Curiosidades

Gained a 5 inch scar on his biceps while shooting Glee (2009) because his dance partner for the "Bohemian Rhapsody" performance (in the season 1 finale) accidentally scarred him with her stilettos.

Groff, along with other openly gay actors (including Sean Hayes and Neil Patrick Harris), was the target of a highly controversial April 2010 Newsweek article by Ramin Setoodeh that argued that gay actors aren't convincing playing straight characters. The article created a huge media backlash, with many public figures (including Groff and Hayes' co-star Kristin Chenoweth) decrying it as homophobic and defending Hayes', Harris', and Groff's performances as straight characters.

His role as "King George III" in the Broadway production of "Hamilton" lasted just 9 minutes on each performance. Most of his time, therefore, was spent behind the scenes where had the great privilege of meeting celebrity fans of the show from all walks of life such as, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Dick Cheney, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Lupita Nyong'o, Busta Rhymes, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Common, etc.

Groff was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor for "Spring Awakening" in 2007.

Was in a relationship with fellow actor Zachary Quinto during 2012 till spring 2013.

He remains very good friends with his "Spring Awakening" co-star Lea Michele.

He is of German, and some Swiss-German, English, and Scottish, descent. He has deep roots in Pennsylvania on both sides of his family (Pennsylvania Dutch, the nickname for Germans in the state).

While Groff was raised Methodist, his father was raised Mennonite.