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===Health===
===Health===
In April 2020, Cordero contracted [[coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]]. His wife, Amanda Kloots, reported that he was in critical condition, on a ventilator, and being treated with dialysis and [[extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]].<ref name = People/> On April 18, 2020, his right leg was amputated as a result of complications from his illness.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nick-cordero-leg-amputation-1.5537671 |title=Nick Cordero, Broadway star from Ontario, has leg amputated due to COVID-19 complications |publisher=CBC News |date=April 19, 2020 }}</ref> Many supporters on Instagram began using the hashtag #WakeUpNick to show their support for Cordero and his wife. On April 24, Kloots announced via Instagram that Cordero had received a temporary pacemaker for his heart.<ref>{{cite news | last=Moreau | first=Jordan | title=Broadway star Nick Cordero gets temporary pacemaker after leg amputation due to coronavirus | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-ent-nick-cordero-coronavirus-leg-amputation-pacemaker-20200425-oaz3frq3e5dq7aiu6je5prmvsa-story.html | work=Chicago Tribune | publisher=Chicago Tribune | date=April 24, 2020 | accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref> On May 1, 2020, his wife reported that he had major lung damage, including "holes in his lungs," and he had a successful tracheostomy tube placed. CNN reported that Cordero had still not regained consciousness after being taken off of sedation.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lisa Respers |last=France |title=Nick Cordero's wife says his lungs are 'severely damaged' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/entertainment/nick-cordero-update-trnd/index.html |date=May 1, 2020 |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Trepany |first1=Charles |title=Nick Cordero's coronavirus recovery: Amanda Kloots shares update she hopes is 'great sign' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/01/amanda-kloots-gives-positive-update-nick-cordero-coronavirus-recovery/3071277001/ |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |work=USA TODAY}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pasquini |first1=Maria |title=Nick Cordero 'Doing Well' After Tracheostomy as His Wife Hopes for 'Another Day of Rest and Recovery' |url=https://people.com/theater/nick-cordero-doing-well-after-tracheostomy-wife-amanda-kloots/ |date=May 3, 2020 |accessdate=May 4, 2020 |work=People }}</ref> On May 5, 2020, Cordero's wife reported he had a "rocky night" and doctors had to take him into surgery, after his oxygen levels fell too low, to perform "a lung scraping to get rid of some more infection".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chung |first1=Gabrielle |title=Nick Cordero Had a 'Rocky Night', Doctors Had to Perform Procedure to Remove Infection, Says Wife|url=https://people.com/theater/nick-cordero-wife-says-actor-had-rocky-night-in-hospital-as-she-wears-his-clothes/ |accessdate=May 6, 2020 |work=People}}</ref> On May 13, 2020, it was reported that Cordero had regained consciousness.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadway actor wakes up from Covid-19 coma |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52645276 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=May 13, 2020 |date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>
In April 2020, Cordero contracted [[coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]]. His wife, Amanda Kloots, reported that he was in critical condition, on a ventilator, and being treated with dialysis and [[extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]].<ref name = People/> On April 18, 2020, his right leg was amputated as a result of complications from his illness.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nick-cordero-leg-amputation-1.5537671 |title=Nick Cordero, Broadway star from Ontario, has leg amputated due to COVID-19 complications |publisher=CBC News |date=April 19, 2020 }}</ref> Many supporters on Instagram began using the hashtag #WakeUpNick to show their support for Cordero and his wife. On April 24, Kloots announced via Instagram that Cordero had received a temporary pacemaker for his heart.<ref>{{cite news | last=Moreau | first=Jordan | title=Broadway star Nick Cordero gets temporary pacemaker after leg amputation due to coronavirus | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-ent-nick-cordero-coronavirus-leg-amputation-pacemaker-20200425-oaz3frq3e5dq7aiu6je5prmvsa-story.html | work=Chicago Tribune | publisher=Chicago Tribune | date=April 24, 2020 | accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref> On May 1, 2020, his wife reported that he had major lung damage, including "holes in his lungs," and he had a successful tracheostomy tube placed. CNN reported that Cordero had still not regained consciousness after being taken off of sedation.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lisa Respers |last=France |title=Nick Cordero's wife says his lungs are 'severely damaged' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/entertainment/nick-cordero-update-trnd/index.html |date=May 1, 2020 |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Trepany |first1=Charles |title=Nick Cordero's coronavirus recovery: Amanda Kloots shares update she hopes is 'great sign' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/01/amanda-kloots-gives-positive-update-nick-cordero-coronavirus-recovery/3071277001/ |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |work=USA TODAY}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pasquini |first1=Maria |title=Nick Cordero 'Doing Well' After Tracheostomy as His Wife Hopes for 'Another Day of Rest and Recovery' |url=https://people.com/theater/nick-cordero-doing-well-after-tracheostomy-wife-amanda-kloots/ |date=May 3, 2020 |accessdate=May 4, 2020 |work=People }}</ref> On May 5, 2020, Cordero's wife reported he had a "rocky night" and doctors had to take him into surgery, after his oxygen levels fell too low, to perform "a lung scraping to get rid of some more infection".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chung |first1=Gabrielle |title=Nick Cordero Had a 'Rocky Night', Doctors Had to Perform Procedure to Remove Infection, Says Wife|url=https://people.com/theater/nick-cordero-wife-says-actor-had-rocky-night-in-hospital-as-she-wears-his-clothes/ |accessdate=May 6, 2020 |work=People}}</ref> On May 13, 2020, it was reported that Cordero had regained consciousness.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadway actor wakes up from Covid-19 coma |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52645276 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=May 13, 2020 |date=May 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Nick Cordero salió del coma tras sufrir coronavirus|language=Spanish|work=|url=https://www.abcdiario.com.ar/fama/2020/5/13/nick-cordero-salio-del-coma-tras-sufrir-coronavirus-abrir-los-ojos-es-una-lucha-34243.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:06, 13 May 2020

Nick Cordero
Born (1978-09-17) September 17, 1978 (age 46)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
EducationRyerson University (Dropped out)
OccupationActor
Years active2005-present
SpouseAmanda Kloots

Nick Cordero (born September 17, 1978)[1] is a Canadian actor. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Cheech in the 2014 Broadway musical Bullets Over Broadway.

Career

Cordero's debut was in the title role in the Off-Broadway production of The Toxic Avenger. He also played the role of Dennis in Rock of Ages on Broadway in 2012 and on tour.[2]

Cordero appeared on Broadway in 2014 in the musical Bullets Over Broadway in the role of Cheech,[3] for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical[4] and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.[5] He won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Theater World Award for the role.

In March 2016, he joined the Broadway production of Waitress, playing the role of Earl.[6] He left Waitress to join the Broadway premiere of the musical A Bronx Tale, playing Sonny at the Longacre Theatre starting on November 3, 2016.[7] For this role, Cordero was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor In A Musical in 2017.[8]

In 2017 he portrayed the role of Victor Lugo in "Heavy is the Head", the tenth episode of the eighth season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods, and reprised the role in 2018 in "Your Six", the twentieth episode of the eighth season of the show.

Personal life

Cordero grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He graduated from Westdale Secondary School[9] in Hamilton, and attended Ryerson University in Toronto for two years, and left to perform in the band Lovemethod.[10]

Health

In April 2020, Cordero contracted COVID-19. His wife, Amanda Kloots, reported that he was in critical condition, on a ventilator, and being treated with dialysis and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.[1] On April 18, 2020, his right leg was amputated as a result of complications from his illness.[11] Many supporters on Instagram began using the hashtag #WakeUpNick to show their support for Cordero and his wife. On April 24, Kloots announced via Instagram that Cordero had received a temporary pacemaker for his heart.[12] On May 1, 2020, his wife reported that he had major lung damage, including "holes in his lungs," and he had a successful tracheostomy tube placed. CNN reported that Cordero had still not regained consciousness after being taken off of sedation.[13][14][15] On May 5, 2020, Cordero's wife reported he had a "rocky night" and doctors had to take him into surgery, after his oxygen levels fell too low, to perform "a lung scraping to get rid of some more infection".[16] On May 13, 2020, it was reported that Cordero had regained consciousness.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b Pasquini, Maria (April 12, 2020). "Nick Cordero in ‘Very Critical Condition’ After Emergency Surgery amid Coronavirus Health Crisis", People. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ [1] broadwayworld.com
  3. ^ "Woody Allen Musical Bullets Over Broadway, With Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie, Begins March 11". playbill.com. Playbill. March 11, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Tony Awards 2014: 'Bullets over Broadway' has lackluster showing". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Gans, Andrew. "2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced; 'Gentleman's Guide' Earns 12 Nominations", playbill.com, April 25, 2014
  6. ^ "Bullets Over Broadway Star Nick Cordero Joins Broadway-Bound Waitress Musical". playbill.com. Playbill. January 12, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Nick Cordero, Richard H. Blake, Bobby Conte Thornton, Ariana DeBose and More to Lead 'A Bronx Tale' on Broadway" broadwayworld.com, August 31, 2016
  8. ^ "Nick Cordero". ibdb.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Radley, Scott.Hamilton actor Nick Cordero now negative for COVID-19" thespec.com, April 24, 2020
  10. ^ Champion, Lindsay.Tony-Nominated Bullets Star Nick Cordero on Quitting School, Getting in Trouble & Woody Allen's Comedy Tips" broadway.com, May 8, 2014
  11. ^ "Nick Cordero, Broadway star from Ontario, has leg amputated due to COVID-19 complications". CBC News. April 19, 2020.
  12. ^ Moreau, Jordan (April 24, 2020). "Broadway star Nick Cordero gets temporary pacemaker after leg amputation due to coronavirus". Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  13. ^ France, Lisa Respers (May 1, 2020). "Nick Cordero's wife says his lungs are 'severely damaged'". CNN. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  14. ^ Trepany, Charles. "Nick Cordero's coronavirus recovery: Amanda Kloots shares update she hopes is 'great sign'". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  15. ^ Pasquini, Maria (May 3, 2020). "Nick Cordero 'Doing Well' After Tracheostomy as His Wife Hopes for 'Another Day of Rest and Recovery'". People. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  16. ^ Chung, Gabrielle. "Nick Cordero Had a 'Rocky Night', Doctors Had to Perform Procedure to Remove Infection, Says Wife". People. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  17. ^ "Broadway actor wakes up from Covid-19 coma". BBC News. May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  18. ^ "Nick Cordero salió del coma tras sufrir coronavirus" (in Spanish).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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