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Chris Lee(LVI)

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The Chi
After discovering he might die soon, a timid young man along with his estranged and outrageous childhood friends, embark on a quest for closure on why the love of his life left.
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Chris Lee was born September 19th, 1994 in Augusta, Ga. He moved to Atlanta with his mother when he was 4. He attended The McCallie School, a prestigious boarding school in Chattanooga, TN for his entire high school career. There, he was dared to do a play, and ended up falling in love with the arts. Chris is the true quadruple threat! Chris is an actor, singer, dancer, and musician. After completing 3 years at Belmont University he was cast in the Broadway smash hit Hamilton and opened it in Chicago. After opening Hamilton he left to pursue a career in television. After recurring on Showtime's, "The Chi", he was cast in CW's "Legacies". He recurred for the first season and was bumped up to a series regular by season 2. He has appeared on many television shows including "Empire", "S.W.A.T", "Whose line is it anyway?" and more! When he isn't on stage in the theatre he is writing and performing his own music. In 2018 he released his debut EP "In My Feelings" he has since released 2 singles "Adios" and "Intruder Albert" and his debut Album "1000". He continues to stay connected to his theatre roots during spare time, doing many performances of new works and readings before they head to broadway. 6/26/2020.
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    Known for

    Justin Hartley in Tracker (2024)
    Tracker
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Randy
    Lynn Whitfield in The Chi (2018)
    The Chi
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Hannibal
    Matthew Davis, Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Kaylee Kaneshiro, Danielle Rose Russell, Jenny Boyd, Aria Shahghasemi, and Quincy Fouse in Since When Do You Speak Japanese? (2019)
    Legacies
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Kaleb Hawkins
    • Kaleb
    Trevor Morgan and Lindsey Morgan in Single Car Crashes (2024)
    Single Car Crashes
    8.3
    • Nolan Hall
    • 2024

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    Actor



    • Justin Hartley in Tracker (2024)
      Tracker
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Randy
      • 2025
    • Lynn Whitfield in The Chi (2018)
      The Chi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Hannibal
      • 2018–2024
    • Trevor Morgan and Lindsey Morgan in Single Car Crashes (2024)
      Single Car Crashes
      8.3
      • Nolan Hall
      • 2024
    • Jerry O'Connell and Bailee Madison in Play Dead (2022)
      Play Dead
      5.2
      • Ross
      • 2022
    • Matthew Davis, Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Kaylee Kaneshiro, Danielle Rose Russell, Jenny Boyd, Aria Shahghasemi, and Quincy Fouse in Since When Do You Speak Japanese? (2019)
      Legacies
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Kaleb Hawkins
      • Kaleb
      • 2018–2022
    • Back to Lyla (2022)
      Back to Lyla
      5.8
      • Preston
      • 2022
    • Elisabeth Shue, Julie Delpy, Alexia Landeau, and Sarah Jones in On the Verge (2021)
      On the Verge
      6.5
      TV Series
      • 2021
    • Willa Fitzgerald, Carlson Young, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Sean Grandillo, and Amadeus Serafini in Scream: The TV Series (2015)
      Scream: The TV Series
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Dealer
      • 2019
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Peter 'PC-Pak' Watkins
      • 2019
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Tommy Turner (as Chris De'Sean Lee)
      • 2017

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    • American Music Awards 2022 (2022)
      American Music Awards 2022
      5.3
      TV Special
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      • 2022

    Music Department



    • Zack in Time (2024)
      Zack in Time
      7.5
      TV Series
      • theme music composer
      • 2024

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    • Alternative name
      • Chris De'Sean Lee
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Other works
      Original Cast Member - Hamilton Chicago Marquis Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson (2018) Hamilton Touring Group debut in Tempe, AZ on February 9, 2018 as Marquis Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson

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      • Male

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      Resembles Leon Thomas III.

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