Jonathan Groff - I was born and raised in Lancaster...

I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania - in Amish Country!

Biography

Author Profession: Actor

Nationality: American

Born: March 26, 1985

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Amish, Born, Country, I Was Born, Pennsylvania, Raised

Quotes to Explore

I love interacting with an audience. I love just being myself in front of a crowd.

Love Myself Being Myself Being

There's something special about 'Looking.'

Looking Special Something About

I feel like loyalty is such a rare quality in this world, particularly the entertainment world.

Loyalty World Quality Feel

I smile a lot in my real life.

Life Smile Real Real Life

It's one thing to experience your Broadway debut alone, but to share it with an entire company was like summer camp or a college experience, where you were really growing up together.

Alone Experience You Together

The idea of faking empathy to take a step forward to understanding - it's a really powerful idea.

Step Empathy Understanding Powerful

When I was 20 years old, I got cast in 'Spring Awakening' and got swept up in this experience where it was kind of tunnel vision. We were working - it was nonstop.

Experience Vision Spring Old

Make sure that you always follow your heart and your gut, and let yourself be who you want to be, and who you know you are. And don't let anyone steal your joy.

Heart You Yourself Joy

Just follow your joy. Always. I think that if you do that, life will take you on the course that it's meant to take you.

Life You Joy Think

For me, there's nothing more valuable as an actor, or better way to learn, than getting to perform in front of a live audience, no matter where you are. Whether it's on Broadway, in Florida, or doing a tour.

Me You Way Live

Before 'Mindhunter,' I was doing this show called 'Looking' on HBO.

Looking Doing Show Before

The difference between being in the closet and out of the closet as a gay man is such a huge shift. I feel so connected still to that 22-year-old, but the idea that I was not open with that part of my life - which I am now so open about - is sort of surreal.

Life Man I Am My Life

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.

Work Me You Yourself

I believe in 'Backstage.' It changed my life.

Life My Life Believe I Believe

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