▁and ▁singer . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁roles ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Mark ▁C ohen ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁cast ▁of ▁R ent , ▁which ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁R ent : ▁Fil med ▁Live ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁Mot el ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁rev ival ▁of ▁F idd ler ▁on ▁the ▁Ro of , ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁original ▁cast ▁member ▁in ▁The ▁Band ' s ▁Vis it . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Kant or ▁is ▁from ▁Great ▁Ne ck , ▁Long ▁Island ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁describes ▁himself ▁as ▁" a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Eastern ▁Europe ". ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁John ▁L . ▁Miller ▁Great ▁Ne ck ▁North ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁North western ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁major ed ▁in ▁theatre , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁So on ▁after ▁college , ▁he ▁land ed ▁a ▁st arring ▁role , ▁port ray ing ▁Mark ▁C ohen ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁R ent , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁performance ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁film , ▁R ent : ▁Fil med ▁Live ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁On ▁Broadway , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁Next ▁to ▁Normal ▁as ▁an ▁under stud y ▁and ▁replacement ▁for ▁Henry . ▁ ▁He ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Off - B road way ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁The ▁Last ▁Five ▁Years . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁Off - B road way ▁in ▁the ▁musical s ▁Avenue ▁Q ▁and