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Colin Bates
Born	August 17, 1990 (1990-08-17) (age 17)
Occupation	Stage actor, singer, dancer

Colin Bates (born August 17, 1990) is a young American actor, singer and dancer. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

He was born in Los Angeles to British father Robert and American mother Donna. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He now lives in Pennsylvania and attends the Baltimore School for the Arts. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA is a public high school located in Baltimore Maryland and is a part of its public school system. He has competed in dance since the age of 9 and enjoys ballet, tap, jazz, modern, lyrical and hip hop. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Tap dance was developed in the United States during the nineteenth century and is popular nowadays in many parts of the world Jazz dance is an umbrella term that can refer to several related dance styles See also Dance, Concert dance Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century Lyrical dance is a dance style that blends Ballet and Jazz dance techniques with choreography that strives to interpret the story and emotions of the music Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. He has also competed in gymnastics. Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination

He played Charlie Bates and then The Artful Dodger in the U. The Artful Dodger is a character in the Charles Dickens Novel Oliver Twist. S. national tour of Cameron Mackintosh's Oliver!. Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born) is a British Theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. He was to appear in the 2006 film The Good Shepherd as Edward Wilson Jr. The Good Shepherd is a 2006 Spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, with at age 13, but his scenes were deleted from the theatrical release. His scenes can be found on the films DVD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is He was also offered the part in the recently released epic movie 300 playing Leonidas at age 15, but had to turn down the part because he couldn't go bald due to his commitment to Billy Elliot the Musical and The Good Shepherd

Colin has played the part of Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical on the West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre to great acclaim. Events By place Roman Empire The Franks penetrate into what is now northern Belgium (approximate date Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The Good Shepherd is a 2006 Spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, with Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" The Victoria Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, opposite Victoria Station. He was the first American to play the part of Billy on the West End and first American ever even though it has not yet opened on Broadway. In November 2005 at preliminary auditions for Billy in the U. S, he went to the audition being 15 when the cut off age was 14 but director Stephen Daldry, realizing Colin would be too old for the Broadway production but also realizing his potential, brought Colin to London a few weeks later with his family to start rehearsals and debuted on March 13, 2006. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Colin has appeared on the CBBC Channel talking about his role as Billy Elliot. He is also featured on the new electronic press kit trailer (December 2006) for the musical.

Colin left the hit west end show on Saturday, 24th February 2007. Colin is the fifth Billy to leave the show, joining James Lomas, George Maguire, Liam Mower and Matthew Koon as veterans. George Maguire may refer to George Maguire (actor (born 1990 British George Maguire (politician (1796&ndash1882 Irish-American Liam Mower (born 30 May, 1992) is an English Actor and Dancer. Matthew Koon (born December 15 1993) is an English stage actor and one of the boys who plays the lead character of Billy Elliot in Colin is currently back home in Pennsylvania and still attending auditions while returning to Baltimore School for the Arts.

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