Bio: 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 Juilliard School where he was recipient of the John Houseman prize for excellence in classical theater and the Laura Pels award for a career in the theater.
Tivia: He is a huge fan of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and Neil Diamond.Born in Houston, Texas; raised in Plano, Texas.Michael began his collegiate studies at the acclaimed Quad C Theater program at Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas.Is a member of the Juilliard class of 2003 also known as the Crew 32. Along with Jessica Chastain and Jess Weixler.He can speak Russian.Appearing in "The Temperamentals" Off-Broadway through July 5. (June 2009)He was mauled by a pit-bull named Jenny and needed 17 stitches to his face.Michael graduated from the Drama Division of The Juilliard School in 2003. He was the recipient of the prestigious John Houseman prize in 2002.He has Scottish and Italian ancestry.On Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) in 2007, revealed that he is half-Italian. His middle name is Lorenzo.Michael's film Thank You for Judging won Best Documentary Feature at 2011 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival.He was awarded he 2014 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Solo Performance for "Buyer & Cellar" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.Has an elder sister named Laura.