Malcolm Gets
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Biography
Biography
A versatile stage-trained actor equally at home in musical comedy and classical roles, Malcolm Gets began his career in local theater in his adopted hometown of Gainesville, Florida. Born in Chicago to British parents, this second son and third of four children exhibited his talents early, training as a classical pianist and making his stage acting debut as a teen in a production of "Annie Get Your Gun." The tall (6'1"), attractive blond trained for the stage at the University of Florida and entered films in 1984 with a role in the locally-shot indie "A Flash of Green." After further studies at Yale, Gets began to make his mark on the NYC stage, alternating between classical plays ("Two Gentlemen of Verona" 1994) and musicals ("Hello Again" 1993; "Merrily We Roll Along" 1994). Although he garnered a bit of attention with an insightful cameo as F. Scott Fitzgerald in the feature "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" (1994), he became a familiar figure to TV watchers the following year debuting as the acerbic, depressive colorist Richard Karinsky hired by a neurotic cartoonist (Lea Thompson) in the NBC sitcom "Caroline in the City." Although not a favorite with critics, the show prospered for several years with the writers fashioning a love story between Thompson's Caroline and Gets' Richard. As the series was winding down, the actor returned to the stage headlining William Finn's autobiographical musical "A New Brain" (1998). Once the show was off the air, the openly gay actor undertook the role of the homosexual "Edward II" in a well-received San Francisco production and acted in the indie "Nine Scenes About Love" (lensed 2000).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Life Events
1978
First professional role in a local production of "Annie Get Your Gun"
1979
Composed music for local theater productions
1984
Film debut, "A Flash of Green"
1985
Was co-director, choreographer and pianist for local production of "Ain't Misbehavin'"
1989
TV debut in the PBS telecast of the Paper Mill Playhouse production of "Show Boat"; was member of the ensemble and played guitar
1992
After graduating Yale, appeared in Off-Broadway production of "Juno"
1993
Played lead in Hartford Stage Company production of musical "The Return of Martin Guerre"
1993
Was featured in the musical "Hello, Again" at Lincoln Center
1994
Cast as Proteus in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" in Central Park
1994
Had lead role of Franklin Shepard in the Off-Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along"
1994
Had recurring role on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns"
1994
Made cameo appearance as F Scott Fitzgerald in "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle"
1995
Played regular role of depressive cartoonist Richard Karinsky on the NBC sitcom "Caroline in the City"
1997
With Davis Gaines, played leads in the Encores! staging of "The Boys From Syracuse" in NYC
1998
Returned to the New York stage as star of "A New Brain", written by William Finn and directed by James Lapine
2000
Starred on stage in San Francisco production of "Edward II" at American Conservatory Theatre
2006
Co-starred with Chris Kattan in Craig Chester's directing debut "Adam & Steve"
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