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 McCormack in 2006 |
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| Born | Eric James McCormack 18 April 1963 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Holden (1997-present) |
| Official website | |
Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is an award-winning Canadian actor, television producer and writer. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms
He is best known for his award-winning role as Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace. William "Will" Truman (born October 23, 1966) is a Fictional character on the American Sitcom Will & Grace The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award -winning American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006
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Biography
Early life
McCormack was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Doris, a homemaker, and Keith McCormack, an oil company financial analyst. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is [1] He has Cherokee and Scottish ancestry. The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact [2][3] McCormack attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario. The Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate Institute is a secondary school located in Scarborough Ontario at 2300 Pharmacy Avenue Scarborough (ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ( 2001 Census 593297 is the area that forms the eastern part of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada McCormack attended high school with David Furnish, Elton John's husband. David Furnish (born 25 October, 1962) is a Canadian Filmmaker who is the Civil partner of British Entertainer Educated and trained as an actor in Canada at the Ryerson University School of Theatre in Toronto,[4] McCormack has been appearing in television productions since his debut in 1986. Ryerson University, commonly referred to simply as Ryerson, is a public University in Toronto, Canada.
Acting career
McCormack played Colonel Francis Clay Mosby in the 1-hour Western television miniseries Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994), and Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995). The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Lonesome Dove, written by Larry McMurtry, is a Pulitzer Prize -winning western novel and the first published book of the Lonesome Dove He starred as the immortal Matthew McCormick in the Highlander: The Series episode "Manhunt" (1996). Highlander The Series is an English language Fantasy / Sci-fi Television series featuring Duncan MacLeod ( Adrian Paul In 1997, he appeared in The Outer Limits in the episode "Tempests". For the album by Progressive Metal band Voivod see The Outer Limits (album. " Tempests " is an episode of The Outer Limits television show In 1998, McCormack starred in the cult hit film Free Enterprise with William Shatner, playing a character based closely on the life of the film's co-writer Mark A. Altman. Free enterprise may refer to Free enterprise system or Free enterprise economy, another term for Capitalism Free William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Mark A Altman is a Film producer, Screenwriter and Actor. In 1998, he won Best New Writer at AFI Fest. A sequel is in pre-production, and it is expected that McCormack will reprise his role as Mark.
McCormack's role as gay lawyer Will Truman in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 1998 until 2006 has brought him widespread recognition. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person William "Will" Truman (born October 23, 1966) is a Fictional character on the American Sitcom Will & Grace The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award -winning American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006 [4] Nominated for Emmy Awards on three occasions for this role, he won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy in 2001. [4] During the 2001 Broadway season, McCormack briefly portrayed Prof. 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 Harold Hill (replacing Craig Bierko) in the Susan Stroman revival of The Music Man while on hiatus from Will & Grace. Craig Philip Bierko (born August 18, 1964) is an American Actor. Susan Stroman (born October 17, 1954) is an American Broadway director, Choreographer, Film director, and The Music Man is a musical with book music and lyrics by Meredith Willson. In August 2002, as part of the Hollywood Bowl's Summer Concert Series, he reprised the role for a one-night only appearance in which he and other artists re-created the songs from the show. The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances McCormack also starred in the off-Broadway play Some Girl(s) with Fran Drescher in 2006 and is the executive producer of the new Lifetime comedy, Lovespring International. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Some Girl(s is a play written by Neil LaBute. The play ran at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York City, produced by MCC Theater and Francine Joy Drescher (born September 30, 1957) is an Emmy award and Golden Globe nominated American Film and Television Lifetime Television is an American Television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and Dramas all of which are either geared toward Lovespring International was an Improvisational comedy series which aired on Lifetime on Mondays at 11pm during the Summer of 2006 in the United States
He has set up his own production company called Big Cattle Productions to develop ideas for TV. The naming of the company came out of wordplay as by shortening the word "production", you get "Big Cattle Prod".
McCormack recorded a song, "The Greatest Discovery", which was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin in 1970, for the album Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Bernie Taupin (born 22 May 1950 is an English Lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John. He also wrote and sang a song called "Living with Grace" for the 2004 soundtrack to Will & Grace with piano music provided by Barry Manilow. Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943) is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, arranger, producer and conductor
Personal life
McCormack has been married to Janet Leigh Holden since 1997; they have a son, Finnigan Holden McCormack, born on July 1, 2002 in Los Angeles. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He maintains residences in Los Angeles and Vancouver. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal McCormack became a US citizen in 1999 and now holds dual Canadian and US citizenship. Multiple citizenship, or multiple nationality is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a Citizen under the laws of more than one state.
McCormack is involved in many Los Angeles- and Canadian-based charitable organizations including Project Angel Food and others. Project 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 The Wellness Community West Los Angeles Tribute to the Human Spirit Awards dinner presented an award to McCormack for his breast cancer awareness advocacy. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men McCormack shared with the audience how his comedy helped his mother, Doris McCormack, age 73 as of 2006, endure her breast cancer treatments. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men [5] Doris was honored at the Lifetime’s Breast Cancer Heroes Luncheon in 2004. [6][7]
McCormack sang both the American and Canadian national anthems at the 2004 NHL All Star game in Minnesota. The 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 Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers He is an avid fan of Elton John, particularly his classic album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth Studio album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1975 He wrote a tribute to the album that was featured on John's official website.
Partial filmography
References
- ^ Eric McCormack Biography (1963-)
- ^ Will & trace; EXCLUSIVE COMEDY STAR ERIC HUNTS FOR HIS SCOTTISH FAMILY.(News) - Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) - HighBeam Research
- ^ globeandmail.com: Arts
- ^ a b c Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
- ^ JewishJournal.com
- ^ Breast Cancer Index | myLifetime.com
- ^ Lifetime Television Honors Courageous Breast Cancer Survivors and Advocates, Including Moms of Eric Mccormack, Carson Daly and Christina Applegate; - Evelyn Lauder Honors Two Young Survivor Heroes in Her Life: Tami Agassi and Geralyn Lucas -. Industry & Business Article - Research, News, Information, Contacts, Divisions, Subsidiaries, Business Associations
External links
- Eric McCormack at the Internet Broadway Database
- Eric McCormack at the Internet Movie Database
- Eric McCormack at TV.com
- Eric McCormack Interview
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