Time to join Barenaked Anagrammers Anonymous?
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Globe and Mail - Found Mar. 19, 2010 For instance, Two and a Half Men would be reshot with Matthew Broderick in Jon Cryer?s role, Greg Kinnear in Charlie Sheen?s role and... Time to join Bare-naked Anagrammers Anonymous? - Globe and Mail Review: The Besnard Lakes - Austin360 Explore All |
Austin360 |
Another director gets bogged down in the sands of Iraq
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Chicago Tribune - Found Mar. 18, 2010 Greg Kinnear?s Pentagon snake becomes the symbol of dissembling bureaucracy. And so on. Video: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning in 'The Runaways' - CBS News Hollywood spins simplistic political fictions - Detroit News Conspiracy theory abyss in Green Zone - Tahoe.com Green Zone review: Iraq war drama finds a nice blend of story and ... - Examiner.com Explore All |
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Iraq war swallows up another director's efforts
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Chicago Tribune - Found Mar. 19, 2010 Greg Kinnear's Pentagon snake becomes the symbol of dissembling bureaucracy. And so on. One casualty of war: the box-office bomb - Globe and Mail 3-D Again Lands "Alice" in Box-Office Wonderland, So RPattz and ... - Rolling Stone Review: "Green Zone" - Denver Post 'Green Zone' isn't making a ton of green - Newsday Explore All |
Globe and Mail |
Green Zone
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Draven99's Musings - Found Mar. 16, 2010 This brings US Intelligence officer Clark Poundstone (Greg Kinnear) and CIA officer Martin Brown (Brendan Gleeson). |
Video: Miley breaks away from ?Hannah Montana?
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MSNBC - Found Mar. 15, 2010 Miley Cyrus and Greg Kinnear chat about their new film, "The Last Song," but what was Miley afraid to do in the movie? (Access Hollywood) Miley Miley Cyrus: Too much Web time is 'not cool' - USA Today How to Win Over Miley Cyrus - People Miley Cyrus Rips Internet a New One - EOnline.com How to Win Over Miley Cyrus - People Explore All |
MusicRooms.net |
'Green Zone' hit?
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CNN - Found Mar. 14, 2010 Zone' is a revisionist Baghdad thriller from the 'Jason Bourne' team Matt Damon stars alongside Greg Kinnear and Brendan Gleason The film... Green Zone confirm the big lie, Hollywood-style" /> - Miami New Times Green Zone Movie Review: Matt Damon is breathless - In Entertainment Review: Green Zone Lacks Intelligence - Seattle Post Intelligencer Green Zone, Paul Greengrass, 114 mins, (15)The Girl with the Dragon ... - The Independent Explore All |
FilmForce |
The M/C Interview: Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan conspire on 'Green ...
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KNIN - Found Mar. 13, 2010 As part of the press day for the new Paul Greengrass film 'Green Zone,' I scheduled phone interviews with both Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan. The M/C Interview: Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan conspire on 'Green ... - NBC-WKTV News Channel 2 The M/C Interview: Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan conspire on 'Green ... - Alaska's SuperStation Explore All |
Review: Green Zone Heavy on Politics, Action, Damon
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E! Online - Found Mar. 12, 2010 Does this make Greg Kinnear's character Paul Bremer? New Damon Flick Anti-U.S.? - FOXNews.com A Minute With: Matt Damon on Iraq Movie "Green Zone" - ABC News Video: "Green Zone" weaves a complex tale - MSNBC Review: 'Green Zone' mission fails - CNN Explore All |
Creative Loafing |
Hollywood Goes to War
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CBS News - Found Mar. 12, 2010 After a series of false, booby-trapped leads, he suspects Clarke Poundstone (Greg Kinnear) a top level Pentagon official may have knowledge of... New Damon Flick Anti-U.S.? - FOXNews.com New Damon Flick Anti-U.S.? - Fox News 'Rambo'-like 'Green Zone' revisionist Iraq - Chicago Daily Herald Matt Damon unveils Green Zone - ITN Explore All |
Creative Loafing |
Movie Review | 'Green Zone': Matt Damon Searches for That Casualty ...
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New York Times - Found Mar. 11, 2010 ... off by the higher-ups, in particular a Pentagon intelligence officer named Poundstone, played with perfect officiousness by Greg Kinnear. Movie Review | 'Green Zone': Matt Damon Searches for That Casualty ... - New York Times A Search for That Casualty, Truth - New York Times Four stars for Green Zone - Times Online New Matt Damon movie may bring Iraq war into mainstream - Reuters Explore All |
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Greg Kinnear Biography
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Greg Kinnear
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Greg Kinnear in May 2006 |
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| Born | Gregory Kinnear June 17, 1963 Logansport, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/TV personality |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Labdon (1999-present) 2 children |
Gregory "Greg" Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and television personality, who first rose to stardom as the first host of E!'s Talk Soup. He has appeared in a number of motion pictures. Kinnear was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in As Good as It Gets.
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Early life
Kinnear was born in Logansport, Indiana, the son of Suzanne, a homemaker, and Edward Kinnear, a career diplomat who worked for the U.S. State Department.12 He has two brothers, James and Steven. As a child, the Kinnear family moved around frequently, from Beirut to Athens, part of a group sometimes referred to as the "Foreign Service Brats". While a student at the American Community Schools in Athens, Greg Kinnear first ventured into the role of talk show host with his radio show "School Daze With Greg Kinnear". Returning to the States for a college education, he attended the University of Arizona, where he graduated in 1985 with a degree in broadcast journalism
Career
Talk shows
Kinnear hosted a short-lived game show, College Mad House, which was spun-off from the kids' show, Fun House. After that, he would later become the creator, co-executive producer, and host of Best of the Worst which aired from 1990 to 1991. In 1991, Kinnear became the first host of Talk Soup; he hosted until 1995, when he left the show for the NBC late-night talk show, Later with Greg Kinnear (1994).
Film roles
It was in 1994 that Kinnear had his first big screen role, as a talk show host yet again in the Damon Wayans comedy Blankman. In 1995 he won the part of David Larrabee in Sydney Pollack's remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 classic Sabrina. He later 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, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His next film, A Smile Like Yours, had him starring opposite Lauren Holly as part of a couple trying to have a baby. His next film was the popular You've Got Mail, in which he played Meg Ryan's significant other. His following films were Mystery Men, Nurse Betty, Loser, and Someone Like You.
In 2002, Kinnear starred in the movie Auto Focus about the life and murder of actor Bob Crane. In 2003 he starred in Stuck On You, a comedy in which he played a conjoined twin who pursues his dream of becoming a Hollywood actor. In 2005 he starred in the black comedy The Matador opposite Pierce Brosnan.
In 2006, Kinnear co-starred with Steve Carell in the Oscar-winning comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine, 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 starred in the movie Flash of Genius, a docudrama about Robert Kearns who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. In 2010, Kinnear will star as the estranged father of Miley Cyrus' character in The Last Song.
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 for his actions depicted by Kinnear.)
Personal life
Kinnear married Helen Labdon, a native of Great Britain and a former Page 3 glamor model3, in 1999. They have two daughters, Lily Katherine (born September 2003) and Audrey Mae (June 2006). They are currently expecting their third child.
Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Blankman | Talk Show Host | |
| 1995 | Sabrina | David Larrabee | |
| 1996 | Dear God | Tom Turner | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | ATF Agent Bork | Uncredited Voice Role | |
| 1997 | A Smile Like Yours | Danny Robertson | |
| As Good as It Gets | Simon Bishop | Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor |
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| 1998 | You've Got Mail | Frank Navasky | |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Captain Amazing/Lance Hunt | |
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Perry Gordon | |
| Nurse Betty | Dr. David Ravell/George McCord | ||
| Loser | Professor Edward Alcott | ||
| The Gift | Wayne Collins | ||
| 2001 | Someone Like You | Ray Brown | |
| 2002 | We Were Soldiers | Maj. Bruce "Snake" Crandall | |
| Auto Focus | Bob Crane | ||
| 2003 | Stuck on You | Walt Tenor | |
| 2004 | Godsend | Paul Duncan | |
| 2005 | The Matador | Danny Wright | |
| Robots | Phineas T. Ratchet | Voice Role | |
| Bad News Bears | Roy Bullock | ||
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Don Anderson | |
| Little Miss Sunshine | Richard Hoover | ||
| Invincible | Dick Vermeil | ||
| Unknown | Broken Nose | ||
| 2007 | Feast of Love | Bradley Smith | |
| 2008 | Baby Mama | Rob Ackerman | |
| Ghost Town | Frank Herlihy | ||
| Flash of Genius | Bob Kearns | ||
| 2009 | Green Zone | Clark Poundstone | |
| 2010 | The Last Song | Steve Miller | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | What Price Victory | ABC TV-Movie | |
| 1989 | Life Goes On | Corey | Episode: Break a Leg, Mom |
| 1990 | Murder in Mississippi | News Reporter | NBC TV-Movie |
| Mancuso, FBI | Photographer | Episode: Adamant Eve | |
| 1991 | Dillinger | Arizona Legislator | ABC TV-Movie |
| L.A. Law | Reporter | Episode: Spleen It to Me, Lucy | |
| 1991–1995 | Talk Soup | Host | |
| 1993 | Based on an Untrue Story | Orlando Chang Stein | FOX TV-Movie |
| 2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Prince Gavin | Voice Role Episode: The Frog Princess |
| 2001 | Dinner With Friends | Tom | HBO TV-Movie |
| 2003 | Friends | Benjamin Hobart | Episode: The One with Ross' Grant |
Awards and nominations
- 1997: Nominated, "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" - As Good as It Gets
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
- 1999: Won, "Favorite Supporting Actor in a Comedy/Romance" - You've Got Mail
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- 1996: Won, Most Promising Actor - Sabrina
- 1995: Won, "Outstanding Special Class Program" - "Talk Soup" (shared w/producers)
- 1996: Won, "Male Discovery of the Year"
- 1998: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" - As Good as It Gets
- 2006: Nominated, "Best Ensemble Cast" - Little Miss Sunshine (shared w/castmembers)
National Board of Review Awards
- 1997: Won, "Best Supporting Actor" - As Good as It Gets
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- 2006: Won, "Best Ensemble Cast" - Little Miss Sunshine (shared w/castmembers)
- 1998: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy/Musical Motion Picture" - As Good as It Gets
- 1998: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role" - As Good as It Gets
- 2007: Won, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" - Little Miss Sunshine (shared w/castmembers)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
- 1998: Won, "Best Supporting Actor" - As Good as It Gets
References
- ^ "Greg Kinnear Biography (1963-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Greg-Kinnear.html. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Greg Kinnear Biography". Movies.yahoo.com. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019194/bio. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Helen Labdon Biography, Page3.com (contains nudity)". The Sun. http://www.page3.com/girl/helen_labdon/biog.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Greg Kinnear |
- Greg Kinnear at the Internet Movie Database
- "Greg Kinnear interview". Archived from the original on 2008-02-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20080211114234/http://www.moviehole.net/news/20031126_2795.html.
- Greg interview on WHO.com
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