KINNEAR, Greg 1963–

PERSONAL

Born June 17, 1963, in Logansport, IN; son of Edward (a career diplomat) and Suzanne (a homemaker) Kinnear; married Helen Labdon (a writer), May 1, 1999; children: Lily. Education: University of Arizona, degree in broadcast journalism, 1985.

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.

Career: Actor, producer, and writer. Empire Entertainment, Los Angeles, marketing assistant; Movietime Channel (now E! Entertainment Television), worked as program host and on–location reporter; also worked for Armed Forces Radio, Athens, Greece. Appeared in television commercials.

Awards, Honors: Daytime Emmy Award, outstanding special class program (with others), 1995, for Talk Soup; Golden Apple Award, male discovery of the year, Hollywood Women's Press Association, 1996; ShoWest Award, male star of tomorrow, National Association of Theatre Owners, 1996; Chicago Film Critics Circle Award, most promising actor, 1996, for Sabrina; National Board of Review Award, best supporting actor, 1997, and Academy Award nomination, best supporting actor, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best actor in a supporting role in a motion picture comedy or musical, International Press Academy, and Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, best supporting actor, all 1998, all for As Good As It Gets; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite supporting actor in a comedy or romance, 1999, for You've Got Mail.

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 waren Helden ), 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.

Television Appearances; 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 Mississippi Summer ), 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

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.