Eric Mabius’ Hollywood career took him from the art house to the house of high fashion in one seamless and successful journey. As a star on the Golden Globe-winning series “Ugly Betty” (ABC, 2006) Mabius delighted fans with his portrayal of Daniel Meade, the Editor-in-Chief of a fictional fashion magazine, and boss to the unfortunately nicknamed title character, superbly played by America Ferrara. It would not be the first time Mabius had appeared in an underdog-does-good project. He was the dreamboat rocker whom Heather Matarazzo had an adolescent crush on in “Welcome to the Dollhouse”
