Dylan Marron was born on May 31,1988 and is an American actor, writer and activist known for his voice work as Carlos in the podcast Welcome to Night Vale and his video series Every Single Word, an art and data visualization project which compiles all the words spoken by people of color in major motion pictures.
19 Facts About Dylan Marron
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Dylan Marron is a writer on the third season of Ted Lasso.
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On Welcome to Night Vale, Marron plays Carlos the scientist, who is the main character's crush and later husband.
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Dylan Marron joined the podcast in 2013 and has appeared regularly since then, and has featured in all the live shows.
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The Night Vale team and Dylan Marron knew each other via the Neo-Futurists, and Dylan Marron was a fan of the show before he was asked to play Carlos.
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Dylan Marron's casting was well-received among fans of the show.
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Dylan Marron has spoken about the importance of Night Vale in showing that there is a large audience for media with a diverse and non-straight cast.
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Dylan Marron brought his experience as a Neo-Futurist to the role.
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Dylan Marron is a former member of the New York Neo-Futurists, an experimental theater group.
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Dylan Marron went on to develop this work into a longer, standalone show called The Human Symphony, which ran from January 22 - February 14,2015.
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Dylan Marron invited six audience members onstage to perform stories while pre-recorded interviews about dating experiences play over the sound system.
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In 2015 and 2016, Dylan Marron produced Every Single Word, a video project drawing attention to the lack of representation of people of color in popular films.
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Dylan Marron chose to highlight the broader lack of people of color in popular film through this video series because he feels that "showing [patterns] without embellishment" is a more effective approach than writing rants about lack of representation.
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Dylan Marron's series, "Shutting Down Bullshit" is an interview show that tackles political myths about marginalized groups.
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Dylan Marron issued an apology for this episode and recorded a follow-up episode in which he interviewed four autistic guests.
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Dylan Marron, who is not trans but describes himself as an ally, hopes to "humanize the issue" with this series.
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Dylan Marron's goal is neither to debate his guests, nor to find common ground with them, but to listen to people and be listened to in return.
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Dylan Marron has been married to Todd Clayton since December 27,2015.
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Dylan Marron joined a sketch comedy group at Wesleyan University, not because he was interested in a career in comedy, but because he wanted to work collaboratively on creative endeavors with people who shared his enthusiasm for creative work.