David Crawford Conrad (born 17 August 1967) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He currently stars in the television series
Ghost WhispererGhost Whisperer is an American television series, which premiered on CBS on September 23, 2005.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with the dead...
alongside
Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
.
Conrad was born and raised in Edgewood, a suburb of Pittsburgh,
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, the son of Jim Conrad, an engineer, and Margaret Conrad, a librarian. Growing up the youngest of three boys, he attended the all-boys preparatory school The Kiski School, where he returns from time to time, to visit previous teachers.
David Crawford Conrad (born 17 August 1967) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He currently stars in the television series
Ghost WhispererGhost Whisperer is an American television series, which premiered on CBS on September 23, 2005.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with the dead...
alongside
Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
.
Early life
Conrad was born and raised in Edgewood, a suburb of Pittsburgh,
PennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...
, the son of Jim Conrad, an engineer, and Margaret Conrad, a librarian. Growing up the youngest of three boys, he attended the all-boys preparatory school The Kiski School, where he returns from time to time, to visit previous teachers. In fact, David Conrad actually filmed a documentary on one of the most influential teachers he ever had. He went on to attend Brown University, where he studied drama and theater, and later New York’s prestigious Juilliard School. While at Juilliard, Conrad appeared in a stage adaptation of John Irving's novel The Cider House Rules, written by Peter Parnell and co-directed by actor Tom Hulce. Conrad has been teacher of Literature and Drama in Pittsburgh's University for five years.
Acting career
Conrad made his feature film debut with a small role in the 1994 film "Under Heat". In 1996, he won a breakout role as Leo Roth on the television series
RelativityRelativity was an American drama television series which followed a twenty-something couple, Isabel Lukens and Leo Roth , and the lives and loves of their friends and siblings...
; however, he was already committed to a Pittsburgh production of the
Tom StoppardSir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE, FRSL is a British playwright. He has written plays such as The Coast of Utopia, Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and Rock 'n' Roll...
play Arcadia. Because the producers felt Conrad was right for the part, production on the series was later scheduled to accommodate his work on the play. Conrad went on to appear opposite
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in Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997), and with
Vince VaughnVincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn is an American film actor and comedian. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before experiencing wider recognition with the 1996 movie, Swingers...
and
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in Return to Paradise (1998).
Continuing with his stage career, Conrad made his Broadway debut as Blythe Danner's much younger lover in a revival of Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea in 1998. He went on to appear in off-Broadway productions of Troilus and Cressida, Richard II and Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink. Most recently, in June 2009, he performed as Pale in the play Burn This at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh.
In 1999, Conrad appeared in the TV drama The Weekend with Gena Rowlands and Brooke Shields. That same year he appeared in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie A Season for Miracles, opposite Carla Gugino.
He portrayed a naval lieutenant alongside Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding, Jr. in
Men of HonorMen of Honor is a drama film, starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding, Jr. The film was directed by George Tillman, Jr...
(2000) and also appeared in recurring roles on the WB series
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(1999-2002) and Fox’s dramatic series
Boston PublicBoston Public is an American television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox from October 2000 to January 2004. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it...
(2000-2005).
In 2003, Conrad appeared in a small role in the
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comedy
Anything ElseAnything Else is a 2003 romantic comedy film. The film was written and directed by Woody Allen, produced by his sister Letty Aronson, and stars Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Woody Allen, Erica Leerhsen, Adrian Grenier and Danny DeVito....
and was cast as Detective Ed Exley in the network adaptation of "L.A. Confidential"; though the pilot was not picked up to series, Conrad soon found work on NBC’s
Miss MatchMiss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently...
, in which he tries to win the heart of professional matchmaker Kate Fox (
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). The series was pulled after airing 11 of 18 episodes.
In 2005, Conrad appeared in the comedy
Wedding CrashersWedding Crashers is a 2005 romantic comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. The film stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, with Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour, Will Ferrell and Bradley Cooper...
with Vince Vaughn and
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, as well as landing a regular role on the CBS series
Ghost WhispererGhost Whisperer is an American television series, which premiered on CBS on September 23, 2005.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with the dead...
, in which he portrays
Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
’s paramedic husband,
Jim ClancyJim Clancy may refer to:* Jim Clancy , former Major League Baseball pitcher* Jim Clancy , director of the Vocal Majority* Jim Clancy , journalist for CNN...
. When Jim Clancy dies of a gun shot in the series (season 4), his ghost enters the body of a man named Sam Lucas. Sam was killed in an automobile accident, but Jim's spirit entered the body as soon as Sam's went into the light, therefore reviving the body. Thus, Conrad now plays the roles of Jim and Sam in the series. According to the producers, everyone on the show will start seeing Jim as Jim again.
Filmography
- Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers is a 2005 romantic comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. The film stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, with Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour, Will Ferrell and Bradley Cooper...
(2005)
- Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television series, which premiered on CBS on September 23, 2005.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with the dead...
(2005- )
- Roswell
Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
(2000)
- Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Snow White: A Tale of Terror is a 1997 horror film based on the Snow White fairy tale. It stars Sigourney Weaver and Sam Neill. The original music score is composed by John Ottman...
(1997)
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