Tituss Burgess Spills UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT Season 2 Details

What does Season 2 of UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT have in store for Titus Andromedon? Actor Tituss Burgess shares that audiences will see growth in the character, plus a genuine love interest, and more.

"[Kimmy's] optimism, her sunniness and selflessness and being considerate of other people is wearing off on Titus," shares the Emmy nominee. "And, because of Vonda's visit, he has to expose more of that soft core. We find Titus being more readily available to decalcify. He has to come to terms with some stuff, and you'll find out in the first episode how and why he made the exit, and that just explains so much. There are a lot of layers to this man to peel off, because it's not just this false sense of fabulousness. It is a protective armor, so we find him having to undo what he has worked so hard to do."

Burgess, who starred on Broadway in THE LITTLE MERMAID, says his input helped shape what his character would become, particularly in the area of romance. He managed to convince the creators to let romance be a more serious aspect of his character's dynamic.

"I was slow to greet, with open arms, the type of guys that were introduced as possible love interests for Titus in season 1," Burgess says. "The story that I know, or that I've experienced - and the story of all of my peers who are in my likeness -choose a different type of man, and it is not the 28-inch-waist, six-pack-y type of guy. There is an otherness going on, something that is rooted and grounded in the everyday man, if you will, and where although the exterior may be perfectly aesthetically pleasing, it is not what the attraction is built on."

Burgess even shares that the love interest "grounds Titus in a way." But don't worry Titus fans- he'll still be the same flamboyant, overdramatic Titus that we love. "This [relationship] makes it even more palatable because we see the part of him that he had been hiding."

About UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT: After living in a cult for fifteen years, Kimmy decides to reclaim her life and start over in New York City. Armed with just a backpack, light-up sneakers, and a couple of way-past-due library books, she's ready to take on a world she didn't even think existed anymore. Wide-eyed but resilient, nothing is going to stand in her way. She quickly finds a new job (working for 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski), a new roommate (Tituss Burgess, 30 Rock), and a new beginning. The cast also includes Lauren Adams, Sara Chase, Sol Miranda and Emmy winner Carol Kane (Taxi,The Princess Bride).

The series was created by Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Robert Carlock (30 Rock), who serve as executive producers with Jeff Richmond (30 Rock), Jack Burditt (30 Rock, The Mindy Project) and David Miner (30 Rock, Brooklyn Nine-Nine).

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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