Jordan Fisher
I'm a massive 'Mario' fan in general.
There are only a couple characters and people in the world where, in history, where you can go anywhere in the world and say that character or person, that name, that song, and everyone knows what it is. Mickey Mouse is one, Disney, in general. In terms of gaming, Super Mario, he's everywhere.
I've always been a huge, huge gamer in general, and I definitely grew up with all Nintendo products, and the Super Mario franchise has been a franchise that has shaped culture.
This is all I wanna do; I want to entertain. I want to make music. I want do film.
I love people, which might be a little rare for artists. I don't know if a lot of artists like people, but I do. I love love.
My 'Collaboration Wish List' is a mile long.
I started playing on my grandmother's organ at a really young age. I learned 'Chopsticks' and that kind of thing, but I didn't really start picking it up and start taking it super seriously until I was probably about 13, 14.
I love Black History Month and celebrating my ancestral roots, but not just my blackness, which is so beautiful. But my Tahitian and my Italian - everything that makes me, me.
I'm mixed, and I'm proud of that.
I've worked at a Game Stop and had my service turned down before because of the color of my skin. And it's a shame.
I've got great friends.
I've got great family.
My life is such that I can delegate with love.
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a musical icon, and being part of any show of his is an honor.
I'm normally based in L.A.
For whatever reason, I love 'The Schuyler Sisters!'
I'm not one to get too starstruck.
I'm a massive fan of Troye Sivan, Ariana Grande, and Justin Timberlake.
I've always, always loved dancing.
I was gymnast for a long time, so that helped with understanding my body.
I'm a very community-oriented person.
Ultimately, I have one life, and you always regret the things you don't do.
Being a part of 'Hamilton' is remarkably special. It's a very powerful show that has spectacular emotional and political relevance.
When I get the opportunity to do what I love while also taking a stance on things I believe in, it's a very beautiful thing.
Being on 'Grease: Live' was a massive mile marker. It ultimately led me to 'Hamilton.'
I'm a huge NBA fan and have been for a really long time.
No one really sees the hours of work you put into that moment that finally happens on television or in the theater; they just kind of see the result.
I was a science guy in school, numbers and science and formula: what made things work and how to bring them forward - not what happened.
I hated history in school.
Being able to invest in my community and invest in areas that people might not really know about and monuments that people might not know about in their own backyard is a great opportunity.
I grew up dreaming of being on Broadway and being able to do that - and 'Hamilton' - was awesome, and it was the hardest thing for the first few weeks, and then it was the easiest thing.
In the '90s, I was the only kid around that looked like me.
'Rent' resonates with people across generations because it's really great art.
I am adopted, and I am so grateful for my story, and that's what makes me who I am.
As a species, I think if we could be half as good as dogs, I think the world would be a much better place.
I grew up saying that I love humans, but I love dogs much, much more.
Family is family. I grew up in a household where all the four-legged animals were as important as the two-legged animals.
I get a lot of my inspiration from the Jackson 5 and Luther Vandross.
At the end of the day, I want to do film, and I want to do TV, but I grew up on stage, and I love music.
I love to perform. I love live shows.
I'd love to one day win an Oscar just as much as one day I'd like to win a Grammy.
My upbringing in Birmingham gave me a sense of reality. I could not pick another city I would rather have grown up in. Growing up around really good, solid, godly people, it helped me to find those kind of great people in L.A., too, which can be hard for some people.
I'm an artist through and through.
There are over 400 parks in all 50 states that represent our country and that are enriched with stories that tell about how our country became what it is today. There is a lot of history frozen in these places.
Coming out of 'Hamilton,' my patriotic spirit and love for my country is renewed. I think that's the case for a lot of people. It instills a newly revitalized spirit in terms of learning about the formation of our country.
I encourage everybody to hop on Google and type in 'national park' in whatever state they live in and see the beauty that lies in their own backyard. It's that simple.
Musical theatre is, for sure, my first love.