Michael Urie Biography

Fast Facts

• Has said the first evidence he was interested in acting was that, as a child, he would use his G
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• Joe action figures to act out movie scenes
• Won the 2002 John Houseman Prize at The Juilliard School for excellence in theater
• Has appeared in numerous Shakespearean productions, including Titus Andronicus, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet
• Landed his first major television role in 2006, playing Marc St
• James on hit ABC dramedy Ugly Betty
• Originated the role of Rudi Gernreich in the off-Broadway play The Temperamentals in 2009