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Les Miserables' Star Kyle Jean Baptiste Dies In Accidental Fall From His Family's Clinton Hill-Bed-Stuy Home - Bklyner
2nd Star Productions - Though Les Misérables opened in 1987, it didn't feature a Black actor as Jean Valjean until 2015. Kyle Jean-Baptiste took on the role at the age of 21,
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Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway's first black Jean Valjean, dies after fall | US theater | The Guardian
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Les Miserables actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste dies from accidental fall off fire escape in Brooklyn - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
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