Gerard Canonico

Gerard Canonico (born July 23, 1989) is an American actor and singer, best known for his roles in Broadway and off-Broadway musicals.

A native of New Jersey, Canonico has been performing since he was six years old. He was first interested in modeling, but after the first audition he decided that modeling was too boring for his taste. His mother suggested acting instead. He has been a musician since he was 10 years old, starting with voice and moving on to drums and guitar. Both his parents are musicians and his father is a music teacher. A resident of Matawan, Canonico attended Mater Dei High School.

His first Broadway performance was in 1999, playing Gavroche in the musical Les Misérables. He played the role for a year and a half before leaving to do A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden in 2001, playing the role of Jonathan. He was later cast in the national tour of Casper the Musical, alongside Chita Rivera, performing in Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Atlanta, and Dallas from June 5, 2001 to August 5, 2001.

In 2002 Canonico played Louis in a production of The King and I at the Paper Mill Playhouse. While he was still performing in Les Misérables he became involved in readings for the off-Broadway musical The Prince and the Pauper at the Lamb's Theatre. He played the Pauper Tom Canty from the show's opening on June 16, 2002 until October, when the show took a month-long break. The show opened again in November without Canonico, who had grown out of the role (and was replaced by Jimmy Dieffenbach). In 2004 Canonico played Brett in the off-Broadway musical Children's Letters to God, also at the Lamb's Theatre.

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