Robert Michael Morris is an actor probably best known for his portrayal of Mickey Deane on HBO’s The Comeback. (The Comeback complete series is now available on DVD.) You may have also seen him in guest starring roles on shows like Arrested Development, How I Met Your Mother, Will & Grace, and Two Broke Girls. Prior to working as an actor on television, the Kentucky native spent years working in theater.
Morris was nice enough to take a few minutes out of his busy schedule recently to answer a few questions from us.
1. You walk into a bar. What do you order from the bartender?
A very, very dry vodka martini with an olive and a twist.
2. Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter and/or Instagram?
I don’t do either one.
3. What’s currently waiting for you on your DVR/TiVO?
I don’t have a DVR or TiVO.
4. It’s your last meal — what are you going out with?
Salmon croquettes, mashed potatoes and peas.
5. What websites do you visit on a regular basis?
Facebook and eBay.
6. What’s the most frequently played song on your mobile device?
I don’t listen to music on my phone. I listen to music on an iPad. I put it on shuffle and use it to go to sleep. Classic, jazz, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, big band, 30s music, Bette Midler, Cher, etc.
7. The first face that comes to mind when you think “punchable?”
At this point, it’s Laurie from The Warehouse.
8. What’s the last thing you Googled?
10 x 7 x 4 cardboard boxes. For shipping my books of plays!
9. Dogs or cats?
Oh jeez, right now, none. I’m at the age now where I can’t have a pet, because they will outlive me. That might also include birds and perhaps goldfish.
10. Best concert of your life was…?
I don’t go to concerts. The last concert I went to was Shirley Bassey on Broadway. I don’t like crowds. I have never been to a “concert.”
11. What book are you most likely to give as a gift?
I don’t give books as gifts. But, right now, mine. Because I have so many of them. I have four anthologies of my plays. I have written 91 plays.
12. What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
Father Tom Smith bought me my SAG card in 1972. It cost around $200.
13. South Park or Family Guy?
Neither one. Don’t watch them. I don’t like animated. Why would I watch them when I would rather watch real people? I have never seen The Simpsons.
14. You have an entire day to do whatever you want. What would you do?
I’d have sex. I’d probably just listen to music and read.
15. What movie can you not resist watching if it’s on?
The Song of Bernadette, Casablanca, Calamity Jane, Singing in the Rain, Funnyfact, Now Voyager.
16. The sports team or teams you’re most passionate about?
I have no idea. I don’t follow sports of any kind. Jai alai?
17. Where did you eat the best meal of your life?
In Mary Collins Jones’ dining room.
18. The last movie you saw in a theater?
Argo.
19. Who was your first celebrity crush?
Betty Lou Keim or Doris Day.
20. What would you cook if Nic Cage was coming to your house for dinner?
Ham.
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