Christopher Jackson

Chris Jackson was Benny in the Broadway production of In The Heights and George Washington in Hamilton. He is part of Freestyle Love Supreme with Lin-Manuel Miranda and is one of his best friends.

He is married Veronica Vasquez in 2004 and they have two children.

Tweets

 * THIS is Benny on the Dispatch: @ChrisisSingin!
 * Kevin & Benny pay a visit to the site of the ol' dispatch. #Atencion

Trivia

 * Jackson met his wife, Veronica, at their Heights auditions.
 * Lin wrote for the 2016 Disney movie Moana, where his best friend Chris Jackson was the singing voice of Chief Tui. Phillipa Soo was also a singing voice. All three of them were part of the original Hamilton cast.
 * Lin played Usnavi in the original Broadway production alongside Chris Jackson who played Benny. In the film they will be playing the Piragua Guy and Mr. Softy respectively. Taking a page from Leo McGarry 's book, Lin has been known to tell Jackson that 'as long as I got a job, you got a job.'
 * In his 2008 Tony Award acceptance speech, Miranda shouted out Jackson in the lines, "Thank the cast and crew for having each other's back, son / I don't know about God but I believe in Chris Jackson." I Believe in Chris Jackson merchandise is available on Lin's store website, Teerico.
 * He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2016 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as George Washington in Hamilton: An American Musical. He lost to costar Daveed Diggs.