- Born
- Height5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
- Norm Lewis was born on June 2, 1963 in Eatonville, Florida, USA. He is an actor and executive, known for Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010), Da 5 Bloods (2020) and Sex and the City 2 (2010).
- Stoic, rich bass-baritone voice
- In 2014, he was cast as the Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera", becoming the first African-American to play the role on Broadway.
- Nominated for Broadway's Tony Award in 2012 for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
- My life and work ethic comes from the business world, but I envy those who have been through conservatories because they've had the choice to delve into character study in a way I never did. But at the same time I've heard horror stories about acting teachers at these places who've said to students 'You have no talent and you'll never work'. I don't know if I could have pursued a theater career if I had been told that at a young age.
- [Advice to young actors] Remember that the producer, director and casting director - all of them - are in that audition because they have a problem. The actor is there to solve the problem. There is no reason for the actor to be overwhelmed.
- [More advice] (A newcomer) should audition for virtually everything, whether or not he's ethnically right for the part. And this is especially true for African-American actors.
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