Mitchell Anderson

{{short description|American character actor and chef|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{other people||Mitch Anderson (disambiguation){{!}}Mitch Anderson}}

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| birthname = Mitchell Ogren Anderson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|8|21}}

| birth_place = Jamestown, New York, U.S.

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1985–2003, 2018–present

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Mitchell Ogren Anderson (born August 21, 1961) is an American character actor and chef.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aumag.org/2014/03/12/mitchell-anderson/|title=Mitchell Anderson|last=Comer|first=Ruby|website=A&U Magazine (interview)|access-date=2016-03-18}}{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YOEiAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Doogie+Howser%22+Anderson|title=Out, Volume 4, Issues 6-10|date=1996|access-date=3 March 2016}}

Anderson was born in Jamestown, New York, to a retail store owner mother and a businessman father. He attended Jamestown High School and Williams College before going on to attend Juilliard School.{{Cite news|url=http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/680040/JHS-Alum-Finds-His-Calling-In-The-Kitchen.html?nav=5057|title=JHS Alum Finds His Calling In The Kitchen|last=Kindberg|first=Scott|newspaper=Post-Journal|access-date=March 18, 2016}} In 1985, he appeared on the Bert Convy-hosted Super Password, where he won $400. Anderson is openly gay and came out during the 1996 GLAAD Media Awards, after which point he became active with gay causes and the Human Rights Campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75435301.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504220939/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75435301.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2016|title=September 17, 1996: Mitchell Anderson comes out|last=Romesburg|first=Don|date=June 19, 2001|magazine=The Advocate (subscription required)|access-date=May 7, 2016}} Anderson lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his partner of many years Richie Arpino, and owns a restaurant called MetroFresh.{{Cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/theater/2008/02/08/mitchell-andersons-second-run|title=Mitchell Anderson's Second Run|last=Farmer|first=Jim|date=2015-11-17|website=The Advocate|access-date=2016-03-18}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.wabe.org/post/after-leaving-hollywood-atlanta-chef-thrives-new-career|title=After Leaving Hollywood, Atlanta Chef Thrives In New Career|website=WABE|access-date=2016-03-18}}{{Cite web|first=Tim|last=Parks|url=http://www.newnownext.com/where-are-they-now-checking-in-with-12-actors-that-once-represented-us-on-television/02/2011/|title=Where Are They Now? Checking in with 12 Actors that Once Represented Us on Television|website=LOGO News|date=February 11, 2011|access-date=March 18, 2016}}