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Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957, in Lansing, Michigan), is an American actor and director best known for his Emmy-winning role as Eliot Weston on the television series thirtysomething and his recurring role as Danny Concannon on the television series The West Wing. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. Thirtysomething is an American Television drama about a group of Baby boomers in their thirties Daniel "Danny" Concannon is a fictional White House correspondent for the Washington Post played by Timothy Busfield on the Television
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Biography
The son of university professors, Busfield as a boy frequently visited the Michigan State University drama department, where his father taught. Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. His mother taught literature and enjoyed the company of writers. Busfield said he remembers coming home from school and finding his mother and English novelist Graham Greene sharing a drink at the kitchen table. Henry Graham Greene OM, CH (2 October 1904 &ndash 3 April 1991 was an English writer best known as a novelist but who also produced Short stories
Busfield studied drama at East Tennessee State University and appeared with Actors Theatre of Louisville before traveling to New York and roles with Circle Repertory Company. East Tennessee State University ( ETSU) is an accredited American University, founded October 2, 1911 and located in Johnson Actors Theatre of Louisville is a Performing arts Theater located in downtown Louisville Kentucky. The Circle Repertory Company, originally named the Circle Theater Company, was founded on July 14, 1969, in a second floor loft at Broadway and 83rd Street
A baseball lover and amateur athlete, Busfield has moonlighted as a semi-pro pitcher.
He is the brother-in-law of fellow West Wing actor Joshua Malina. Joshua Charles Malina (born January 17, 1966) is an American Film and stage Actor.
TV and film
He landed his first major film part, as Arnold Poindexter in Revenge of the Nerds. Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 American comedy film starring Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards, with Curtis Armstrong He reprised the role in the sequel to that movie, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise. Revenge of the Nerds II Nerds in Paradise is the 1987 Sequel to the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds.
This actor's first television series was Trapper John, M.D., in which he played the physician son of the title character. Trapper John MD is an American television Medical drama and Spin-off of the film ''MASH'', and ran on CBS from Immediately prior to being cast on the 1980s series thirtysomething, he was still often playing teenagers and young adults, and the producers of the show asked him grow his beard so he'd look old enough for the role. He would win an Emmy Award for this controversial role. Later he was cast in the lead of other series, although none have lasted very long. Produced by Steven Spielberg, Byrds of Paradise with Arlo Guthrie may be the most memorable for its setting in Hawaii and its offbeat characters. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10 1947 is an American folk singer The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
In 1994, Busfield starred in the film Little Big League. Little Big League is a 1994 film about an 11-year-old (later turns 12 who suddenly becomes the owner and then manager of the Minnesota Other film appearances include Sneakers, Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner and First Kid with comedian Sinbad. Sneakers is a 1992 caper Film directed by Phil Alden Robinson ( Field of Dreams) and written by Robinson Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy / Drama film, directed and adapted by Phil Alden Robinson from the novel Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director First Kid is a 1996 Comedy film directed by The Sandlot's David Mickey Evans and stars Sinbad and
Busfield travelled to London, England in 1993 to make the television film Wall Of Silence, in which he played Ephraim Lipshitz, a Mossad agent infiltrating a community of Hasidic Jews. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Mossad ( HaMossad leModi'in v'leTafkidim Meyuhadim) (המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים - Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew
Recurring television roles include White House correspondent Danny Concannon on The West Wing; and the title character's incorrigible brother on the sitcom Ed, a show on which he was a co-executive producer and supervising producer. Daniel "Danny" Concannon is a fictional White House correspondent for the Washington Post played by Timothy Busfield on the Television Ed is an NBC Television program produced by David Letterman 's Worldwide Pants Incorporated from 2000 – 2004.
Busfield also dabbles in directing television and has directed multiple episodes of thirtysomething, Without a Trace (on which he appeared as a divorce lawyer, in a wheelchair, for Jack Malone), and the Sorkin/Schlamme predecessor to The West Wing, Sports Night
Since September 2006, Busfield was a regular on the short lived Sorkin/Schlamme series, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, where he played Cal Shanley, the fictional show's technical director, he also directed 6 episodes. Without a Trace is an American television show set in New York City. Sports Night is an American Television series about a fictional Sports news show (also called Sports Night) and the people who Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American Calvin Shanley is a Fictional character on the US television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Timothy Busfield Since then he has directed some more episodes of Las Vegas.
Television directing credits
- thirtysomething (1987 – 1991)
- Sports Night (1998 – 2000)
- Ed (2000 – 2004,)
- Without a Trace (2002 – )
- Las Vegas (2003-2004; 2007-)
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006 – 2007)
- Lipstick Jungle (2008)
Stage and theater
Busfield remains a stage actor and director whose Broadway credits include A Few Good Men. Thirtysomething is an American Television drama about a group of Baby boomers in their thirties Sports Night is an American Television series about a fictional Sports news show (also called Sports Night) and the people who Ed is an NBC Television program produced by David Letterman 's Worldwide Pants Incorporated from 2000 – 2004. Without a Trace is an American television show set in New York City. Las Vegas is an American Television series that aired on NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American Lipstick Jungle is an American TV Comedy-drama. It was created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal 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 A Few Good Men is a play by Aaron Sorkin, first produced on Broadway by David Brown in 1989 With elder brother, Buck Busfield, he is co-founder of the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California, where he has appeared in and directed numerous contemporary works. The Busfield brothers also established Fantasy Theatre, a touring troupe that plays to children.
Busfield writes children's plays for the Fantasy troupe.
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