Nick Cordero

Nick Cordero (born September 17, 1978)[1] is a Canadian actor. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Cheech in the 2014 Broadway musical Bullets Over Broadway.

Nick Cordero
Born (1978-09-17) September 17, 1978
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
EducationRyerson University (Did not graduate)
OccupationActor
Years active2005-present
Spouse(s)Amanda Kloots

Early life

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,[1][2] Cordero graduated from Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton,[2] and attended Ryerson University in Toronto for two years before leaving to perform in the band Lovemethod.[3]

Career

Cordero's debut was in the title role in the Off-Broadway production of The Toxic Avenger. He also played the role of Dennis in Rock of Ages on Broadway in 2012 and on tour.[4]

Cordero appeared on Broadway in 2014 in the musical Bullets Over Broadway in the role of Cheech,[5] for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical[6] and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.[7] He won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Theater World Award for the role.

In March 2016, he joined the Broadway production of Waitress, playing the role of Earl.[8] He left Waitress to join the Broadway premiere of the musical A Bronx Tale, playing Sonny at the Longacre Theatre starting on November 3, 2016.[9] For this role, Cordero was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical in 2017.[10]

In 2017, he portrayed the role of Victor Lugo in “Out of the Blue” and "Heavy is the Head", the fourth and tenth episodes of the eighth season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods. He reprised the role in 2018 in "Your Six", the twentieth episode of the eighth season of the show.

Personal life

Health

In March 2020, Cordero contracted COVID-19. His wife, Amanda Kloots, reported that he was in critical condition, on a ventilator, and being treated with dialysis and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).[11] On April 18, 2020, his right leg was amputated as a result of complications from his illness.[12] As of May 1, 2020, he had major lung damage and had not regained consciousness after being taken off sedation.[13][14][15] By May 13, 2020, Cordero had regained consciousness.[16]

References
  1. Nick Cordero at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. Radley, Scot (April 24, 2020). "Hamilton actor Nick Cordero now negative for COVID-19". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020.
  3. Cordero in Lindsay, Champion (May 8, 2014). "Tony-Nominated Bullets Star Nick Cordero on Quitting School, Getting in Trouble & Woody Allen's Comedy Tips". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. I left college at Ryerson University after two years to sing in a rock band, Lovemethod.
  4. "Nick Cordero Broadway and Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. "Woody Allen Musical Bullets Over Broadway, With Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie, Begins March 11". Playbill. March 11, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  6. "Tony Awards 2014: 'Bullets over Broadway' has lackluster showing". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  7. Gans, Andrew (April 25, 2014). "2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced; 'Gentleman's Guide' Earns 12 Nominations". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019.
  8. "Bullets Over Broadway Star Nick Cordero Joins Broadway-Bound Waitress Musical". Playbill. January 12, 2016. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  9. "Nick Cordero, Richard H. Blake, Bobby Conte Thornton, Ariana DeBose and More to Lead 'A Bronx Tale' on Broadway" broadwayworld.com, August 31, 2016
  10. "Nick Cordero Awards". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  11. Pasquini, Maria (April 12, 2020). "Nick Cordero in 'Very Critical Condition' After Emergency Surgery amid Coronavirus Health Crisis". People. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  12. "Nick Cordero, Broadway star from Ontario, has leg amputated due to COVID-19 complications". CBC News. April 19, 2020.
  13. France, Lisa Respers (May 1, 2020). "Nick Cordero's wife says his lungs are 'severely damaged'". CNN. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  14. Trepany, Charles. "Nick Cordero's coronavirus recovery: Amanda Kloots shares update she hopes is 'great sign'". USA Today. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  15. Pasquini, Maria (May 3, 2020). "Nick Cordero 'Doing Well' After Tracheostomy as His Wife Hopes for 'Another Day of Rest and Recovery'". People. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  16. "Broadway actor wakes up from Covid-19 coma". BBC News. May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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