Background
Kowalik was born in Wantagh, New York, the son of Lauretta (née Splescia), an organist and pianist at Saint Raphael"s Roman Catholic Church in East Meadow, New York, and Michael Kowalik, a surveyor.
Kowalik was born in Wantagh, New York, the son of Lauretta (née Splescia), an organist and pianist at Saint Raphael"s Roman Catholic Church in East Meadow, New York, and Michael Kowalik, a surveyor.
Attended, Inishfree School of Irish Dance.
He made his theatrical debut as Billy in the West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical in 2007. He has three older sisters. He started dance lessons at the age of three at Dorothy"s School of Dance in Bellmore, New New York
At age four, he began instruction in Irish dancing.
At age six, he was competing at the highest level, Open Championship. He danced with the Inishfree School of Irish Dance.
He holds multiple national titles in Scotland, England, and Ireland, and continues to study ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical dance. He graduated from The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School–Pre-Professional Division American Ballet Theatre in 2013.
He currently attends Princeton University.
On December 17, 2007, Kowalik made his debut as Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London. His final London show was on June 7, 2008. Kowalik was announced as one of the three boys to play Billy in the Broadway production of the show at a New York press launch on April 22, 2008, along with David Álvarez and Kiril Kulish.
Kowalik, in a reprise of his role as Billy, made his Broadway debut on October 8, 2008.
His final performance in New York was on March 7, 2010. This marked the first to date occurrence of the award being given to more than one performer in the same year.
He performed "Angry Dance" as the Billy representative from the show. This production of Billy Elliot was nominated for 15 s in all, including Best Musical.
He is a member of student dance groups Princeton University Ballet and BodyHype Dance Company.
