DM73, this week’s Manhunt Man of the Week, is a performer. He sings! He acts! He looks good in his underwear! That matters!
He’s based in Toronto and he’s looking for any number of things. Perhaps you could help him in either the short or the long term. He’s open to both! (Canadians are so accommodating that way.) I asked DM73 some questions, and here’s what he had to say.
– Lawrence
Read our interview and see more pics of DM73 below:
So, I know that you’re an actor. Tell me what kind of work you do…
Musical theatre and commercial work. I once worked with an actor from WKRP In Cincinnati whose package was just as big as you thought on TV. Ha!
Who was it? Were there nude scenes?
We were not nude together at all. He had his own dressing room. He was amazing. Kind and generous and talented. He just liked to wear his trousers tight. Almost like his crotch never wanted to leave the 70s. And I won’t say it was Gordon Jump. Can you imagine? (It wasn’t.)
Speaking of musicals, what’s your favorite?
Big question.
Okay, how about favorite that you’ve been in and favorite that you haven’t been in.
Rent is probably my bucket list musical. It was the first professional show I auditioned for and got a couple callbacks. I was studying opera in university at the time and Rent and La Boheme were based on the same story. It was a marriage of my two musical worlds.
Forever Plaid was my favorite show I’ve been in. Tight 4-part harmony. All men. Super hot. And satisfying. Needed a smoke after every show!
Mamma Mia is the show that has alluded me. Eight callbacks. Years ago I was considered for the young lead/cover. Two summers ago I got called in to play one of the dads. Aging sucks. Where’s my pro-retinol?
Any exciting stories from recent performances?
I recently sang backup for Josh Groban at the ACC in Toronto. Didn’t notice his package, but he did brush my shoulder on stage.
Is he a favorite of yours?
It was a gig. And super fun. 25,000 screaming fans for Josh, and you’re right there with him. You can’t help but feel like a superstar. It isn’t my favorite kind of music, but he certainly knows how to put on a show. I’m obviously into death metal with my opera and musical training.
Toronto’s still recovering from World Pride last month. Did you take part at all? Are you into big crowds in general?
I wasn’t here. I missed the whole thing, because I was away doing a show. I did manage to see the RuPaul’s Drag Race queens on the Thursday. That was fun. Missed everything else. Crowds can overwhelm me. Give me a backyard and a cocktail with friends any day. And a hot tub doesn’t hurt either.
The other day I was having (yet another) conversation about how Canadians are a lot more open sexually than Americans. Do you have a particular take on what that might be?
It’s the cold. We need to keep warm for 8 months of the year, so group sex just seems logical.
How long have you been using Manhunt? What’s your favorite experience with it been so far? And the weirdest?
I’ve been off and on for many years. I like the messages I get from across the globe. Can be fascinating to e-meet people from other places. The crappiest thing is clicking on someone’s profile and finding your own pics there. Brutal! Maybe I should be flattered someone wants to use my pics, but it’s just plain creepy.
What are you looking for in a man? Casual sex? A relationship? Something in-between?
A little from each column, perhaps? I’ve been married. And divorced. I’ve done monogamous and open. Who knows what will be next? As long as he is kind, has substance and integrity, a great smile and a sense of humor, we’re off to a good start. Oh, and a large… fill in the blank.
In your profile, you mention correcting people’s grammar. Are the messages you get really so bad?
Spell check, texting abbreviations and an overall laziness have created a generation of illiterates. Language is sexy. Grammar is sexy. Impress me with your brain. I’d rather have a man with a huge vocabulary than huge biceps. There’s nothing interesting about getting a message that says “Sup? Hru? Asl? Tdtm and gnoc. Hung?” Give me a break and buy a dictionary.
When we were talking initially you let it slip that you’re not on Facebook. Do people bug you about that? Or do you think its moment of ubiquity is passing?
I’ve been on Facebook since 2009. I periodically take breaks. This is one of them. I had 1,200 friends once, then did a spring purge to 600. I found myself blocking most people’s news feeds, because I frankly didn’t care what they had for breakfast, what their grass looked like and how many times baby Sally took a dump. And don’t get me started on the millions of posts about Toronto’s infamous mayor. Yawn. Next. Sadly, I think it’s here to stay. It’s completely permeated our culture. It can be like crack. Speaking of our mayor…
You also hate cats! That’s so rare these days. Why? And are there other animals that you do like? Or do you just prefer the company of humans?
Cats are bitches. All of them. You don’t own a cat. They own you. Plus I’m allergic to most of them, so that solves that. Does sushi count as a pet?
I do like people. Only in moderation. Some people are the worst though. I’m quite selective. I’m a caring, sensitive person and cherish the people in my life. You gotta have something special or interesting to offer to catch my attention. Like a nice smile. Or a large… fill in the blank.
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by his conversation it is likely a large wallet
He sounds undeservedly cocky, shallow, and pompous, and the linguistics honours student in me groans at the phrase “grammar is sexy,” but I can’t even get into that right now.
he can’t distinguish between “alluded” and “eluded,” so I think he needs to slow his grammar roll. Not that some of North America’s finest intellects haven’t been would-be musical theater stars…
“Mamma Mia is the show that has alluded me…”
Never fails…people who make snotty comments about grammar and spelling invariably make howling errors themselves.
Lol. Exactly. That makes me cringe.
He is right on about grammar. It is amazing how incredibly awful people’s English is. The your/you’re misuse is unbelievable. If you mean “you are” then use “you’re”. “Your” means “Your” ass not “Your” an ass. “You’re” (you are) an ass. Didn’t we learn this in 2nd grade?
He has a pretty ass.
Spot on – he’s screaming it from the rafters…. my bet is also on an extreme tidy-freak.
I was honored when I found a guy stole my pics but was passing G them off as a 20 year old
Makes me cringe too. I wouldn’t have bothered mentioning it if he didn’t claim grammar is sexy and criticize others for their mistakes. Personally, it’s a huge warning sign for me when a guy says anything in his profile about what he dislikes instead of what he likes.
Did the interviewer copy paste, is that his spelling error or DM73?
It *is* possible Lawrence transcribed that incorrectly if the conversation was over the phone and not online. But if it was electronic… yes, that’s rich.
The last pic confused me until I realised it was reversed. Cute guy I have not seen around the gaybourhoud in Toronto.
I for one have always been able to appreciate a good dose of sarcastic humor !
There’s a much deeper undercurrent than that of trite sarcasm, which is, after all, the lowest form of wit, displaying neither charm nor sophisitication.
There is a lucky cat out there somewhere : )
I have to point out how badly worded your comment is. I usually don’t, but if you insist on attempting to be a grammar nazi then just know that someone is going to call you out on your sentence structure.