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| name = David Burtka | name = David Burtka
| image = David Burtka 2012.jpg | image = David Burtka 2012.jpg
| caption = Burtka in 2012 | caption = Burtka in 2012
| birth_name = David Michael Burtka | birth_name = David Michael Burtka
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|05|29}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|5|29}}
| birth_place = ], U.S. | birth_place = ], U.S.
| alma_mater = ] | education = ] (])
| occupation = Actor, chef | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|chef}}
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| years_active = 1999–present <small>(actor)</small><br>2009–present <small>(chef)</small>
* 1999–present (actor)
| partner =
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| spouse = {{marriage|]|September 2014}} | spouse = {{marriage|]|September 2014}}
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'''David Michael Burtka''' (born May 29, 1975) is an American actor and professional ]. He is known for his acting roles in theatre and television shows such as '']'' and '']''. After his role on ''How I Met Your Mother'', Burtka gained media attention for dating ], whom he later married in 2014. '''David Michael Burtka''' (born May 29, 1975) is an American actor and chef.


==Early life== ==Early life==
⚫ Burtka was born in ], the son of Deborah A. Zajas (died 2008) and Daniel Burtka. He is of ] descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deathnotices.michigan.com/view-single.php?id=183455&token=6c09659bd6b52ee4651af92e9f55ed851892f942b7b1c98754b55037e06b10f4|title=Obituary » Michigan Death Notices » from Michigan.com . . .|work=michigan.com|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129032857/http://deathnotices.michigan.com/view-single.php?id=183455&token=6c09659bd6b52ee4651af92e9f55ed851892f942b7b1c98754b55037e06b10f4|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polishyoungstown.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=48|title=Famous Polish Americans|author=Administrator|work=polishyoungstown.com|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> He grew up in ], and graduated from ] in 1993. He trained in acting at ], obtained his ] from the ] and had further training at the ].

⚫ Burtka was born in ], the son of Deborah A. Zajas (d. 2008) and Daniel Burtka. He is of Polish descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deathnotices.michigan.com/view-single.php?id=183455&token=6c09659bd6b52ee4651af92e9f55ed851892f942b7b1c98754b55037e06b10f4|title=Obituary » Michigan Death Notices » from Michigan.com . . .|work=michigan.com|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polishyoungstown.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=48|title=Famous Polish Americans|author=Administrator|work=polishyoungstown.com|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref> He grew up in ], and graduated from ] in 1993. He trained in acting at ], obtained his ] from the ] and had further training at the ].


==Acting career== ==Acting career==
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Burtka made his television debut in 2002 with a guest role on ''];'' this was followed by guest appearances on ''].'' Burtka made his television debut in 2002 with a guest role on '']''. This was followed by guest appearances on ''].''


Burtka made his ] debut as Tulsa in the 2003 revival of ''],'' which starred ]. He played The Boy in the American premiere of ]'s ''],'' for which he won the 2001 ] for most promising male performer. Burtka made his ] debut as Tulsa in the 2003 revival of ''],'' which starred ]. He played The Boy in the American premiere of ]'s ''],'' for which he won the 2001 ] for most promising male performer.
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In 2004, Burtka originated the role of Matt in the musical '']'' and reprised the role in the work's East Coast premiere in the summer of 2006. In 2004, Burtka originated the role of Matt in the musical '']'' and reprised the role in the work's East Coast premiere in the summer of 2006.


Burtka appeared in seven episodes of ''];'' in all seven such installments, he played "Scooter," the former high school boyfriend of Lily (]), who still had not gotten over their breakup. Burtka made a cameo appearance, in ''],'' as himself; in it, he also shared a scene with Neil Patrick Harris, in a part that was much like his character from ''How I Met Your Mother.'' Burtka appeared in seven episodes of '']'', playing "Scooter", the former high school boyfriend of ] (]). Burtka made a cameo appearance, in ''],'' as himself, opposite Neil Patrick Harris.


Burtka starred in Osiris Entertainment's 2013 film ''Annie and the Gypsy,''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osirisent.com/details.php?products_id=414&categories_id=54 |title=Annie and the Gypsy |accessdate=2013-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908223913/http://www.osirisent.com/details.php?products_id=414&categories_id=54 |archivedate=2014-09-08 }}</ref> and had a featured role in the 2014 film ''Dance Off.'' <ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3024964/</ref> Burtka starred in Osiris Entertainment's 2013 film ''Annie and the Gypsy,''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osirisent.com/details.php?products_id=414&categories_id=54 |title=Annie and the Gypsy |access-date=February 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908223913/http://www.osirisent.com/details.php?products_id=414&categories_id=54 |archive-date=September 8, 2014 }}</ref> and had a featured role in the 2014 film ''Dance Off.''<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3024964/|title=Platinum the Dance Movie (2014)|publisher=IMDb|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>


In 2015, Burtka returned to Broadway in a musical comedy, directed by ] and entitled ''].'' An Off-Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at Theatre Row in NYC featuring Burtka began previews on April 18, 2023, and opened on April 27, 2023. Burtka starred along with Carey Cox, Gabe Fazio and ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/legit/news/david-burtka-off-broadway-god-of-carnage-revival-1235556596/ | title=David Burtka to Lead Off-Broadway 'God of Carnage' Revival (EXCLUSIVE) | date=March 16, 2023 }}</ref>
Burtka returned to Broadway in a comedy play, which ] directed, titled ''].'' In the play, staged in late April 2015, he assumed the role of a Catholic fiancé of a Jewish bride, who was played by ], whose wedding day is disrupted when her ex-boyfriend shows up at the wedding. Additional cast members included ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tyne-Daly-Harriet-Harris-Sierra-Boggess-David-Burtka-More-Will-Star-in-David-Hyde-Pierce-Helmed-IT-SHOULDA-BEEN-YOU-on-Broadway-Opens-April-14-20141029|title=Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess, Lisa Howard, David Burtka & More Will Star in David Hyde Pierce-Helmed IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU on Broadway; Opens April 14|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tyne-Daly-Harriet-Harris-Sierra-Boggess-David-Burtka-More-Will-Star-in-David-Hyde-Pierce-Helmed-IT-SHOULDA-BEEN-YOU-on-Broadway-Opens-April-14-20141029|title=Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess, Lisa Howard, David Burtka & More Will Star in David Hyde Pierce-Helmed IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU on Broadway; Opens April 14|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref>

==Culinary career==
While living in Los Angeles, Burtka took a hiatus from acting full-time to become a professional chef.<ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdT2dMnC-Jw |title=Neil Patrick Harris talks Thanksgiving on The Late Late Show |via= YouTube |access-date= November 16, 2011}}</ref> He graduated from ] College of Culinary Arts Pasadena in the summer of 2009; afterwards, he began running a Los Angeles catering company, "Gourmet MD".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quimblerly |first1=Anne |title=Things You Probably Didn't Know About Out Actor and Chef David Burtka |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-out-actor-and-chef-david-burtka/ |website=Instinct |date=June 12, 2023 |access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref> Burtka's cookbook, ''Life is a Party'', a collection of recipes and tips on entertaining, was published in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/nyregion/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka.html|title=How Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Spend Their Sundays|last=Vora|first=Shivani|date=June 14, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 16, 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
], in September 2011.]] ], in September 2011.]]
Six months after Burtka's first ''How I Met Your Mother'' appearance, allegations arose that the actor had received the part because of a romantic relationship with one of the show's stars, actor ].<ref>{{cite web |author=canada.com October 24, 2006 |url=http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=63015eaa-b830-4902-b9ab-67560ef60df5&k=64280 |title=O.C. stars hit T.O |publisher=Canada.com |date=2006-10-24 |accessdate=2010-09-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723181441/http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=63015eaa-b830-4902-b9ab-67560ef60df5&k=64280 |archivedate=July 23, 2011 }}</ref> Speculation around this story eventually led Harris to ] that he himself was ] in a cover story in '']'' Magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1554852,00.html |title=EXCLUSIVE: Neil Patrick Harris Tells PEOPLE He Is Gay - Neil Patrick Harris |magazine=People.com |date=2006-11-03 |accessdate=2010-09-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313041724/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1554852,00.html |archivedate=2008-03-13 }}</ref> Burtka made no public response to the story, though later Harris stated that he and Burtka were moving in together.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=theBosh.com |author=Fabien Montique |title=Neil Patrick Moves In With Boyfriend! |date=July 26, 2007 |accessdate=2007-09-07 |url=http://thebosh.com/archives/2007/07/neil_patrick_moves_in_with_boyfriend.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012071853/http://thebosh.com/archives/2007/07/neil_patrick_moves_in_with_boyfriend.php |archivedate=October 12, 2007 }}</ref>

Burtka and Harris attended the Emmy Awards in September 2007 as an openly acknowledged couple for the first time, an appearance which Harris discussed on ''].''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/09/13/watch-neil-patrick-harri_n_64343.html |title=Watch: Neil Patrick Harris Tells Ellen About Going To The Emmys Since Coming Out |work=The Huffington Post | first=Katherine |last=Thomson |date=2007-09-13}}</ref>

Burtka's mother died of cancer in May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/harris-tribute-to-boyfriends-late-mother_1069521|title=Harris' Tribute To Boyfriend's Late Mother|author=WENN|work=contactmusic.com|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref>

On February 4, 2009, Burtka and Harris appeared for the first time on stage together, singing a duet from '']'' at a benefit for The LGBT Community Center in New York. The two actors had been together since April 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoltv.com/insidetv/2008/11/26/15-questions-with-neil-patrick-harris/?icid=200100397x1213439453x1200875311 |title=15 Questions with Neil Patrick Harris}}</ref> Harris customarily referred to Burtka as "my better half" and "an amazing chef."<ref>{{cite journal|title=US Weekly |date=February 18, 2008}}</ref> Burtka and Harris became parents to fraternal twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20434727,00.html |title=Neil Patrick Harris Welcomes 'Happy, Healthy' Twins|magazine=People |date=2010-10-15 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> both of whom were born in October 2010, via a ].
⚫ Burtka, though not the biological father of his ex ]'s children, who had also been born via surrogate, remained close to them over the years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Davidburtka/status/82928460162531328|title=David Burtka on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Dulin |first= Dann |title= David Burtka: Cover Story |url= https://aumag.org/2014/04/05/david-burtka/ |website= 5 April 2014 |publisher= aumag.org |accessdate= 11 May 2018 }}</ref>


⚫ Burtka was in a relationship with ] in the early 2000s, around the time Janger was expecting twins via surrogacy. Although not the biological or legal father of the children, Burtka helped raise them during his relationship with Janger, and has remained close to them after he and Janger split.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Davidburtka/status/82928460162531328|title=David Burtka on Twitter|via=Twitter|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=August 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |last= Dulin |first= Dann |title= David Burtka: Cover Story |url= https://aumag.org/2014/04/05/david-burtka/ |website= April 5, 2014 |publisher= aumag.org |access-date= May 11, 2018 }}</ref>
⚫ Following the passage of the ] in New York on June 24, 2011, Burtka and Harris announced their engagement, stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but had kept the engagement secret until ] became legal in their state.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published Saturday, Jun 25 2011, 1:42pm EDT |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a326825/neil-patrick-harris-announces-secret-engagement.html |title=Neil Patrick Harris announces secret engagement |publisher=Digitalspy.com |date=2011-06-25 |accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref>


Burtka has been in a relationship with Neil Patrick Harris since April 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beeck |first1=Ellen |title=Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka's Relationship Timeline |url=https://people.com/tv/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-relationship-timeline/ |website=People |access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref> In October 2010 they became parents to twins, Harper and Gideon,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/neil-patrick-harris-welcomes-happy-healthy-twins/ |title=Neil Patrick Harris Welcomes 'Happy, Healthy' Twins|magazine=People |date=October 15, 2010 |access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> who were born via a ].{{cn|date=October 2024}}
According to Harris, Burtka quit acting full-time to become a professional chef.<ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdT2dMnC-Jw |title=Neil Patrick Harris talks Thanksgiving on The Late Late Show |via= ] |date= |accessdate= 2011-11-16}}</ref> He graduated from ] College of Culinary Arts Pasadena in the summer of 2009; afterwards, he began running a Los Angeles catering company which he called "Gourmet M.D." Burtka did continue to act, including in '']'' on Broadway in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itshouldabeenyou.com/cast-creative/|title="It Shoulda Been You" official broadway site|accessdate=2015-04-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407180058/http://www.itshouldabeenyou.com/cast-creative/|archive-date=2015-04-07}}</ref>


⚫ Following the passage of the ] in New York on June 24, 2011, Burtka and Harris announced their engagement, stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but had kept the engagement secret until ] became legal in their state.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a326825/neil-patrick-harris-announces-secret-engagement.html |title=Neil Patrick Harris announces secret engagement |work=Digital Spy |date=June 25, 2011 |access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref> They married in Italy in September 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beeck |first1=Ellen |title=Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka's Relationship Timeline |url=https://people.com/tv/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-relationship-timeline/ |website=People |access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref> As of 2023, the family live in East Hampton, NY.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilkins |first1=Bridie |title=Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka's $5.5million estate is another world – see inside |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/20210219107255/neil-patrick-harris-david-burkta-home-inside-photos/ |website=Hello! |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=November 4, 2023}}</ref>
Burtka's first cookbook, ''Life is a Party'', a collection of recipes and tips on entertaining, was published in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/nyregion/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka.html|title=How Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Spend Their Sundays|last=Vora|first=Shivani|date=2019-06-14|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-06-16 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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| 2007 | rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''Worldly Possession'' | ''Worldly Possession''
| Andrew Bates | Andrew Bates
| Television film | Television film
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| 2007
| ''Open House'' | ''Open House''
| Husband | Husband
| Short film | Short film
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| 2007
| ''Army Guy'' | ''Army Guy''
| Keith | Keith
| Short film | Short film
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| 2011 | rowspan="2" | 2011
| '']'' | '']''
| Himself | Himself
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| He appeared as a fictionalized version of himself, who is Neil Patrick Harris' drug dealer posing as Neil's life partner.
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| Scooter
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| 2007 | 2007
| '']'' | '']''
| David King | David King
| Episode: "Down the Rabbit Hole" | Episode: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
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| '']'' | '']''
| Scooter | Himself
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| Himself (guest judge) | Himself (guest judge)
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| Episode: "No Training Wheels" | Episode: "No Training Wheels"
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| 2018 | 2018
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| 2020
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| Princess Buttercup
| Episode: "Chapter Five: Life Is Pain"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/the-princess-bride-homemade-fan-film|title=Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride|website=]|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>
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American actor and professional chef

David Burtka
Burtka in 2012
BornDavid Michael Burtka
(1975-05-29) May 29, 1975 (age 49)
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • chef
Years active
  • 1999–present (actor)
  • 2009–present (chef)
Spouse Neil Patrick Harris ​(m. 2014)​
Children2

David Michael Burtka (born May 29, 1975) is an American actor and chef.

Early life

Burtka was born in Dearborn, Michigan, the son of Deborah A. Zajas (died 2008) and Daniel Burtka. He is of Polish descent. He grew up in Canton, Michigan, and graduated from Salem High School in 1993. He trained in acting at Interlochen Center for the Arts, obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan and had further training at the William Esper Studios.

Acting career

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Burtka made his television debut in 2002 with a guest role on The West Wing. This was followed by guest appearances on Crossing Jordan.

Burtka made his Broadway debut as Tulsa in the 2003 revival of Gypsy, which starred Bernadette Peters. He played The Boy in the American premiere of Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby, for which he won the 2001 Clarence Derwent Award for most promising male performer.

In 2004, Burtka originated the role of Matt in the musical The Opposite of Sex and reprised the role in the work's East Coast premiere in the summer of 2006.

Burtka appeared in seven episodes of How I Met Your Mother, playing "Scooter", the former high school boyfriend of Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan). Burtka made a cameo appearance, in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, as himself, opposite Neil Patrick Harris.

Burtka starred in Osiris Entertainment's 2013 film Annie and the Gypsy, and had a featured role in the 2014 film Dance Off.

In 2015, Burtka returned to Broadway in a musical comedy, directed by David Hyde Pierce and entitled It Shoulda Been You. An Off-Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at Theatre Row in NYC featuring Burtka began previews on April 18, 2023, and opened on April 27, 2023. Burtka starred along with Carey Cox, Gabe Fazio and Christiane Noll.

Culinary career

While living in Los Angeles, Burtka took a hiatus from acting full-time to become a professional chef. He graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Pasadena in the summer of 2009; afterwards, he began running a Los Angeles catering company, "Gourmet MD". Burtka's cookbook, Life is a Party, a collection of recipes and tips on entertaining, was published in April 2019.

Personal life

Burtka with his husband, Neil Patrick Harris, in September 2011.

Burtka was in a relationship with Lane Janger in the early 2000s, around the time Janger was expecting twins via surrogacy. Although not the biological or legal father of the children, Burtka helped raise them during his relationship with Janger, and has remained close to them after he and Janger split.

Burtka has been in a relationship with Neil Patrick Harris since April 2004. In October 2010 they became parents to twins, Harper and Gideon, who were born via a surrogate mother.

Following the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York on June 24, 2011, Burtka and Harris announced their engagement, stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but had kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal in their state. They married in Italy in September 2014. As of 2023, the family live in East Hampton, NY.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 24 Nights Toby
2007 Worldly Possession Andrew Bates Television film
Open House Husband Short film
Army Guy Keith Short film
2011 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Himself
Gaysharktank.com Short film
2012 Annie and the Gypsy Martin
2013 The Gay Christian Mingle Short film
2014 Dance-Off JT
2020 Cicada Bo

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 The West Wing Intern Bruce Episode: "The Black Vera Wang"
2005 Crossing Jordan Craig Heeley Episode: "Total Recall"
2006–14 How I Met Your Mother Scooter 7 episodes
2007 CSI: NY David King Episode: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
2012 Neil's Puppet Dreams Himself Episodes: "Dream Bump"
"Bollywood"
2013 Iron Chef America Himself Episode: "Zakarian vs. Chiarello: Scotch"
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (guest judge) Episode: "Drag My Wedding"
2015 Beat Bobby Flay Himself (guest judge) Episode: "No Training Wheels"
American Horror Story: Freak Show Michael Beck Episode: "Curtain Call"
2018 A Series of Unfortunate Events Mr. Willums Episodes: "The Carnivorous Carnival: Part 1"
"The Carnivorous Carnival: Part 2"
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride Princess Buttercup Episode: "Chapter Five: Life Is Pain"
2022 Uncoupled Jerry Episode: "Chapter 6"
2023 Drag Me to Dinner Himself (judge) 10 episodes

See also

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