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Mike O'Malley on 'Glee' son Kurt and getting dumped by 'Parenthood's Lauren Graham
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Mike O'Malley has had a very busy year. In fact, he's having a busy week -- on Tuesday, April 27, he appears on both FOX juggernaut "Glee" as Burt, Kurt's dad, and as Jim, Lauren Graham's mostly off-again love interest on NBC's "Parenthood.""I'm just trying to age as ungracefully as I can in front of the nation," O'Malley told Zap2it at the "Glee" Spring Premiere Soiree in Hollywood. We'd argue that O'Malley showcases plenty of grace in the "Glee" episode, "Home," in which he and Chris Colfer deftly portray the delicate relationship between a gruff single father and his gay son.
"There's a lot at stake in their relationship and [we're] trying to show other people how it can be, in a positive way," O'Malley says. "I'm not saying hey, let's go to Greenwich Village and be in the parade. This is very very difficult, but he loves his son."
As for "Parenthood," O'Malley scoffs. "Every time I'm on that show, Lauren Graham breaks up with me. I hope to God she comes to her senses and realizes I am what she needs."
Don't miss the video below to hear O'Malley tell us about the possibility of Burt breaking into song.
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All I can think of is him hosting GUTS back in the 90s. I grew up on that show.
Britney on GLEE has made me downright giddy. Madonna, Britney, Lady Gaga, possibly Billy Joel or Courtney Love...who's next? How about some other possibilities - could a Disney episode be in store one day? or Michael Jackson? http://thesmogger.com/2010/04/27/gleeful-possibilities/
He hosted Nick Arcade. Did he also do GUTS?
Jetta, he never hosted Nick Arcade. Nick Arcade was hosted by Phil Moore (I am not sure how you could mix them up either, O'Mally is white and Moore is black). Here is a pic of Moore on the set: http://www.perezstart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nick-arcade.jpg
I always thought Yes, Dear was underrated. There's something likeable about O'Malley.
He is absolutely fantastic on Glee. I think that he and Chris Colfer do such a wonderful job portraying the relationship between Kurt and his dad. I hope we see more of Mike on the show!
I only ever saw Mike in Yes, Dear and I really liked that show. I like him even better on Glee. He is good on Parenthood too. Its been a good year so far for Mike O'Malley
Jetta, You might be confusing Nick Arcade with Get The Picture, another show that Mike hosted in the early 90s around the time Nick Arcade was running. You may remember the video wall that played a major part in the series.
It's been years since I've seen these shows. I'd love to see some old episodes. I could've sworn Mike O'Malley was the host of Nick Arcade. So weird. I don't know if I remember Get The Picture and I was a Nickelodeon junkie growing up. I'm gonna have to go check it out on Wikipedia.
I hope he gets nominated for a Guest Actor Emmy this year. He's doing such great work on "Glee!"