Andy Hallett

Andrew Alcott Hallett dit "Andy Hallett" est né le 4 août 1975 à Osterville, une petite ville dans le Massachusetts.
Il entre à l'université de Worcester où il va étudier l'économie et le marketing et commence à chanter à Boston après avoir rencontré Patti Labelle. Diplômé en 1997, il se rend à Los Angeles et commence à tourner quelques spots publicitaires. C'est à ce moment qu'il entend parler d'un rôle de postulant dans la nouvelle série de Joss Whedon, "Angel"!

Ami intime de la femme du créateur, Andy fait jouer ses relations et organise un concert en 2000 pour montrer l'étendu de son talent au créateur. Après l'avoir entendu chanter la très célèbre chanson "Lady Marmalade", Joss Whedon, pense à une idée totalement folle, celle de créer un nouveau personnage dans sa série, celui de Lorne un personnage haut en couleur qui viendrait remuer la distribution de la série. C'est ainsi qu'est né le rôle de Lorne.

Source: Hypnoweb Angel

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[modestly, on being promoted to a full cast member after working 45 episodes as a guest star:] "That was a complete surprise."

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[on a pleasant surprise call from Joss Whedon:] "I was in my trailer, and one of the girls knocked on the door and said, `You`ve got a call from Joss Whedon`s office. I think it`s kind of important.` I`m like, `No, tell him I`m busy! Tell him I have a towel on my head, and I won`t take the call.` No, seriously, I get on the phone with him, and he says, `How are you?` `Fine.` `What are you doing?` `Nothing.` `I have some good news. I wanted to let you know that, for the back nine, we are making you a series regular.` I was shocked, stunned. I called my agent. I was totally numb." [March 14, 2003]

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[on enduring lengthy sessions in the makeup chair to be transformed into Lorne on "Angel":] "The makeup artist makes it so comfortable. This year, he even bought a 13-inch, flat-screen TV and a DVD player, so I can watch movies when I`m in there. Before, it was three hours staring at the mirror. He and I talk, but there are a lot of times I can`t talk because he`s working on me. He keeps the air-conditioning on for me. It`s so pleasant. I couldn`t ask for anything more. I used to have a lot of difficulty with it, but now it`s cool." [March 14, 2003]

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[about hiding his acting job for a long time:] "I would lie, because no one would know me anyway. My grandmother convinced me to be proud of what I do."

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[on enduring the make-up process for his demon role on "Angel":] "It doesn`t make me any more pleasant. The makeup people hate me, they call me the old green bitch."