Billy Soco is an AAPI Latino actor, voice artist and improv teacher based in NYC. He has trained and performed with renowned comedy institutions like the Upright Citizens Brigade, Magnet Theater, The Second City, and Freestyle+ and performs with critically acclaimed ensembles including Baby Wants Candy, Shamilton, ComedySportz, North Coast and is a proud Story Pirate. He performs and teaches improv workshops around the world and is the artistic director for Megawatt, the house team program at Magnet Theater where he also teaches. He is also a facilitator and on faculty with The Second City.
Billy grew up in Florida as a first-generation child of immigrants. In high school, he played the role of Mr. Welch in Damn Yankees and really enjoyed putting on “old man” makeup. He earned an English degree at the University of Florida, wrote and performed poetry at open mics, and began booking and promoting shows so he could rap his heart out in the name of self-expression.
He previously earned a living stocking grocery shelves, showing apartments, and selling compact discs. He continues to build a wonderfully non-linear career path lending his expertise in operations and administration along with his performance experience to his work as a management pro and corporate workshop facilitator.
Billy has experience losing 100 pounds in body weight so give him time and he’ll find a way to bring it up. Standing 6’3” tall and being of Chilean & Filipino descent, the origin of his height remains a mystery. He is however famously known to be both a goofy godfather and the coolest uncle.
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