| Full given name: |
Colman Jason Domingo |
| Hometown: | Philadelphia (where I grew up) and San Francisco (where I became an artist). |
| Special skills: | Aerial Web and 5 ft. stilt-walking |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | A Doll's House with Janet McTeer at the Belasco Theatre, where I am now making my debut. An Oprah "Aha moment!" |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | A Raisin in the Sun with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee. |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with my dear friend Anika Noni Rose and August Osage County. Run don't walk is what I usually say. |
| Favorite show tune: | "Home" from The Wiz. Always makes me cry. |
| MAC or PC? | Absolutely MAC. |
| Most played song on your iPod: | Amy Winehouse's version of "There is No Greater Love." |
| One CD you couldn't live without: | Donny Hathaway's Greatest Hits. |
| Last book you read: | "Ask and It Is Given" [by Esther and Jerry Hicks] |
| Must-see TV show: | "Project Runway" |
| Last good movie you saw: | "La Vie en Rose" |
| Favorite board game: | Scattergories |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Ledisi |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | VH1's "Rock of Love" |
| First stage kiss: | Still haven't had a good one to write about. |
| Favorite pre-show meal: | Usually something healthy from Le Pain Quotidien or Saju Bistro across the street from the Belasco. |
| How you got your Equity card: | I got my Equity Card from Berkeley Rep when I was 22 years old. I was cast in David Saar's The Yellow Boat. |
| Worst missed cue: | I missed my entrance in a production of Blade to the Heat at Thick Description in San Francisco. I came in to the scene very late and hugged the punching bag. I had no idea what to do! Unfortunately that mishap was recorded for archives at UC Berkeley. It goes down in history. |
| Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? | I played Harvard Attorney Ron Gumer (unfortunate last name) on the flagship "Law & Order"; Gus a homeless, schizophrenic, heroin addict on "L&O: Trial by Jury"; and Sgt. Ev. Sides on "L&O: Criminal Intent." |
| Worst costume ever: | In Bright Ideas at MCC I played a Hip Hop Beaver named Bix. A full mascot costume. It gets hot as hell in those things. |
| Favorite cereal: | Raisin Bran Crunch. |
| Worst job you ever had: | A waiter at a four-star restaurant in San Francisco. I would go to the bathroom and cry in the middle of a shift. Customers and staff join together to make sure you felt like a maniac. |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | When I was upgraded from an extra to PepsiMan in the PepsiMan 2000 Japan campaign. It was shot by the famed cinematographer Tak Fujimoto. |
