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Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan

Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan

Keynote Speaker: Nigerian-American Jewish Actor; Best Known for Role in "Hamilton"

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Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan Biography

Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan is a Nigerian-American Jewish actor, known for originating the role of Hercules Mulligan/James Madison in the 2015 musical Hamilton.

Onaodowan grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and graduated from West Orange High School in 2005. Onaodowan briefly played football at West Orange High School but stopped after an injury during practice. As a result of the injury, Okieriete started to explore acting as an alternative extra curricular.

Onaodowan previously had roles in Rocky the Musical and Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway and was in the ensemble of the first national tour of American Idiot. His screen credits include Lou in Thanks for Sharing, and roles in Gravity and Blue Bloods.

An experienced stage actor, Onaodowan had the leading role in Young Jean Lee's 2009 play, The Shipment, and played the title role in J.C. Lee's, Luce.

In 2015 Onaodowan originated the roles of James Madison and Hercules Mulligan in the musical Hamilton on Broadway. He won a Grammy Award as part of the cast album of Hamilton.

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Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Acting, Performing Arts, Music, Entertainers and Celebrity.

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Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Acting Speakers, Performing Arts and Music. The estimated speaking fee range to book Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Tituss Burgess, Cynthia Erivo and Brandon Victor Dixon. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan for an upcoming event.

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