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As an actor, particularly in theatre, you're trying to get jobs on TV but you're also losing jobs in theatre to people who are on television.
Andrew Rannells
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Andrew Rannells
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Omaha
Nebraska
Andrew Scott Rannells
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This is a musical, ma'am. If there's no gay, there's a problem.
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