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T.R. Knight was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and spent his last two years there as part of the acting company at the Guthrie Theater. He has returned to the Guthrie twice since then to play Richard Miller in Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness!, and the title role in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.

Since moving to New York, he has performed on Broadway as Tim Allgood in Michael Frayn's Noises Off, opposite Patti LuPone, Peter Gallagher and Richard Easton, and as Damis in Tartuffe, with Brian Bedford. Off-Broadway credits include Joe in Conor McPherson's This Lime Tree Bower and Brendan Hilliard in Anto Howard's Scattergood, for which he received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.

On television Knight was a series regular opposite Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in Charlie Lawrence .

Trivia

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T.R. was nominated in 2008 for a SAG Award along with his Grey's Anatomy castmates for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. (edit)
On January 17, 2007 Knight went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and expressed that what Isaiah Washington spoke about his sexuality was true. that he did call him . (edit)
Knight was chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive for 2007. (edit)
Knight was in the picketers line in the 2007 Writers Guild Of America's strike. (edit)
On January 17, 2007 Knight went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and expressed that what Isaiah Washington spoke about his sexuality was true. that he did call him a (censored word). (edit)
Knight is a big Jim Henson fan. (edit)
Knight was given the nickname Teddy by Martha Stewart. (edit)
After much speculation since the start of Grey's Anatomy, Knight , age 33, admitted in the third week of October in 2006 that he's gay. (edit)
Before moving to New York, Knight honed his acting skills in regional theaters including the Guthrie Theater in his home town of Minneapolis. (edit)
Knight returned to the Guthrie twice since he left to play Richard Miller in Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! (edit)
Knight had an acting coach when in Minnesota. His name was Kent Stephens. (edit)
Knight's first acting role was at the age of five when he played Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol which was played at the Guthrie Theater. (edit)
Knight's mother is a health care worker back in Minneapolis. (edit)
Knight currently lives in New York City. (edit)
Knight got the Drama Desk nominations for outstanding featured actor in a play. He received this nomination for his role in Scattergood. (edit)
Brendan Hilliard is a character in the play Anto Scattergood in which Knight had a part. (edit)
Another theatrical appearance for Knight was playing Joe in This Lime Tree Bower. (edit)
Knight played Damis in the play Tartuffe. (edit)
Knight moved to NY where he took on such roles as Allgood in Noises Off. (edit)
Knight also played Amadeus in the play Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. (edit)
Knight stands 5ft 8" tall. (edit)
T.R. stands for Theodore Raymond. (edit)
In the film titled Garmento, Knight was cast as Daniel. (edit)
On the TV series Frasier, Knight played Alex in the episode titled Maris Returns. (edit)
Knight played Zero Adams on the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (edit)
People close to Knight sometimes call him Teddy. (edit)
Fan mail address for Knight: T.R. Knight c/o The Gersh Agency 232 North Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (edit)

Quotes

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T.R. Knight: (about coming out of the closet after being called a faggot by "Grey's Anatomy" co-star Isaiah Washington) It's an awesome word, isn't it? I've never been called that to my face before, so I think that when that happened, something shifted, and it became bigger than myself. I was under no delusions, though. My friends on the set knew. We talked about it. Publicly, it's not my thing to call up People Magazine and be like, "Hey, you wanna know something about me?" I could have just let it slide and not say anything, but it became important for me to make the statement. (edit)
T.R. Knight(about his co-star Katherine Heigl's wedding): Incredible and beautiful.

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T.R. Knight (on his short-lived romance with Meredith on Grey's Anatomy): Shonda [Rhimes] kept the bedroom scene a secret from us until the read-through. The script just said: 'Scene to be given at read-through.' It was kind of cool, everybody read it at the same time. So it made for quite an exciting read-through. Then you see how horrible it all turned out. (edit)
T.R. Knight (on his struggle to establish himself in New York): It's just hard with New York rent to survive, even if you're lucky to be working. The last Off-Broadway show I did was like $187 a week. Luckily, I was able to get some commercial work every once in a while that would float me. (edit)
T.R. Knight: I guess there have been a few questions about my sexuality, and I'd like to quiet any unecessary rumors that may be out there. While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me. (edit)
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