Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford, 2006
Born	October 10, 1959 (1959-10-10) (age 48) Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Spouse(s)	Jane Kaczmarek

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Biography

Early life

Whitford was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the County seat of Dane County. There he attended Madison East High School. Whitford majored in English and Theater at Wesleyan University and then went on to receive a fine arts degree from The Juilliard School. This article concerns Wesleyan The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory.

Career

Whitford is known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing, which he began with the show's premiere in 1999. The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. Joshua "Josh" Lyman is a Fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) For that role, he won an Emmy in 2001 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Whitford also wrote two episodes of the series ("Faith Based Initiative" in the sixth season and "Internal Displacement" in the seventh). " Faith Based Initiative " is the 120th episode of The West Wing. " Internal Displacement " is episode 143 of The West Wing.

Whitford is also popular for his role as the evil businessman Eric Gordon in the 1995 smash comedy Billy Madison. Billy Madison is a 1995 Comedy film starring Adam Sandler in the title role about a slacker who must go back to school in order to take He made his Broadway theatre debut playing Lt. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Daniel Kaffee, succeeding Tom Hulce, in A Few Good Men. Thomas Edward Hulce (born December 6, 1953) is an Academy Award -nominated Tony Award - and Emmy Award -winning American A Few Good Men is a play by Aaron Sorkin, first produced on Broadway by David Brown in 1989 Whitford also made a memorable guest appearance on ER in the award-winning episode "Love's Labor Lost. ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on "

Since The West Wing ended in May 2006, Whitford has appeared in West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin's later series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip playing the role of Danny Tripp. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9 1961 is an American Screenwriter, producer and Playwright. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American Daniel Tripp is a Fictional character on the US television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Bradley Whitford ^[1] He is currently starring on Broadway in Boeing-Boeing which began previews April 19, 2008 and opened on May 4, 2008.

Personal life

Whitford is married to actress Jane Kaczmarek, best known for her role as Lois on Malcolm in the Middle. Jane Frances Kaczmarek (born December 21, 1955, in Greendale Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress This is a list of characters in the American television comedy series Malcolm in the Middle, which was originally televised from 2000-2006 on the Fox Network. Malcolm in the Middle was a seven-time Emmy Award -winning one-time Grammy -winning He had run off and married a good-natured Canadian woman They live in San Marino, California with their three children, Frances, George, and Mary Louisa. San Marino is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Whitford and Kaczmarek run The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, an organization that hosts charity auctions showcasing celebrity attire. Items are put up for bid to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's charities. They are also vocal supporters and spokespeople for Heifer International. Heifer International is a nonprofit charitable organization based in Little Rock Arkansas, dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty

Whitford is politically liberal and has appeared several times on Real Time with Bill Maher espousing a progressive point of view. Liberalism in the United States is a broad political and philosophical mindset favoring individual Liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty whether they come from Real Time with Bill Maher is a Talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. He also once co-hosted The Majority Report on Air America Radio alongside Janeane Garofalo. The Majority Report was a Talk radio program on the Air America Radio network hosted by film actress and comedienne Janeane Garofalo and Air America Radio (commonly abbreviated to AAR) Jane Anne (Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up Comedian, actress, political activist, writer He also made an appearance in the "Al Franken Show Party Album". The Al Franken Show was the flagship talk show of Air America Radio. He presumptively supports Barack Obama.

In May 2007, Whitford was honored by Alliance for Justice (nonprofit organization) as the 2007 Champion of Justice. He was the keynote speaker for Class Day at Princeton University in June 2007. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ^[2]

Filmography

• Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
• Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
• Presumed Innocent (1990)
• Young Guns II (1990)
• Scent of a Woman (1992)
• My Life (1993)
• Philadelphia (1993)
• RoboCop 3 (1993)
• A Perfect World (1993)
• The Client (1994)
• Billy Madison (1995)
• My Fellow Americans (1996)
• Red Corner (1997)
• Masterminds (1997)
• Bicentennial Man (1999)
• The West Wing (1999-2006) (TV)
• Kate & Leopold (2001)
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
• Little Manhattan (2005)
• An American Crime (2007)
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-2007) (TV)

References

External links

• Bradley Whitford at the Internet Movie Database
• Huffington Post blog entry regarding the IRS investigation into the All Saints' Episcopal Church of Pasadena, of which Whitford is a member
• 2004 Commencement Speech at the University of Wisconsin
• 2004 Election Ad
• Unofficial Fan Site
• 2001 NPR Interview
• 2002 Interview (MoreMusic104)
• 2005 NBC Today Clip
• Clothes off our Back Foundation website
• Wisdom words from Bradley Whitford at College Graduation Speech
• Bradley Whitford: Q&A Interview at Broadway. Revenge of the Nerds II Nerds in Paradise is the 1987 Sequel to the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds. Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 Comedy film written by David Simkins directed by Chris Columbus, and starring Elisabeth Shue Presumed Innocent is a 1990 Film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Scott Turow, which tells the story Young Guns II is a 1990 western film, and the sequel to Young Guns ( 1988) Scent of a Woman is a 1992 film which tells the story of a preparatory school student who takes a job as an assistant to an irascible blind medically My Life is a 1993 film starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman and directed by Bruce Joel Rubin. Philadelphia is a 1993 Film revolving around HIV / AIDS, Homosexuality and prevailing attitudes concerning gays and homophobia RoboCop 3 is a Science fiction film released in 1993, set in the near future in a Dystopian metropolitan Detroit Michigan, and A Perfect World is a 1993 Drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, who co-stars in a supporting role For the US version of the UK TV show The Office episode see The Client (The Office. Billy Madison is a 1995 Comedy film starring Adam Sandler in the title role about a slacker who must go back to school in order to take My Fellow Americans is a 1996 comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner as feuding ex-presidents Red Corner is a Movie produced in 1997. It tells the story of a wealthy American businessman named Jack Moore (played by Richard Gere Masterminds is a 1997 Comedy Action film starring Patrick Stewart in a hiatus between Star Trek First Contact and Star Trek Bicentennial Man or Andrew—NDR114 in Japan, is a 1999 film starring Robin Williams based on the well-known Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic comedy Motion picture that tells a story of a Duke who Time travels from 1876 to the present and falls The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (released in the UK as The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants) is an American Film An American Crime is a 2007 crime - Drama film based on the true story of the Torture and Murder of Sylvia Likens Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American The Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. com