Get to know Queer as Folk’s Randy Harrison, who now stars in Silence! The Musical, off-Broadway’s hit unauthorized musical parody of Silence of the Lambs.
By Brandon Voss
1. What turns you on, creatively or otherwise?
Randy Harrison: Men’s gymnastics, flying trapeze, risk, speed, music, lederhosen, and body hair.
2. What’s a good tip for someone who wants to be you for Halloween?
It won’t be convincing without a patina of despair.
3. Which celebrity’s hair do you covet most?
Marlon Teixeira — especially the eyebrows.
4. What would your death-row last meal be?
Violetta di Parma — beet gnocchi in a goat cheese cream sauce — and a bottle of rosé.
5. What’s your juiciest vice or guiltiest pleasure?
Paris.
6. What extravagant purchase should probably make you feel guiltier?
Skincare.
7. When’s the last time you wanted to slap someone?
Right now. Sara.
8. What most likely made that stain on your outfit?
Coffee or smoothie.
9. Describe your favorite undergarment.
Small and white, clean and bright. Like Edelweiss.
10. What’s a lie you’ve told more than once?
“I love you.”
BONUS: Where do you see yourself in five minutes?
On my roof.
DLNQNT, August 2012.