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|First = "[[Real Me]]"
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|Caption = Tom Lenk in 2018.
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|Last = "[[The Girl in Question]]"
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|Name = Thomas Loren Lenk
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|Date of Birth = June 16, 1976
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|Name = Thomas Lenk
  
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|Place of Birth = Camarillo, California, USA
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|Gender = Male
  
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|Date of Birth = June 16, 1976
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|Job(s) = Actor
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|First = "[[Real Me]]"
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|Place of Birth = Westlake Village, California, USA
  
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|Characters = [[Cyrus]]<br />[[Andrew Wells]]}}
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|Last = "[[The Girl in Question]]"
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|Characters = *[[Cyrus]]
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'''Tom Lenk''' is the American actor who portrayed [[Cyrus]] in "[[Real Me]]", and the recurring character [[Andrew Wells]] in both ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] ''and its spin-off [[Angel (series)|Angel]]''. ''
  
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'''Tom Lenk''' is the actor who portrayed [[Cyrus]] and [[Andrew Wells]] on the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and [[Angel (series)|Angel]] television series.
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==Early life==
  
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Lenk was born in Camarillo, California, the son of Pam, a teacher, and Fred Lenk, a tuba player, high school music teacher, and school district computer network administrator. He attended Adolfo Camarillo High School. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts.
  
   
 
==Career==
  
==Career==
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Lenk was born in Camarillo, California, the son of Pam, a teacher, and Fred Lenk, a tuba player, high school music teacher, and school district computer network administrator. He attended Adolfo Camarillo High School. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts.
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Lenk has appeared in episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (27 episodes), Angel, NBC's Joey, House, Six Feet Under, Eli Stone and How I Met Your Mother. He has also had small parts in the films Date Movie, The Number 23, and Transformers. Lenk currently appears in the Web series "Border Patrol," which premiered in June 2008 on Atom.com. In 2009 Lenk appeared as a guest star on Nip/Tuck.
  
   
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Lenk has appeared in episodes of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', NBC's ''Joey'', ''House'', ''Six Feet Under'', ''Eli Stone'', and ''How I Met Your Mother''. He has also had small parts in the films ''Date Movie'', ''The Number 23'', and ''Transformers''. Lenk appeared in the web series ''Border Patrol'', which premiered in June 2008 on Atom.com. In 2009, Lenk appeared as a guest star on ''Nip/Tuck''.
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Besides acting, Lenk is a singer and playwright. He has toured with the European cast of Grease and has written three plays. Lenk took over the role of Franz in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages as of September 14, 2009, having originated the role in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles productions in 2006. Lenk frequently posts video blogs of himself on YouTube summing up his latest experiences on Broadway, the videos are usually called 'Tom's Broadway Blogs'.
  
   
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Lenk is openly gay, which influenced the character Andrew's sexuality. [[Joss Whedon]] has described: "When I first looked at his audition tape, I said 'OK, he, uh, he seems kinda gay. Do we want to make that decision [about the character]? There's no reason why he couldn't be, so, great, let's pick the funniest actor.' […] The character became very charming in his complete lack of awareness about, among other things, his own sexuality."<ref>Adam B. Vary, "Coming Out But Canceled." ''The Advocate'' #1019, November 18, 2008.</ref> Andrew would eventually come out as openly gay as well, in the comic ''[[Love Dares You, Part Two]]''.
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He appeared in commercials for Pepsi Max. Lenk also appeared in an episode of Psych that poked fun at Buffy the Vampire Slayer (original Buffy actress Kristy Swanson appears in the episode).
  
   
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Besides acting, Lenk is a singer and playwright. He has toured with the European cast of ''Grease'' and has written three plays. Lenk took over the role of Franz in the Broadway musical ''Rock of Ages'' in 2009, having originated the role in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles productions in 2006. Lenk frequently posts video blogs of himself on YouTube summing up his latest experiences on Broadway. He appeared in commercials for Pepsi Max in 2009.
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Lenk performed in the June, 2012 edition of Don't Tell My Mother! (Live Storytelling), a monthly showcase in which authors, screenwriters, actors and comedians share true stories they would never want their mothers to know.
  
   
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Lenk also appeared in an episode of ''Psych'' that poked fun at ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Lenk performed in the June, 2012 edition of ''Don't Tell My Mother!'', a monthly showcase in which authors, screenwriters, actors and comedians share true stories they would never want their mothers to know. In 2013, Lenk joined the Lifetime series ''Witches of East End'' as Hudson Rafferty. In 2016, he appeared in the third season finale of ''Transparent''. In 2018, he starred in the play ''Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist'', touring in Los Angeles, Edinburgh, and London.
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==Personal life==
  
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He is openly gay.
  
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==Buffyverse credits==
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Tom Lenk guest-starred in a total of 27 episodes of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', the first of them as the vampire Cyrus. Additionally, he guest-starred in two episodes of ''Angel'', repeating his ''Buffy'' role as Andrew Wells.
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*"[[Real Me]]"
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*"[[Flooded]]"
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*"[[Life Serial]]"
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*"[[Smashed]]"
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*"[[Gone]]"
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*"[[Dead Things]]"
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*"[[Normal Again]]"
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*"[[Entropy]]"
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*"[[Seeing Red]]"
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*"[[Villains]]"
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*"[[Two to Go]]"
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*"[[Grave]]"
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*"[[Conversations with Dead People]]"
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*"[[Never Leave Me]]"
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*"[[Bring on the Night]]"
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*"[[Showtime]]"
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*"[[Potential]]"
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*"[[The Killer in Me]]"
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*"[[First Date]]"
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*"[[Get It Done]]"
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*"[[Storyteller]]"
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*"[[Lies My Parents Told Me]]"
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*"[[Dirty Girls]]"
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*"[[Empty Places]]"
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*"[[Touched]]"
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*"[[End of Days]]"
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*"[[Chosen]]"
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*"[[Damage]]"
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*"[[The Girl in Question]]"
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==Gallery==
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Lenk behind the scenes for ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''.
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==External links==
  
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*{{Wikipedia}}
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*{{IMDb|0501937}}
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*{{Instagram|tommylenk}}
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==References==
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{{References}}
   
 
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 29 January 2024

Tom Lenk is the actor who portrayed Cyrus and Andrew Wells on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel television series.

Career

Lenk was born in Camarillo, California, the son of Pam, a teacher, and Fred Lenk, a tuba player, high school music teacher, and school district computer network administrator. He attended Adolfo Camarillo High School. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts.

Lenk has appeared in episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, NBC's Joey, House, Six Feet Under, Eli Stone, and How I Met Your Mother. He has also had small parts in the films Date Movie, The Number 23, and Transformers. Lenk appeared in the web series Border Patrol, which premiered in June 2008 on Atom.com. In 2009, Lenk appeared as a guest star on Nip/Tuck.

Lenk is openly gay, which influenced the character Andrew's sexuality. Joss Whedon has described: "When I first looked at his audition tape, I said 'OK, he, uh, he seems kinda gay. Do we want to make that decision [about the character]? There's no reason why he couldn't be, so, great, let's pick the funniest actor.' […] The character became very charming in his complete lack of awareness about, among other things, his own sexuality."[1] Andrew would eventually come out as openly gay as well, in the comic Love Dares You, Part Two.

Besides acting, Lenk is a singer and playwright. He has toured with the European cast of Grease and has written three plays. Lenk took over the role of Franz in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages in 2009, having originated the role in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles productions in 2006. Lenk frequently posts video blogs of himself on YouTube summing up his latest experiences on Broadway. He appeared in commercials for Pepsi Max in 2009.

Lenk also appeared in an episode of Psych that poked fun at Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Lenk performed in the June, 2012 edition of Don't Tell My Mother!, a monthly showcase in which authors, screenwriters, actors and comedians share true stories they would never want their mothers to know. In 2013, Lenk joined the Lifetime series Witches of East End as Hudson Rafferty. In 2016, he appeared in the third season finale of Transparent. In 2018, he starred in the play Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist, touring in Los Angeles, Edinburgh, and London.

Buffyverse credits

Tom Lenk guest-starred in a total of 27 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the first of them as the vampire Cyrus. Additionally, he guest-starred in two episodes of Angel, repeating his Buffy role as Andrew Wells.

Gallery

Lenk behind the scenes for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Adam B. Vary, "Coming Out But Canceled." The Advocate #1019, November 18, 2008.
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