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This is a musical, ma'am. If there's no gay, there's a problem.

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Andrew Rannells
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Omaha
Nebraska
Andrew Scott Rannells
Gay
Musical
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At a very early age I knew I wanted to be an actor and then more specifically that I wanted to be on Broadway and be in musicals.
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I was interested in being part of interesting stories. As an actor, you generally don't get to choose what projects you are part of, so I've been very fortunate that The Book of Mormon was something I got to be part of.
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I figure, oftentimes the best way in is through humor, and you can deal with serious situations a lot easier, or at least bring up the conversation.
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Always my fallback is - I'm gonna move to a poor town and open a scone shop.
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I think Girls is so great, because versions of it are close to my own experience of moving to New York. It's a fun. You know - get to be messy and silly and irresponsible, but also wrap that up at the end of the day and be an adult. It's a fun time, but not necessarily one you want to stay in for too long.
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I haven't really made up my mind concretely about having kids.
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Girls was the first television show I got to be a part of, and that was here in New York. Getting to work with Lena Dunham, and to work with HBO and Judd Apatow, and then being a big fan of Ryan Murphy, I couldn't have asked for a better opportunity than this.
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Luckily for me I have a very supportive family and a loving group of friends.
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My mother was predominately a stay-at-home Mom.
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I live in the East Village, and occasionally people will recognize me there. When I'm in Williamsburg, I always get recognized. Midtown, not so much.
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When I was a kid, there were hardly any gay story lines or characters on television that I recall. Then when I was in college, 'Will & Grace' started up.
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I don't want to be lofty, but it was groundbreaking, in many ways, for musical theater, so that was really thrilling to be part of The Book of Mormon . And Girls felt very much the same way - there was an excitement about it as we were doing it I knew it was something special.
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My only goal is to make the crew laugh, basically. It's the only litmus I have to know, is this good or not?
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If you get into multicultural sort of casting for no other reason than to diversify, then it seems false.
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I'm 6'2 and not a small person.
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I've been pretty career-focused since moving to New York.
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I think as a young person, you're kind of game for whatever sometimes.
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So much of being an actor is trying to force yourself into these roles and sometimes it's a good fit, and sometimes it's not a good fit... you have to get clear about what it is that you do and not try to be a bunch of other people. Not try to be that guy or try to play that part find the roles that you do well.
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The majority of celebrities that come to the show actually don't come backstage. Because they don't know that they can.
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As an actor, you generally don’t get to choose what projects you are part of, so I’ve been very fortunate that The Book of Mormon was something I got to be part of. I don’t want to be lofty, but it was groundbreaking, in many ways, for musical theater, so that was really thrilling to be part of.
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