Roger Davis

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Roger Davis is a central character in the musical "Rent," a struggling filmmaker and former rock musician grappling with love, loss, and life in New York City's East Village during the AIDS crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
stage musical character
appearsIn Rent NERFINISHED
associatedWith Bohemian community in the East Village
bandStatus former band member
canonicalStatus main character in Rent
closeFriend Mark Cohen NERFINISHED
countryOfFictionalSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
filmAppearance Rent (2005 film) NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Rent (1994 workshop) NERFINISHED
firstMajorProduction Rent (1996 Broadway production) NERFINISHED
formerLoveInterest April
genreContext rock musical
healthCondition HIV positive
inspiredBy Rodolfo NERFINISHED
inspiredByWork La Bohème NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
loveInterest Mimi Márquez NERFINISHED
medium film adaptation
stage
narrativeTheme artistic struggle
coping with loss
living with AIDS
struggle with love
neighbor Mimi Márquez NERFINISHED
occupation filmmaker
former rock musician
portrayedBy Adam Pascal NERFINISHED
portrayedByInFilm Adam Pascal NERFINISHED
residence East Village NERFINISHED
New York City
roommate Mark Cohen NERFINISHED
settingPeriod AIDS crisis in New York City
signatureSong Another Day NERFINISHED
One Song Glory NERFINISHED
Your Eyes NERFINISHED
storyArc acceptance of mortality
fear of falling in love again
search for meaning through art
workOf Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED

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Alias Smith and Jones leadActor Roger Davis
Rent notableCharacter Roger Davis