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Bill Brochtrup
Born
William Brochtrup Jr.

(1963-03-07) March 7, 1963 (age 61)
Inglewood, California
Alma materNew York University (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present

William "Bill" Brochtrup Jr. (born March 7, 1963)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his role playing PAA John Irvin, a gay police public assistant, on the ABC television drama NYPD Blue.[2]

Early life and education

Born William Brochtrup Jr. in Inglewood, California, Brochtrup was raised in Tacoma, Washington and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1985.[3][1]

Career

After graduating from college, Brochtrup moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He was billed as "William Brochtrup" in some of his earliest roles in the 1980s.[1]

Theatre credits for Brochtrup include David Marshall Grant's Snakebit (off-Broadway at the Century Center and in Los Angeles at the Coast Playhouse), South Coast Repertory (Noises Off, Taking Steps, The Real Thing), The Antaeus Company[4] (Peace In Our Time, The Malcontent, Cousin Bette, Tonight at 8.30, Sinan Unel's Pera Palas), Black Dahlia Theatre (Jonathan Tolins' Secrets of the Trade, Richard Kramer's Theater District, both directed by Matt Shakman), The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (Bach at Leipzig, Small Tragedy), L.A. Theatre Works (The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial), and Pasadena Playhouse (If Memory Serves).

He appeared in the feature films Life as We Know It, He's Just Not That Into You, Duck, Ravenous, Man of the Year, and Space Marines.

Brochtrup has been a series regular on three Steven Bochco shows: CBS sitcom Public Morals, ABC drama Total Security, and seven seasons on the ABC drama NYPD Blue. He has appeared on television shows as varied as Dexter, Without a Trace, the animated children's series The Wild Thornberrys (as the voice of a dolphin), Major Crimes (as Dr. Joe Bowman), and Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown. Brochtrup is a frequent guest host of the PBS newsmagazine In The Life.

He has written for Out magazine. The best-selling book of essays I Love You, Mom! includes his original stories at Un-Cabaret and numerous spoken word events. He has hosted AIDS Walks across the country, supports animal rescue organizations like the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and has traveled the Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Germany, Japan, Bosnia and Kosovo meeting servicemen and women during Handshake Tours for the United Service Organizations (USO) and Armed Forces Entertainment.

Personal life

Brochtrup came out to People magazine as gay in 1997. He said, "[C]asting directors have known [that] for years," and assured that being gay would have no "adverse effect" on his career, even with potential typecasting.[5][6] In 2012, Brochtrup said that he has not regretted coming out back then.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bill Brochtrup, retrieved August 4, 2016
  2. ^ Mendoza, N F (August 13, 1995). "Being Gay in the 'NYPD': Bill Brochtrup Finds the Right Reality Check". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. ^ Michaels, Taylor (May 26, 2002), "Information, please, on Bill Brochtrup, who plays police...", The Chicago Tribune, retrieved August 4, 2016
  4. ^ The Antaeus ensemble members Archived August 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Gliatto, Tom (May 5, 1997). "Outward Bound." People (vol. 47, no. 17).
  6. ^ "The Buzz: The Inside Scoop on Entertainment News – Yep, He's Gay Too." The Advocate 10 June 1997. p. 24.
  7. ^ "Happy Birthday to Bill Brochtrup! Read the NYPD Blue alum's interview with Greg In Hollywood!" Greg in Hollywood 7 March 2012.
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