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Jacob Clemente

Jacob Clemente (born Apr 12, 1997) is a Broadway dancer, singer, and actor known for playing the title character in Billy. Before appearing in Billiy Elliot, he was named the 2007 Junior Mr. Starquest and the 2008 National NYCDA Mini Outstanding Dancer. In 2008, he was cast as a Newsboy in Gypsy with Patti Lupone. His great grandfather was a Pennsylvania coal miner, and his other great grandfather was a Welsh coal miner. In 2009, he was asked to attend "Billy camp", where he trained for the Broadway production of Billy Elliot. He made his debut in spiring 2010 as Tall Boy/Michael u/s. Within a month, he was asked to play Billy, and he made his debut on April 3rd 2010. He will leave the show for personal reasons on the 5th of June 2011, and he will be replaced by Giuseppe Bausilio, who has played the role on tour and in Chicago.