Greg Kinnear































Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear TIFF 2012.jpg
Kinnear at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival

Born
Gregory Buck Kinnear


(1963-06-17) June 17, 1963 (age 55)

Logansport, Indiana, U.S.

Alma mater University of Arizona
Occupation Actor, television personality
Years active 1988–present
Spouse(s)
Helen Labdon (m. 1999)
Children 3

Gregory Buck Kinnear[1] (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and television personality. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in As Good as It Gets.


Kinnear has appeared in many popular films, including Heaven is for Real, Sabrina, As Good as It Gets, You've Got Mail, Nurse Betty, We Were Soldiers, Stuck on You, Little Miss Sunshine, Someone Like You, Robots, Invincible and Green Zone, The Last Song and television roles, such as Friends, Talk Soup, The Kennedys, Modern Family and Rake.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


    • 2.1 Talk shows


    • 2.2 Film roles




  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Filmography


    • 4.1 Film


    • 4.2 Television




  • 5 Awards and nominations


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life


Kinnear was born in Logansport, Indiana, to Suzanne (née Buck), a homemaker, and Edward Kinnear, a career diplomat who worked for the US State Department.[2][3][4] He has two brothers, James (born 1957) and Steven (born 1959). He is of Scots-Irish descent.[5] Kinnear grew up a "Foreign Service brat", having moved around frequently, from Beirut to Athens. While a student at the American Community Schools in Athens, Kinnear first ventured into the role of talk show host with his radio show School Daze With Greg Kinnear.[5] Returning to the United States for a university education, he attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 1985 with a degree in broadcast journalism. While there, he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.[6]



Career



Talk shows


Kinnear hosted a short-lived game show, College Mad House, which was spun off from the kids' show Fun House. He became the creator, co-executive producer and host of Best of the Worst, which aired from 1991 to 1992. The show was canceled, after a hoax led by several students at The University of Texas at Austin, including Burnie Burns. In 1991, Kinnear became the first host of Talk Soup, which he hosted until 1995, when he left the show for the NBC late-night talk show Later with Greg Kinnear (1994).



Film roles




Kinnear in 2006


After his film debut, Blankman, Kinnear won the part of David Larrabee in Sydney Pollack's 1995 remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 classic Sabrina. He played the lead role in the 1996 comedy Dear God. In 1997, he was cast in James L. Brooks' comedy-drama As Good as It Gets, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in A Smile Like Yours with Lauren Holly, as part of a couple trying to have a baby. His next film was the popular You've Got Mail as Kathleen's (Meg Ryan) significant other. Other films are Mystery Men, Nurse Betty, Loser, The Gift and Someone Like You. Kinnear often alternated roles, often playing good guys like a righteous principal in The Gift or a gay painter in As Good as It Gets, to bad guys such as a sleazy college professor in Loser, a womanizer in Someone Like You as well as Sabrina and an egotistical soap opera star in Nurse Betty.


Kinnear starred in Auto Focus about the life and murder of actor Bob Crane in 2002. Kinnear portrayed Crane. In 2003, he starred in the comedy Stuck On You, with Matt Damon as a conjoined twin who pursues his dream of becoming a Hollywood actor in spite of his joined brother's desire for a different kind of life. In 2005, he starred in the black comedy The Matador with Pierce Brosnan and voiced Phineas T. Ratchet in the computer-animated film Robots. Kinnear co-starred with Steve Carell in the Oscar-winning comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine in 2006, and with Mark Wahlberg in Invincible, based on the true story of a bartender who tries out for the Philadelphia Eagles football team. He also appeared in Fast Food Nation, playing a fast food executive who discovers secrets about his company. In 2008, he starred in Flash of Genius, a docudrama about Robert Kearns who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. His portrayal of then-Major Bruce P. Crandall in 2002's We Were Soldiers brought public attention to Crandall's heroism during the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang. (On February 26, 2007, Crandall was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Bush.) In Baby Mama Kinnear played Rob, a local smoothie shop owner and the romantic interest of Kate (Tina Fey).


In 2010, he starred as the estranged father of Miley Cyrus' character in The Last Song. In 2011, Kinnear starred in the miniseries The Kennedys playing the lead role as John F. Kennedy. It was originally planned to air on the History Channel; however, it was announced in January 2011 that the miniseries had been pulled from that network.[7] It was subsequently picked up by ReelzChannel and then first aired on April 3, 2011. Kinnear played a famous novelist in the Josh Boone's directorial debut film Stuck in Love, which followed his relationships with his ex-wife (Jennifer Connelly) and teenage children.[8]



Personal life


Kinnear married British glamour model Helen Labdon (born 1969) on May 1, 1999.[9] They have three daughters: Lily Kathryn (born September 2003), Audrey Mae (born June 2006) and Kate Grace (born 2009).



Filmography



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Year
Title
Role
Notes
1994

Blankman
Talk Show Host

1995

Sabrina
David Larrabee

1996

Dear God
Tom Turner

1996

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
ATF Agent Bork
Voice
Uncredited
1997

A Smile Like Yours
Danny Robertson

1997

As Good as It Gets
Simon Bishop

1998

You've Got Mail
Frank Navasky

1999

Mystery Men
Captain Amazing / Lance Hunt

2000

What Planet Are You From?
Perry Gordon

2000

Nurse Betty
Dr. David Ravell / George McCord

2000

Loser
Professor Edward Alcott

2000

The Gift
Wayne Ragger

2001

Someone like You
Ray Brown

2002

We Were Soldiers

Maj. Bruce "Snake" Crandall

2002

Auto Focus

Bob Crane

2003

Stuck on You
Walter Tenor

2004

Godsend
Paul Duncan

2005

The Matador
Danny Wright

2005

Robots
Phineas T. Ratchet
Voice
2005

Bad News Bears
Ray Bullock

2006

Fast Food Nation
Robert Anderson

2006

Little Miss Sunshine
Richard Hoover

2006

Invincible

Dick Vermeil

2006

Unknown
Broken Nose

2007

Feast of Love
Bradley Miller

2008

Baby Mama
Rob Ackerman

2008

Ghost Town
Frank Herlihy

2008

Flash of Genius

Bob Kearns

2010

Green Zone
Clark Poundstone

2010

The Last Song
Steve Miller

2011

Thin Ice
Mickey Prohaska

2011

That's What I Am
Narrator
Voice
Uncredited
2011

Salvation Boulevard
Carl Vanderveer

2011

I Don't Know How She Does It
Richard Reddy

2012

Stuck in Love
Bill Borgens

2013

Movie 43
Griffin Schraeder
Segment: "The Pitch"
2013

The English Teacher
Dr. Richard Riker

2013

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Gary Bragger

2014

Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo

2014

Murder of a Cat
Al Ford

2016

Little Men
Brian Jardine

2017

Brigsby Bear
Detective Vogel

2017

Same Kind of Different as Me
Ron Hall

2019

Strange but True
Richard

Post-production
2019

The Red Sea Diving Resort
Walton Bowen

Post-production
2019

Frankie
Gary

Post-production
TBA

Misbehaviour

Bob Hope

Filming


Television













































































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1988

What Price Victory
Teacher's Assistant

Television film
1989

Life Goes On
Corey
Episode: "Break a Leg, Mom"
1990

Murder in Mississippi
News Reporter
Television film
1990

Mancuso, F.B.I.
Photographer
Episode: "Adamant Eve"
1991

L.A. Law
Reporter
Episode: "Spleen It to Me, Lucy"
1991

Best of the Worst
Himself
Host
1991–95

Talk Soup
Himself
Host
1991

Dillinger
Arizona Legislator
Television film
1993

Based on an Untrue Story
Orlando Chang Stein
Television film
1998

The Larry Sanders Show
Greg Kinnear
Episode: "Flip"
2000

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Prince Gavin
Episode: "The Frog Princess"
2001

Dinner with Friends
Tom
Television film
2003

Friends
Benjamin Hobart
Episode: "The One with Ross's Grant"
2011

The Kennedys

John F. Kennedy
Television miniseries
2012

Modern Family
Tad
Episode: "Me? Jealous?"
2014

Rake
Keegan Deane
Lead role
2015

Drunk History

Thaddeus Lowe
Episode: "New Jersey"
2016

Confirmation

Joe Biden
Television film
2016

BoJack Horseman
Greg Kinglear
Voice role; episode: "Start Spreading the News"
2017

Electric Dreams
Father
Episode: "Father Thing"
2018

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Himself
Episode: "Kimmy Is... Little Girl, Big City!"
2018

House of Cards
Bill Shepherd
7 episodes


Awards and nominations














































































































































Year
Nominated work
Association
Category
Result
1995

Talk Soup

CableACE Awards
Best Entertainment Host
Nominated

Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Program
Won
1996

Sabrina

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Most Promising Actor
Won
1997

As Good as It Gets

National Board of Review

Best Supporting Actor
Won
1998

As Good as It Gets

Academy Awards

Best Supporting Actor
Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Best Supporting Actor
Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Nominated

Satellite Awards

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Won
1999

As Good as It Gets

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy or Romance
Nominated
2002

Auto Focus

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Actor
Nominated
2005

The Matador
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
2006

Little Miss Sunshine

Gotham Awards
Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Cast
Won
2007

Little Miss Sunshine

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Won
2008

Flash of Genius

Boston Film Festival
Best Actor
Won
2011

The Kennedys

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated
2012

Modern Family

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated

The Kennedys

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Nominated
2014

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

MTV Movie Awards

Best Fight
Nominated


References





  1. ^ 20 Other Stuff You Might Want to Know (Greg Kinnear). Stason.org. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.


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  3. ^ "Greg Kinnear Biography". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2008-10-28.


  4. ^ Logansport Pharos Tribune, July 2, 1955, Logansport, Indiana; engagement announcement of Edward Kinnear and Suzanne Buck


  5. ^ ab kevinpollakschatshow (2018-01-09), KPCS: Greg Kinnear #338, retrieved 2018-02-05


  6. ^ Alpha Tau Omega website; accessed February 14, 2014.


  7. ^ Hollywood Reporter.aspx


  8. ^ Kilday, Gregg (January 26, 2012). "Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly to Star in 'Writers'". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.


  9. ^ Pringle, Gill (13 March 2009). "Greg Kinnear – 'We all lead double lives'". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 24 January 2015.




External links








  • Greg Kinnear on IMDb


  • "Greg Kinnear interview". Archived from the original on 2008-02-11.

  • Greg interview on WHO.com











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