MICHAEL
URIE
GOING TOE-TO-TOE WITH THE BEST BY ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ
From being thrust into a school production of Fiddler on the Roof because there were no other boys around, to being a mainstay in entertainment who has appeared in about every medium - stage, TV, film, web series, viral videos, Michael Urie has seen the evolution of LGBTQ representation in the biz. Making his first splash in Ugly Betty as Marc St. James (in a role that was originally supposed to have a very brief stay) to his most recent film, Netflix’ gay holiday rom-com Single All the Way, he has been at the forefront of making openly gay actors part of mainstream Hollywood – he, himself, coming out during his run on Ugly Betty.
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