Full given name: |
Norbert Leo Butz (yeah, you heard it right, punk.) |
Hometown: |
St. Louis, MO |
Zodiac sign: |
"Harmony and Understanding..." Age of Aquarius, my brutha. |
Audition song: |
"I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick. |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
Rent. I got cast in it six weeks later. Freaked me out. |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
Angels in America |
Current show you have been recommending to friends: |
Mysteries of Harris Burdock. This should come to New York. |
Favorite show tune: |
"Dexter." Oh, I'm sorry I thought you said "Showtime..." Then, that would be anything from Floyd Collins. |
MAC or PC? |
Mac, duh. |
Most played song on your iPod: |
OK. No lie. I just looked. "The Jean Genie" by David Bowie — followed closely by Bonnie Raitt's "Finest Lovin Man." |
Last book you read: |
"Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain. |
Must-see TV show: |
"Tell Me You Love Me." You'll squirm. You'll think. You'll wish you were in it. |
Last good movie you saw: |
"3:10 to Yuma." My wife fell asleep. I wept. |
Favorite card game: |
You Poker. You brought her. |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Bjork |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
Country Music Television. Their show "Top Ten Most Shocking Moments in Country Music History" is more addictive than Pringles. |
First stage kiss: |
8th grade Production of The Sound of Music. I was a 4'10" Captain Von Trapp. |
How you got your Equity card: |
Playing Nana the Dog in a production of Peter Pan. |
Worst onstage mishap: |
Wicked. I came in swinging from one leg on a rope, split my pants, and flashed Kristin Chenoweth. |
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? |
"SVU." I played a guy who broke into hotel rooms just to try on ladies' underpants. Geez. Type casting. |
Worst costume ever: |
See 3 answers back. |
Cats or dogs? |
Neither. Hermit Crabs. My kids have really got me into them. In my opinion, the only crabs to have. |
Favorite cereal: |
Golden Grahams. College, anyone? |
Who would play you in the movie? |
Early Danny Bonaduce. "Partridge Family" Danny. Pre-Anger Management Danny. |
Worst job you ever had: |
Kentucky Fried Chicken in high school. |
Favorite work of Mark Twain (other than Is He Dead): |
"The Autobiography of Mark Twain." It's the motherload of all literary autobiographies. |