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

Early life

Millegan was born in

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, and raised in

Springfield, Oregon Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield ...

. 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 Interlochen Center for the Arts is a non-profit corporation which operates arts education institutions and performance venues in northwest Michigan. It is situated on a campus in Interlochen, Michigan, roughly southwest of Traverse City. ...

before studying

musical theater Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Personal life

Millegan is

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. ''

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

bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of Depression (mood), depression and periods of abnormally elevated Mood (psychology), mood that last from days to weeks each. If the elevat ...

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 TCS

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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