Work in Progress: Michael Urie

Work in Progress with Sophia Bush

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Music, Arts, Comedy

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

True talent speaks for itself, and Micael Urie has it in droves! From playing fan favorite catty assistant Marc St. James on "Ugly Betty" to playing a hilarious narcissistic attorney in Apple TV+'s "Shrinking" to entertaining fans with his podcast and putting queer stories front and center with Pride Plays!

Actor, producer, writer, and director Michael Urie joins Sophia to chat about his acting journey, including a fascinating chat about the interesting relationship actors have with the camera, what he has learned from Harrison Ford on the set of "Shrinking," what it was like hosting the GLAAD awards, and working (playing) with his "Ugly Betty" co-star and real-life friend Becki Newton on the rewatch podcast "Still Ugly!"

Plus, he shares the backstory on co-founding Pride Plays and putting queer stories center stage, what his younger self would think of his career, and what he believes is the greatest show ever!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:04.2	Hi, everyone. It's Sophia. Welcome to Work in Progress.
0:19.8	Hi, Whipsmarties. Today we are joined by one of my favorite co-stars ever.
0:25.8	Actor, producer, director, and host Michael Yuri, who you know from bringing stories to life on screen, on stage, and behind the scenes.
0:34.7	He was everybody's favorite, Mark St. James, on ABC's Ugly Betty. He's been on
0:40.0	Modern Family, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Younger Workaholics, partners with me, and basically
0:46.0	every incredible play on Broadway, I don't know, ever. Michael's currently starring in Apple TV's
0:51.8	hit series shrinking, for which he won a Critics' Choice Award.
0:56.0	He is absolutely one of the funniest people any of us knows, and he's bringing some of that
1:02.3	old-school humor back not only to the screen, but to the airwaves, with his ugly buddy co-star,
1:08.0	Becky Newton and their rewatch podcast still ugly. And one of my very favorite
1:13.5	things that Michael does in all of his spare time, JK, he has none, is he is the co-founder of New York
1:19.1	City's Pride Plays, which celebrate and elevate LGBTQ voices in the theater. This year he's
1:25.5	taking the Pride plays to Washington, D.C. for World Pride. And I can't
1:29.8	wait to talk to him today about life, love, motivation, lessons on screen and off, and how he
1:36.6	manages to keep this incredibly impressive resume going. Let's dive in with Michael Yuri.
1:53.3	Thank you. Let's dive in with Michael Yuri. I was trying to remember, is that right?
1:55.6	We were the first gay kiss.
1:56.6	On CBS?
1:57.7	And it was a peck.
1:58.9	Just a peck.
1:59.4	It was a little smoochy.
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