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Biography

Full name - Hugh Malcolm Gets
Birthdate - December 28, 1964
Birthplace- Chicago, but lived in New Jersey until he was 5.
Hometown - Gainesville, North Florida
Guardians - Both parents are English. His mother, Lispbeth, was a special education teacher in his school, turned vice-principal of Sydney Lanier School. His father, Terence, works as a college textbook representative for a Boston based publisher and runs in many competitve marathons.
Siblings - One younger and one older sister (Allison) and one older brother (Eric.)
Height - 6'1"
Education - Attended Fort Clarke Middle School where he skipped the 8th grade & Buchholz High where he skipped the 12th grade. At age 16, he attended the University of Florida as a scholarship student, in which he earned his BFA in Theatre. He completed his graduate studies at Yale Drama School, where he received his M.A.
Skills - Singer, dancer, conductor, composer, classically trained pianist, vocal director, choreographer, & actor. He began to practice the piano at age 8 & began singing at age 14.
Aspiration- Classical pianist
Theater- "Annie Get Your Gun" (1978)(Hippodrome Theater) - a young boy
"As You Like It" (1979)(Hippodrome Theater)(wrote the original score) - Amiens
"Tiger Tail" (1979)(Hippodrome Theater)(wrote the original score)
"The Mikado" - Ko-Ko
"Next Stop Greenwich Village" - Charlie Belitnikoff
"A Christmas Carol" - Peter Cratchit
"The Hostage" (w/ the Florida Players) - Leslie Williams
"Twelfth Night" (w/ the Florida Players) - Festa
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (w/ the Florida Players) - Hero
"On the Town" (Seaside Music Theater)
"Pippin" (1982)(Seaside Music Theater) - Pippin
"West Side Story" (Seaside Music Theater) - Baby John; Riff w/ the Florida Players
"Pirates of Penzance" (Seaside Music Theater)
"Cabaret" (University of Florida)- the Emcee
"Amadeus" (1983)(Hippodrome Theater) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Cloud 9" (1984)(Hippodrome Theater) - Betty/Gerry
"As Is" (Hippodrome Theater) - Chet
"Side By Side By Sondheim"
"The Fantastics" - Matt
"Hair" - Claude Hooper Bukowsky
"Dracula" (Gainesville Community Playhouse) - Jonathan Harker
"The Comedy of Errors" - Antipholus of Syracuse
"A Chorus Line" - Bobby
"The House of Blue Leaves" - the man under the piano
"Ain't Misbehavin'" (1985-'86; '86-'87)(Hippodrome Theater) - worked as the co-director/choregrapher/pianist
"Showboat" (dinner theater; also shown on "Great Performances" for PBS) - the guitar player
"Hello, Dolly!" (dinner theater) - Cornelius Hackl
"Shenandoah" (Paper Mill Playhouse) - Nathan
"Jesus Christ Superstar" (Paper Mill Playhouse)
"George M." (Pennsylvania CenterStage) - George
"They're Playing Our Song" (January of 1986)(Equity Library Theater) - 1 of the voices of Vernon Gersch/part of a dancing couple
"Little Shop of Horrors" (1985-'86)(Hippodrome Theater) - Seymour & worked as the vocal director
"Carmen Jones" (Westbeth Theater) - worked as the co-musical director
Christmas show (1988 or '89)(Radio City Music Hall)
"Pygmalian" (1989)(Yale)
"Fathers and Sons" (1989)(Yale)
"The Ghost Behind the Mask" (1989)(Yale) - Mr. Shima
"Hamletmachine" (1990)(Yale) - ensemble
"Ivanov" (September 18, 1990)(Yale) - 2nd guest
"Good Person of Szechwan" (1990)(Yale) - 3rd God Grandfather
"Richard the 3rd" (1991)(Yale) - Duke of Buckingham
"Edward the 2nd" (March 12 - April 11, 1992)(Yale) - Earl of Arundel/Ensemble
"The Beauty Part" (April 23 - May 23, 1992)(Yale) - Vishnu/Rob Roy Fruitwell/Boris Pickwick/Poteat/Cameraman
"Stage Door" (1992)(Yale) - Jean Maitland
"The Name of Oedipus (Jocasta)" (1992)(Yale) - Oedipus (singing)
"King Lear"(Yale)
"Hamlet"(Yale)
"The Colorado Catechism"(Yale)
"The Mystery of Irma Vep"(Yale)
"Full Circle" (1991 or '92)(Yale Cabaret)(a 1 man show he conceived & performed in)
"Juno" (1992)(Vineyard Theater) - Johnny Boyle
"The Merchant of Venice" (1993)(Hartfort Stage Company) - Bassanio
"The Return of Martin Guerre" (1993)(Hartford Stage Company) - young Martin Guerre
"Hello Again" (December 30, 1993 - March 27, '94)(Mitzi E. Newhouse) - the writer
"Merrily We Roll Along" (1994)(York Theater) - Frank Shepard
"Two Gentlemen of Verona" (August 18, 1994 - ?)(Delacorte Theater) - Proteus
"The Moliere Comedies" (February 2, 1995 - ?)(Roundabout Theater) - Valere in 'Husbands'/Mme. Sgnarelle's brother in 'Cuckold'
"Hoagy and Bix" (Winter of 1995)(Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion) - Hoagy Carmichael
"A Salute to Hollywood" (September of 1996)(Center for the Performing Arts at UF) - sang & conducted
"The Boys from Syracuse" (May of 1997)(City Center) - Antipholus of Ephesus
"Finian's Rainbow" (September 24 - 28, 1997)(UCLA's Freud Playhouse) - Og, the leprechaun
"The ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop" (March of 1998)(Los Angeles) - Cabaret workshop in which the singers, including Malcolm, sang some of their favorite theater songs.
"A New Brain" (May 14 - August 23, 1998)(Mitzi E. Newhouse) - Gordon Michael Schwinn
"A Salute to William Finn" (June 29, 1998)(B. Smith's Restaurant in NY; organized by the Congregation Beth Simcah Torah Synogogue) - an all star benefit saluting Bill Finn with broadway actors, including Billy Porter, Betty Buckley, Audra MacDonald, and Malcolm.
"Let's Hear it for the Boys!" (October 10, 1998)(Alex Theater in L.A.) - an all-star gala presenting Angela Lansbury with a Humanitarian's Award.
"Look to the Rainbow" (February 1, 1999)(Mark Taper Forum Center Theatre Group's Salon) - an all star benefit with songs, honoring the late lyricist, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg.
"15th Annual S.T.A.G.E. Production" (February 26 - 28, 1999)(Luckman Theater in L.A.) - an all-star gala to benefit the HIV/AIDS Services of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center and Being Alive/Los Angeles.
"ASCAP Concert Series" (April 15, 2000)(UCLA's Schoenberg Hall) - Malcolm will be performing with Susan Egan.
"Edward the 2nd" (May 4 - June 4, 2000)(Geary Theater) - Edward the 2nd
"StageBlue Reunion" (November 13, 2000)(New Amsterdam Theater) - Yale reunion of alums, including Malcolm to star in a performance honoring the 75th anniversary of the Yale School of Drama.
"Barbara Cook in Concert" (February 2, 2001)(Carnegie Hall) - A concert starring Barbara Cook with Malcolm as co-star.
"Call Me Madam" (May 9 - 13, 2001) (Chicago) - This was an Ovations! concert of the 1953 film, Call Me Madam.
Film - "A Flash of Green" (1985) - Jigger Loesser
"Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" (1994) - F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Nine Scenes of Love" (2001)
"Thirteen Coversations About One Thing" (2001)
Television- "Jackadory" series for the BBC - "Monkey Island" - 1 man performance
"One Life to Live"
"South Beach" (June 29,1993) - Jim Bradley
"Leaps and Bounds"
"Law and Order" (October 30, 1994) - Lance Keys
"As the World Turns" (1994) - Ron Gilette
"Caroline in the City" (1995 - 1999) - Richard Karinsky
"Remember WENN" (1997) - Cutter Dunlap
"Sparkle Lounge" (October 30, 1997)(This appeared on VH1)
"See More of Life" (2001) - A public service announcement with Malcolm as host, discussing the importance of eye exams.
Talk shows- "After Breakfast" (1995)
"The Stephanie Miller Show" (1995)
"The Conan O'Brien Show" (1995)
"Lights! Action! Hollywood!"
"The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno" (April of 1996)
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (July 8, 1996)
"The Regis and Kathy Lee Show" (December 26, 1996)
"The Pat Bullard Show" (December 30, 1996)
"The Today Show" (May 5, 1997 - w/ Lea)
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (May 14, 1997)
"The Conan O'Brien Show" (June 18, 1997)
"Z100" (New York based radio show)(1997 - w/ Malcolm and Lea)
"E! Entertainment"
"The Gayle King Show" (January of 1998 - w/ the cast)
"Later" (February of 1998 - hosted by Peri Gilpin)
"The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno" (March 8, 1998)
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (June 8, 1998)
"The Regis and Kathy Lee Show" (July 8, 1998)
"The Charlie Rose Show" (July 14, 1998)
"E! Entertainment" (December of 1998)
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (April 6, 1999)
Recordings- On C.D. - "Merrily We Roll Along," "Hello Again," "Lost in Boston 3"(various artists, he's featured in 1 song), "The Boys from Syracuse," "A New Brain," and "Barbara Cook in Concert."
Awards - Best Newcomer's Award for acting by the University of Florida, two obies for "MWRA" & "TGoV" & a 1995 Drama Desk nomination as best actor in a musical; & the St. Clair Bayfield Award for Outstanding Classical Performance in "TGoV." "MWRA" won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical.
Odd Jobs - Worked as a stockboy in Barney's, worked as a puppeteer at Radio City, played piano at "Cats" auditions, weddings, bar-mitzvahs, and concert halls.
Theatrical venues- The Hippodrome Theater, the Constans/Florida Players, the Gainesville Community Playhouse, the Gainesville Civc Ballet, the Gainesville Ballet Theater, the Daytona Beach Summer Music Theater, the Seaside Music Theater, the Reitz Union Dinner theater, the Paper Mill Playhouse, the Vineyard Theater, the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, the York Theater, the Hartford Stage Company, the Equity Library Theater, the Westbeth Theater, the Alex Theater, the Luckman Theater, UCLA's Freud Playhouse, & others.
Interests- He loves all types of music, especially classical, cooking, reading, and Shakespeare.
Favorite show as a child- "All in the Family"
Favorite composer- Stephen Sondheim
Dream role- Hamlet
Fan of- Cher and David Letterman
Obsession- music