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Javier Muñoz is an American actor and singer. He is most notable for his Broadway performances as Usnavi de la Vega in the 2008 musical In the Heights and Alexander Hamilton in the 2015 musical Hamilton, in which he played the titular role from July 11, 2016, until January 14, 2018.
Jun 6, 2022 · Actor Javier Muñoz gets personal and talks about his life after COVID-19 lockdown and his upcoming projects.
Mar 31, 2016 · Hamilton star Javier Muñoz has spoken for the first time about his battle with cancer – admitting: “I had never been more scared in my life.” Muñoz, 40, who is the alternate for the musical’s...
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Jun 15, 2017 · Javi Muñoz. “Hardly anyone calls me Javier.”. He’s Hamilton’s new Hamilton, the title role in the paradigm-shifting Broadway musical that has transcended its medium to become what everyone, from theater critics to the First Lady to Beyoncé, has deemed one of the greatest artistic achievements of the modern age.
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- He’s already played the role for some big names. Hamilton has been known to attract a celebrity crowd and Muñoz has been center stage for some of the biggest – including President Barack Obama, Beyoncé, and the late Prince, who Muñoz told PEOPLE was his favorite celebrity guest yet.
- He’s a cancer survivor. Although he’s healthy now, Muñoz quietly battled cancer last year, stepping away from Hamilton for three months to undergo treatment.
- He got his big break with a little help from George Michael. When Muñoz had the opportunity to audition for the role of Usnavi in the workshop production of In the Heights, he turned to an old friend for help: singer George Michael.
- He comes from a family of artists. Born and raised in the Linden Projects of Brooklyn’s East New York, Muéoz is the youngest of three boys – all who had artistic ambitions, like their father.
Kim Muñoz is Diego Muñoz (Huck)'s wife and Javi's mother. The character of Kim Munoz is supporting character who made her debut appearance in the famous season two episode Seven Fifty-Two, she returned at the end of season three and has been in season four to continue the Huck storyline.
Kim and Javi Muñoz (Jasika Nicole and Jaden Betts) are Huck's ex-wife and child, respectively. Teddy Grant (Itai & Gilad Caldwell) is the newborn son of Fitz and Mellie. Ella Novak-Beene (Amiya & Aniya Ricks) is the adopted daughter of Cyrus and James.
