Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor,
musicianA musician is a person who performs or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.* A singer uses his or her voice as an instrument....
, writer and
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. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left
Ryerson UniversityRyerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Canada. It has 24,000 full-time students, and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Its urban campus surrounds Yonge and Dundas Square, with the majority of its buildings in the blocks northeast of the...
in 1985, in order to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions.
For much of the late-1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science fiction
The Lost WorldThe Lost World is a 1992 film, based on the book of the same title by Arthur Conan Doyle.- Plot :It is approximately 1912. Junior reporter Edward Malone bungles into the office of Gazette editor McArdle looking for an adventurous assignment and is sent to interview Professor Challenger , whose...
. McCormack appeared in multiple television series roles, including
Top CopsTop Cops was a documetary program broadcast in the United States on the CBS television network from 1990 to 1993.Each episode of Top Cops consisted of two to three segments featuring commended police officers and dramatic recreations of the events leading to their having been...
,
Street JusticeStreet Justice is an American action crime drama series starring Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse. The series began airing in syndication in 1991, and was canceled in 1993 after two seasons.-Pilot:...
,
Lovesome Dove: The SeriesLonesome Dove, written by Larry McMurtry, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning western novel and the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series...
,
TowniesTownies was a short-lived situation comedy broadcast in 1996 by ABC. It was set in Gloucester, Massachusetts and starred Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, Bill Burr, Conchata Ferrell, Lauren Graham, and Ron Livingston.- External links :**...
, and
Ally McBealAlly McBeal is an American television series which ran on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing
Will TrumanWilliam "Will" Truman is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Eric McCormack. He is a gay lawyer who lives in the Upper West Side of New York City with his best friend, Grace Adler....
in the American sitcom
Will & GraceWill & Grace is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006. The show takes place in New York City and focuses on Will Truman, a gay lawyer, and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm...
, which premiered in September 1998. His performance earned him an
Emmy AwardThe Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards and Tony Awards .They are presented in various...
in the category for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001.
Aside from appearing in television, he made his
BroadwayBroadway Theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, is the theatre associated with the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City...
debut in the 2001 production of
The Music ManThe Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson. The show is based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping...
and starred in the 2005 film
The SistersThe Sisters is a 2005 film starring Maria Bello, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Erika Christensen as the title characters; it also stars Alessandro Nivola, Rip Torn, Eric McCormack, Steven Culp, Tony Goldwyn and Chris O'Donnell...
. Following the series conclusion of
Will & Grace in 2006, McCormack starred as the leading role in the New York production of
Some Girl(s)Some Girl is a play written by Neil LaBute.The play ran at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York City, produced by MCC Theater and starred Eric McCormack, Fran Drescher, Judy Reyes, Brooke Smith, and Maura Tierney, all known primarily for their television work.The London cast included David...
. He starred in the television mini-series
The Andromeda Strain (2008) and returned to television in 2009 in the TNT drama
Trust MeTrust Me is an American drama series that began airing on TNT on January 26, 2009 at 10 p.m Eastern/ 9 P.M Central. In Canada, Trust Me can be seen on Super Channel.Trust Me premiered with 3.4 million viewers....
, which was cancelled after one season. Also in 2009, McCormack was cast in the science fiction movie
Alien TrespassAlien Trespass is a 2009 science-fiction comedy film based on 1950s sci-fi B movies. It stars Eric McCormack and Robert Patrick .- Plot :...
.
Early life
McCormack was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Doris, a homemaker, and Keith McCormack, an
oilAn oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and is hydrophobic but soluble in organic solvents. Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are nonpolar substances. The general definition above includes compound classes with otherwise unrelated chemical structures,...
company financial analyst. He is the oldest of three siblings. McCormack has
CherokeeThe Cherokee are a Native American people from the Southeastern United States...
and
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ancestry. McCormack admits while he was growing up, he was shy and did not play sports.
McCormack attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School in
ScarboroughScarborough is the area that forms the eastern part of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was named by Elizabeth Simcoe in 1796 who was inspired by the Scarborough Bluffs which reminded her of the white cliffs near her home in England. Initially a collection of rural villages it has grown...
, Ontario. There, he enrolled in theatre and performed in high school productions of
GodspellGodspell is a 1970 musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since...
and
PippinPippin is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto. The show was based on the life of Pippin the Hunchback, the son of Charlemagne. The show was partially financed...
, and decided to pursue a career in acting. McCormack recalls after performing in
Godspell, his feelings towards becoming an actor solidified. "...I remember after the first performance of that ... I knew where to fit in. That was the beginning of my life as an actor. It changed me in that the concept of any other options disappeared. From that moment there was no question. I knew exactly what I was going to do. I'm lucky that way." He admits that he never felt cool growing up. "I was a bit of an outsider, but I discovered theatre very early on, which got me through." He then transferred to
Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate InstituteThe Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute is a secondary school located in Scarborough, Ontario at 2300 Pharmacy Avenue. The school was opened in the fall of 1964 when there was only farmland around it, and as the population in the area grew, so did the school...
in Scarborough, where he went to school with
David FurnishDavid James Furnish is a Canadian filmmaker, former advertising executive, and now a film director and producer most famous for his documentary Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras...
. He graduated in 1982.
McCormack enrolled at
Ryerson UniversityRyerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Canada. It has 24,000 full-time students, and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Its urban campus surrounds Yonge and Dundas Square, with the majority of its buildings in the blocks northeast of the...
School of Theatre in Toronto to further improve his acting. He left Ryerson in 1985, several months before graduating, in order to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in
StratfordStratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in Southern Ontario, Canada with a population of 30,461, according to the 2006 census....
, Ontario, where he spent five seasons performing. "It was all I wanted, to be a classical actor for the rest of my life, but during the last couple of years I was there, I started to realise that it wasn't for me. Perhaps I didn't have to give my Hamlet before I died, that the world might be an OK place without my Hamlet, in fact." McCormack appeared in the productions
A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare. It was suggested by "The Knight's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and written around 1594 to 1596...
,
Henry VHenry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, written in 1599. It is based on the life of King Henry V of England, and focuses on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War....
,
Murder in the CathedralMurder in the Cathedral is a poetic drama by T. S. Eliot that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170, first performed in 1935...
and
Three SistersThree Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was written in 1900 and first produced in 1901.-The Prozorovs:...
. McCormack later performed with the
Manitoba Theatre CentreManitoba Theatre Centre is Canada's oldest English-language regional theatre. Next to the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, MTC has a higher annual attendance than any other theatre in the country...
in a production of
Burn ThisBurn This is a play by Lanford Wilson.It begins shortly after the funeral of Robbie, a young gay dancer who drowned in a boating accident. In attendance were his roommates: choreographer Anna and ad man Larry. Soon joining them in Robbie's lower-Manhattan loft are screenwriter Burton , and Pale...
as well as with Toronto's
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in
Biloxi BluesBiloxi Blues is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The second chapter in what is known as his Eugene Trilogy, it follows Brighton Beach Memoirs and precedes Broadway Bound....
.
Early work
McCormack made his Canadian television debut in the 1986 movie,
The Boys from Syracuse. McCormack moved to Los Angeles, California and made his US television debut in a 1991 episode of the
CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
crime series
Top CopsTop Cops was a documetary program broadcast in the United States on the CBS television network from 1990 to 1993.Each episode of Top Cops consisted of two to three segments featuring commended police officers and dramatic recreations of the events leading to their having been...
. He appeared in the 1992 theatrical film
The Lost WorldThe Lost World is a 1992 film, based on the book of the same title by Arthur Conan Doyle.- Plot :It is approximately 1912. Junior reporter Edward Malone bungles into the office of Gazette editor McArdle looking for an adventurous assignment and is sent to interview Professor Challenger , whose...
, based on
Conan DoyleThis article is about the Munster rugby player. For the writer, see Arthur Conan Doyle.Conan Doyle is a Munster rugby player. His club is Garryowen. His usual position is inside centre, but he also plays out-half. He has made two appearances for Munster in the Magners League....
's novel of the same name and starred in
The Lost World sequel, also released in 1992,
Return to the Lost WorldReturn to the Lost World is a 1992 film, a sequel to the film The Lost World, which was released the same year....
. By 1993, he landed a recurring role as a detective in the crime drama
Street JusticeStreet Justice is an American action crime drama series starring Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse. The series began airing in syndication in 1991, and was canceled in 1993 after two seasons.-Pilot:...
. Also in 1993, McCormack appeared in the television movie
Double, Double, Toil and TroubleDouble, Double, Toil and Trouble is a 1993 Halloween children's TV movie, starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The title is a reference to the famous line spoken by the three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth : "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble."-Synopsis:Don Farmer and...
, playing
Mary-Kate and Ashley OlsenMary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen are American actresses. Both have appeared in television and films since infancy. Since then, they have continued their celebrity through numerous television programs, films, interviews, as well as commercial endorsements. They are fraternal twins but prefer...
's father.
He played the role of Colonel Francis Clay Mosby in 42 episodes of the
WesternThe Western is a fiction genre seen in film, television, radio, literature, painting and other visual arts. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in what became the Western United States , but also in Western Canada, Mexico , Alaska The Western...
television series
Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994) and
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995). McCormack commented that it was a "fantastic role". In an interview with
The GuardianThe Guardian is a British daily newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Founded in 1821, it is unique among major British newspapers in being owned by a foundation .The Guardian Weekly, which circulates worldwide, provides a compact digest of four newspapers...
in 2003, McCormack admitted to auditioning "two or three times" for the part of
Ross GellerRoss Geller, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends , played by David Schwimmer. The character is noted for his geeky, lovelorn demeanor.- Personality :...
, which ultimately went to
David SchwimmerDavid Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. Born in New York, he moved to Los Angeles at the age of two. Several years later, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
, for the situation comedy
FriendsFriends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994. The series revolved around a group of friends in the area of Manhattan, New York City, who occasionally live together and share living expenses. The series was produced by...
. He was cast in the 1997 made-for-television movie,
Borrowed Hearts, where he portrayed a selfish businessman who learns to love, and in the HBO film
Exception to the Rule, in which he played a cheating husband.
Also in 1997, he had minor roles in the comedy shows
TowniesTownies was a short-lived situation comedy broadcast in 1996 by ABC. It was set in Gloucester, Massachusetts and starred Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, Bill Burr, Conchata Ferrell, Lauren Graham, and Ron Livingston.- External links :**...
,
Veronica's ClosetVeronica's Closet is a sitcom which aired on NBC from September 25 1997 to June 27 2000.The show starred Kirstie Alley as Veronica "Ronnie" Chase, the head of her own lingerie company.- Season 1 :...
, and
Ally McBealAlly McBeal is an American television series which ran on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
. Originally, McCormack was scheduled to appear as a series regular in the
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
sitcom
JennyJenny is a short-lived American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1998. The series was intended to be a star vehicle for Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy.-Synopsis:...
, but was fired after the pilot due to the network cutting his character.
Worldwide recognition
McCormack received his break-through role in 1998 when he was cast as lawyer
Will TrumanWilliam "Will" Truman is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Eric McCormack. He is a gay lawyer who lives in the Upper West Side of New York City with his best friend, Grace Adler....
on
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
's sitcom
Will & GraceWill & Grace is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006. The show takes place in New York City and focuses on Will Truman, a gay lawyer, and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm...
, a series centered on a gay man (Will) and his Jewish best friend (
GraceGrace Elizabeth Adler is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Debra Messing. She is a Jewish interior designer , living in New York City with her gay best friend Will Truman...
). McCormack said that when the part came along, he was convinced he was right for the role. "At the end of the audition, Max [Mutchnik, co-creator and executive producer of the show] said 'That was perfect. Just to let you know, you never have to be more gay than that.'" He explained that when he first read the script, "what hit me immediately was that this was me. I mean, sexual orientation aside, Will was so much like me. He's a great host, he's relatively funny and he has great friends and he's a good friend to them ... the gay issue just wasn't really a big thing." The show debuted on September 21, 1998 and was watched by almost 8.6 million American viewers.
Will and Grace quickly developed a loyal audience, with the show and McCormack receiving strong reviews. John Carman of the
San Francisco Chroniclethumb|right|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireSan Francisco Chronicle is Northern California's largest newspaper, and one of the largest in the United States, serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area, but distributed throughout...
commented that McCormack and Messing worked "nicely" together. Kay Mcfadden of
The Seattle TimesThe Seattle Times is a newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, USA. It is the largest daily newspaper in the state of Washington. From 1983 to 2009, the Times and Seattle's other major paper, the Hearst-owned Seattle Post-Intelligencer, were run under a "Joint Operating Agreement" whereby...
also praised McCormack, Messing and the supporting cast as "very funny". For this performance, he earned three
Emmy AwardThe Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards and Tony Awards .They are presented in various...
nominations, and won one for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. In addition, he received five
Golden Globe AwardThe Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television...
nominations.
In this same year, McCormack appeared in
Stephen HerekStephen Robert Herek is an American film director.Herek attended the University of Texas at Austin....
's comedy film
Holy ManHoly Man is a film produced in 1998 starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston. It was directed by Stephen Herek.-Plot:Ricky Hayman and Kate Newell work at the Good Buy Network, a home shopping channel run by John McBainbridge...
(1998). The film was critically and financially unsuccessful. The following year he starred in the comedy movie
Free EnterpriseFree Enterprise is a 1999 comedy/romance movie starring Eric McCormack and Rafer Weigel, and featuring William Shatner, directed by Robert Meyer Burnett and written by Mark A. Altman and Burnett. The film deals with the mid-life crises of its two main protagonists, Mark and Robert, fictionalized...
(1999), a movie about two filmmakers (McCormack and
Rafer WeigelRafer Weigel is the sports anchor for CNN HLN’s Morning Express with Robin Meade.-Background:Weigel grew up in a journalism household in Chicago—the son of the late legendary sports anchor and newspaper columnist Tim Weigel and former WGN-Radio news anchor Kathy Worthington...
) obsessed with actor
William ShatnerWilliam Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor and novelist. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise, in the television series Star Trek from 1966 to 1969, Star Trek: The Animated Series and in seven of the...
and
Star TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series.The original Star Trek was an American television series, created by Gene Roddenberry, which debuted in 1966 and ran for three seasons, following the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Federation...
. Film critic Kevin Thomas of the
Los Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California since 1881. It is distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States...
wrote that McCormack and Weigel "both make a strong impression". In 2000, McCormack appeared in the
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
television movie
The Audrey Hepburn StoryThe Audrey Hepburn Story was a 2000 television movie biography of actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn. Jennifer Love Hewitt, who also produced the film, starred as the actress although her casting drew criticism from some of Hepburn's fans and the media...
, portraying actor
Mel FerrerMel Ferrer was an American actor, film director and film producer.-Early life:Melchor Gaston Ferrer was born in Elberon, New Jersey, of Catalan and Irish descent. His father, Dr. José María Ferrer , was born in Cuba and was an authority on pneumonia and served as chief of staff of St. Vincent's...
.
During the 2001
BroadwayBroadway Theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, is the theatre associated with the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City...
season, McCormack briefly portrayed Professor Harold Hill (replacing
Craig Bierko- Career :Bierko is perhaps best known for his role as Timothy in the 1996 action film The Long Kiss Goodnight, as Max Baer in the film Cinderella Man, as Tom Ryan in Scary Movie 4 and on the Broadway stage as Harold Hill in The Music Man...
) in the
Susan StromanSusan Stroman is an American theatre director, choreographer, film director, and performer.-Early years:Stroman was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to Frances and Charles Stroman. She was exposed to show tunes by her piano-playing salesman father. She began studying dance, concentrating on jazz,...
revival of
The Music ManThe Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson. The show is based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping...
at the
Neil Simon TheatreThe Neil Simon Theatre is a Broadway venue built in 1927 and located at 250 West 52nd Street in midtown-Manhattan. As of 2009, the record for its longest running show is held by the musical Hairspray, which opened August 15, 2002 and ran for 2,642 performances before closing on January 4, 2009...
. Donna McKechnie of
The New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"—named for its staid appearance and style—is regarded as a national newspaper of record...
was not impressed with McCormack's performance in the production. "...Broadway producers in the last 10 years have tended to hire actors who lack singing and dancing training, both of which Mr. McCormack has, as was abundantly evident in his performance as Harold Hill in
The Music Man." In August 2002, as part of the
Hollywood BowlThe Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances...
's summer concert series, he reprised the role of Harold Hill for a one-night only appearance in which he and other actors re-created the songs from the production. McCormack hosted the fourth episode of the 28th season of the sketch comedy show
Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a weekly late-night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975, under a slightly different title. The show features a regular cast of comedy actors, joined by a guest host and musical act...
(
SNL) on November 2, 2002. In 2004, he had a recurring role as Ray Summers on
ShowtimeShowtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States...
's comedy drama
Dead Like MeDead Like Me is an American television comedy-drama starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who "live" and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons in 2003 and 2004...
. The following year, McCormack starred in the 2005 film
The SistersThe Sisters is a 2005 film starring Maria Bello, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Erika Christensen as the title characters; it also stars Alessandro Nivola, Rip Torn, Eric McCormack, Steven Culp, Tony Goldwyn and Chris O'Donnell...
, based on
Anton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian short-story writer, playwright and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in the history of world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
's play
Three SistersThree Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was written in 1900 and first produced in 1901.-The Prozorovs:...
. The film premiered at the 2005
Tribeca Film FestivalThe Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan....
.
Will & Grace's eighth and final season premiered on May 18, 2006. The finale garnered 18 million American viewers, making it the most watched entertainment telecast in six years.
Will & Grace and after
Following the end of
Will & Grace, McCormack starred on the New York stage opposite
Fran DrescherFrancine Joy "Fran" Drescher is an Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and television actress, comedian, screenwriter, tv director, producer, author, activist and political lobbyist best known for playing Fran Fine on the television series The Nanny.-Early life:Drescher was born...
,
Judy ReyesJudy Reyes is an American actress of Dominican descent. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse Carla Espinosa on the TV comedy Scrubs for eight seasons.-Career:...
,
Brooke SmithBrooke Smith is an American actress. She is best known for being one of the stars of the hit TV show Grey's Anatomy as Dr...
, and
Maura TierneyMaura Lynn Tierney is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on NewsRadio; and on ER, playing Abby Lockhart on the hospital-based show. Following ER, Tierney was set to star in the NBC series, Parenthood...
, in
Neil LaButeNeil N. LaBute is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright.-Early life:Born in Wayne, Michigan, LaBute was raised in Spokane, Washington. He studied theater at Brigham Young University , where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
's Off Broadway play
Some Girl(s)Some Girl is a play written by Neil LaBute.The play ran at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York City, produced by MCC Theater and starred Eric McCormack, Fran Drescher, Judy Reyes, Brooke Smith, and Maura Tierney, all known primarily for their television work.The London cast included David...
at the
Lucille Lortel TheatreThe Lucille Lortel Theatre is an off-Broadway playhouse located at 121 Christopher Street in New York City's Greenwich Village.The venue was built as the Theater de Lys. It opened on June 9, 1953 with a production of Maya, a play by Simon Gantillon starring Kay Medford, Vivian Matalon, and Susan...
. In the production, he plays a writer who is ready to settle down and marry, but decides to visit four ex-girlfriends first. For his performance, McCormack received critical reviews.
New York Times contributor
Ben BrantleyBen Brantley is the chief theater critic of the New York Times.-Biography:Born Benjamin D. Brantley in Durham, North Carolina, Brantley received a B.A...
, in review of the production, wrote: "Playing a thoughtless, woman-despising heterosexual, Mr. McCormack isn't much different from when he was playing a thoughtful, woman-worshiping homosexual. As in
Will & Grace, he italicizes every other line for maximum comic spin and punctuates his dialogue by earnestly furrowing his features." Brantley went onto say that McCormack's interpretation of the character is "certainly a more slickly sustained performance" than the one delivered by
David SchwimmerDavid Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. Born in New York, he moved to Los Angeles at the age of two. Several years later, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
in 2005. Melissa Rose Bernardo of
Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books and popular culture. Unlike celebrity-focused publications US Weekly, People, and In Touch Weekly, EWs primary concentration is on entertainment...
commented that McCormack and Maura Tierney "have incredible chemistry".
Furthermore in the same year, he produced
LifetimeLifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles...
's comedy,
Lovespring InternationalLovespring International was an improvisational comedy series which aired on Lifetime on Mondays at 11pm during the Summer of 2006 in the United States. Lovespring was cancelled on December 1, 2006...
, a show that revolves around six employees at Lovespring International, a dating agency located in California as an "elite Beverly Hills" company. The series debuted to ambivalent reviews, with Matthew Gilbert of
The Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993. Its chief print rival is the Boston Herald....
commenting that
Lovespring International is "a lively little cable exercise in over-the-top characters, bad taste, satire, and political incorrectness." The show was cancelled that same year.
In 2008, McCormack co-starred in
A&EA&E is a cable and satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London. A&E stands for Arts & Entertainment, which, for many years, was in the channel's full title...
's television mini-series
The Andromeda StrainThe Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease of extraterrestrial origin.-Plot:...
, a remake of the
1971 movieThe Andromeda Strain is a 1971 science-fiction film, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin that causes rapid, fatal blood clotting. Directed by Robert Wise, the film starred Arthur Hill, James...
which was
based on the novelThe Andromeda Strain , by Michael Crichton, is a techno-thriller novel documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that rapidly and fatally clots human blood while, in other people, inducing insanity that mostly ended in the insane people...
by
Michael CrichtonJohn Michael Crichton or Michael Crichton was an American author, producer, director, screenwriter, and medical school graduate, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres. His books have sold over 150 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted...
. In the mini-series, he played Jack Nash, a television reporter, who battles an addiction to cocaine.
The Andromeda Strain received mixed reception, and his performance was not well received. Joanna Weiss of the
Boston Globe wrote, "The presence of Eric McCormack, as an intrepid TV reporter, is especially extraneous (no disrespect to intrepid reporters)." Robert Bianco of
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commented, "The central cast is completed by ... poor Eric McCormack as a crusading, coke-addicted journalist who spends the second half of the movie playing Rambo in the desert. Let's just say McCormack does the best he can with what he's given, and leave it at that." On September 5, 2008, McCormack made a guest appearance in the seventh season and 100th episode of the television series
MonkMonk is an American crime drama, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular Adrian Monk. It is primarily a mystery series, although the show also features broadly comic touches. The show debuted on July 12, 2002, on the USA Network...
, where he played an unctuous host of a television crime docudrama.
In January 2009, McCormack returned to television in the TNT drama
Trust MeTrust Me is an American drama series that began airing on TNT on January 26, 2009 at 10 p.m Eastern/ 9 P.M Central. In Canada, Trust Me can be seen on Super Channel.Trust Me premiered with 3.4 million viewers....
, co-starring
Tom CavanaghThomas Cavanagh is a Canadian actor.- Personal life :Cavanagh was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and moved with his parents to a small city, Winneba, in Ghana when he was seven years old. In his teens, the family moved to Lennoxville, Quebec where he started high school...
. The series, set around a fictional advertising firm, starred McCormack as Mason McGuire, the firm's newly promoted Creative Director, and deals with his best friend's (Cavanagh) unpredictable behavior. In an interview with
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, McCormack revealed he was not afraid of being
typecastTypecasting is the process by which a film, TV, or stage actor is strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters with the same traits or ethnic grouping....
. McCormack's decision to do the show was due to "great writing". The show debuted on January 26, 2009 and was watched by almost 3.4 million viewers.
Trust Me debuted to very positive reviews, with Tim Goodman of the
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writing, "...the series is surprisingly solid." Mary McNamara of the
Los Angeles Times wrote that McCormack and Cavanagh "manage to keep their characters sharply defined but low-key. They are opposites but not in an ash-smudged, Windex-wielding Felix and Oscar way." The series, however, was cancelled after one season, due to poor ratings.
McCormack starred in the science-fiction film
Alien TrespassAlien Trespass is a 2009 science-fiction comedy film based on 1950s sci-fi B movies. It stars Eric McCormack and Robert Patrick .- Plot :...
(2009), in which he played Doctor Ted Lewis who gets possessed by an alien marshal, Urp, after he crash-lands on Earth. When asked about his interpretation on the character, McCormack commented that his first instinct was to make Ted Lewis more alien, sounding like
SpockSpock is a character in the fictional Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated Star Trek series, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, seven of the Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek...
. The film was critically and financially unsuccessful.
In May 2009, he portrayed "El Gallo" in Reprise Theatre Company's revival of the 1960s musical
The FantasticksThe Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It was produced by Lore Noto. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play "The Romancers" by Edmond Rostand , concerning two neighboring fathers who put up a wall between their houses to ensure...
at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. McCormack had a supporting role in
Richard LoncraineRichard Loncraine is an Emmy-winning and BAFTA-nominated British film and television director.Loncraine received early training in the features department of the BBC, including a season directing items for Tomorrow's World...
's comedy
My One and OnlyMy One and Only is a comedy feature film loosely based on a story about George Hamilton's early life on the road with his mother and brother, with anecdotes that Hamilton had told to Merv Griffin. Griffin pitched the idea for the script, and had shepherded the project from idea to production,...
, released in August 2009.
On September 30, 2009, he guest starred on the police procedural drama
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural TV series about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department...
in the second episode of its
11th seasonLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit entered its eleventh season on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 9pm NBC.Both Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay negotiated to renew their contracts and have returned to SVU this season. NBC has planned a range of 22 to 24 episodes for this season of SVU...
playing an owner of a dating website. In addition, McCormack will have a recurring role in season five of the comedy series
The New Adventures of Old ChristineThe New Adventures of Old Christine is a comedy series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a recently divorced single mother. The series debuted as a midseason replacement on March 13, 2006 on CBS and has broadcast four complete seasons....
. McCormack will play a therapist and love interest for Christine (
Julia Louis-DreyfusJulia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress and comedian best known for her role as Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.She has won two Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award....
).
Other projects
McCormack has set up his own production company called Big Cattle Productions to develop ideas for television. The television projects produced by the company include
Lovespring InternationalLovespring International was an improvisational comedy series which aired on Lifetime on Mondays at 11pm during the Summer of 2006 in the United States. Lovespring was cancelled on December 1, 2006...
and
Imperfect Union, in the latter which McCormack served as executive producer for both. In 2003, it was confirmed that he would write, direct, and star in the romantic comedy
What You Wish For.
McCormack recorded a song, "The Greatest Discovery", which was written by
Elton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single, Candle in the Wind 1997, has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the...
and
Bernie TaupinBernie Taupin is an English lyricist, singer, songwriter and poet, most famous for his collaborations with Elton John.-Birth and childhood:...
in 1970, for the album
Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars. He also wrote and sang a song called "Living with Grace" for the 2004 soundtrack to
Will & Grace with piano music provided by
Barry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, entertainer, and performer, best known for such recordings as "I Write the Songs", "Mandy", "Weekend in New England" and "Copacabana"....
.
Personal life
McCormack has been married to Janet Leigh Holden, whom he met in the set of
Lonesome Dove, since August 1997. They have a son, Finnigan Holden McCormack, born on July 1, 2002 in Los Angeles. McCormack became a US citizen in 1999 and holds dual Canadian and US citizenship.
McCormack is involved in many Los Angeles and Canadian-based charitable organizations including
Project Angel FoodProject Angel Food Program was founded by Marianne Williamson in 1989 as an outreach program of the Los Angeles Center for Living, which helps people with life-threatening illnesses. The Center for Living provides numerous programs, such as The Clean Team, Project Nightlight and Hospice Care...
. The Wellness Community West Los Angeles Tribute to the Human Spirit Awards dinner presented an award to McCormack for his
breast cancerBreast cancer is a cancer that starts in the breast, usually in the inner lining of the milk ducts or lobules. There are different types of breast cancer, with different stages , aggressiveness, and genetic makeup. With best treatment, 10-year disease-free survival varies from 98% to 10%...
awareness advocacy. He shared with the audience how his comedy helped his mother, Doris McCormack, endure her breast cancer treatments. Doris was honored at the Lifetime's Breast Cancer Heroes Luncheon in 2004. He serves as an honorary board member of the
Multiple Myeloma Research FoundationThe Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation was founded in 1998 by twin sisters Kathy Giusti and Karen Andrews following Kathy's diagnosis with multiple myeloma at the age of 37...
(MMRF) and was given the MMRF Spirit of Hope Award in October 2006.
McCormack sang both the American and Canadian national anthems at the
2004 NHL All Star gameThe 54th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place during the 2003–04 NHL season and was held on February 8, 2004, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, official arena of the NHL's Minnesota Wild...
in Minnesota. McCormack is a supporter of
same-sex marriageSame-sex marriage is a term used to describe a legally or socially recognized marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Other terms used to describe this type of recognition include gay marriage or gender-neutral marriage.Same-sex marriage is a civil rights,...
and attended a march in
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on May 30, 2009, after the
Supreme Court of CaliforniaThe Supreme Court of California is the state supreme court of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco, and regularly holds sessions at its branch offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts....
upheld a ban on same-sex marriage approved by voters in November by the ballot proposition
Proposition 8Proposition 8 was a California ballot proposition passed in the November 2008, general election. The measure added a new section to Article I of the California Constitution...
.
Feature films
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1992 |
The Lost World The Lost World is a 1992 film, based on the book of the same title by Arthur Conan Doyle.- Plot :It is approximately 1912. Junior reporter Edward Malone bungles into the office of Gazette editor McArdle looking for an adventurous assignment and is sent to interview Professor Challenger , whose...
|
Edward Malone |
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| Return to the Lost World Return to the Lost World is a 1992 film, a sequel to the film The Lost World, which was released the same year....
|
Edward Malone |
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| Giant Steps |
Jack Sims |
|
| 1997 |
Exception to the Rule |
Timothy Bayer |
|
| 1998 |
Holy ManHoly Man is a film produced in 1998 starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston. It was directed by Stephen Herek.-Plot:Ricky Hayman and Kate Newell work at the Good Buy Network, a home shopping channel run by John McBainbridge...
|
Scott Hawkes |
|
| 1999 |
Free Enterprise Free Enterprise is a 1999 comedy/romance movie starring Eric McCormack and Rafer Weigel, and featuring William Shatner, directed by Robert Meyer Burnett and written by Mark A. Altman and Burnett. The film deals with the mid-life crises of its two main protagonists, Mark and Robert, fictionalized...
|
Mark |
|
| 2000 |
Here's to Life! |
Owen Rinard |
|
| 2005 |
Break a Leg |
Dark Haired Actor |
|
| The Sisters The Sisters is a 2005 film starring Maria Bello, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Erika Christensen as the title characters; it also stars Alessandro Nivola, Rip Torn, Eric McCormack, Steven Culp, Tony Goldwyn and Chris O'Donnell...
|
Gary Sokol |
|
| 2008 |
Immigrants Immigrants, also known as L.A. Dolce Vita is a Hungarian-American animated film directed by Gábor Csupó. The Hungarian release date was October 30, 2008...
|
Vlad |
|
| 2009 |
Best Thing Ever |
Dean |
|
Alien TrespassAlien Trespass is a 2009 science-fiction comedy film based on 1950s sci-fi B movies. It stars Eric McCormack and Robert Patrick .- Plot :...
|
Ted Lewis/Urp |
|
| My One and Only My One and Only is a comedy feature film loosely based on a story about George Hamilton's early life on the road with his mother and brother, with anecdotes that Hamilton had told to Merv Griffin. Griffin pitched the idea for the script, and had shepherded the project from idea to production,...
|
Charlie |
|
Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1986 |
The Boys from Syracuse |
Tailor's Apprentice |
|
| 1979 |
Hangin' In Hangin' In was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on the CBC from 1981 to 1987. It also aired briefly in the United States through syndication. Canadian producer Jack Humphrey developed Hangin' In and served as executive producer for the show....
|
Jody |
|
| 1990 |
Katts and Dog Katts and Dog was a Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel . CTV broadcast the series within Canada.When the episodes were filmed—and shown in Canada—the...
|
David Baxter |
|
| 1991 |
E.N.G. E.N.G. is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station . The show aired on CTV from 1988 to 1994...
|
|
|
| Street Legal Street Legal was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.
Bravo! Canada aired repeats of the show weekdays at 6 a.m., 12 p.m., and 6 p.m...
|
Barry Taylor |
|
| 1992 |
Neon Rider Neon Rider is a Canadian drama television series which first aired between 1990 and 1995. Created by Winston Rekert and Danny Virtue, the show was about the titular character, a man named Michael Terry who quits his job as a therapist to become a mentor for troubled kids which he brings to his...
|
Derek |
|
Street JusticeStreet Justice is an American action crime drama series starring Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse. The series began airing in syndication in 1991, and was canceled in 1993 after two seasons.-Pilot:...
|
Det. Eric Rothman |
|
| 1993 |
Relentless: Mind of a Killer |
Stu Feltzer |
|
| Family of Strangers |
Sam |
|
| Miracle on Interstate 880 |
Tony |
|
The CommishThe Commish was a television series that aired on ABC in the United States from 1991 to 1996. It also screened on KTN in Kenya, Nelonen in Finland, NRK in Norway and the Nine Network in Australia, TV3 in Spain. It is still broadcast on SBS Net in Denmark, TV4 Guld in Sweden and La7 in Italy...
|
Officer Danny Nolan |
|
| Call of the Wild |
Hal |
|
Double, Double, Toil and TroubleDouble, Double, Toil and Trouble is a 1993 Halloween children's TV movie, starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The title is a reference to the famous line spoken by the three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth : "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble."-Synopsis:Don Farmer and...
|
Don Farmer |
|
Silk StalkingsSilk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...
|
Michael O'Hara |
|
| 1994 |
The Man Who Wouldn't Die The Man Who Wouldn't Die is the title of a 1994 TV film starring Roger Moore and Malcolm McDowell, as well as a 1942 film starring Lloyd Nolan as series detective Michael Shayne, based on a novel by Clayton Rawson.-References:* at MSN...
|
Jack Sullivan |
|
| 1995 |
Lonesome Dove: The SeriesLonesome Dove, written by Larry McMurtry, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning western novel and the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series...
|
Col. Francis Clay Mosby |
|
| 1996 |
Highlander: The Series Highlander: The Series is an English language fantasy/sci-fi television series featuring Duncan MacLeod , of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander of the title. An offshoot of the Highlander movies, Highlander: The Series centered on the life of Duncan, who is a clansman to the main...
|
Matthew McCormick |
|
Diagnosis MurderDiagnosis Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
|
Boyd Merrick |
|
| Townies Townies was a short-lived situation comedy broadcast in 1996 by ABC. It was set in Gloucester, Massachusetts and starred Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, Bill Burr, Conchata Ferrell, Lauren Graham, and Ron Livingston.- External links :**...
|
Scott |
|
| 1997 |
The Outer Limits The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on both Showtime and Sci-Fi Channel between 1995 and 2002. The series is a remake of the original The Outer Limits series that aired in the 1960s....
|
John Virgil |
|
| Jenny Jenny is a short-lived American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1998. The series was intended to be a star vehicle for Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy.-Synopsis:...
|
Jason Slade |
|
| Borrowed Hearts |
Sam Field |
|
Veronica's ClosetVeronica's Closet is a sitcom which aired on NBC from September 25 1997 to June 27 2000.The show starred Kirstie Alley as Veronica "Ronnie" Chase, the head of her own lingerie company.- Season 1 :...
|
Griffin |
|
| 1998 |
Ally McBealAlly McBeal is an American television series which ran on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
|
|
|
| A Will of their Own A Will of their Own is a 1998 Romantic drama TV mini-series movie directed by Karen Arthur and produced by Lynn Roth. Susan Richards Shreve wrote the novel before it was turned into a TV movie. Susan Nanus wrote this script, along with Lynn Roth...
|
Pierce Peterson |
|
| 1998–2006 |
Will & GraceWill & Grace is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006. The show takes place in New York City and focuses on Will Truman, a gay lawyer, and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm...
|
Will Truman William "Will" Truman is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Eric McCormack. He is a gay lawyer who lives in the Upper West Side of New York City with his best friend, Grace Adler....
|
|
| 2000 |
The Audrey Hepburn Story The Audrey Hepburn Story was a 2000 television movie biography of actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn. Jennifer Love Hewitt, who also produced the film, starred as the actress although her casting drew criticism from some of Hepburn's fans and the media...
|
Mel Ferrer Mel Ferrer was an American actor, film director and film producer.-Early life:Melchor Gaston Ferrer was born in Elberon, New Jersey, of Catalan and Irish descent. His father, Dr. José María Ferrer , was born in Cuba and was an authority on pneumonia and served as chief of staff of St. Vincent's...
|
|
| 2004 |
Dead Like MeDead Like Me is an American television comedy-drama starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who "live" and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons in 2003 and 2004...
|
Ray Summers |
|
| 2006 |
Lovespring International Lovespring International was an improvisational comedy series which aired on Lifetime on Mondays at 11pm during the Summer of 2006 in the United States. Lovespring was cancelled on December 1, 2006...
|
Roman |
|
| 2008 |
The Andromeda Strain |
Jack Nash |
|
MonkMonk is an American crime drama, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular Adrian Monk. It is primarily a mystery series, although the show also features broadly comic touches. The show debuted on July 12, 2002, on the USA Network...
|
James Novak |
|
| 2009 |
Trust Me Trust Me is an American drama series that began airing on TNT on January 26, 2009 at 10 p.m Eastern/ 9 P.M Central. In Canada, Trust Me can be seen on Super Channel.Trust Me premiered with 3.4 million viewers....
|
Mason McGuire |
|
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural TV series about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department...
|
Vance Shepard |
|
Awards and nominations
| Year |
Award |
Category |
Series |
Result |
| 2000 |
Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Will & GraceWill & Grace is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006. The show takes place in New York City and focuses on Will Truman, a gay lawyer, and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm...
|
Nominated |
Golden Globe AwardThe Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television...
|
Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama...
|
Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Viewers For Quality Television Viewers for Quality Television was an American nonprofit organization founded in 1984 to advocate network television series that members of the organization voted to be of the "highest quality." The group's goal was to rescue "...critically acclaimed programs from cancellation despite their...
Awards |
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| 2001 |
Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Won |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award |
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Won |
| Teen Choice Award |
Television Choice Actor |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| 2002 |
Golden Globe Award |
Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| 2003 |
Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award |
Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| 2004 |
Golden Globe Award |
Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Will & Grace |
Nominated |
| |
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