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He's been in a lot of stuff... Anyone against tables for his WP:filmography and whatever it's called for TV and theater appearances instead of having it in the prose? I'm imagining there would be a Biography section that would be pretty short, basically what we have now that isn't the lists of things he's been in:
Born William Brochtrup, Jr. in 1963 in California, U.S., Bill Brochtrup was raised in Tacoma, Washington and graduated from New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts in 1985.[2][3] After NYU, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. He was billed as "William Brochtrup" in some of his earliest roles in the 1980s.[3] Brochtrup came out to People magazine as gay in 1997. He said, "[C]asting directors have known [that] for years," and assured that being gay would have no "adverse effect" on his career, even with potential typecasting.[5][6] In 2012, Brochtrup said that he has not regretted coming out back then.[7]
He has written for Out magazine. The best-selling book of essays I Love You, Mom! includes his original stories at Un-Cabaret and numerous spoken word events. He has hosted AIDS Walks across the country, supports animal rescue organizations like the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and has traveled the Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Germany, Japan, Bosnia and Kosovo meeting servicemen and women during Handshake Tours for the United Service Organizations(USO) and Armed Forces Entertainment.
