David Alvarez Biography
David Alvarez is a Canadian actor and dancer who was born on May 11, 1994. He is most renowned for playing one of the original Billys in Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway and for being one of the youngest winners of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. He received his ballet training from American Ballet Theatre, and he will play Bernardo in the 2021 West Side Story movie directed by Steven Spielberg.
David Alvarez Biography Facts
| Name | David Alvarez |
| Famous Roles, Known For | Billy Elliot the Musical |
| Occupation | Actor, Dancer |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 11 May 1994 |
| Birth Place | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Canada |
| Age | 29 Years |
| Height | 1.83 m (6′ 0″) |
| Weight (Approx.) | 70 kg |
| Education | Graduate |
| Nationality (Country) | Canada |
| Food Diet | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Travelling, Shopping |
David Alvarez Favourite Things
| Favourite Food | fast Food |
| Favourite Colour(s) | Black |
| Favourite Destination(s) | Sweden |
David Alvarez Net Worth
David Alvarez’s lucrative career in the entertainment sector has contributed to his estimated net worth of $3 million.
David Alvarez Early life and education
Cuban parents gave birth to Alvarez as David Alvarez-Gonzalez in Montreal, Quebec. His mother Yanek is an actress and theater director, while his father David Alvarez-Carbonell teaches biology and chemistry. His native tongues were Spanish and French. His family relocated to San Diego, California, where his father secured employment at The Scripps Research Institute.
At the California dance, Alvarez developed a deeper interest in classical dance. Alvarez’s family moved to New York City in 2005 after he was awarded a full merit scholarship to the American Ballet Theatre’s (ABT) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Alvarez performed in lead roles in both The Sleeping Beauty at the Metropolitan Opera House and The Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center Opera House while he was a member of ABT. Up until 2012, he kept up his ballet training at ABT.
David Alvarez Acting and dancing career
Billy Elliot
Along with Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Alvarez was one of the three boys originally chosen to play Billy in the Broadway version of Billy Elliot the Musical.* For the part, he had to study acting, voice, tap, and acrobatics. He prepared from July 2007 to March 2008. On October 1, 2008, Billy Elliot the Musical went on stage, and on October 2, Alvarez gave its first sneak peek. On January 3, 2010, he gave the part his last performance.
Critics, such as Ben Brantley, Claudia La Rocco of The New York Times, and Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times, were quite complimentary of Alvarez’s portrayal of Billy Elliot. He was highlighted at the 62nd Tony Awards ceremony, as well as on Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, Sunday Morning on CBS News, The Today Show, Canada AM on CTV, CBC News, and Despierta America on Univision.
Alvarez became one of the youngest winners of the Tony Award when he shared the prize with Kulish and Kowalik for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. Billy Elliot won 10 Tony Awards and was nominated for fifteen, including Best Musical.
Alvarez began performing in Billy Elliot: El Musical, a Mexico City version of the musical in Spanish. The character of “Older Billy” was assigned to him, and he performed in it from February 10 to June 11, 2017.
Later work
Alvarez enlisted in the US Army after leaving theater. After serving for 2.5 years in the 25th Infantry Division, he came back to Broadway and landed a swing role in a 2015 production of On the Town. Alvarez performed as an adult Billy in a dream ballet pas de deux between Billy and his elder self in Mexico in 2016.
In the 2021 television series American Rust on Showtime, David Alvarez plays Isaac English.
He tried out for the 2021 West Side Story movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2018 while he was a student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He performs in this musical adaptation as Bernardo.
David Alvarez Personal life
Dance Spirit Magazine named Alvarez one of the top 10 young ballet dancers to watch in 2008.
Alvarez received the Recanati-Kaplan honor scholarship at the 92nd Street Y School of Music, where he studied classical piano to augment his acting and dance abilities.
David Alvarez Trivia
For his performance as Billy in Billy Elliott The Musical, David was awarded the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
David Alvarez was an infantryman in the United States Army.
David Alvarez Social Media
- Instagram handle: @davidalvarezofficial
- Twitter handle: @DavidAlvarezD
David Alvarez On TikTok
@hongitomaister
David Alvarez Filmography
- S.W.A.T.
- Child’s Play
- Fitted
- We Regret to Inform You
- West Side Story
- The Stamp Collector
What is David Alvarez ethnicity?
Cuban parents gave birth to Alvarez as David Alvarez-Gonzalez in Montreal, Quebec. His mother Yanek is an actress and theater director, while his father David Alvarez-Carbonell teaches biology and chemistry. His native tongues were Spanish and French.
Did David Alvarez find his sister?
Running for his sister, he had maybe the most devoted run of the evening and finished first for the season. As of right now, no one has reported finding his sister during the qualifying course. In the hopes that the miraculous would ultimately occur, he ran the city finals course.