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Alan Tudyk

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Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up in Plano, where he attended Plano Sr. High. In 1990, he went on to study drama at Lon Morris Jr. College. While there, he was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for Drama. He was also named Most Likely to Succeed and Sophomore Beau. During this time, Alan was also an active member of the Delta Psi Omega fraternity.

After leaving LMJC, Alan went on to study at the prestigious Juilliard conservatory but left in 1996 before earning a degree.

After a number of smaller stage productions and a small role in the movie Patch Adams (1998), Alan landed his first Broadway role in 1999 with "Epic Proportions." He quickly became a sought-after comedic actor, with roles in such films as 28 Days (2000) and A Knight's Tale (2001).

In 2002, Alan got the role of Wash, the wise-cracking pilot of Serenity on the short-lived series Firefly (2002). Although it lasted only eleven episodes, this may be Alan's most well-known and best-loved role. No other networks would buy the failed series, but Universal Pictures began courting creator Joss Whedon to produce a big-screen version of the series. While awaiting the final news of Firefly's fate, Alan played the beloved Steve the Pirate in the movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) and the voice of the robot Sonny in I, Robot (2004).

In 2005, Alan finally reprised the role of Wash in Serenity (2005), the feature-film version of the series Firefly. The same year, he went back to Broadway from June to November, taking over the role of Lancelot for Hank Azaria in the successful musical "Spamalot."

He lives in New York City but also has a place in Los Angeles, California
BornMarch 16, 1971
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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Alan Tudyk in I Believe in Aliens (2022)
Alan Tudyk and Gracelyn Awad Rinke in An Alien in New York (2022)
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Alan Tudyk, Andrew Barber, and Malik Elassal in An Alien in New York (2022)
Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk in An Alien in New York (2022)
Alan Tudyk and Taylor Blackwell in Family Day (2022)
Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, Levi Fiehler, and Taylor Blackwell in Family Day (2022)
Alan Tudyk in Family Day (2022)
Alan Tudyk in Family Day (2022)
Alan Tudyk in Family Day (2022)
Alan Tudyk and Sarah Podemski in Radio Harry (2022)
Alan Tudyk and Sara Tomko in Radio Harry (2022)

Known for

James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, and Abrey Steve in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
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Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and Summer Glau in Firefly (2002)
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Will Smith in I, Robot (2004)
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Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale (2001)
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  • Wish
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  • ARK: The Animated Series
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    • In Production
  • The Trouble with Jessica
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  • Peter Pan & Wendy
    • Post-production
  • Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell in Harley Quinn (2019)
    Harley Quinn
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  • Bridgewater (2021)
    Bridgewater
  • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
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  • Dennis Quaid, Lucy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jaboukie Young-White in Strange World (2022)
    Strange World
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  • Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Amy Adams, Idina Menzel, Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jayma Mays, Griffin Newman, and Gabriella Baldacchino in Disenchanted (2022)
    Disenchanted
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  • Transformers: Earthspark (2022)
    Transformers: Earthspark
  • Zootopia+ (2022)
    Zootopia+
    • (voice)
  • Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021)
    Batman: The Audio Adventures
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  • Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
    Resident Alien
  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
  • Encanto Sing-Along (2022)
    Encanto Sing-Along
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  • Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, María Cecilia Botero, Carolina Gaitan, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, Adassa, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Rhenzy Feliz, Jessica Darrow, and Mauro Castillo in Encanto (2021)
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  • Jim O'Heir, Alan Tudyk, Connor Paolo, Sarah Levy, Jessika Van, Rory Scovel, Andy Buckley, Blythe Howard, and Chris Blake in Distancing Socially (2021)
    Distancing Socially
  • Playing God (2021)
    Playing God
  • Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here (2021)
    Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here
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  • Alan Tudyk in Con Man (2015)
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  • Alan Tudyk in Con Man (2015)
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    • March 16, 1971
    • El Paso, Texas, USA
    • Charissa BartonSeptember 24, 2016 - present
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  • Other works
    Appeared in the Broadway play, Epic Proportions (1999)
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    In the Firefly episode "Out of Gas" (1x05) Wash wires up a large, red button for the captain to press if he needs the crew to return to the ship. When he shows it to Mal he says, "When your miracle gets here, just hit this button." When Alan left the Firefly (2002) set after the series was canceled, he took that button as a keepsake. When Joss Whedon announced that he would be searching for a way to bring the show back as either a series or a feature film, Alan sent him the button with a note that said, again, "When your miracle gets here, just hit this button.".
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    I was a real ham as a child. I'd insist on dressing up as a cowboy whenever the family went out for dinner. In high school, I was a menace. I'd fake nose bleeds and fainting spells to panic my teachers.
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