Wayne Wilcox

Wayne Alan Wilcox (born December 11, 1978) is an American actor/singer who is best known for his role of Marty on the TV show Gilmore Girls and his appearance in the film version of the musical Rent as Gordon, a member of Angel and Tom's AIDS support group. He played the character and sang vocals for the songs Will I and Life Support on disc I of the soundtrack for the film.[1]

Wayne Wilcox
Born
Wayne Alan Wilcox

(1978-12-11) December 11, 1978
Tennessee
OccupationActor, singer

Personal

Wayne is a graduate of Boston University.[2]

Career

He played recurring character Marty on ten episodes of Gilmore Girls over the fourth, fifth, and seventh seasons after being discovered by Gilmore Girls co-creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino while working as a waiter at Mercer Kitchen in SoHo.[3]

Wilcox has also appeared in the Goodman Theater production of Elizabeth Spencer's novella The Light in the Piazza as Fabrizio alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger as Clara,[4] and in the off-Broadway production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical in 2005 as Leo/Duke.[5] In 2006, he was performing in the Roundabout Theatre Companies off-Broadway adaption of Suddenly Last Summer, a Tennessee Williams play, as George Holly; Carla Gugino and Blythe Danner also acted in the project.[6]

He has a small role in the movie Interview with Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller,[3] which had its U.S. premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.[7] Wayne also played Adult Alexander Ashbrook in Coram Boy, a Broadway version of the successful 2006 National Theater of London production, which opened May 2007.[8]

In 2011, he was in The Normal Heart.[9]

Before moving to Broadway, film, and television, he was a part of Tim Hanes' Kids Unlimited in Knoxville, TN.

He was Sydney Chaplin in Chaplin: the Musical in 2012.[10][11]

From April–June 2015, he was in the premier of Paul Gordon's Sense and Sensibility at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, originating the role of Edward Ferrars.[12]

In 2018, he played the character of Ray in a web series, Only Children, for which he was nominated for Best Lead Actor- Drama at the 2019 Indie Series Awards.[13][14]

References
  1. Liner notes, Rent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
  2. "Curtain Cuties: Wayne Wilcox". PAPER. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. "Marty's Back! Wayne Wilcox Talks about Being the Gilmore Girls Nice Guy". TV Guide. November 21, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-10.
  4. "The Light in the Piazza | Goodman Theatre". www.goodmantheatre.org. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  5. Rooney, David (2005-09-28). "The Great American Trailer Park Musical". Variety. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  6. Brantley, Ben (2006-11-16). "Suddenly Last Summer - Theater - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  7. "The Sundance Kid: Steve Buscemi - Sundance Preview 2007 -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  8. Isherwood, Charles (2007-05-03). "Coram Boy - Theater - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  9. http://www.thenormalheartbroadway.com/cast.php
  10. "Broadway's Chaplin Original Cast Recording Sets December 4 Digital Release | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  11. Blank, Matthew. "PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Chaplin With Wayne Alan Wilcox". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  12. https://www.chicagoshakes.com/plays_and_events/sense
  13. Wong, Curtis M. (2018-09-05). "'Only Children' Takes Hilarious (And Heartfelt) Look At Chosen Family". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  14. "Only Children". Vimeo. Retrieved 2019-08-22.


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