Jordan Samuels is an American actor, dancer and singer.Originally from
New York, New York, Samuels began his dance training at the age of
three, after his family moved to Columbia, South Carolina. He studied
ballet, jazz and tap at various dance studios, including the Columbia
City Ballet School, where he would return as a teenager to dance and
compete with the Southern Strutt Dance Studio in Irmo, South
Carolina.At the age of , he had a recurring role on Fried Dynamite on
Cartoon Network. After a move back to New York City at the age of , to
attend the summer program at the School of American Ballet. Jordan
also accepted a full scholarship to study ballet at the Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre and Steps on
Broadway, also in New York. At , he also starred as "Boo Hoo" in Dr.
Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical on Broadway, from
-. He also appeared in television commercials for McDonald's, Sears
and U.S. Cellular.Samuels was one of the original ten finalists for
the role of "Billy" in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the
Musical. He subsequently played the role of "Boo Hoo" in the Broadway
production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! For two
years, Samuels appeared in the first national tour of Newsies the
Musical, in the role of "Specs."
New York, New York, Samuels began his dance training at the age of
three, after his family moved to Columbia, South Carolina. He studied
ballet, jazz and tap at various dance studios, including the Columbia
City Ballet School, where he would return as a teenager to dance and
compete with the Southern Strutt Dance Studio in Irmo, South
Carolina.At the age of , he had a recurring role on Fried Dynamite on
Cartoon Network. After a move back to New York City at the age of , to
attend the summer program at the School of American Ballet. Jordan
also accepted a full scholarship to study ballet at the Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre and Steps on
Broadway, also in New York. At , he also starred as "Boo Hoo" in Dr.
Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical on Broadway, from
-. He also appeared in television commercials for McDonald's, Sears
and U.S. Cellular.Samuels was one of the original ten finalists for
the role of "Billy" in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the
Musical. He subsequently played the role of "Boo Hoo" in the Broadway
production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! For two
years, Samuels appeared in the first national tour of Newsies the
Musical, in the role of "Specs."
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