom JrWith an average body build stands at a tall height of 5 ft 9 in or 176 cm with a balanced bodyweight of 73 Kg or 161 lbs. 

Quick Facts of Leslie Odom Jr.

• He also made his role as Nat King Cole in the 2015 one-night Actors Fund of America benefit concert of “Bombshell”.After that, he made the role of Aaron Burr in the off-Broadway production of “Hamilton” at The Public Theater till 9th July 2016.
• He released the song “Under Pressure” from his upcoming album “Mr.” in September 2019.
• Being born in black ethnic background, Leslie Odom Jr. is a very handsome and charming man attracting a lot of people towards him with her talented and leadership personality.