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Tomás Matos

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Tomás Matos
Born1998 (age 25–26)[1]
💼 Occupation
Dancer, singer, actor
📆 Years active  2016-present
Notable workFire Island (film)
🌐 Websitehttps://www.tomasmatosofficial.com/

Tomás Joaquin Matos is an American performer who is known for his appearance in the 2022 film Fire Island where he appears along with Bowen Yang and Margaret Cho.[2]

Matos graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2016 and began his performance career with a role in the Norwegian Cruise rendition of the musical version of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. He was also cast in previews with Diana: The Musical in 2018 before Broadway closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He is now making his Broadway debut via Netflix with his performance in that musical.[3]

The actor Daniel Radcliffe, best known for his portrayal of Harry Potter, credited his ability to Vogue in the 2019 TV series Miracle Workers to Matos during an interview with Stephen Colbert, with Radcliff describing Matos as a "vogueing specialist" though admitting "I can't do one percent of one percent of what he [Matos] does".[4]

Matos claims a non-binary gender identity and uses both "he" and "they" as pronouns.[1] He is of Afro Latino ethnicity: his father is Puerto Rican and Black, his mother Cuban and Spanish[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Laura Collins-Hughes (31 August 2021). "They Finally Get to Dance on Broadway". New York Times.
  2. "Fire Island: First look at gay rom-com starring SNL's Bowen Yang". Attitude. 7 March 2022.
  3. Michael Paulson (30 March 2021). "'Diana' Musical Sets Netflix Run-- And Broadway Opening Night". New York Times.
  4. Annie Martin (19 August 2021). "Daniel Radcliffe: 'Miracle Workers' dance scene was 'incredibly fun'". UPI.com.
  5. Paul A. Reyes (26 September 2021). "'Amazing': Broadway Latinos are back after Covid shutdown". NBC News.
  6. Maya Renee Castro (25 November 2020). "(Issue 4) TV/Film/Theater Feature: Tomás Matos". MixedMag.


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