Leslie Odom, Jr. is a multifaceted Tony and Grammy Award-winning, three-time Emmy and two-time Academy Award-nominated vocalist, songwriter, actor, and  New York Times bestselling author. With a career that spans all performance genres, Odom has received recognition for his excellence and achievements in Broadway, television, film, and music. Odom made his long-awaited return to Broadway starring in, and co-producing, the new Broadway production of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by the legendary Ossie Davis, which opened in September 2023 to widespread critical acclaim. Odom was Tony Award-nominated for Lead Actor in a Play for his role, and the play received six nominations in total.  Purlie Victorious was also recorded and aired as part of PBS’s Great Performances. Additionally, he stared in the sequel to the original iconic film  The Exorcist for Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel to David Chase’s award-winning series  The Sopranos, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and as legendary singer Sam Cooke in the award-winning Amazon film adaptation of  One Night in Miami…, directed by Regina King. His critically acclaimed and highly lauded portrayal of the soul icon and musical performance of original song “Speak Now” earned him multiple awards and nominations. Well known for his breakout role as ‘Aaron Burr’ in the smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Odom hosted The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! on CBS in September 2021 (2022 Emmy nomination). Additional film and television credits include Apple TV+’s  Central Park (2020 Emmy nomination),  Hamilton on Disney+ (2021 Emmy nomination), Abbott Elementary, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Love in the Time of Corona, Harriet, and many more. Co-written with Nicolette Robinson, Odom’s first children’s book,  I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know, was published by Feiwel & Friends on March 28, 2023. The book debuted on the  New York Times bestseller list at #7 in its first week. Odom is a BMG recording artist and has released five full-length albums. His fifth studio album,  When A Crooner Dies, was released on November 17, 2023.