Michael Urie's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Ugly Betty Marc St. Ja… Partners Louis

Main Movie Roles 2008 - Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2005 - WTC View 2003 - Uptown Girls

BIOGRAPHY:

Michael Urie is a native Texan who was active in Speech and Drama all through high school at Plano Senior High School. He trained in theater studies at Collin County Community College in Plano before going to the Julliard School where he was recipient of the John Houseman (I) prize for excellence in classical theater and the Laura Pels award for a career in the theater.


TRIVIA:

• Has an elder sister named Laura.
• He is a huge fan of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and Neil Diamond.
• Michael graduated from the Juilliard School of Drama in 2003. He was the recipient of the prestigious 'John Houseman (I)' (qv) prize in 2002.
• On the Conan O'Brien show last year, Michael revealed that he is half Italian. His middle name is Lorenzo.
• He was mauled by a pit-bull named Jenny and needed 17 stitches to his face.
• Michael began his collegiate studies at the acclaimed Quad C Theater program at Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas.
• Born in Houston, Texas; raised in Plano, Texas.
• Raised in Plano, Texas.