Alan Tudyk

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Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk at the 2005 Flanvention
Born March 16, 1971 (1971-03-16) (age 37)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.
Years active 1997—present
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Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American stage, film, and television actor.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Tudyk, a Polish American,[1] was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of Betty Loyce (née Wiley) and Timothy Nicholas Tudyk. He was raised in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas, where he attended Plano Senior High School. Tudyk studied drama at the Methodist-affiliated Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas (winning the Academic Excellence award for Drama), and Juilliard. While in college, he played Beaver Smith in an eastern New Mexico summer stock theater production of "Billy the Kid."

[edit] Career

Tudyk is known for his role as the playful, easy-going Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the cult science fiction/western television series Firefly and Steve the Pirate in the 2004 comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, as well as Wat from 2001s A Knight's Tale. He reprised the role of Wash in the feature film Serenity. Tudyk also played a gay German drug addict in the film 28 Days, the emotional robot Sonny in I, Robot, a convicted pedophile on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and more recently, a brief but memorable role in the recently released film Knocked Up and a highly physical comedic performance in the British farce Death at a Funeral.

In 1999, Tudyk made his Broadway debut in Epic Proportions. He was also in Wonder of the World, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Misalliance, Oedipus and Bunny Bunny.[2] Tudyk was in Spamalot in 2005, from June to December 2005, filling in for Hank Azaria and starred in a limited run of Prelude to a Kiss on Broadway. In 2007, he had a supporting role as a strong-willed doctor in the western film 3:10 to Yuma alongside Christian Bale and Russell Crowe.

Tudyk plays the voice of a Marine in the Xbox 360 game Halo 3. He is joined by his Firefly co-stars Adam Baldwin and Nathan Fillion who both voice Marines. All three actors are given personalities in the game that match those of their characters from Firefly.

Tudyk's latest role is in the new David Kohan/Max Mutchnick comedy for ABC. He will play a gay man whose roommate and writing partner is straight.[3]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Sheila. "Alan Tudyk Interview, Death At A Funeral", MoviesOnline.ca. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  2. ^ Gans, Andrew (2006-04-18). Butler, Tudyk, Kind, Golden, Huffman cast in reading of musical Xanadu. Playbill. Retrieved on 2006-04-22.
  3. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3icb0afd62b39381d1393a95008d7aca2e

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NAME Tudyk, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH El Paso, Texas
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH