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Aubrey Joseph

Aubrey Omari Joseph (born November 26, 1997)[1][2] is an American actor best known for his role as Tyrone Johnson / Cloak in Freeform's Cloak & Dagger.

Career

Aubrey started acting on the stage, portraying Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King, a role he alternated with Judah Bellamy.[3]

Aubrey has his first major, starring role after being cast in January 2017 as Tyrone Johnson / Cloak, one of the lead characters, in the Marvel's Cloak & Dagger television series. The show, set within the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, aired on Freeform, jointly produced by the network,Marvel Television, based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name.[4][5] Aubrey felt his casting was coincidental. "At the time that I got the audition, I was in the middle of trying to watch season one of Luke Cage, so it was crazy just how ironic everything was at that moment."[6] The series ran for two seasons, concluding in May 2019 and was canceled that October.[7] Joseph and his Cloak & Dagger co-star Olivia Holt returned to voice their respective characters on the Disney XD animated series Spider-Man and reprised their roles for a two-episode crossover in the third and final season of Marvel's Runaways. Aubrey released his debut album, XXl, on July 24, 2020.

Personal life

Aubrey Joseph is the middle child of three boys.[6]

Filmography

Accolades

References

  1. ^ a b Silva, Tiffany (October 5, 2017). "Aubrey Joseph will Star as One of Marvel's Latest Small Screen Superheroes". bckonline. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Official Twitter account states he was born on November 26.
  3. ^ BWW News Desk (November 13, 2011). "THE LION KING Celebrates 14 Years On Broadway". Broadway World. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Lawrence Yee (January 30, 2017). "Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph Cast in Freeform's 'Marvel's Cloak & Dagger'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  5. ^ Nellie Andreeva (January 30, 2017). "'Marvel's Cloak & Dagger': Olivia Holt & Aubrey Joseph Land Title Roles In Series For Freeform". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  6. ^ a b Riesman, Abraham (June 6, 2018). "Marvel's Cloak and Dagger Stars Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt Had a Very Unusual Audition". Vulture. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 24, 2019). "'Marvel's Cloak & Dagger' Canceled By Freeform After 2 Seasons". Deadline.
  8. ^ Joest, Mick (2 October 2019). "Olivia Holt And Aubrey Joseph's Cloak And Dagger Go Beast Mode For Marvel's Spider-Man in Exclusive Video". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. ^ Paige, Rachel (June 19, 2020). "Spidey Must Stop the Symbiote Invasion in New Episode of 'Marvel's Spider-Man: Maximum Venom'". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  10. ^ Douglas, Esme. "Teen Choice Awards 2018: See the full list of winners". EW. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  11. ^ Moreau, Jordan (19 June 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Riverdale,' 'Aladdin' Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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