Wayne Wilcox

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| birth_name = Wayne Alan Wilcox

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|11}}

| birth_place = Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

| education = Boston University

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| occupation = Actor, singer

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Wayne Alan Wilcox (born December 11, 1978) is an American actor and singer who is best known for his role of Marty on the TV show Gilmore Girls and his appearance in the film version of the musical Rent as Gordon, a member of Angel and Tom's AIDS support group. He played the character and sang vocals for the songs Will I and Life Support on disc I of the soundtrack for the film.Liner notes, Rent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Early life and education

Wilcox was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is a graduate of Boston University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/curtain-cuties-wayne-wilcox-1425284144.html|title=Curtain Cuties: Wayne Wilcox|date=April 30, 2007|website=PAPER|language=en|access-date=August 22, 2019}}

Career

Wilcox played recurring character Marty on ten episodes of Gilmore Girls over the fourth, fifth, and seventh seasons after being discovered by Gilmore Girls co-creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino while working as a waiter at Mercer Kitchen in SoHo, Manhattan.{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/Martys-Wayne-Wilcox-41458.aspx|title=Marty's Back! Wayne Wilcox Talks about Being the Gilmore Girls Nice Guy|date=November 21, 2006|work=TV Guide|accessdate=December 10, 2006}}

Wilcox has also appeared in the Goodman Theater production of Elizabeth Spencer's novella The Light in the Piazza as Fabrizio alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger as Clara,{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodmantheatre.org/Templates/Pages/PlayDetails.aspx?id=1497&epslanguage=en|title=The Light in the Piazza {{!}} Goodman Theatre|website=www.goodmantheatre.org|access-date=August 22, 2019}} and in the off-Broadway production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical in 2005 as Leo/Duke.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/legit/reviews/the-great-american-trailer-park-musical-1200521473/|title=The Great American Trailer Park Musical|last=Rooney|first=David|date=September 28, 2005|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=August 22, 2019}} In 2006, he was performing in the Roundabout Theatre Companies off-Broadway adaption of Suddenly Last Summer, a Tennessee Williams play, as George Holly; Carla Gugino and Blythe Danner also acted in the project.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/theater/reviews/16sudd.html|title=Suddenly Last Summer - Theater - Review|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=November 16, 2006|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 22, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

He has a small role in the movie Interview with Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller, which had its U.S. premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://nymag.com/movies/filmfestivals/sundance/26533/|title=The Sundance Kid: Steve Buscemi – Sundance Preview 2007 -- New York Magazine – Nymag|website=New York Magazine|date=January 11, 2007 |language=en|access-date=August 22, 2019}} Wayne also played Adult Alexander Ashbrook in Coram Boy, a Broadway version of the successful 2006 National Theater of London production, which opened May 2007.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/theater/reviews/03cora.html|title=Coram Boy – Theater – Review|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|date=May 3, 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 22, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

In 2011, Wilcox appeared in The Normal Heart.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenormalheartbroadway.com/cast.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212023640/www.thenormalheartbroadway.com/cast.php|archive-date=2013-12-12|title=The Normal Heart}}

Wilcox portrayed Sydney Chaplin in Chaplin in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/broadways-chaplin-original-cast-recording-sets-dec_63670.html|title=Broadway's Chaplin Original Cast Recording Sets December 4 Digital Release {{!}} TheaterMania|website=www.theatermania.com|language=en-US|access-date=August 22, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/photo-exclusive-a-two-show-day-at-broadways-chaplin-with-wayne-alan-wilcox-com-200382|title=PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Chaplin With Wayne Alan Wilcox|last=Blank|first=Matthew|website=Playbill|date=December 4, 2012|language=en|access-date=August 22, 2019}} From April to June 2015, he acted in the premier of Paul Gordon's Sense and Sensibility at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, originating the role of Edward Ferrars.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoshakes.com/plays_and_events/sense|title = Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Sense and Sensibility}}

In 2018, Wilcox played the character of Ray in a web series, Only Children, for which he was nominated for Best Lead Actor – Drama at the 2019 Indie Series Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/only-children-trailer_n_5b8f01d8e4b0511db3dd17ae|title='Only Children' Takes Hilarious (And Heartfelt) Look At Chosen Family|last=Wong|first=Curtis M.|date=September 5, 2018|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=August 22, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/onlychildrentv|title=Only Children|website=Vimeo|language=en|access-date=August 22, 2019}}