BirthAugust 201992

Alex Newell

Alex Newell, American actor and singer

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When
Thursday, August 20 199234 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Alex Newell

Who they were

Alex Eugene Newell is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018. For their role in Shucked, Newell won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Newell and J. Harrison Ghee were the first openly non-binary actors to be nominated for and win the Tony Award.

Why this date

Alex Newell appears on our August 20 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.

August 20 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1992Alex Newell
  2. 2002Saddam Hussein
  3. 2006Sri Lankan civil war
  4. 2007China Airlines Flight 120
  5. 2008Spanair Flight 5022
  6. 2011First Air Flight 6560
  7. 20122012 Yare prison riot
  8. 2014Hiroshima Prefecture
  9. 2016August 2016 Gaziantep bombing
  10. 2018Silent Sam
  11. 2020Joe Biden

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August 20 1992 — 34 years ago, on a Thursday.

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