Jesse L. Martin
Jesse L. Martin
Jesse L. Martinis an American actor and singer. He is best known for originating the role of Tom Collins on Broadway in the musical Rent and his television roles as NYPD Detective Ed Green on Law & Order and Detective Joe West on The Flash...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth18 January 1969
CountryUnited States of America
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I was in 'Rent,' for God's sake. The closest we came to stunts was dancing on a table.
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Women do come up to me, and they tell me what they think! I've gotten great compliments on my eyes and my smile. But I don't see myself as sexy.
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Shakespeare in the Park is one of the greatest gifts in New York City. You just have to wait for the tickets - and it's worth the wait.
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I think I might want to get into development, as in developing my own sort of piece, whether it be for the stage or the big screen or for television.
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Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.
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'Law & Order' was so very interesting to me because what I got to do was explore New York along with getting to work with some of the best actors New York City had to offer.
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'Law & Order' was amazing but so consuming, I couldn't get to the stage.
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson is probably one of the funniest people I've ever met in my life. Everything the kid does is funny. I think he tunes his life to being funny.
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Jerry Orbach was the first person to take me to the Friars Club. It's a beautiful building, and you walk into these halls of comedic history and meet these old cats who could tell you a million stories about how things went down in New York City.
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We want to start a 'Flash' band. Everyone can play an instrument and sing.
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My biggest break wasn't 'Rent;' it was the first job that ever paid me. I couldn't believe that they were paying me all that money to go around the country and do Shakespeare. I would have done it for free.
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I didn't read comic books, growing up. I was more of a science fiction/fantasy novel guy. I loved reading Edgar Rice Burroughs' 'Tarzan' and that kind of stuff.
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I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.
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As a student studying acting, I was always broke, so going to see any live theater was almost impossible.