Those who knew Nick Cordero are remembering him as a passionate, ambitious and deeply caring actor, singer and dancer whose immense talent and towering presence made him stand out even in his early days in Canada.
TORONTO -- Even as a gangly student in Hamilton and Toronto, Nick Cordero was seen as a big-hearted rock star destined to make a great mark on both the theatre world and his circle of friends.
Cordero died Sunday at age 41 in Los Angeles after spending three months in hospital battling a range of issues stemming from COVID-19, according to an Instagram post from his wife, dancer and personal trainer Amanda Kloots. Born and raised in Hamilton, Cordero hit the big time in New York in productions including "The Toxic Avenger," "Rock of Ages," "Waitress," "A Bronx Tale" and "Bullets Over Broadway." The latter is what earned him a Tony nomination and where he met Kloots, who was also performing in the show.
"It's one of those things where you're like, 'I really like musicals, and I'm pretty good at them. But that guy, that guy's got something beyond,"' Phillips says. Cordero always made time for Zamprogna whenever he visited him in the Big Apple, proudly introducing his former teacher to everyone in the theatre, and taking him out for drinks with Kloots.
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