Andy Karl Tore His ACL During 'Groundhog Day' On Broadway

Broadway's 'Groundhog Day' star Andy Karl became a shining example of 'the show must go on.'
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[@ashmitanandy]

Wow he actually DOES look like Hugh Jackman and Anderson Cooper's love child tho!

[@annalittle4825]

I know! Now I can't unsee it lol.

[@dejayrezme8617]

Really? He looks a bit "smarmy" (?) to me. Not rugged at all.

[@smoriol]

Dejay Rezme I saw the show and trust me, he's very, very rugged.😉

[@graceho7479]

Its uncanny!

[@Hoswendt]

I saw him in Groundhog Day two weeks ago. What a handsome and talented man! Good for him. I had such fun.

[@candicemichelle2650]

i loved him when he was on Law and Order: SVU.

[@tributedistrict7]

The UPS guy!!!!!

[@emmasharkey3777]

NO ARE YOU KIDDING

[@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee]

He signs stuff as Kyle too- I went to get a signature, and the girl beside me got him to do a video of him saying "I've got a package...."

[@graceho7479]

So that’s where I know him from!

[@Trygve84]

I was in the audience when he tore his ACL, and they asked for a doctor. There were like ... 10 people getting up. Incredibly impressed by him finishing the show; There were more than just one song left (albeit, it was pretty close to the end) - I'm guessing 15-20 minutes maybe.

[@MsBayley]

Hey i was there too!

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

I've torn my ACL. I have never experienced such pain before. This guy is incredible

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

Sign me up for robot legs A S A F P

[@BrBill]

It's so weird how it affects different people. I tore mine playing ultimate frisbee when I was 40 and there was no pain whatsoever. But I went down hard because... that sound and the knee buckling. That's a terrible sound it makes. I knew it was bad.

[@Alberto-xz7th]

@@BrBill I've torn twice. First time it hurt like hell, second one nothing I even walked it off

[@cleo7920]

ahh I was there when he tore his ACL !! It was one of the most surprising thing I've ever seen on Broadway. But he really did have a great recovery!

[@trashleigh87]

I just saw Andy performe this show in Australia today six years later and I’m really bloody lucky - he’s FANTASTIC and it truly is a wonderful show.

[@ellie6475]

I just saw him a few days ago in Melbourne and he was the kindest guy! I was so unbelievably excited to meet him too because I’m such a big Legally Blonde fan too

[@andys013]

Wait. He's performing eight shows a week with a torn ACL? He should win the Tony for that alone... Wow.

[@RithSV]

Yup, he wears a knee brace currently so he can still perform (you can see for yourself if you search for the cast performance on the TODAY show). He probably doesn't do all 8 every week though, so he can rest his knee to recover.

[@andys013]

I'm blown away. I really think he deserves a Tony! What dedication and commitment!

[@rohanchaudhry8928]

He's an actor not an athlete... trust me actors are taken care of very very well...

[@betmaner]

Yeah he's currently only doing 6 shows a week (the understudy is doing the other 2). Still though that's insane

[@boneaubryanbrown4729]

Andy is doing 8 shows a week.

[@sophiebelkin5953]

WAIT OMG HE LEGIT HAS BEEN IN A LOT OF MOVIES TURNED MUSICALS! Legally blonde, Saturday night fever, Groundhog Day, rocky horror, and now pretty woman

[@jaspreetpooni423]

Stephen canoodling with his wife

[@liesljones5987]

A performer with genuine Star Quality. And -based on his recent story arc on LAW & ORDER; SVU, he can also ACT!

[@Joannathewizard_]

Andy Karl is so adorableeee , I wish groundhog day never closed.

[@oghoghoasemota893]

I swear, I almost thought I was tripping when he did the Groundhog Day bit

[@happycowsmmmcheese87]

I can't believe the audience didn't cheer when he mentioned Tim Minchin.

[@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee]

I don't think they realised he was the Matilda guy, or the brilliant comedian and actor either. I was at Groundhog Day in August, and Tim came out for the bows, myself and my mom started going crazy for Tim and everyone around us was like "Who's the weird orange hair guy who's just wandered out, and why are those 2 women screaming?"

[@Roxigen7]

I was at the show last week (it was awesome) and 10 minutes in I was like "OMG he's Hugh Jackman's long lost brother!"

[@CTUBeaty]

He was amazing in Rocky!

[@shevyszcz6188]

Ahhhh I love this guy!!

[@terryknight5869]

When he was Sgt. Dodds on SVU they treated him like crap, despite the fact that he was a good cop and a good man, just because of who his dad was, and then he got killed. He should've been a regular on SVU, but he barely lasted a year on the show, and then he gets killed off. Just saying.

[@likeaprimitiveman]

Anderson Jackman

[@yashiAR]

0:51 awwww

[@roziiv.a]

Still can’t believe this guy was my dads best friend when they were kids lmao

[@stevenshields3079]

Huge Handjackson.

[@joeb4614]

This guy was great in ROCKY

[@philbranagan3137]

Six years on, I saw Andy and the cast in Groundhog Day in Melbourne. What a brilliant performer! My thought though was that he looks like Anthony Jeselnik's older brother...

[@iLikePotato3s]

Andy is so charming

[@jjmanzano9]

He was excellent in jersey Boys!

[@lilacfunk]

Looks like a young Hugh Jackman!

[@endxofxeternity]

Why isn't anyone talking about how ridiculously amazing "Seeing You" is. It's so hard to find a good version of it sung by Minchin too! He does it best.

[@MsBayley]

I was at the performance when he tore his acl

[@NewMessage]

I've seen this one before.

[@iarasosa4521]

I can't stop laughing cause he is asking to Andy if he's doing shows based on famous movies on purpose and now he is starring on Pretty Woman The musical on broawday!

[@adanielle8629]

I’ve got a package! 📦

[@melindayang4718]

Wow…I’m not a movie person, but I believe 90% of Andy’s musicals were from movies originally (rocky, legally blonde, pretty woman, Saturday night fever, wedding singer, on the 20th century, maybe the mystery of Edwin Drood). Jersey boys and wicked weren’t movies prior

[@SaraH-ps8ob]

My friend was at the show he got hurt at

[@michigo_xo]

Musical Kitties did they announce that he tore his ACL or did they just ask for a doctor?

[@ankithguzz]

Who's here from Mark Dice 's new video?

[@ahmedhameed1444]

....

[@stevenshields3079]

As close as we could get? ...pediatricians are qualified actual doctors who do everything in miniature. And he helped you out. Pretty disrespectful.

[@4daughterscreations]

Steven Shields maybe he meant it as close as they could get to an orthopedic surgeon? I don't know. I wasn't there. sometimes things sound funnier in your head.

[@SightUnseen555]

If you brought a kid with a torn ACL to a pediatrician, they'd probably refer you to an orthopedic surgeon. Yes they're real doctors, but that doesn't mean that they're well suited to treating knee injuries, especially as a first responder. At best they might be able to diagnose it, give some basic first aid if necessary, and give advice for where to get it treated. Also, it was a joke. Calm down.

[@virgil.6539]

Pediatricians don't specialize in torn ACLs. It's as simple as that

[@Johnny-ty1dg]

You have fallen so far, Stephen. So far.

[@MrMistrEnigma]

What is this? I came for Colbert's Trump hate! What is this unfunny talk show garbage?

[@mori1bund]

byebye!