O'Malley, Mike 1969–

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O'MALLEY, Mike 1969–

(Michael O'Malley)

PERSONAL

Born October 31, 1969, in Boston, MA; son of Tony (a defense industry executive) and Marianne (a career counselor) O'Malley; married Lisa, 2000; children: Fiona, Seamus. Education: University of New Hampshire, B.A.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor, producer, and screenwriter. Appeared as "the Rick" in commercials for ESPN cable television network; also appeared in other television commercials, including DiGiorno Pizza, 1997, and ESPY Awards, 2004.

Awards, Honors: Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Award, University of New Hampshire, 1997.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, Get the Picture, Nickelodeon, 1990.

Host, Nickelodeon GUTS (also known as Guts and Global Guts), Nickelodeon, 1992.

Roger Hoyt, Life with Roger, The WB, 1996–97.

Panelist, Figure It Out (also known as Billy the Answer Head and What Do You Do?), Nickelodeon, 1997–98.

Mike, The Mike O'Malley Show, 1999.

Host, Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups, CBS, 2000.

Voice of Darryl MacPherson and other characters, Baby Blues (animated), The WB, 2000.

Jimmy Hughes, Yes, Dear, CBS, 2000–.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Storage facility manager, Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (also known as Path to Paradise), ABC, 1997.

Artie, Above Freezing, Cinemax, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The WB's Second Annual New Year's Eve Jam, The WB, 1997.

New York City host, Big Holiday Help-a-Thon, Nickelodeon, 1999.

Host, Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials, CBS, 2001, 2004.

Host, CBS's Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups, CBS, 2001.

Host, Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials II, CBS, 2002.

Voice of Darryl MacPherson, A Baby Blues Christmas (animated), Cartoon Network, 2002.

Host, Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups X, CBS, 2002.

Host, CBS and VH1 Grammy Countdown, VH1, 2002.

Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups XI, CBS, 2003.

Presenter, The 37th Annual CMA Awards, CBS, 2003.

Presenter, The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2003.

Himself, 100 Most Irresistible Women, Spike TV, 2003.

Himself, CBS at 75, CBS, 2003.

Himself, Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino (documentary), HBO, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Joe Garelli, NewsRadio, NBC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

First New York policeman, "The Torrents of Greed," Law & Order, 1991.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001, 2003.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2002.

Himself, Unscripted, HBO, 2005.

Guest, Ellen: The Ellen DeGenres Show, syndicated, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Creator and executive producer, The Mike O'Malley Show, 1999.

Film Appearances:

Dan, Men (also known as Girl Talk and Some Girls), 1998.

Mike Perry, Deep Impact, Paramount, 1998.

Pete, Pushing Tin, 1999.

(As Michael O'Malley) Oliver, 28 Days, Columbia, 2000.

Lenny, The Perfect Man, Universal, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Kark Kubelik, Promises, Promises, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1997.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared as a mechanic in Alan Jackson's "Talkin' Song Repair Blues," 2005.

WRITINGS

Television Series:

The Mike O'Malley Show, 1999.

Stage Plays:

Three Years from Thirty, 1994.

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