Alan Tudyk
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, but 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
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