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Hi! My name is Ashlei Simonne Hazell. Born and raised in Piscataway, New Jersey (go ahead and get all of your Jersey jokes out now), I was first entranced by performers on stage/screen watching the recording of the Broadway musical Cats over and over on video before finally seeing it live. (Say what you want about Cats, but it will always have a special place in my heart.) By the time I made my debut in my kindergarten graduation performance of Tiki Tiki Tembo, I was hooked. I moved to NYC to attend NYU’s Tisch School of The Arts. That is where I truly fell in love with the incredible connection two actors could have on stage and screen and the adrenaline rush that comes with the impulsivity and unpredictability of great acting. And the rest is history. When I’m not acting, I’m probably watching beauty videos on Youtube while simultaneously stuffing my Sephora cart, playing a game of Killer Sudoku, or rewatching a movie I’ve already seen a thousand times; unless it’s after November 1st, then I’m enthusiastically participating in Christmas/Holiday activities.