Eric Millegan (born August 25, 1974) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Zack Addy on the

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Early life

Millegan was born in

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, and raised in

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. He attended Springfield High School, where he was student body vice president his senior year. He studied acting at the Interlochen Arts Camp at Interlochen Center for the Arts before studying

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at the

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, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Personal life

Millegan is

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. '' Out'' magazine named him the "Hottest Up-and-Coming Openly Gay Actor of 2003." In March 2010, Millegan came out as having

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in ''

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''. Millegan married his long-time partner, Charles Michel, in New York City on June 28, 2012. He announced his union on Twitter. On November 1, 2015, Millegan ran in the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Millegan, Eric 1974 births Living people American male musical theatre actors American male television actors American gay actors American gay musicians Male actors from New Jersey Male actors from Oregon University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni People from Springfield, Oregon People from Warren County, New Jersey LGBT people from New Jersey LGBT people from Oregon People with bipolar disorder 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people