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Carmen Aiello was born to an exuberant French mother and a vivacious Italian father. It seems from the start, he was born to love life. Never content to be a mere observer, Carmen started in theater and dance at a young age, taking classes in both art forms and winning lead roles in major productions by the time he was 15 years old. From this young age, Carmen learned how to use adversity to his advantage, allowing his experiences inform-and transform-his performances Carmen graduated as valedictorian of nationally recognized Colorado's Finest Alternative High School. Not only did the school's President ask him to deliver a graduation speech, but also Carmen received a full Pell Grant upon graduation with help, advocacy and assistant from the NAACP who told him "...we help all minorities, not just people of color." Carmen moved to Chicago where he worked with numerous directors, actors and theaters, doing everything...