Mark Lutz - "Angel" Tv Series - Buffyfest.blogspot.com Interview

One of the many great aspects of Joss Whedon’s storytelling is the way he brings new characters into a story, and even if their stay is short, somehow we as viewers feel a connection. A great example of this bond between viewer and character is The Groosalugg - an adorably naive hero from Pylea who would do anything for his princess and for the world.

Angel : After the Fall’s writer Brian Lynch seems to love the character as well. He added Groo into the comic and sent him to Hell-A with the rest of the crew. In the most recent issue, #16, Lynch expressed his interest in possibly doing a Groo one-shot awesomely called Savage Sword of Groosalugg. He even spoke to Joss about it !

We had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Lutz who played Groo on screen. He is not only a talented actor, but a storyteller, too. On top of all that, he’s a funny guy. His playful and down-to-earth attitude had us intrigued, confused, awkward, but mostly laughing.

SPOILERS FOR ANGEL : ATF BELOW

Buffyfest : So Groooo ! You played Groo, who so many fans adore ! Do you realize how many people love your character ? Do you get a sense of that when you meet fans ?

Mark Lutz : No what...what ’s the number ? Can you give me the exact number ?

B : (laughs) Oh um ?

ML : Do you think more than 20 ?

B : I think there’s probably more like....hmmm...(enthusiastically) 20 million !

ML : 20 million ! (laughs) Wow ! That’s quite a few.

B : Yeah. (laughs)...it’s a lot.

ML : Whoa. No, yeah I’m told the character was pretty popular, so....

B : And Groo left on kind of like a sad note. Did you watch Angel after your character left the show ? Were you a fan of Angel ?

ML : I’m sorry what show are we talking about ?

(laughter)

ML : Yeah every once in a while I would catch it, but I didn’t watch it religiously.

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