"On 'Glee,' we often tackle the tough topics that young people face - in fact, my recurring character, Wade 'Unique' Adams, is a transgender teenager who finds herself navigating a lot of the same problems many young people face around the globe."
Alex Newell is an American actor and singer known for playing Unique Adams on Glee and for Broadway performances including Shucked. They became one of the first openly non-binary performers to win a Tony Award. They were born on August 20, 1992.