Aaron Lazar attends 2024 Tony Awards in wheelchair months after rare disease diagnosis [Video]

Aaron Lazar attended the 2024 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 16) night in a wheelchair, months after he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

The 47-year-old Wolf of Wall Street actor and Broadway veteran smiled for photos on the red carpet with his fiancée, Nawal Bengholam.

Lazar, best known for his roles in Broadway musicals including Dear Evan Hansen, Les Misérables and The Light in the Piazza, announced he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in January on an episode of Matthew Teague Miller’s Carefully Taught podcast.

“I was diagnosed almost two years ago with ALS. It’s a terminal disease that kills your nerves and takes your freedom before it takes your life,” he said at the time. “I’ve been dealing with the symptoms of that for even longer; it took about eight …