A native of New Jersey, Canonico has been performing since he was six years old. While first interested in modeling, he decided that modeling was boring and his mother suggested acting instead. He has been a musician since he was 10 years old, starting with voice and moving on to drums and guitar. Both his parents are musicians and his father is a music teacher. A resident of Matawan, Canonico attended Mater Dei High School. He also played a tree in his middle school play and sang in the ensemble.[citation needed]
His first Broadway performance was in 1999, playing Gavroche in the musical Les Misérables. He played the role for a year and a half before leaving to do A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden in 2000 & 2001, playing the role of Jonathan.
In 2001, Canonico joined the national tour of Casper the Musical, performing alongside Chita Rivera, in Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Atlanta, and Dallas.

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