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'''Nicholas Eduardo Alberto Cordero'''<ref name=NYT-obit/> (September 17, 1978 – July 5, 2020)<ref name=NYT-obit /> was a Canadian actor and singer.<ref name=NYT-obit/> He was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical]] for his role as Cheech in the 2014 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[Bullets Over Broadway (musical)|Bullets Over Broadway]]'' and was twice nominated for [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical|Drama Desk Awards]]. His career also included television roles and film roles.

Cordero was born and raised in [[Hamilton, Ontario]],<ref name=TheSpec /> to a Canadian mother and a father from [[Costa Rica]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://broadwaystyleguide.com/2017/04/nick-cordero-one-of-the-good-guys/| title=Nick Cordero: One of the Good Guys| author=Suzy Evans| date=April 2017| website=Broadway Style Guide}}</ref> CorderoHe graduated from [[Westdale Secondary School]] in Hamilton<ref name=TheSpec>{{cite news|last=Radley|first=Scot|url=https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/celebrity/2020/04/24/hamilton-actor-nick-cordero-now-negative-for-covid-19.html |title=Hamilton actor Nick Cordero now negative for COVID-19|newspaper=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|date=April 24, 2020|archive-date=May 29, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200529114730/https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/celebrity/2020/04/24/hamilton-actor-nick-cordero-now-negative-for-covid-19.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and attended [[Ryerson University]] in [[Toronto]] for two years before dropping out to perform in the band Lovemethod.<ref>Cordero in {{cite web |first=Lindsay |last=Champion |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/175841/tony-nominated-bullets-star-nick-cordero-on-quitting-school-getting-in-trouble-woody-allens-comedy-tips/ |title=Tony-Nominated Bullets Star Nick Cordero on Quitting School, Getting in Trouble & Woody Allen's Comedy Tips |website=[[Broadway.com]] |date= May 8, 2014 |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921095119/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/175841/tony-nominated-bullets-star-nick-cordero-on-quitting-school-getting-in-trouble-woody-allens-comedy-tips/ |url-status=live |quote=I left college at Ryerson University after two years to sing in a rock band, Lovemethod.}}</ref>

In March 2016, heCordero joined the Broadway production of ''[[Waitress (musical)|Waitress]]'', playing the role of Earl.<ref name="earl">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.playbill.com/article/bullets-over-broadway-star-nick-cordero-joins-broadway-bound-waitress-musical | title=Bullets Over Broadway Star Nick Cordero Joins Broadway-Bound Waitress Musical | magazine=Playbill | date=January 12, 2016 | access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-date= July 28, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191153/http://www.playbill.com/article/bullets-over-broadway-star-nick-cordero-joins-broadway-bound-waitress-musical|url-status=live}}</ref> He left ''Waitress'' to join the Broadway premiere of the musical ''[[A Bronx Tale (musical)|A Bronx Tale]]'', playing Sonny at the [[Longacre Theatre]] starting on November 3, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nick-Cordero-Richard-H-Blake-Bobby-Conte-Thornton-Ariana-DeBose-and-More-to-Lead-A-BRONX-TALE-on-Broadway-20160831 |title=Nick Cordero, Richard H. Blake, Bobby Conte Thornton, Ariana DeBose and More to Lead 'A Bronx Tale' on Broadway |website=[[BroadwayWorld]] |date=August 31, 2016}}</ref> For this role, Cordero was nominated for the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=McPhee |first1=Ryan |title=2017 Drama Desk Awards Presented June 4 |magazine=Playbill |date=June 4, 2017 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/2017-drama-desk-awards-presented-june-4 |access-date=July 6, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> InAlso in 2017, he portrayed Victor Lugo in "[[Blue Bloods (season 8)#ep159|Out of the Blue]]" and "[[Blue Bloods (season 8)#ep165|Heavy Is the Head]]", the fourth and tenth episodes of the eighth season of the [[CBS]] police procedural drama ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/blue_bloods/s08/e10|title=Blue Bloods – Season 8 Episode 10 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=July 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Blue Bloods Season 8 Episode 4 Photos Out of the Blue |url=https://seat42f.com/blue-bloods-season-8-episode-4-photos-out-of-the-blue.html |first=Thomas |last=Miller |date=October 18, 2017 |access-date=July 5, 2020 |work=Seat42F}}</ref> He reprised the role in 2018 in "[[Blue Bloods (season 8)#ep175|Your Six]]", the twentieth episode of the eighth season of the show.<ref>{{cite news |title=Here's Why 'Blue Bloods' Is Not on Tonight |url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/why-blue-bloods-not-on-tonight-cbs-schedule/ |first=Daniel S. |last=Levine|date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=July 5, 2020 |publisher=PopCulture.com}}</ref> In March 2020 Cordero moved to [[Los Angeles]] to work in a production of ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMANDA KLOOTS Shares What Its Like Living With Zach Braff & Florence Pugh |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_eqehmmk |date=August 20, 2021 |access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref>

On September 3, 2017, Cordero married dancer [[Amanda Kloots]] in a formal ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Bronx Tale's Nick Cordero and His Bride Perform a First Dance to Wow Their Wedding Guests|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/a-bronx-tales-nick-cordero-and-his-bride-perform-a-first-dance-to-wow-their-wedding-guests|first=Ruthie|last=Fierberg|date=September 6, 2017|access-date=July 5, 2020|magazine=Playbill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701225951/https://www.playbill.com/article/a-bronx-tales-nick-cordero-and-his-bride-perform-a-first-dance-to-wow-their-wedding-guests|archive-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> Their son was born in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Broadway's Nick Cordero and Amanda Kloots Welcome First Child|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-nick-cordero-and-amanda-kloots-welcome-first-child|first=Ruthie|last=Fierberg|date=June 11, 2019|access-date=July 5, 2020|magazine=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]}}</ref>