Kenny D'Aquila is an American actor, writer, producer, and singer.[1][2]
Personal life
D'Aquila was born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut with his parents and three brothers.[2][3][4] During high school, D'Aquila was a star football player, but unfortunately an injury ended his promising sports career.[4]
He moved to Hollywood to pursue his acting and screenwriting career, where he waited tables to make ends meet.[4]
Once he got married and they had a son, he temporarily left show business to focus on fatherhood.[4] After his father passed away from cancer, there was a lot of tension within the family.[4] This inspired his play, Unorganized Crime.[4]
Career
D'Aquila wrote, produced, and starred in the play Unorganized Crime, opposite Chazz Palminteri, in its Los Angeles premiere.[3][5][6][7][8] D'Aquila starred as Grantaire in the 2nd National Tour of Les Misérables, also known as the "Fantine Company" which premiered at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles on 1 June, 1988 to critical acclaim. D'Aquila remained with the show for the duration of its 14-month Los Angeles premiere engagement. D'Aquila was asked to record his performance as Grantaire on the musical's Complete Symphonic Recording (1988), which won a Grammy Award.[1][2] D'Aquila has appeared in more than 30 plays.[2]
Selected filmography
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