Ariana DeBose - Biography

Who is Ariana DeBose?

Ariana DeBose is a professional actress, singer, dancer and an American national. She is well known for starring in a theatre production of Pippin, A Bronx Tale, and in the films Hamilton, West Side Story, The Prom.

Ariana DeBose – Age, Parents, Siblings

Ariana DeBose’s birth took place on January 25, 1991, in North Carolina, USA. She was born to Caucasian mother Gina DeBose, who is a middle school teacher while the identity of her father, who is of Afro-Puerto Rican descent. There is no information available on her siblings as well.

Education, Ethnicity

After graduation, Ariana DeBose went on to study at Western Carolina University. Her ethnicity includes Italian, African-American, Puerto-Rican.

Ariana DeBose – Girlfriend, Relationship

DeBose has publicly revealed that her sexuality is a lesbian. She is in a relationship with her girlfriend Jill Johnson and has been dating for years. Johnson works in the theater industry as a props master. Although the couple has not revealed details of their wedding, she and her partner are married.

Ariana DeBose – Career

Theatre

DeBose’s breakthrough came in 2009 when she was selected to compete in the TV series So You Think You Can Dance. She made it to the Top 20. 

Since then Ariana DeBose has done extensive work in broadway theatre and musical plays- namely Bring It On (2011, 2012), Motown: The Musical (2013), Pippin (2014), Hamilton: An American Musical (2015), A Bronx Tale (2016), Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (2017-2018) as Disco Donna.

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Films, Series

In recent years she has also starred in films as well as TV series. She has portrayed character(s) in the movies Seaside (2019), Hamilton (2020), West Side Story (2020) as Anita, The Prom (2020), in TV series Blue Bloods (2016), and in the TV documentary Hamilton's America (2016).

Ariana DeBose in West Side Story as Anita (Image: IMDb)

Co-stars

On the set of West Side Story, Ariana DeBose has starred alongside Rachel Zegler, Ben Cook, Mike Faist, Corey Stoll, David Alvarez.

Ariana DeBose – Award, Nominations

In 2018 she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.

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Ariana DeBose – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on Ariana DeBose’s salary is unclear while the figure on her net worth is around $1 million.

Ariana DeBose – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Ariana DeBose is followed by thousands of followers and counting. She also has a self-titled YouTube channel with around 226 subscribers but has not uploaded since June 2016.

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