A biography for Jonathan Groffhasn’t been written yet.
“I haven't had anyone say, 'No, we can't because he's gay.' In fact, it's been quite the opposite.”
“I guess I think of myself as an actor before I think of myself as a gay actor.”
“Before 'Mindhunter,' I was doing this show called 'Looking' on HBO.”
“I think about 'Will & Grace,' and I think about 'Modern Family,' and the way that being gay has become sort of middle America... in the way that they show gay people in their specific way.”
“It's so awesome to be a part of something that is successful not because there's a famous person in it or because it's a revival of something, but because it's so fresh and original.”
“I am such a huge fan of both of those shows - I've seen every episode of 'Sex in the City' and every episode of 'Girls' at least once, some multiple times.”
“When a piece of art gets really specific is usually when anybody can relate to it.”
“I'd always done musicals, and so living in the world of straight plays and working with off-Broadway actors and living in that community was a completely life-changing experience.”
“I was Mary Poppins for Halloween when I was 3, with lipstick and a carpetbag. And I was Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' in a production in my dad's barn.”
“Musical auditions are always the worst because you have to sing and act, and that's so stressful.”
“There's not a lot of gay programming on TV.”
“I did have AOL Instant Messenger when I was in middle school.”
“I bought the VHS of 'Into the Woods' at the Suncoast in the Park City Mall and watched it in the basement when I got home. And when it was over, I rewound it and immediately watched it again.”
“We didn't have a glee club at my school. It depends on what area of the States you're from. It's more in the Midwest.”
“I taught a class about the Tony Awards at a summer theater camp the year after I graduated from high school. So, the first time I was nominated for 'Spring Awakening,' it felt like a surreal dream: it was every childhood dream I had come true. It felt like a fairy tale.”
“I believe in 'Backstage.' It changed my life.”
“I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania - in Amish Country!”
“I'm very selective about television because you sign away so much of your life to it.”
“When you get to really involve yourself with a piece and the other people, and you get to feel like it's a community and you're all building something together, it helps me to produce better work, I think.”
“'Looking' is more than just a television show. It's contributing to the cultural conversation, and for me, those are the most exciting projects to be a part of.”