T. R. Knight

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Theodore Raymond “T.R.” Knight (born March 26, 1973) is an Emmy Award-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor. Knight's most high-profile role to date is his current role as Dr. George O'Malley on ABC's top-rated medical drama "Grey's Anatomy".

Biography

Early life

Knight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he became involved with the Guthrie Theater at the age of five. After finishing high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Knight enrolled at the University of Minnesota for a brief period of time. He dropped out and soon landed leading roles at the Guthrie Theater.

Career

Knight moved to New York City and has appeared on Broadway; his most notable role was playing opposite Patti LuPone in the 2001 revival of "Noises Off". Knight's most recent stage appearance was in the 2004 drama, "Boy". He also gained notice performing in 2003 as Damis in "Tartuffe" and received a Drama Desk Award nomination in 2003 for his role in the off-Broadway production of "Scattergood".

On television, Knight was a regular cast member of the short-lived Nathan Lane series, "Charlie Lawrence", with Laurie Metcalf. In 2005, he was cast as the sweet, bumbling intern George O'Malley on the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy". His role earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series in 2007.

Personal life

Rumors over Knight's sexuality gained momentum when news reports surfaced in October 2006 that "Grey's Anatomy" co-stars Patrick Dempsey and Isaiah Washington were involved in an argument during which, Knight and others allege, Washington used an anti-gay slur directed at an unnamed co-star. Washington later apologized, stating "I sincerely regret my actions and the unfortunate use of words during the recent incident on-set".cite web
title = Isaiah Washington Apologizes
publisher = "People" magazine
date = October 25, 2006
url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1550408,00.html
accessdate = 2007-02-28]

Knight, who is gay, did not disclose his sexuality to the public until October 19, 2006 — after the scuffle — when he released a statement through "People" magazine stating, in part, “I guess there have been a few questions about my sexuality, and I'd like to quiet any unnecessary rumors that may be out there. While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me.”cite web
title = Grey's Anatomy star T.R. Knight Confirms He's Gay
publisher = "People" magazine
date = October 19, 2006
url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1548317,00.html
accessdate = 2007-02-28]

The controversy over the verbal exchange gained additional momentum on January 15, 2007 immediately following the Golden Globe Awards. When asked by E! Online reporter Ted Casablanca about the incident, Washington said, "I never called T.R. a faggot. It never happened."cite web
title = Isaiah Washington goes off again
publisher = EURWeb.com
date = February 28, 2007
url = http://eurweb.com/story/eur30873.cfm
accessdate = 2007-02-28] cite web
author = The Associated Press
title = T.R. Knight says 'Grey' co-star Isaiah Washington's used slur about him
publisher = The International Herald Tribune
date = January 17, 2007
url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/17/arts/NA-A-E-CEL-People-Heigl-Washington.php
accessdate = 2007-02-28]

Knight appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on January 17, 2007 and stated that Washington in fact had referred to him as a faggot on the "Grey's Anatomy" set on October 9, 2006.

In June 2007, Knight's role was secured for an additional season of "Grey's Anatomy", while Isaiah Washington's contract was not renewed.Fact|date=October 2007

In June 2008, Knight revealed in an interview with tabloid television program "Extra" that for the past six months, he had been dating a student 16 years his junior. [cite web | author = Stephen M. Silverman | title = T.R Knight 'Surprised' Boyfriend Was Interested | publisher = People | date = June 5, 2008 | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20204649,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent | accessdate = 2008-07-29]

Acting credits

Television

eries

* "Grey's Anatomy" (2005-) as Dr. George O'Malley
* "Charlie Lawrence" (2003) as Ryan Lemming

Guest star

* "Sesame Street" (2006) as Private "I"
* "" (2004)
Episode: "XX" as Zero Adams
* "" (2004)
Episode: "F.P.S." as Neil Colby
* "Frasier" (2003)
Episode: "Maris Returns" as Alex

Movies

* "Garmento" as Daniel
* "The Last Request" as Jeff

Voice-over

* "Doc Martens"
* "Best Buy"
* "McDonalds"
* "Max's Words" (animated film)

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Broadway

* "Tartuffe" (2003 revival) as Damis
* "Noises Off" (2001 revival) as Tim Allgood

Off-Broadway

* "Boy" (2004) as title charactercite web
url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/85352.html
title=T.R. Knight to Star as Boy in World Premiere Julia Jordan Play at Primary Stages
publisher=Playbill
author=Ernio Hernandez
date=April 2, 2004
accessdate=2007-05-25]
* "Scattergood" (2003) as Brendan Hilliard
* "This Lime Tree Bower" as Joe
* "Macbeth" (1999) as Donalbain/Messenger
* "The Hologram Theory" (2001) as "Tweety"
* "Right Way to Sue" as Franklin/Various characters
* "White People" (Staged Reading)

Guthrie Theater

* "Amadeus" as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
* "Ah, Wilderness!" as Richard Miller
* "A Christmas Carol" as Tiny Tim, Dick Wilkins/Others (1978 - 1980, 1996)
* "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as Francis Flute
* "Philadelphia, Here I Come!" as Joe (1996)
* "Racing Demon" as Ewan Gilmour
* "Journey's End" as 2nd Lt. Jimmy Raleigh (1995) (Jungle Theatre)
* "Civil Ceremony" as Samuel (1996) (History Theatre)
* "Brighton Beach Memoirs" as Eugene Morris Jerome
* "Angelheaded Hipster: Howl for Allen" (1997) as Allen Ginsberg (Illusion Theatre)

References

External links

* imdb|1165660
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* [http://online.tvguide.com/newsearch/detail.aspx?id=101039&sourcetype=C&tvobjectid=193910 T. R. Knight] on [http://online.tvguide.com tvguide.com]
* [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=8636 T. R. Knight] at Broadway.com
* [http://abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy/bios/t.r._knight.html ABC Bio]
* [http://www.twoop.com/people/tr-knight.html T.R Knight] - a timeline;Articles
* [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=8636 2001 interview] at Broadway.com
* [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/85352.html 2004 article] from Playbill
* [http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1623401&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 2006 interview] at ABC News
* [http://www.azcentral.com/ent/tv/articles/0208knight.html 2006 article] from Minneapolis Star Tribune

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* [http://www.voicebank.net/default.jsp?ptype=talent_home&folder=%2F9.+Celebrities%2FMen&tid=58 voicebank.net]