T. R. Knight

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T. R. Knight

Birth name	Theodore Raymond Knight
Born	March 26, 1973 (age 34) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Notable roles	Dr. George O'Malley in Grey's Anatomy

Theodore Raymond "T.R." Knight (b. March 26, 1973) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his current role as Dr. George O'Malley on ABC's top-rated drama Grey's Anatomy.

1 Biography
2 Acting credits
- 2.1 Television
  - 2.1.1 Series
  - 2.1.2 Guest Star
- 2.2 Stage
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] 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, Knight enrolled at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN for a brief period of time. He dropped out and soon landed leading roles at the Guthrie Theater.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Personal life

Knight, who is gay, was not out of the closet to the public until October 19, 2006, 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.”^[1]

Although openly gay actors have made guest appearances on television programs, Knight's declaration makes him one of the few openly gay actors appearing in a continuing contract role on television — and while portraying a heterosexual character on a top-rated show.^{[citation needed]}

Rumors over Knight's sexuality may have become more prominent when news reports surfaced in October 2006 that Grey's Anatomy co-stars Patrick Dempsey and Isaiah Washington were involved in a physical altercation where 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".^[2]

In a press conference on January 15, 2007 immediately following the Golden Globe Awards, Isaiah Washington said, "I never called T.R. a faggot. It never happened."^[3] In response, Grey's Anatomy co-star Katherine Heigl said when referring to the incident, "I'm not okay with it. I'm going to be really honest right now, he [Isaiah Washington] needs to just not speak in public. Period." She also said that Knight is her best friend and because of this she "will use every ounce of energy" she has to take somebody down if Knight's feelings are hurt.^[4] 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.^[4]

[edit] Acting credits

[edit] Television

[edit] Series

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

[edit] Guest Star

Sesame Street (2006) as Private "I"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004)
Episode: "XX" as Zero Adams
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004)
Episode: "F.P.S." as Neil Colby
Frasier (2003)
Episode: "Maris Returns" as Alex

[edit] Stage

[edit] Broadway

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

[edit] Off-Broadway

Boy (2004) as title character [1]
Scattergood (2003) as Brendan Hilliard
This Lime Tree Bower as Joe
Macbeth
The Hologram Theory as "Club Kid"

[edit] Guthrie Theater

Amadeus as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ah, Wilderness! as Richard Miller
A Christmas Carol as Tiny Tim

[edit] References

^ Grey's Anatomy star T.R. Knight Confirms He's Gay. People magazine (2006-10-19). Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
^ Isaiah Washington Apologizes. People magazine (2006-10-25). Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
^ Isaiah Washington goes off again. EURWeb.com (2007-02-28). Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
^ ^a ^b The Associated Press (2007-01-17). T.R. Knight says 'Grey' co-star Isaiah Washington's used slur about him. The International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.

[edit] External links

T. R. Knight at the Internet Movie Database
T. R. Knight at TV.com
T. R. Knight at Yahoo! Movies
T. R. Knight on tvguide.com
T. R. Knight on Broadway.com
ABC Bio
T.R Knight - a timeline

Articles

2001 interview on Broadway.com
2004 article from Playbill
2006 interview on ABC News
2006 article from Minneapolis Star Tribune
2006 article from AfterElton

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