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Name:
- J. Michael Tatum

Character:
- Kyoya Ohtori

B-day:
- May 25th

Blood Type:
- Not sure on this one…

Favorite subject (in school, or life):
- Music, Literature, Theatre Arts

Fave foods:
- Ice cream, stromboli, gyros and lobster bisque.

Hobbies:
- Writing, music composition.

If you were a client of the Host Club, who would you choose as your host and why?
- That’s a hard one. All the Host Club members have their appeal… I think the twins would be the most fun to hang out with, if only because watching them get under Tamaki’s skin strikes me as a great way to spend an afternoon.

On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being perfectly sane and 10 being completely nuts, just how crazy is Tamaki Suou?
- An eight, definitely. If not for the leveling influence of the other Host Club members, he’d be a nine…

Have you ever dressed as a member of the opposite sex? Please elaborate!
- [Sigh] Yes. My High School theatre department held a fundraiser every fall that required us all to dress in drag –a kind of “mock wedding” that never failed to pack the house. Believe me; the work that went into transforming yours truly into a passable woman was Herculean. You just try finding high heels in a men’s size 12!

Name an aspect of the show you love.
- I could go with just about anything, really. Not a single element of the show falls short. If I had to choose, though, I’d have to say the music; the score for Ouran is wonderfully mercurial in a way that really accentuates the multifaceted nature of the show. That's no easy task! It’s the perfect anchor, in a way.

What do you like most about your character? Least?
- I love Kyoya’s calm, almost sinister level-headedness; the suave, businesslike demeanor that says “you’re in excellent hands, provided you’ve got the cash.” I’d say it’s a shame he feels the need to keep so tight a lid on his softer side, except that as a character it gives him such an enticing subtlety… So, I don’t know that there’s anything about him I don’t like, actually…

Choose an episode or two that was memorable to work on, or that is your favorite. Describe why you like it, or name some memorable moments for you from it.
- Episode eight: The bedroom scene between Kyoya and Haruhi was a culmination of everything I loved about playing him –so many subtle layers of his character emerge in that moment. Striking the delicate balance required in that scene to communicate the calculated menace, the reluctant empathy, the guilt and, ultimately, the proud loneliness that is Kyoya proved to be one of the most rewarding challenges in my career as an actor. The words “An interesting notion, in its own way…” still send chills down my spine. That of course, and Caitlin’s amazing performance in the same scene.



Pink hair or blue?
- Both!

Chocolate, strawberry, or lime?
- Chocolate!

Of all the Host Club’s cosplay moments in the 1st volume, which is your favorite?
- Ep. 13- Alice in Wonderland. Kyoya in a goofy caterpillar outfit. What could be cooler?