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Take a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

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Born and raised in Brooklyn, Wilson J Heredia was always surrounded by music. His mother was a seamstress and his father was a super. But they were both very musical. He studied medicine, and thought about advertising, but he realized he had to express himself, so he got into acting. He worked at a railway station in NY before he auditioned for the musical, RENT. He said he needed the $300 a week. Unbeknownst to him, his stint with the hit-musical would bring him popularity as a singer, dancer and actor, fans from all over the world and both the 1996 Tony award and Drama Desk award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

Tony Award winner (Best Featured Actor in a Musical) for his portrayal of Angel in the Original Broadway Cast of RENT.

(1996) He acted in Jonathan Larson&#39;s musical, &quot;Rent,&quot; at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway in New York City with Jess L. Martin, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Anthony Rappy, Fredi Walker, and Idina Menzel in the cast. Michael Greif was director.

(1998) He acted in Jonathan Larson&#39;s musical, &quot;Rent,&quot; at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Krysten Cummings, Jacqui Dubois, Bonny Lockhart, Jesse L. Martin, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, and Jessica Tezzier in the cast. Michael Greif was director.

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Wilson Jermaine Heredia

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