Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear
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.

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  1 Early life
  


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  2 Career
  
  
  
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    2.1 Talk shows
    
  
  
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    2.2 Film roles
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Personal life
  


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  4 Filmography
  
  
  
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    4.1 Film
    
  
  
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  5 Awards and nominations
  


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  6 References
  


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  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

Film

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

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


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


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


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


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   ^ Hollywood Reporter.aspx
   


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   ^ 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.
   


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

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v t e Hosts of Talk Soup and The Soup
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