Lem Hewitt
MALCOLM BARRETT
THE LOWDOWN:
- R & D lab scientist
- Phil's best friend
- Graduate of M.I.T.
Lem SAYS
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Phil Mymen
to Lem:"I win! This is the most fun anyone has ever had with hypodermic needles!"
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Phil Mymen
to Lem:"My picture is on the front page of the company newsletter. I am the below-zero hero!"
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Linda Zwordling
to Lem and Phil:"We can't just stand here and let them take Ted away from us. He is the shiniest employee we have."
CHARACTER BIO
Lem is a world-famous scientist. He's like Stephen Hawking but with a moustache. His best friend is his lab partner Phil. They are both geniuses who are equally brilliant (they've done the math).
Unlike Phil, Lem is still single. Lem's idea of flirting usually involves chemistry jokes ("Our nucleus charge must be increasing, because I see spin-orbit coupling in our future"), but he's still the one lab scientist most likely to sleep with an actual woman. It's even been rumored that he's actually done it.
Lem is shyer than Phil. Although Lem isn't scared of creating a nanovirus that could destroy all life on the planet, he is very scared of confrontation. This is probably because he was raised by a domineering mother who once killed a bat with a People magazine.
ACTOR BIO
Malcolm Barrett studied at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, focusing on acting and directing. A role on the series Luis brought him to Los Angeles, and since then he has appeared on a number of series as either a regular or guest star, including The Bonnie Hunt Show, Kelsey Grammar Presents: The Sketch Show, Monk, Psych, Ghost Whisperer, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Sopranos.
Feature film credits include "My Best Friend's Girl," "Hurt Locker," "American Violet," "The Rhythm of the Saints," "King of the Jungle" and "Swimfan."
Barrett is a founding member and artistic director of the non-profit New York City theater company Real Theatreworks Inc. He received his Equity membership at the age of 16 when he appeared in the McCarter Theatre production of "The Stonemason." He later appeared in the national tour of "Wit" with Judith Light, while simultaneously continuing his education at NYU.
Barrett is also talented in poetry, improvisation and stand-up comedy. Besides becoming a member of the 2001 Nuyorican Slam Poetry team, he was the winner of the Young Playwright competition at the Manhattan Class Company.
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WHAT'S LEM UP TO?
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Bioshuffle
June 30, 2009When Dr. Bhamba's biocomputer starts spewing toxic ooze into the Veridian offices, everyone is uprooted.
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You are the Boss of Me
June 23, 2009With Rose out of town, Ted tries socializing with Lem and Phil.
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Racial Sensitivity
April 08, 2009Veridian's new sensor system doesn't detect African employees, including Lem.