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Gabriel, an aspiring minimalist and former vegetarian, took ballet lessons, wrote two musical comedies, designed ladies gowns for hobby, and started a collection of Disney animation art prior to realizing that he was homosexual. Upon arriving in New York, Gabriel originally wanted to get a job in the theater. After finally landing a position selling group tickets for Annie Warbucks he realized that he hated making cold calls. He was reluctant to quit, however that is until he happened to catch the movie Working Girl on television and was inspired by the "Who makes it happen? I do. I make it happen" scene. Gabriel has uncommonly soft hands and still harbors a grudge against his parents for not introducing him to the music of Lena Horne at an earlier age.

Gabriel has taped the Tony Awards every year since 1984 with the exception of 1990 (the year of Jerome Robbins' Broadway) which, according to him, wasn't a very good year anyway.

*spoilers for the movie Trick*

Gabriel, an office temp by day and aspiring Broadway composer by night, becomes smitten with Mark, a Go-Go dancer in a gay bar he makes eye contact with. The two meet again in the subway that very night, and go back to Gabriel's place to have sex. They're thwarted in the attempt, however, with first Gabriel's aspiring actress friend Katherine and then his roommate Rich and Rich's girlfriend Judy showing up at the apartment (also to have sex).

Gabriel and Rich argue over which of them should get to use the apartment that night, and decide to settle the matter with a coin toss. When Gabriel loses the coin toss and he and Mark have to leave, Gabriel seeks out his friend Perry to request the use of Perry's place. Unfortunately, as Perry escorts Gabriel and Mark there, they run into Perry's ex-boyfriend. Perry and his ex tearfully reconcile and they go back to Perry's, frustrating Gabriel and Mark yet again.

The two then decide to hit a gay club for some dancing. There, a malicious drag queen (Miss Coco Peru) corners Gabriel in the restroom. She badmouths Mark to Gabriel, telling him of the time they tricked - which sounds very much like how Gabriel and Mark met - and how Mark left abruptly after climaxing, leaving her with a fake phone number to boot. Crushed by this news, Gabriel decides to take off.

Mark follows Gabriel back to Gabe and Rich's apartment to talk - and also because he's left his house keys there. They go in to look for the keys and try to talk things out while Judy mediates topless. Mark asserts that it while he did indeed trick once with Miss Coco, it was actually the latter who tried to take advantage of him (by secretly videotaping their encounter without Mark's consent). Gabriel accepts this story but still mistrusts Mark, so Mark leaves. Judy then finds Mark's keys, and Gabriel chases after Mark with them down into the New York subway system. Just when it seems that Mark is gone forever, he reappears; he and Gabriel made a connection after all.

Having reconciled, they decide to get something to eat but - in yet another turn of events - run into Katherine and some of her theatre friends at a diner, where Katherine proceeds to monopolize the conversation. Gabriel finally blows up at her, and Katherine, humiliated, melts down and leaves in a huff. Gabriel chases after her and apologizes; they smooth things over and Katherine and Company depart.

As the new morning dawns, Mark gives Gabriel his phone number and heads home. Gabriel calls the number on a nearby payphone, and is relieved to learn that it's Mark's actual number. While they never found a spot to trick, Mark and Gabriel instead formed a budding relationship beyond the simple one-night-stand they'd first been trying for.

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