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1st African-American actor to play Valjean on Broadway dies by Mark Kennedy

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean in "Les Misérables" on Broadway has died after falling from a fire escape, according to a show spokesman. He was 21.

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun <span class="access-badge access-subscription" title="This site may require a subscription.">Subscription</span> at 10:09pm on August 29, 2015

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