Alex Newell

Alex Newell, American actor and singer

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Born: August 20, 1992
Age in 2026: 34
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1992

About Alex Newell

Alex Eugene Newell is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018. For their role in Shucked, Newell won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Newell and J. Harrison Ghee were the first openly non-binary actors to be nominated for and win the Tony Award. Newell was among 34,000 to submit an audition video in 2011 for the first season of Oxygen's The Glee Project.

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Alex Newell timeline

2011Newell was among 34,000 to submit an audition video in 2011 for the first season of Oxygen's The Glee Project.
2018They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018.
2023For their role in Shucked, Newell won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

The world when Alex Newell was born

Alex Newell was born in 1992. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1992

#1 song"End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
Top movieUnforgiven
Top TV show60 Minutes
Best-selling bookThe Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Waller

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDream Team dominates Olympic basketball in Barcelona
Top headlineBill Clinton elected president
Technology milestoneFirst text message sent
Defining fadGrunge fashion flannel shirts
Notable inventionText messaging (SMS)
World population5.45 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population255.0M

1992 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alex Newell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1992	2026
Gas	$1.13	$3.45/gal
Average home	$100,000	$435,000
Average income	$37,553	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	255.0M	341 million

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