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Alton Fitzgerald White
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Biography
Alton White's journey from his boyhood home in a Cincinnati housing project to the grandeur of Broadway's Minskoff Theatre is remarkable, but one that many will find touchingly recognizable and relatable. Struggling with feelings of inferiority, he doggedly tried out for role after role and happily accepted whatever was offered to him however modest, approaching each with passion and dedication. His gifts were ultimately recognized and rewarded with major roles. White is the only black actor who has played in a lead role in five hit shows on Broadway; John in Miss Saigon; Ken in Smokey Joe's Cafe (he originated the role in London's West End); Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime: The Musical; Mis…
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Alton White's journey from his boyhood home in a Cincinnati housing project to the grandeur of Broadway's Minskoff Theatre is remarkable, but one that many will find touchingly recognizable and relatable. Struggling with feelings of inferiority, he doggedly tried out for role after role and happily accepted whatever was offered to him however modest, approaching each with passion and dedication. His gifts were ultimately recognized and rewarded with major roles. White is the only black actor who has played in a lead role in five hit shows on Broadway; John in Miss Saigon; Ken in Smokey Joe's Cafe (he originated the role in London's West End); Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime: The Musical; Mister in The Color Purple; and King Mufasa in The Lion King.
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Alton Fitzgerald White's Filmography
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Hotel Porter
No Poster
Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert
as Coalhouse Walker, Jr.
Lynn Ahrens: A Lyric Life
The Goldfinch
as Social Worker
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
as George
Rent
as Ensemble
Asher
as Berenger
Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
as Himself
The Invention of Lying
as Angelo Badsmith