Ugly Betty gets a little highbrow street cred (wait – that’s an oxymoron!) with this Michele Norris interview of Michael Urie on NPR.
They talk about the character Marc’s beginnings, how Vanessa Williams made it possible for Urie to shape the character from a temporary throw-away into one of the show’s main characters.  Urie has told this story many times before, and still shows a great deal of humility and gratitude to Vanessa.
There is a great deal of discussion about Justin (and Marc’s mentor relationship with him).  They replay that wonderful scene with Patti LuPone in episode 1.18, Don’t Ask, …read more

There are still LOTS of pics coming in from the recent Ugly Betty on-location filming in the Bahamas (including an incredibly juicy set involving a villainess diva and a certain Aussie that I’m trying desperately to get my hands on).  Right now, it’s Michael Urie’s turn.  Here are some pics of Michael relaxing and enjoying himself with some friends in the lovely clear waters.

Looks like Michael had a tough shoot – all the sand and sea and frozen fruity drinks – I feel sorry for him.    No seriously, I am SOOOO jealous!

Very, very few men have …read more

Today is Michael Urie’s birthday.  The Ugly Betty star is 29.  And there can be no doubt, he’s having quite a year!
Along with working on filming Ugly Betty’s fourth season, Michael has been very busy with the hit off-Broadway play The Tempermentals.  If you are in New York, it looks like the show to see.  Many New York bigwigs and entertainment royalty have already come to see it.  If you are on Twitter, you can follow updates from the show (including notables in the audience at the show’s Twitter page.
On Ugly Betty, Urie really came into his own in …read more

Michael Urie’s run with ‘The Tempermentals’ is going extremely well – they even moved to a bigger hall earlier this summer. 
Recently, Urie’s Ugly Betty co-star America Ferrera came to see the show, and we’ve got a couple of backstage pics!

What a beautiful pair!
It’s great that Ferrera is back in town after filming the comedy Family Wedding in Los Angeles with Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, and Lance Gross.  Not only is she back for Ugly Betty filming, but it allowed the opportunity for her to come see Urie’s well-reviewed (can I say acclaimed?) work, and give him some Ugly …read more

Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie tells us that he’s rejoining the strange, wonderful world of Celebrity Autobiography on Friday, June 26.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with Celebrity Autobiography, it is just as it sounds: comedians read, word for word, from autobiographies of celebrities.
Nightline did a story about it last year, and Urie was one of the people featured:

Hi-larious.  It’s kind of a funny push-back from our “tell and show everyone everything all the time” reality society.  I believe I remember where Urie once read from Miley Cyrus‘ book, which would have been so funny you couldn’t see straight.
Joining …read more

I think Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie can be proud of this one.  He is currently starring in the off-Broadway production ‘The Tempermentals’.  I first told you about it in this post.
Well, the reviews are coming in, and if this one from Variety is any clue, we can say they are quite favorable.  The review is worth a read if only for this passage:
Since we enter the play in medias res, it’s hard to know exactly what to make of Harry [Hay – played by Thomas Jay Ryan] and Rudi Gernreich (Michael Urie) when we first …read more

Speaking of the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, here are some pics of Ugly Betty’s Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie on the red carpet at the event in NYC this past weekend.

OMG, they glow in the dark!  Seriously, they do make a good looking, if flamboyant, pair.
Urie’s Jacket?  Want. 
Yes, I’d look ridiculous in it.  But, it looks so snazzy on Michael it would be hard to resist.
As for the Awards, the event in NYC was one of three planned by GLAAD, which honors media companies and individuals for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual …read more

Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie is heading to the stage again, this time as the lead in Jon Marans play The Tempermentals, which begins performances April 30 at the Barrow Group Studio Theater.  It’s a limited engagement – the man’s busy, you know – it opens May 4 and will run through May 18.  The show is directed by Jonathan Silverstein. 
Here’s something I did not know:  ‘Temperamental’ was a code word for “homosexual” in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate.  (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve …read more

You HAVE to check out this week’s Ugly Betty Podcast at ABC.com!   Not only is it hilarious as usual, not only do Becki Newton and Michael Urie drop a few minor spoilers, but they answer a question “on air” from Ugly Betty mega-fan (and frequent Ugly Betty News commenter) Beatrice B!
Beatrice asked Michael and Becki about writer Brian Tanen (is he married?), and then it got hilarious.  Becki and Michael doubted the existence of Beatrice, and assumed that she was Tanen himself, singing his own praises.  They finally answered the question (he’s not married) but only after acting out …read more

Here are some new photos of Michael Urie and Becki Newton on the set of Ugly Betty.

They have obviously been on quite a shopping spree, and I have to wonder if someone else isn’t in this scene. Many of the photos show Becki and Michael standing beside the cameras, watching something. Of course, they could have just been watching the crew move stuff around, but they sure seem to be interested in whatever it is.

I’ve seen several “How to save Ugly Betty” posts and articles lately, and one thing they have in common is they think there should …read more