- Andy Hallett
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name = Andy Hallett
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caption = Hallett in 2004.
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birthdate = birth date and age|1975|08|04
location =Osterville, Massachusetts , U.S. flagicon|USA
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notable role = Lorne
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tonyawards =Andy Hallett (born
4 August 1975 ) is an American singer and actor best known for playing the part of Lorne ('The Host') in the television series "Angel".His full name is Andrew Alcott Hallett. He has no siblings. He stands 6 foot 2 inches tall and is from the
Cape Cod village ofOsterville, Massachusetts , part of the town of Barnstable. He attended Barnstable High School and thenAssumption College in Worcester. Always shy, he didn't begin singing untilPatti 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" creatorJoss Whedon saw Hallett singing in a Universal City Blues revue, Whedon conceived the character of The Host, an anagogic demon who reads people as they sing in hiskaraoke bar. Hallett was invited to try out and got the part, his first job ever as an actor. Andy has enjoyed working on the series "Angel" and has been known to help his fellow cast mates out with their own karaoke singing.Hallett got his agent after he appeared on "Angel". She spotted him singing and acting in the second season premiere episode "Judgement." The morning after the show was broadcast she called up the series casting agent and asked about him. He signed with her shortly after. His character was featured in over forty episodes before appearing in the title sequence as a regular character. He also sings two songs on the series' .
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