David Blue (born January 17, 1982) is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He is known for his portrayal of
Cliff St. Paul
This article lists the characters featured in the American ABC comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty''.
Main characters Betty Suarez
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on ''
Ugly Betty
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'',
Eli Wallace
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Main characters
Nicholas Rush
Nicholas Rush (portrayed by R ...
on the
Syfy
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series ''
Stargate Universe
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'', and Rick Twitler on both
Nickelodeon
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's ''
Henry Danger
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'' and ''
Danger Force
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''.
Early life
The youngest of three boys, Blue was raised in both
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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* '' ...
and
Florida
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. Blue attended
Countryside High School
Countryside High School, also known as CHS, is a public high school located in Clearwater, Florida.Clearwater, Florida
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, He graduated from the
University of Central Florida
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in
Orlando
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with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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Background
The Bachelor ...
in Acting and Musical Theatre Performance.
Career
His first starring role came in the film ''Winter Follies'', directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman
Darren Lynn Bousman (; born January 11, 1979) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror films. He has directed four of the ''Saw'' films: ''Saw II'', ''Saw III'', ''Saw IV'', and '' Spiral''. He also direct ...
who also helmed ''
Saw II
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'', ''
Saw III
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'', and ''
Saw IV
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''.
David was one of the eight selected for the Apprentice program at the Actor's Theatre of Louisville, where he worked with many acclaimed artists, such as Jennifer Hubbard and Sullivan Canaday White. He was also later granted a scholarship to the British Academy of Dramatic Arts but his burgeoning career prevented him from accepting straight away. He has training in many different acting styles including Method, Meisner, Viewpoints, and Suzuki. David has also had extensive improvisation training and comedy experience.
Blue performed in the premiere workshop production of ''Ain't No Mountain High Enough'' at the
Mark Taper Forum
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. The musical was based on the works of Motown creator Berry Gordy and directed by Kenny Leon who had previously directed
Sean Combs
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in the Broadway production of ''
A Raisin in the Sun
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''. The musical co-starred such TV/Film/Theatre talent as Cleavant Derricks and Ellis Williams.
On ''
Ugly Betty
''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...
'', Blue starred as
Cliff St. Paul
This article lists the characters featured in the American ABC comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty''.
Main characters Betty Suarez
Betty Suarez, played by America Ferrera, is the main protagonist. Aims to run her own magazine in the future. She i ...
, a photographer at Mode magazine and love interest to
Wilhelmina Slater
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's faithful assistant,
Marc St. James
Marcus St. James (born Marcus Weiner) is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty'' and spin-off (media), spin-off web-series ''Ugly Betty#Mode After Hours, Mode After Hours''. He is played by Michael Urie.
Backgroun ...
, played by
Michael Urie
Michael Lorenzo Urie (born August 8, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy television series ''Ugly Betty''. He can be heard as Bobby Kerns in ''As the Curtain Rises'', an original podcas ...
. Before his breakthrough role on ''Ugly Betty'', David was busy making guest appearances elsewhere, including ''
Veronica Mars
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'', FX's series ''
Dirt
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'', and Disney's hit comedy ''
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
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''. Blue received a large following on CBS's ''
Moonlight
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Illumination
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'' as Logan Griffen, a technology-obsessed vampire recluse who often assists Mick St. John, played by
Alex O'Loughlin
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. CBS chose to not renew ''
Moonlight
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Illumination
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'' after its first season. One of Blue's feature film appearances was in ''
The Comebacks
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'', a comedy spoof on inspirational sports movies starring
David Koechner
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Koechner first became involved in perf ...
,
Matthew Lawrence
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, and
Bradley Cooper
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.
Blue was part of the one-night celebrity staging of
Howard Ashman
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's unproduced musical ''Dreamstuff''. The musical was re-imagined by Howard's partners Marsha Malamet and
Dennis Green
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and performed one night only at Los Angeles'
Hayworth Theatre
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as part of the
Bruno Kirby
Bruno Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Jr.; April 28, 1949 – August 14, 2006) was an American actor. He was known for his roles in ''City Slickers'', '' When Harry Met Sally...'', ''Good Morning, Vietnam'', ''The Godfather Part II'', and ' ...
celebrity reading series, directed by his ''Ugly Betty'' co-star
Michael Urie
Michael Lorenzo Urie (born August 8, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy television series ''Ugly Betty''. He can be heard as Bobby Kerns in ''As the Curtain Rises'', an original podcas ...
. David starred in the show alongside
Eden Espinosa
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,
Fred Willard
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,
Vicki Lewis
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Personal life
Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter ...
, and
Luke Macfarlane
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.
Currently producing/writing multiple projects, David was seen as one of the leads on
Syfy
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's ''
Stargate Universe
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''. Starring opposite
Robert Carlyle
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, David played the role of
Eli Wallace
This is a list of characters in ''Stargate Universe'', an American-Canadian military science fiction serial drama which made its premiere on October 2, 2009, on the Syfy channel.
Main characters
Nicholas Rush
Nicholas Rush (portrayed by R ...
.
David had a podcast channel called Out of the Blue where he interviews famous actors such as
Torri Higginson
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,
Claudia Black
Claudia Lee Black (born 11 October 1972) is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in '' Farscape'', Vala Mal Doran in ''Stargate SG-1'' and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film '' Pitch Black''. She has had prom ...
,
Robert Picardo
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