Michael Urie
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Michael Lorenzo Urie (born August 8, 1980) is an actor, producer and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty.
Early life
Urie attended Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas. Urie attended Haggard Middle School in Plano, Texas
Career
In 1998, he won a Dramatic Interpretation award for Confessions of a Nightingale by Charlotte Chandler at the National Forensic League National Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] Urie graduated from the Juilliard School, class of 2003.
While still a student at Juilliard, Urie performed in the world premiere of Love and Happiness (2001) at the Consolati Performing Arts Center, starring as a sixteen-year-old trying to get rid of his mother's boyfriend.[2] In addition to this, he appeared in student productions of Sylvia (1998) and Locked Away (1999) at Quad C Theatre.
Urie played the central character in the stage play WTC View as well as in the film adaptation. He is currently finishing a short documentary film, Two Down that centers on high school speech and debate tournaments, for Frontal Lobe Productions.
He is on the board of Plum Productions, for whom he also serves as casting director. With the same company he has produced and appeared in Prachtoberfest and lowbrow (and a little bit tacky). As a freelance producer, he has worked on Like The Mountains and The Fantasticks (Four Players Theatre). He also directed the latter.
When Urie landed the role of "Marc" on Ugly Betty, his character was supposed to be a recurring regular and Urie was billed as guest starring in the credits, which was due to contractual disputes. After they were resolved, Urie was made a full time regular. Patti LuPone played "Marc"'s mother in at least one episode.[3]
He's the brother of Panic! At The Disco's singer, Brandon Urie!!!!
On January 4, 2008, Urie will add Reality TV presenter to his credentials when he host TLC's reality-based series "Miss America Reality Check," which follows the contestants participating in the 2008 Miss America Pagent. A series of promos have already started airing on the channel.
Personal life
In a December 2006 issue of dot glbt news magazine, it was reported that Urie is openly gay,[4] though in an article for USA Today he said that, even though he is single, he did not want to divulge any information on his sexual orientation or his love life: "It's not black and white; I'm still young, still figuring my life out", he says. "I love the mystery. I'm not going to lie, but I'm not going to talk about it."[5]
Later, the website OutinHollywood.com had an interview with Urie discussing his sexuality. When asked if he was "out", Urie said "no" and handled the conversation "gracefully" by explaining that he wasn't, referencing the dot glbt news magazine that had retracted an apparent outing.[6]
References
- ^ "Featured Alumnus: Michael Urie" (PDF). National Forensic League.
- ^ Sommer, Elyse. "Love and Happiness". CurtainUp. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "3 New Series Regulars". TV.com. January 24 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Woodbeck, Jonathan (2006), Michael Urie (PDF), p. 58
- ^ Keck, William. "All the world's a stage for Michael Urie". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ Hernandez, Greg (May 2 2007). "Michael Urie chats w/Out In Hollywood..." Out in Hollywood. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
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- Entertainment Weekly interview with Michael Urie and the actors who portay TV assistants Lloyd ("Entourage") and Kenneth ("30 Rock").