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Damian Jean Neptune was born in Paterson, New Jersey, August 24th, to father, Jean Neptune, (born in Haiti) and mother, Patricia Anne Murdoch, (born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and of Scottish/Irish descent). The family moved to Los Angeles while he was still a toddler. At a very young age, Damian showed much interest in being a performing artist. He started formal training the same year. While growing up and going to school Damian showed excellent learning ability. He was a smart student who learned quickly and actually at one point in his young teens, wanted to be a doctor. He was constantly creating things, writing stories with interesting plot twists, and drawing vivid pictures. By age 15 he began a professional career in acting, singing, dancing, teaching and as a fine artist. When he was 19, on May 17th, Damian's mother, Trish, tragically passed in a car accident. She was managing him and was his best friend and mentor. Trish was a gifted professional dancer, singer and poet in her earlier life in New York and moved onto being raising her four boys. After many, many hours of study in Acting, (eight years with renowned coach, Bobby Lyons), Dance (tap, ballet, Jazz, Ballroom, Gymnastics, Salsa), Singing, Piano, Art. Studying with masters of the Craft and auditions Damian began booking SAG, AFTRA and EQUITY film, TV, theater and commercials. This has propelled him to enjoy many successes as an artist and has allowed Damian to teach and mentor literally thousands of students over the last 15 years. Damian has also devoted his love for children and love for his fellow man to years of benefit and charity work. He has been a spokesperson for Equity Fights AIDS, Elton John's AIDS Foundation, and many others. He has lectured to tens of thousands of high school students, and adults on how to succeed as an artist, as well. This, he prides as one of his greatest joys; Helping others!

Starred in the Original Broadway Cast of Tim Rice/Elton John&#39;s highly successful musical &quot;AIDA&quot;, as &quot;Mereb&quot;, (over 950 performances, Palace Theater, NY, NY). AIDA won 4 Tony awards and Damian shares in an ensemble Grammy award for &quot;Best Origional Broadway Cast recording&quot;).

(2000) Played Mereb in &quot;Aida&quot; musical by Elton John, Tim Rice, Robert Falls, David Henry Hwang and Linda Woolverston (Palace Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).

Has done 25+ National commercials (including Nike, Pepsi, Coke, Levi Jeans, JCPenny, Motorola, KFC, Pringles).

Has directed several prominent plays, including &quot;Noises Off&quot; and &quot;A Mid-Summer Night&#39;s Dream&quot; at the world-renowned Stella Adler theater in Los Angeles, CA.

Starred in the 2nd National tour of the Tony, Grammy and Pulitzer prize winning musical &quot;Rent&quot;, as &quot;Benny&quot;, (over 375 performances. He was directed by Origional Broadway Cast director Michael Greif). His cast was nominated for 8 DORA awards.

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