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Alan Extras
Biography
Taken from Dusk 'til Dawn
Born on the 16th of March 1971 in El Paso, Texas Alan grew up in Plano,
Texas. After high school Alan attended Lon Morris Jr College from 1990-1991
where he studied drama. While there he was an active member of Delta Psi Omega.
In 1991 he was awarded the Academic Excellence award for Drama, as well as Most
Likely to Succeed, and Sophmore Beaus. In 1993 he continued his studies at
Juilliard until 1996, when he left before earning a degree.
Though he lived in Los Angeles before moving to New York and founding the Court
Jesters Improv Troupe, actor Alan Tudyk freely admits that he will always be a
Texan at heart. Born in El Paso and raised in Plano, Tudyk was a ham even before
he pursued a serious acting career at Julliard from 1993 to 1996. Frequently
dressing in cowboy garb on family dinner outings and faking fainting spells in
school to get a rise out of teachers, it was easy to see that Tudyk had found
his calling early in life. Later, performing at the Dallas Shakespeare Festival
and founding the city's Rubber Chicken Standup Improv Troupe, Tudyk moved to the
West Coast and bounced to the East Coast before making his feature debut in
1997, with 35 Miles From Normal. It didn't take long before Tudyk found more
roles in such popular films as Patch Adams (1998) and The Wonder Boys (2000),
though his breakthrough role would come as Sandra Bullock's rehab-mate in 28
Days (also 2000). Tudyk's character was so popular with audiences in test
screenings, that director Betty Thomas called him back to shoot a scene giving
closure to his character within the film. Larger roles began to pour in, such as
his turn in the energetic jousting adventure A Knight's Tale (2001).
Trivia
Alan's most prized possession was a 1964 Mustang, which he named "Old Sock."
Favourite movie is Smokey and the Bandit.
Filmography
Into the West (2005) (mini) TV Series
Serenity (2005) - Wash
Rx (2004) - Pepe
I, Robot (2004) - Sonny
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) - Steve the Pirate
Meet Market (2004) - Danny
Firefly (2002/I) - Wash
Ice Age (2002) - Saber-Toothed Tiger/Dodo/Freaky Mammal
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) - Monte Man
A Knight's Tale (2001) - Wat Falhurst, Sir William's Squire
Wonder Boys (2000) - Traxler
28 Days (2000) - Gerhardt
Patch Adams (1998) - Everton
35 Miles from Normal (1997) - Trevor
TV Appearances
Frasier (1993) playing "Todd Peterson" in episode: "The Great Crane Robbery"
(episode # 8.4) 14 November 2000
Strangers with Candy (1999) playing "Father" in episode: "Blank Stare: Part 2"
(episode # 2.9) 26 June 2000
Strangers with Candy (1999) playing "Father" in episode: "Blank Stare: Part 1"
(episode # 2.8) 19 June 2000
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