Andy Hallett
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Alcott Hallett |
| Born | August 4, 1975 |
| Origin | Osterville, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | March 29, 2009 (aged 33) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1999-2009 |
| Labels | Rounder Records |
Andrew Alcott "Andy" Hallett (August 4, 1975 – March 29, 2009) was an American singer and actor best known for playing the part of Lorne in the television series Angel (2000-2004). He used his singing talents often on the show, and performed two songs on the series' 2005 soundtrack album, Angel: Live Fast, Die Never.
Andrew Alcott Hallett was an only child. He was 6 foot 2 inches tall and hailed from the Cape Cod village of Osterville, Massachusetts, which is part of the town of Barnstable. He was a 1993 graduate from Barnstable High School and he went on to Assumption College in Worcester after graduation.
He did not begin singing publicly until he was invited onstage at a concert, and discovered the thrill of performing. The Boston Globe quoted an earlier interview with Hallett in his obituary: "The first time I sang out loud in front of other people was in Boston at Harborlights when Patti Labelle was there," he told the Globe in 2000. LaBelle coaxed a group of guys onto the stage. "I'm this little white boy. I started singing, and we blew the house down. I sang a line and she said, 'This is a white boy with soul.'"
After moving to Los Angeles, Hallett worked as a runner for an agency and then as a property manager. He eventually became a personal assistant to Kai Cole, wife of Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon. When the couple and their friends saw Hallett singing at the "B.B. Kings" lounge at Universal CityWalk, Whedon conceived a new character for his new show Angel: Lorne, an anagogic demon who reads the hearts and futures of his guests as they sing in his karaoke bar. Hallett was invited to try out for the part, and won it after three auditions.Angel was his first real job as an actor, though he did play an extra role in a 1999 episode of Buffy; he acquired agent Pat Brady only after she spotted him singing and acting in "Judgment," the premiere episode of Angel's second season.
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