Jonathan Larson wiki, bio, age, died, family, composer, wife, documentary, awards
Typical examples of the use of these themes can be found in his own works Rent and Tick, Tick… Boom! In addition to that, Larson had also received 3 posthumous Tony Awards as well as a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for a rock musical Rent.
Fast Facts:
- Full Name: Jonathan David Larson
- Birth Date: 4th February 1960
- Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States of America
- Death Date: 25th January 1996 (aged 35 years old)
- Death Place: New York City, New York, USA
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Larson
Jonathan Larson: Personal life
Jonathan Larson was originally from White Plains, New York, USA. He came into this world on 4th February of the year 1960. He was born to his parents Allan Larson and Nanette Larson. Jonathan was exposed to the performing arts especially in music and theatre from a very early age.
He used to play the trumpet, tuba, sang in the choir of school, and also took formal piano lessons. Additionally, Larson was also involved in the acting in his high school performing in the lead roles in different productions at the White Plains High School.
For his education, Jonathan went to study at the Adelphi University located in Garden City, New York with 4 years scholarship as acting major. He later completed his graduation with a bachelor degree in Fine Arts.
Fast Facts:
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Playwright, Composer
- Religion: Christianity
- Father: Allan Larson
- Mother: Nanette Larson
- College: Adelphi University
- Married: NA
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Brown
- Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Jonathan Larson: Career
Before composing and writing his most popular work, a musical Rent, Larson wrote a variety of early theatrical pieces with different degrees of success and production. Among the early creative work, one is Sacrimmoralinority.
Between the years 1983 and 1990, he wrote Superbia which was originally intended as the futuristic rock retelling of the book of George Orwell entitled as Nineteen Eighty-Four. His next work was completed in 1991 which was an autobiographical rock monologue entitled 30/90 that was later renamed as Boho Days and finally titled as Tick, Tick… BOOM!
Typical examples of the use of these themes can be found in his own works Rent and Tick, Tick… Boom! In addition to that, Larson had also received 3 posthumous Tony Awards as well as a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for a rock musical Rent.
Fast Facts:
- Occupation: Playwright, Composer
- Notable work: Tick, Tick… Boom!
Jonathan Larson: Death
Jonathan unexpectedly died in the morning of the first preview performance Off-Broadway of Rent. He suffered from an aortic dissection and it is believed to have been caused by the undiagnosed Marfan syndrome in the early morning on 25th January 1996.
The New York State medical investigators concluded that if the aortic dissection was properly diagnosed and treated, Jonathan would have lived. He had been suffering from the severe chest pains, dizziness, as well as shortness of breath for few days before his death.
But the doctors at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Cabrini Medical Center couldn’t find the signs of an aortic aneurysm even after a chest X-ray and ECG. Because of that, the doctors misdiagnosed it as the flu or stress.