Biography for
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Date of Birth

17 January 1982, Long Island, New York City, New York, USA

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

David Blue was born on Long Island, New York, to his parents [Eileen and Richard Blue] who had met during Junior High School. The youngest of three boys, David was the comedian of the family and usually ended up in the hospital after injuring himself vying for attention. His performing career began when his family moved to Clearwater, Florida. A slew of theatre credits soon followed, though his first starring role was in Darren Lynn Bousman [Saw II (2005)/Saw III (2006) writer/director]'s fresh-out-of-film-school movie: "Winter Follies." He graduated from the conservatory at the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in both Acting and Musical Theatre Performance. A trained singer, dancer and actor, David found himself performing throughout the country, including at the prestigious Actor's Theatre of Louisville. Upon realizing that compared to his theatre resume, his TV/Film credits were seriously lacking, David made the adventurous decision to pack up and move to Los Angeles to see what could come next. After years of commercials, industrials and modeling jobs, David began working in television and film.

In 2008, David was submitted for a possible Emmy Nomination for his work on ABC's "Ugly Betty" (2006).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Daniel Robbins

Trivia

His first starring role was in a movie entitled "Winter Follies," which was the fresh-out-of-film school project of Saw II (2005)/Saw III (2006) director Darren Lynn Bousman.

Is a stand-up comedy aficionado. He has been following stand-up comedy ever since he first completely wore out his "Best of Bill Cosby" cassette. He has been known to use Eddie Izzard's "Dressed to Kill" as an intelligence test for possible friends.

Has been acting since the 2nd grade, when he was proudly running around in circles on the stage playing a rat in his elementary school's production of The Nutcracker.

Was the owner/operator of an internationally well-known BBS (Bulletin Board System) at the age of 17.

Has taught himself piano and guitar.

Was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious British Academy of Dramatic Arts.

His father was the babysitter for Neal Marlens (the creator/executive producer of "Growing Pains" (1985) and "Ellen" (1994)).

Holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA) in Acting and Musical Theatre.

Has been trained in Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Ballet. A self-taught Swing dancer, he has won multiple competitions.

Considered for the role of Leonard in "The Big Bang Theory" (2007) , though the role eventually went to Johnny Galecki.

Was submitted for a possible 2008 Emmy Nomination by ABC for his work on "Ugly Betty" (2006). The episode they considered was "A League of Their Own," which was the first appearance of his character Cliff St. Paul.

He was one of the top choices to play the role of "Chewie" in Michael Bay's Friday the 13th (2009) right up until filming began. But, at the last minute, Bay decided to offer the role to Aaron Yoo.

Had to turn down a role in Anna Faris' The House Bunny (2008) because the shooting schedule conflicted with that of his first episode of "Ugly Betty" (2006).

Member of the International Thespian Society (a group supporting theatre for high school students internationally).

Lived across the hall from Arielle Kebbel in a Hollywood apartment complex from 2004-2005.

Has a tendency to continue friendships well beyond the ending of filming. To this day, he stays close with Michael Urie, Christopher Gorham, Jason Dohring, Alex O'Loughlin and Claudia Black.

Often travels the country giving a Master Class (focusing on acting and the business of acting) to current University students. He has spoken at his own alma matter, the Conservatory at the University of Central Florida, multiple times.

Met friend ("The Pacific" (2010) actor and fellow acting-coach) Joshua Biton while waiting tables at the same Los Angeles restaurant.

Personal Quotes

I'm one of those weirdos who will always crave something new. If I'm afraid of something then it's like, 'Okay, it's time to do it.'

It's a little strange and I'm always going to feel when someone asks me for an autograph, that they're referring to someone behind me. But I love passionate fans because I used to be that for shows I loved, like "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987). I'm like that now for "Lost" (2004). We ran past Michael Emerson who plays "Ben Linus" on "Lost" (2004) at Comicon and I damn near flipped out. So to provide that for somebody else is something I never would have expected in a million years. And to be out there spreading the love for the show, to me it's more like a bonus instead of another job.