Andy Hallett

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Birthday:

4 August 1975, Osterville, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name:

Andrew Alcott Hallett

Height:

188 cm

Andy Hallett is from the tiny Cape Cod village of Osterville, part of the town of Barnstable. He attended Barnstable High School and then Assumption College in Worcester. Always shy, he didn't begin singing until Patti LaBelle invited him onstage at a concert. After moving to Los Angeles he worked as a runner for an agency and then as a property manager and personal assistant. When Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) creator Joss Whedon saw Hallett singing in a Universal City blues revue, Whedon conceived the character of The Host, an anagogic demon who reads people when they open up through singing karaoke. Hallett was invited to try out and got the part, his first job ever as an actor. Show less «

[modestly, on being promoted to a full cast member after working 45 episodes as a guest star:] "That was a complete surprise."

[on enduring the make-up process for his demon role on "Angel":] "It doesn't make me any more pleasant. The makeup people hate me, they call...Show more »

[on enduring the make-up process for his demon role on "Angel":] "It doesn't make me any more pleasant. The makeup people hate me, they call me the old green bitch." Show less «

[about hiding his acting job for a long time:] "I would lie, because no one would know me anyway. My grandmother convinced me to be proud of...Show more »

[about hiding his acting job for a long time:] "I would lie, because no one would know me anyway. My grandmother convinced me to be proud of what I do." Show less «

[on Hallett's popularity on the series "Angel":] This is his first real job ever. Isn't it sad, how long it takes some of us to get into it,...Show more »

[on Hallett's popularity on the series "Angel":] This is his first real job ever. Isn't it sad, how long it takes some of us to get into it, and he's there, and it's like he's been there for 10 years. Hallelujah! He's the bomb. -- costar Charisma Carpenter Show less «

[on a pleasant surprise call from Joss Whedon:] I was in my trailer, and one of the girls knocked on the door and said, 'You've got a call f...Show more »

[on a pleasant surprise call from Joss Whedon:] I was in my trailer, and one of the girls knocked on the door and said, 'You've got a call from Joss Whedon's office. I think it's kind of important.' I'm like, 'No, tell him I'm busy! Tell him I have a towel on my head, and I won't take the call.' No, seriously, I get on the phone with him, and he says, 'How are you?' 'Fine.' 'What are you doing?' 'Nothing.' 'I have some good news. I wanted to let you know that, for the back nine, we are making you a series regular.' I was shocked, stunned. I called my agent. I was totally numb. [March 14, 2003] Show less «

[on enduring lengthy sessions in the makeup chair to be transformed into Lorne on "Angel":] The makeup artist makes it so comfortable. This ...Show more »

[on enduring lengthy sessions in the makeup chair to be transformed into Lorne on "Angel":] The makeup artist makes it so comfortable. This year, he even bought a 13-inch, flat-screen TV and a DVD player, so I can watch movies when I'm in there. Before, it was three hours staring at the mirror. He and I talk, but there are a lot of times I can't talk because he's working on me. He keeps the air-conditioning on for me. It's so pleasant. I couldn't ask for anything more. I used to have a lot of difficulty with it, but now it's cool. [March 14, 2003] Show less «