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Rainn Wilson

Wilson at the Dan in Real Life premiere, October 2007
Born Rainn Dietrich Wilson
January 20, 1966 (1966-01-20) (age 42)[1]
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Spouse(s) Holiday Reinhorn

Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966)[2] is an Emmy-nominated and three-time Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor. Dan in Real Life is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, directed by Peter Hedges and starring Steve Carell and Juliette Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Holiday Reinhorn (born 1964 in Portland Oregon) is a Fiction writer known for her short stories. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He is known for his roles as the egomaniacal Dwight Schrute on the American television comedy The Office, and Arthur Martin, assistant mortician in HBO's Six Feet Under. Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a Fictional character on NBC 's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005

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Biography

Early life

Wilson was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Shay Cooper, a yoga teacher and actress, and Robert G. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joËgÉ™ refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the Wilson, writer and business consultant. He attended Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington. Shorecrest High School is a public High school in Shoreline Washington (grades 9 through 12 Shoreline is a city in King County, Washington, 15 miles (24 km north of Downtown Seattle. He transferred to and graduated from New Trier High School after his family moved to Wilmette, Illinois to work at the Bahá'í National Center. New Trier High School (also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year High school with its major campus located Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind [3] Wilson has a theatre background from Tufts University and the University of Washington, and has taught acting classes. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University He holds an MFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and was a member of The Acting Company. In the United States, a Master of Fine Arts ( MFA) is a Graduate degree typically requiring two to three years of study beyond the Bachelor's degree New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Tisch School of the Arts (known more commonly as Tisch or TSOA) is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University (NYU The Acting Company is a Theatre company associated with the John F [4] While acting in theatrical productions in New York, he drove a moving van to make ends meet. [5]

Career

In addition to his starring role on The Office, Wilson has appeared as the eccentric Arthur Martin, the intern at Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home on HBO's Six Feet Under. The following are a list of descriptions for characters on the HBO Television series Six Feet Under, which aired from Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005 He has also appeared in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI, NUMB3RS, and Entourage, in the latter portraying a sleazy entertainment journalist based on Harry Knowles of Aint it cool news. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas NUMB3RS (pronounced Numbers) is an American Television show produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a Harry Jay Knowles (born December 11, 1971) is an American online film critic known for his movie news and review Website, Ain't It Cool News (AICN is a Website founded and run by Harry Knowles dedicated to rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing Films and Wilson guest-starred as a murderous baseball fan in an episode of Monk entitled "Mr. Monk is an American Dramedy series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character Monk Goes To The Ballgame". He also appeared in the "Coyote Piper" episode of Charmed as an alchemist named Kierkan. The following is an episode list for the WB Television series Charmed. On February 24, 2007, Wilson hosted Saturday Night Live, becoming the second cast member from The Office to host after Steve Carell. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Steven John "Steve" Carell (born August 16, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Wilson also appeared in ads for the 2007 United States women's national soccer team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup as public relations manager "Jim Mike". The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international Association football competition for women held in China from September 10 2007 &ndash Wilson has also made a guest appearance in an episode of Adult Swim's Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! is an American Television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which

His film credits include Almost Famous, America's Sweethearts, BAADASSSSS!, Galaxy Quest, House of 1000 Corpses, Sahara, The Last Mimzy, and Juno. Almost Famous is a 2000 Comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, writer and director of Jerry Maguire. America's Sweethearts ( 2001) is a Romantic comedy film, directed by Joe Roth, starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal BAADASSSSS!, also known as How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass, is a 2003 Biopic, written, directed by Galaxy Quest is a 1999 Comedy film directed by Dean Parisot; starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman For the song of the same name see House of 1000 Corpses (song House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation Sahara is a 2005 action / Adventure Film, directed by Breck Eisner, based on the best-selling book of the same name The Last Mimzy is a 2007 Science fiction family film directed by Bob Shaye and adapted from the acclaimed 1943 science fiction short Juno is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. He appeared alongside Luke Wilson and Uma Thurman in the film My Super Ex-Girlfriend. Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor Uma Karuna Thurman ( IPA: /ˈumÉ™ ˈθÉmÉ™n/ born April 29 1970 is an Academy Award -nominated American actress. My Super Ex-Girlfriend is a 2006 film released on July 21, 2006. He had a part in the 2007 Oscar-nominated film Juno as Rollo, a drug store owner. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Juno is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody.

Wilson's next starring role will be in the film The Rocker, co-starring musician Teddy Geiger, which is due in spring 2008. The Rocker is a comedy released on August 20, 2008. It stars Rainn Wilson, Josh Gad, Christina Applegate Teddy Geiger (born John Theodore "Teddy" Geiger II on September 16, 1988) in Buffalo New York, and later moved to Rochester Also expected in 2008 is Bonzai Shadowhands, which he co-wrote and co-produced. He wrote and is co-producing Renaissance Men, which is due out in 2010. He will be the voice of the villainous alien overlord Gallaxhar in the DreamWorks Animation film Monsters vs. Aliens. DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc ( is an independent American Animation studio which primarily produce a series of critically and commercially successful Monsters vs Aliens is a computer-animated 3-D feature film scheduled for a March 27, 2009 release from DreamWorks Animation. He has just joined the cast of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. [6]

Wilson has his own blog on NBC's website called "Schrute-Space", in which he writes in character as Dwight. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's

He hosted the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards on IFC.

In May 2008, he performed at the Echoplex in Los Angeles as part of T&E's Awesome Tour 2008. Echoplex is a Live music venue located in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! is an American Television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which [7]

Personal life

Wilson is married to author Holiday Reinhorn. Holiday Reinhorn (born 1964 in Portland Oregon) is a Fiction writer known for her short stories. They met in an acting class in college and married on the Kalama River. The couple have a son, Walter Mckenzie, born in 2004, and they currently reside in Agoura Hills, California. Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982 in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He and his family are members of the Bahá'í Faith. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind [8]

On Bill Maher's Real Time, Wilson describes himself as a diverse independent, voting for Republican, Green Party, and Democratic candidates. Real Time with Bill Maher is a Talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.

Rainn is also a lead activist for universal education, particularly with girls in America and abroad. He continues to work to raise money to support educational initiatives around the world. In an interview he said, "I believe education is the most important thing in the world. It all begins and ends there. That is what the Foundation supports above all else. I wanted to support a place where basically every penny of a donation would go directly to make the world a better place. The Mona Foundation does that. "

Rainn and his father, both art collectors, buy and sell fine art and represent contemporary artists on their website.

References

  1. ^ RainnWilson.net.
  2. ^ Biography | Rainn Wilson Fan Site
  3. ^ Estudillo, Terry. From Shorecrest "loser" to "The Office" poser. The Seattle Times.
  4. ^ Television Without Pity: "The B.J. Novak Interview" Accessed March 16, 2007.
  5. ^ MSNBC: "Rainn Wilson leaves cubicle for the big screen" Accessed March 25, 2007.
  6. ^ "Rainn Wilson Transforms Into a Professor = Just Jared", 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the  
  7. ^ Awesome Tour Live 2008
  8. ^ March 19, 2007 issue of Time Magazine

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NAME Wilson, Rainn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilson, Rainn Dietrich
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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