▁major ed ▁in ▁English ▁literature ▁with ▁both ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁poetry ▁concentr ations . ▁He ▁performed ▁in ▁musical s , ▁including ▁playing ▁the ▁D ent ist ▁in ▁" L ittle ▁Sh op ▁of ▁Hor ror s " ▁and ▁Ne ville ▁Land less ▁in ▁" The ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁Ed win ▁Dro od " ▁and ▁acted ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁P enn ▁Film ▁Foundation ▁film ▁" M ov ements ." . ▁ ▁G ant ▁attended ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁Center , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁his ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁( Do ctor ▁of ▁La ws ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁G ant ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁Gilbert ▁& ▁S ull ivan ▁Society , ▁performing ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁its ▁produ ctions . ▁G ant ▁started ▁a ▁six - man ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group , ▁The ▁Metro G nom es , ▁which ▁performed ▁in ▁ven ues ▁around ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ ▁G ant ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁LA ▁office ▁of ▁Chicago - based ▁law ▁firm ▁Baker ▁McK in zie . ▁When ▁the ▁international ▁firm ▁closed ▁its ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁office ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁G ant ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁dream ▁of ▁acting ▁and ▁performing . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁G ant ' s ▁most ▁well ▁known ▁role ▁was ▁as ▁Professor ▁Ben ▁Bru ck ner ▁in ▁Show time ' s ▁television ▁series , ▁" Que er ▁as ▁Fol k ." ▁His ▁character ▁was ▁married ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁legal