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Randy Harrison

Born Randolph Clarke Harrison
November 2, 1977 (1977-11-02) (age 30)
Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.

Randolph Clarke "Randy" Harrison (born November 2, 1977 in Nashua, New Hampshire) is an American television and stage actor whose best-known role is that of Justin Taylor in the 2000s television drama Queer as Folk. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census Nashua had a total population of 86605 making it the second largest The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Justin Taylor is a central character on the American Television series Queer As Folk, based on Nathan Maloney in the UK version. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian Television series co-production produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions

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Harrison was born in New Hampshire, but moved to Alpharetta, Georgia, with his family when he was eleven. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Alpharetta is an City in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States. He attended Pace Academy an elite, conservative private prep school in Atlanta. Pace Academy is a pre-first through twelfth grade College preparatory Private school, located at 966 West Paces Ferry Road in the Buckhead area [1] There he met close friend, fellow actress Marci Adilman, with whom he co-founded The Arts Bureau (tAB) [1]. His father is an executive with a large paper company, his mother a 'thwarted artist', and his only sibling is a bank manager brother [2]. While executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an Organization, the exact meaning of the role is variable He lives in Brooklyn with his two cats Ella and Aggie. [2]

A young veteran of the stage, Harrison has acted since the age of seven. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre (2000) from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music, where he starred in such productions as Hello Again, Shopping and Fucking, and Children of Eden. In the USA the Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard Undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The University of Cincinnati is a Coeducational public Research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM is the Performing arts college of the University of Cincinnati and is one of the nation's He received his start in theatre at Pace Academy in Atlanta, including a turn as the leading role in the school's 1992 production of Peter Pan. Pace Academy is a pre-first through twelfth grade College preparatory Private school, located at 966 West Paces Ferry Road in the Buckhead area Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J While at Pace, he studied acting with George Mengert and voice with Valerie Kennedy.

Harrison soon went on to perform in other theatrical venues across the U. S. , playing in productions such as Violet at the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1776 at the St. Louis Municipal Theatre and West Side Story at the Forestburg Playhouse, as well as productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Real Inspector Hound and A Cheever Evening. 1776 is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone. The Muny, short for The Municipal Opera Association of St Louis, is an outdoor musical Amphitheatre, located in Forest Park, St West Side Story is a musical by Arthur Laurents (book Leonard Bernstein (music and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from The Real Inspector Hound is a short one-act play by Tom Stoppard. John Cheever ( May 27, 1912 &ndash June 18, 1982) was an American Novelist and Short story Writer

Harrison, a gay man, made his television debut playing Justin Taylor, a gay teen, in 2000's American version of Queer as Folk, the British television series. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Justin Taylor is a central character on the American Television series Queer As Folk, based on Nathan Maloney in the UK version. The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian Television series co-production produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions Queer as Folk is a 1999 British Television series that chronicles the lives of three Gay men let loose in Manchester 's Gay village Harrison's character comes out, pursues an intergenerational relationship, faces homophobia, recovers from a hate crime, and develops into a strong young man. Closeted Coming out (that is " coming out of the closet " describes the voluntary public announcement of one's Sexual orientation and/or Gender identity Pederasty or paederasty refers to an erotic relationship sexually expressed or not between an adolescent boy and an adult male outside his immediate family BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain Social group, usually defined

In 2002, Harrison was cast as "Sean" in a made-for-television movie entitled Bang, Bang, You're Dead, which is based on the play of the same name. The year 2002 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2002. For the 1966 comedy film with the alternative release title "Bang! Bang! You're Dead!" see Our Man in Marrakesh. In the summer of 2004, Harrison performed on Broadway as "Boq" in the musical Wicked. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Boq is a minor character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum. Wicked is a musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. In July 2005, Harrison returned to theatrical acting as Alan Strang, the lead character in Equus at the Berkshire Theater Festival. Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973 telling the story of a Psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious/ He was cast in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented by SITI Company in Spring of 2006 and returned to the Berkshire Theater Festival mainstage in July 2006's Amadeus. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF is the seventh largest Shakespeare festival in the world The SITI Company is an ensemble -based Theatre company whose three ongoing components are the creation of new work the training of young theater artists and a commitment Amadeus is a Stage play written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, loosely based on the lives of the Composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart In early 2007, he joined the cast of the Guthrie Theater's production of The Glass Menagerie as 'Young Tom'. The Guthrie Theater is a center for theater performance production education and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams that was originally written as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted In July 2007, Harrison again returned to the Berkshire Theater Festival, taking the role of "Billy Bibbit" in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and in August he starred in Mrs. Warren's Profession as "Frank Gardner". One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a play that premiered in 1963, one year after Ken Kesey 's bestselling novel of the same name was published Mrs Warren's Profession is a play written by G Bernard Shaw in 1893 He played the young "Spenser" in Christopher Marlowe's Edward the Second, in New York City in the winter of 2007-8. Edward II is a Renaissance or Early Modern period play written by Christopher Marlowe. He is currently appearing as "Eros" in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, and will again appear this Summer at the BTF, in Waiting for Godot. Antony and Cleopatra is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623 Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot who never arrives

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  1. ^ "SPEED READS", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 12, 2001. Justin Taylor is a central character on the American Television series Queer As Folk, based on Nathan Maloney in the UK version. Bang Bang You're Dead is a 2002 American Telefilm starring Tom Cavanagh and Ben Foster. Mark Ravenhill 's first full-length play Shopping and Fucking (sometimes billed as Shopping and F**king) was a co-production by Out of 1776 is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone. West Side Story is a musical by Arthur Laurents (book Leonard Bernstein (music and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics Wicked is a musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973 telling the story of a Psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious/ A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from Amadeus is a Stage play written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, loosely based on the lives of the Composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams that was originally written as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a play that premiered in 1963, one year after Ken Kesey 's bestselling novel of the same name was published Mrs Warren's Profession is a play written by G Bernard Shaw in 1893 Edward II may refer to Edward II of England (1284–1327 King of England 1307–1327 ''Edward II'' (play, (1592 Antony and Cleopatra is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623 Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot who never arrives One of the oldest professional performing arts venues in the Berkshires the Berkshire Theatre Festival is celebrating its 80th anniversary season in 2008 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Accessed November 9, 2007. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " Harrison, a 1996 graduate of Pace Academy in Buckhead, stars in Showtime's "Queer as Folk," which depicts the lives and loves of a group of gay men and lesbians. "
  2. ^ http://www.iwantmedia.com/people/people36.html][http://www.randy.330.ca/randy.htm

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