Malcolm Gets
Malcolm Gets | |
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Born | Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. | December 28, 1963
Education | University of Florida (BFA) Yale University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Malcolm Gets (born December 28, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Richard in the American television sitcom Caroline in the City. Gets is also a dancer, singer, composer, classically trained pianist, vocal director, and choreographer. His first solo album came out in 2009 from PS Classics.
Gets was nominated for a
Life and career
Gets was born in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Lispbeth, an educator, and Terence Gets, a college textbook salesman.[3] Both parents grew up in London, England. He moved with his family to New Jersey. He lived there until he was six, when his family moved to Gainesville, Florida. He has an older brother Erik, an older sister Alison and a younger sister Adrienne.
Gets started studying performing arts early in life. He began studying piano at age nine. This skill helped him pay his way through college. He began singing lessons at 14. He also danced with a studio in Gainesville as a teenager.
Gets skipped two years of K-12 education and graduated from
Gets came out as gay in the late 1990s and lives with his partner.[4]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Law & Order | Lance Keys | |
1995–1999 | Caroline in the City | Richard Karinsky | |
1997 | Sparkle Lounge | Host | On VH-1
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Remember WENN | Carter Dunlap | ||
2008 | Sex and the City | Building Agent | |
2012 | The Good Wife | Dale Lamborn | |
Blue Bloods | Prof. Brian Devlin | ||
2019 | Tales of the City | Dinner party guest |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | A Flash of Green | Jigger Loesser | |
1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | F. Scott Fitzgerald | |
2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | The Architect | |
2002 | Love in the Time of Money | Robert Walker | |
2005 | Adam & Steve | Steve[5] | |
Little Boy Blues | Michael | ||
2008 | Grey Gardens | George "Gould" Strong |
Theater
Year | Production | Role | Location | Category |
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1995 | The Molière Comedies | Valère | Criterion Center Stage Right | Broadway |
2002 | Amour | Dusoleil | Music Box Theatre | Broadway |
2009 | The Story of My Life | Alvin Kelby | Booth Theatre | Broadway |
2013-2014 | Macbeth | Witch, Angus | Vivian Beaumont Theatre
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Broadway |
Gets was nominated for a
Selected work
- Amadeus (1983)
- Cloud Nine(1984)
- Little Shop of Horrorsas Seymour (1986)
- As Is (1987)
Special Events
- Dreamgirlsas Film Executive (2001)
- Passion as Colonel Ricci (2004)
Off-Broadway
- Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard (1994 at the York Theatre)
- Hello Again as The Writer (1994 at Lincoln Center)
- A New Brain as Gordon Michael Schwinn (1998 at Lincoln Center)
- Boys and Girls as Jake (2002 at The Duke, 42nd Street)
- Vigil by [Morris Panych] as Kemp (2009 at the DR2 Theatre)[6][7]
- Banished Children of Eve as Stephen Collins Foster (2010 at the Irish Repertory Theatre)[8]
Gets was awarded the Obie Award for his work in Merrily We Roll Along and The Two Gentlemen of Verona in 1995.[2]
Other appearances
- The Colorado Catechism by Yale School of Drama)
- The Boys from Syracuse Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. New Book by Nicky Silver. Based on the Original Book by George Abbott. as Antipholus of Ephesus (1997 at City Center)
- San Francisco, California)
- Finian's Rainbow with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by EY Harburg as Og
- 1997 at Freud Playhouse on the campus of UCLA
- 2004 Irish Repertory Theatre
- 2005 at Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut
- 1997 at Freud Playhouse on the campus of
- Camelot at the Hollywood Bowl as Mordred (2005)
- Party Come Here at Williamstown Theatre Festival as Orlando (2007)[9]
- "Lisbon Traviata" at The Kennedy Center (2010) [10]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award ceremony | Category | Show | Result |
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1995 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Merrily We Roll Along | Nominated |
2003 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Amour | Nominated |
2003 | Tony Award
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Best Actor in a Musical | Amour | Nominated |
Music
- Soundtracks
- "Tradition/To Life" (1999) - in celebrity concert to benefit A.I.D.S. research, recorded as The S.T.A.G.E. Series: Adler, Bock, Coleman.[11]
- Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (2001) - singles and duets recorded with Barbara Cook, such as "Into the Woods" and "Not While I'm Around".
- Grey Gardens (2009) - two duets recorded with Jessica Lange, such as "I Won't Dance" and "We Belong Together".
References
- ^ "The 2003 Tony Award Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. May 13, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "New York Obies Theater Awards: 1995 Winners". The Village Voice. New York City: Voice Media. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Malcolm Gets Biography (1964-)
- AfterElton.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- The Advocate. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Gans, Andrew and Hetrick, Adam. }Gets Will Join Stenborg in Off-Broadway's 'Vigil'" Playbill, August 10, 2009
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn. Review Vigil Variety, September 2009
- ^ Voss, Brandon (16 November 2010). "Seat Filler: NYC Theater Guide for November 2010". The Advocate. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Giuliano, Charles (28 July 2007). "Party Come Here at Williamstown Theatre Festival". Berkshire Fine Arts. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "PHOTO CALL: McNally's Lisbon Traviata at the Kennedy Center". 24 March 2010.
- ^ The S.T.A.G.E. Series: Adler, Bock, Coleman
External links
- Malcolm Gets at IMDb
- Malcolm Gets at the Internet Broadway Database
- Malcolm Gets at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Malcolm Gets - March 2008 Interview at maninchair.com
- Malcolm Gets - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
- Malcolm Gets Fanpage