Leslie Odom Jr.
Also Known As: 레슬리 오덤 주니어, Leslie Odom, Jr., レスリー・オドム・Jr.
Biography: Leslie Odom Jr. (born August 6, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway and in television and film, and has released two solo jazz albums. He is known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a performance for which he won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album as a principal vocalist. His television roles included Sam Strickland in the musical series Smash (2012–2013). He is also the author of the 2018 book Failing Up.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: August 06, 1981
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Gender: Male
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Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Overview: Kelly Clarkson celebrates the holidays with musical performances and special guests, including Brett Eldredge, Ariana Grande, Jay Leno, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Odom Jr., Amy Poehler and Santa Claus, while giving back to those in need.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-01
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Music
Overview: Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music, a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order has been beautifully crafted by her late grandmother. The film soon challenges whether it is Zu or Music who has a better view of the world, and that love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-14
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Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas
Overview: Ring in the holidays with Emmy-winning star Hannah Waddingham as she welcomes special guests for a musical extravaganza at the London Coliseum.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-21
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Mickey’s 90th Spectacular
Overview: A star-studded lineup of music, film and television stars will join the celebration of Mickey Mouse on Mickey's 90th Spectacular. The two-hour television event honoring 90 years of the internationally beloved character will feature appearances by actress, activist and mom Kristen Bell (Disney's Frozen), actress and Hollywood Records/Republic Records recording artist Sofia Carson (Disney's Descendants, Freeform's upcoming Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists), two-time Emmy® Award-winning actor Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development), and actress Sarah Hyland (ABC's Modern Family), as well as special musical performances by Josh Groban, NCT 127, Leslie Odom Jr., Meghan Trainor and Zac Brown Band. Mr. Iger will make a special appearance during the evening's festivities.
Genres: Family Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-16
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Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Overview: The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-24
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Luna Goes Cruising
Overview: A dog named Luna and her owner interact with each other and other pets as they attempt to find Luna a significant other.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-17
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Murder on the Orient Express
Overview: Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-03
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Red Tails
Overview: The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-19
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Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Overview: Cabiria, Charity, Chastity follows Chastity, on a surreal journey through a parallel plane, as she realizes that in order to face her future, she must first reconcile her Vaudevillian past.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-14
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Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
Overview: It’s the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin Manuel Miranda to the attention of legions of fans across the world. A story of how a group of mavericks made an unlikely marriage of hip-hop and history to create the biggest show in America…and are getting ready to conquer the world. Featuring interviews with Miranda, as well as the cast and crew of Hamilton.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-09
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Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Overview: 19-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday is celebrated by a host of celebrities in this two-hour music special held at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, with musical performances by Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Rufus Wainwright and Stevie Wonder.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-20
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The Jazz Ambassadors
Overview: The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-04
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Needle in a Timestack
Overview: Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. As Nick's memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save -- or let go of -- everything he loves.
Genres: Drama Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-15
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Overview: A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-15
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Harriet
Overview: The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-01
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Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Overview: Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe-winning star of EMPIRE and the movie “Hidden Figures,” is back this holiday season to spread cheer, goodwill and some holiday magic in this third annual music and variety special.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-14
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Only
Overview: After a comet releases a mysterious virus that begins to kill all of the women in the world, a young couple's relationship is severely tested. They hide out (from both the illness and the savages who hunt the remaining women) in their over-sterilized apartment. Ultimately the duo escapes their self-imposed quarantine to head to the wilderness.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-06
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The Many Saints of Newark
Overview: Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-22
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One Night in Miami...
Overview: In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-25
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Bombshell in Concert
Overview: The stars of the NBC musical drama series Smash reunite virtually for a special one-night-only streaming event featuring the never-seen sold-out live performance of Bombshell in Concert. The concert, with songs from the NBC series Smash, and reunion will benefit The Actors Fund, which has been helping artists in need amid the coronavirus crisis. The performance will be introduced by two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-20
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Hamilton
Overview: Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-03
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Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
Overview: An intimate discussion about the groundbreaking musical that has become a global phenomenon featuring Hamilton's creator, its director, and cast members of the original Broadway production. A Harvard Historian also shares insight on the historical relevance and accuracy of the production.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-10
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The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Overview: Hamilton In-Depth is a roundtable discussion with Tony winners Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas Jones and director Thomas Kail. Hosted by The Undefeated’s Kelley Carter, this special was done in promotion of Hamilton.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-03
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Hamilton's America
Overview: This documentary delves deeper into the creation of the Hamilton musical, revealing Lin-Manuel Miranda's process of absorbing and then adapting Hamilton's epic story into ground-breaking musical theater.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-01
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The Disney Holiday Singalong
Overview: Returning for a third iteration, “The Disney Holiday Singalong” features more music and magic just in time for the holidays. The one-hour festive musical event includes star-studded performances, animated on-screen lyrics, more favorite Disney melodies and classic holiday songs.
Genres: Music Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-30
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Overview: World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-23
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One World: Together at Home
Overview: A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-18
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The Exorcist: Believer
Overview: Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-04
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Poe
Overview: It's 1840 and Boston is in the grips of a series of mysterious murders. When dark forces threaten, the only man who can protect the city is one who has spent his life chasing shadows - the legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Overview: Hosted by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro, The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular returns for its dazzling ninth year. This festive celebration features an enchanting lineup of new musical performances, filmed against the magical backdrops of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Disneyland Resort in California, and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Ko’Olina, Hawaiʻi.
Genres: Family TV Movie Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-01
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Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Overview: Faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows there's only one person who can save the day: Santa's great friend Mariah Carey. The Queen of Christmas creates a fabulous and star-studded spectacular to make the whole world merry!
Genres: Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-03
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