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David Burtka Biography

Birth Name:David M. Burtka

Birth Place:Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

  • In 2001, he received the Clarence Derwent Award for his work in the play "The Play About the Baby․"
  • Earned a fine arts degree from the University of Michigan
  • Trained in cooking at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
  • Trained in acting at the Interlochen Center for the Arts and William Esper Studios
  • Helped raise money for the LGBT Community Center in New York by singing a duet with Neil Patrick Harris
  • In 2010, he started the catering company Gourmet M․D
  • Was featured in the 2003 Broadway production "Gypsy․"