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Ugly Betty Poised To Stick Around
Posted on 04 Sep 2008 by mswaichingliu || 0 comments
She may be returning to Channel Four in a new season this September ('in the UK that is'- W. Liu) , but Michael Urie believes Ugly Betty will be gracing our screens for years to come.The actor, who plays Marc St James in the hit show, said: 'Betty will be around for a long time- I think we could go for a while'.
And he revealed his dream story lines involve Betty discarding her signature specs and braces.
He added: 'I mean, eventually she's going to have to get her glasses off!', the US actor continued. 'I think Betty should get her braces off and then get smacked in the face and have to have them put right back on again'.
Ugly Betty screens on Friday nights on Channel Four.
Source: The Press Association
ugly betty season 3 US premiere in 4 weeks time
Posted on 30 Aug 2008 by mswaichingliu || 0 comments
Make a note for your diary: the third season of Ugly Betty premieres in the US on September 25th at 8.00pm Eastern time. UK fans can enjoy the remainder of season 2, which commences on Channel 4 on September 5th. Check out these Ugly Betty related pics, particuarly Michael's expression in the second one- very funny! You can find these and plenty more on the Ugly Betty section of Starpulse.com: an entertainment- based website.*Photos courtesy of Starpulse.com
Ugly Betty season 2 UK release on amazon
Posted on 26 Aug 2008 by mswaichingliu || 0 comments
For those of you based in the UK- and of whom would rather purchase the DVD set and watch the episodes in their own time rather than watch them on Channel 4-, I checked on amazon.co.uk for updates on the region 2 DVD release of Ugly Betty and thankfully, we have a release date at long last; penciled for October 13, the second season is avaliable for pre-ordering and it will be priced at £28.98 with free delivery. DVD extras consist of a musical- whatever that entails-, fashion week extras and guest star specials. I can't wait!
*www.amazon.co.uk
ugly betty season 3 behind the scenes pics; You Tube Vid
Posted on 26 Aug 2008 by mswaichingliu || 0 comments
Sorry for the lack of news, folks. Hopefully, we will soon get to see the Promo photos of the Ugly Betty season 3 cast. As soon as I manage to get hold of the ones of Michael as Marc, I'll post these in the news section of this site. But to whet our appetite for the third season arriving in the US next month, here are some photos of Michael behind the scenes of Ugly Betty, hanging out with Becki and America Ferrera.Also, check out the hilarious vid of Michael and Becki on You Tube as Marc and Amanda.
*photos courtesy of tv.sky.com, Exposay.com- Janet Mayer of PR Photos and TV Guide.com
'Guide Live' Article on Michael's Days at Plano Senior High
Posted on 20 Aug 2008 by mswaichingliu || 0 comments
In light of Michael's recent return to his hometown last weekend,I searched for articles on Michael's life, prior to his success on Ugly Betty and thus, I came across this one. It is over a year old but it is still an interesting read on his academic achievements; most notably at Julliard where he had followed on from Plano Snr High, with the primary focus of his training as an actor eventually leading Michael to securing the role of Marc St James on the ABC dramedy. Also, check out the photo of Michael in his Collin theatre Center days below!
... and as he is today
From Collin County to Ugly Betty
TV: The Move Was Relatively Quick For Actor Michael Urie
0.9.53 PM CDT ON Wednesday June 6, 2007
By Michael Grandberry- Staff writer
Back in 1998, a student at Plano Senior High School already had big dreams. Michael Urie was focused and disciplined and knew precisely what he wanted to be. It didn't take long for Brad Baker, his soon-to-be teacher to figure that out.
'When I met him, I thought he was the most sublimely gifted young actor I had met to that point in my career', says Mr Baker who directs the theater program at Collin County Community College. 'I felt the entire time we were working with him that he was a career waiting to happen'.
Now 26 and a star on the television hit Ugly Betty, which airs Thursdays on ABC (the NBA finals pre-empt it tonight), Mr.Urie is one of Collin County's most prominent alumni. He cut his teeth at Quad- C and managed to accomplish what few have in a single year: during 1998-99, he auditioned for all six of the school's plays, landing leading roles in each. It hasn't happened since, says Mr, Baker, whom Mr Urie credits with launching his career.
'Brad's the one who urged me to audition for Julliard'. Mr Urie says, offering a heartfelt thank-you: the move to Manhattan, he says, led directly to Ugly Betty.
Years before that, however, while still a senior in high school, eh accomponied Mr. Baker and a delegation of Quad- C students to New York. Even at 18, he knew he wanted to walk across a stage, quoting Shakespeare, or appear on televsiion or in the movies. He had no idea it would happen so fast or with such stunning success....After graduating from Julliard in 2002, he spent four years in the footlights 'working off, off Broadway', where, one day he heard about a rare Television audition taking place in Manhattan. Most are held on the West Coast.
'I was very lucky', he says. If I had been cast out of LA, I wouldn't have gotten it, because I wouldn't have been there' ... (Mr) Urie was born in Houston but moved to Plano when he was 7. His dad worked at ARCO, his mom at J.C Penney Co. He attended Hughston Elementary School, Haggard Middle School and Vines High School before spending his final two years at Plano Senior High. After a year at Quad- C, he journeyed to Julliard, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a life's worth of lessons in theater. Not that the transition to TV hasn't been without stressful moments.
During the inaugural days of Ugly Betty, he was filming in the mornings and then driving through rush-hour traffic 120 miles South to San Diego, where he had been cast in the Shakespeare festival at the Old Globe Theatre, one of America's best regional theaters... So in real life what's his mask? 'I'm kind of a clown. I'm a lot of fun, I laugh a lot but...' There's a difference between the guy he plays on TV and the person he really is; 'Marc's kind of 'mean- spirited' and I'm not like that- at all, he says. 'I really like to have fun and goof off, bit I also have, you know- he laughs- 'a sensitive side '....
...He misses Plano: 'The traffic, or the lackof', he says with a laugh. 'I miss the people. The people were so great'. His parents left Plano a few years ago and moved to Virginia. They are, of course, giddy over his and Ugly Betty's success, as is his sister, another Plano alum. She and her partner live in Berkeley, California (which interestingly enough is also Rebbeca Romiijin's home town), where they revel in the peregrinations of Marc St James.
'She's really excited about it, he says. 'And I have to admit, it's a lot of fun.What can I say? I'm having a ball'.
*Source: www.guidelive.com and The Dallas Morning Press
*Photos courtesy of Collin Theater Centre- 'Where Are They Now?' and Contact Music.com
Michael's return to Plano
Posted on 19 Aug 2008 by mswaichingliu || 0 comments
Alan Peppard- The Dallas Morning News9.52 PM CDT
Monday August 18, 2008
Urie Hits Round- Up
Michael Urie, the locally raised Ugly Betty actor, was in gregarious mood when back in his hometown last weekend.
On Ugly Betty, Michael plays Marc St James, the flamboyant personal assistant to Wilhelmina Slater (played by Vanessa Williams).
Friday night, Michael was spotted at the Country- and- Western themed Round- up saloon on Cedar Springs, kicking up his heels and posing for pics with fans.
Michael grew up here and before heading off to college at Julliard, he attended Plano Senior High.
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