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 ''

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'' and his appearance in the film version of the musical ''

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'' 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.

Personal life

Wayne is a graduate of

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Career

He played recurring character Marty on ten episodes of ''

'' over the fourth, fifth, and seventh seasons after being discovered by ''Gilmore Girls'' co-creators

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and Dan Palladino while working as a waiter at Mercer Kitchen in SoHo. Wilcox has also appeared in the Goodman Theater

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of Elizabeth Spencer's novella ''The Light in the Piazza'' as Fabrizio alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger as Clara, and in the off-Broadway production of ''

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'' in 2005 as Leo/Duke. In 2006, he was performing in the Roundabout Theatre Companies off-Broadway adaption of '' Suddenly Last Summer'', a Tennessee Williams play, as George Holly;

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and Blythe Danner also acted in the project. He has a small role in the movie ''Interview'' with Steve Buscemi and

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, which had its U.S. premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. 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. In 2011, he was in ''The Normal Heart''. Before moving to Broadway, film, and television, he was a part of Tim Hanes' Kids Unlimited in Knoxville, TN. He was

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in ''Chaplin: the Musical'' in 2012. From April–June 2015, he was in the premier of Paul Gordon's ''Sense and Sensibility'' at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, originating the role of Edward Ferrars. In 2018, he 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.

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