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Greg Kinnear
Greg Kinnear in May 2006
Born	Gregory Kinnear June 17, 1963 (1963-06-17) (age 46) 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.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Talk shows 2.2 Film roles 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links

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
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
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

Academy Awards

• 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

Daytime Emmy Awards

• 1995: Won, "Outstanding Special Class Program" - "Talk Soup" (shared w/producers)

Golden Apple Awards

• 1996: Won, "Male Discovery of the Year"

Golden Globe Awards

• 1998: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" - As Good as It Gets

Gotham Awards

• 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)

Satellite Awards

• 1998: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy/Musical Motion Picture" - As Good as It Gets

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• 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

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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