Gets is also a dancer, singer, composer, classically trained pianist, vocal director, and choreographer.
[2] Gets was born in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Lispbeth, an educator, and Terence Gets, a college textbook salesman.
Gets skipped two years of K-12 education and graduated from Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Florida, aged 16.
He then attended the University of Florida, where he won Best Newcomer's Award in acting and at age 24 earned a BFA in Theatre (1988).
[4] Gets was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical in 2003 for his work in Amour.