▁of ▁Indones ia ▁Category : R od ents ▁of ▁Th ailand ▁Category : T ax onomy ▁articles ▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot ▁Category : M amm als ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Paul ▁Sm ag ula ▁( born ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁actor . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁television ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁S op ran os , ▁B ones , ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y , ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation , ▁and ▁R izz oli ▁& ▁Is les ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁films , ▁including ▁The ▁Island ▁and ▁The ▁Produ cers . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sm ag ula ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ly nd h urst , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ly nd h urst ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁music , ▁playing ▁piano , ▁tr ump et , ▁and ▁clar inet ▁and ▁taking ▁private ▁voice ▁less ons . ▁He ▁aud ition ed ▁for , ▁and ▁was ▁accepted ▁into , ▁the ▁acc laimed ▁City ▁K ids ▁Re pert ory ▁company ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁where ▁he ▁shared ▁the ▁stage ▁with ▁such ▁artists ▁as ▁Whit ney ▁Houston , ▁Gl oria ▁Est ef an , ▁and ▁Dem i ▁Moore . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁B FA ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ' s ▁T isch ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9