Greg Kinnear Biography (1963-)

Born June 17, 1963, in Logansport, IN; son of Edward (a career diplomat) andSuzanne (a homemaker) Kinnear; married Helen Labdon (a writer), May 1, 1999;children: Lily. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor W., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, writer
Birth Details: June 17, 1963; Logansport, Indiana, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Talk show host, Blankman, Columbia, 1994
David Larrabee, Sabrina, Paramount, 1995
(Uncredited) Voice of Agent Bork, Beavis and Butt-head Do America(animated), Paramount, 1996
Tom Turner, Dear God, Paramount, 1996
Danny Robertson, A Smile Like Yours, Paramount, 1997
Simon Bishop, As Good As It Gets (also known as Old Friends), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Frank Navasky, You've Got Mail, Warner Bros., 1998
Lance Hunt (Captain Amazing), Mystery Men, MCA/Universal, 1999
Dr. David Ravell/George McCord, Nurse Betty (also known as Nurse Betty--Gefaehrliche Traeume), USA Films, 1999
Perry Gordon, What Planet Are You From?, Columbia, 2000
Professor Edward Alcott, The Loser, Columbia, 2000
Wayne Collins, The Gift, Paramount, 2000
Ray Brown, Someone Like You... (also known as Animal Attraction), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Major Bruce Crandall, We Were Soldiers (also known as Wir warenHelden), Paramount, 2002
Bob Crane, Auto Focus, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002
Walt, Stuck on You, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Paul Duncan, Godsend, Lions Gate Films, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Host, College Mad House (game show), syndicated, 1989-1990
Host, The Best of the Worst, Fox, 1991-1992
Host, Talk Soup, E! Entertainment Television, 1991-1995
Host, Later with Greg Kinnear (also known as Later), NBC, 1994-1996
Also host of The HBO International Report, E! Entertainment Television.
Movies
Teacher's assistant, What Price Victory? (also known as Hail Alma Mater and The Price of Victory), ABC, 1988
News reporter, Murder in Mississippi (also known as MississippiSummer), NBC, 1990

Arizona legislator, Dillinger (also known as The Last Days of John Dillinger), ABC, 1991
Orlando Chang Stein, Based on an Untrue Story, Fox, 1993
Tom, Dinner with Friends, HBO, 2001
Episodic
Corey, "Break a Leg, Mom," Life Goes On, ABC, 1989
Photographer, "Adamant Eve," Mancuso, FBI, 1990
First reporter, "Spleen It to Me, Lucy," L.A. Law, NBC, 1991
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1995, 2000, 2001
Himself, "Flip," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
Guest host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1998
Guest, Festival Pass with Chris Gore, Starz!, 2002
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2003
Guest, The View, 2002
Benjamin Hobart, "The One with Ross's Grant," Friends, NBC, 2003
Guest, V Graham Norton, 2003
Guest, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2003
Specials
Host, Spring Break, Fox, 1993
NBC's New Year's Eve with "Friday Night," NBC, 1995
Interviewee, Canned Ham: Mystery Man, Comedy Central, 1999
Voice of Prince Gavin, The Frog Princess: An Animated Special from the"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Series, HBO, 2000
Interviewee, Canned Ham: Nurse Betty, Comedy Central, 2000
Awards Presentations
1996 ShoWest Awards, TNT, 1996
The 70th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1998
Presenter, The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000
Presenter, The 1st Annual Laureus Sports Awards, TNT, 2000
Presenter, The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2001
Television Executive Producer
Series
(With others; and cocreator) The Best of the Worst, Fox, 1991-1992
Talk Soup, E! Entertainment Television, 1991-1995
Later with Greg Kinnear (also known as Later), NBC, 1994-1996
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Gift: A Look Inside, 2001
Himself and Major Bruce Crandall, We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right, Paramount, 2002
WRITINGS
Television Series
Talk Soup, E! Entertainment Television, 1991-1995
Later with Greg Kinnear (also known as Later), NBC, 1994-1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Advocate, December 23, 1997, pp. 26-31
Biography, October, 2002, pp. 72-74, 98
Broadcasting & Cable, September 16, 1996, p. 39
Empire, Issue 80, 1996, p. 76
Entertainment Weekly, May 3, 1996, p. 8
Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2001
Movieline, October, 2002, pp. 74-75, 91
Parade, November 10, 2002, p. 22
People Weekly, January 8, 1996, p. 122; February 23, 1998, p. 136;June 24, 2002, p. 43
Premiere, September, 2002, p. 55
Time, January 8, 1996, p. 72
TV Guide, October 12, 2002, pp. 30-33
Us Weekly, September 18, 2000, pp. 64-67

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