Greg Kinnear

Name: Greg Kinnear
Height: 5'9"
Sex: M
Nationality: American
Birth Date: June 17, 1963
Birth Place: Logansport, Indiana, USA
Profession: actor
Education: University of Arizona Tucson Arizona (majored in Broadcast Journalism; graduated; B.A.)
Husband/Wife: Helen Labdon (writer, former model; married on May 1, 1999)
Father: Edward Kinnear (career diplomat; worked for U.S. State Department)
Mother: Suzanne Kinnear (full-time homemaker)
Brother: Steve (business manager; works for Billy Graham Training Center, North Carolina; born in 1959), James (executive director of the Corvalis Convention and Visitors Bureau in Oregon; born in 1957)
   
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Bryan Lourd C/O Creative Artists Agency
9830 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
USA
(310) 288-4545
Kinnear Productions
8033 Sunset Blvd. Suite 4010
Los Angeles, CA 90046
USA
  

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GREG KINNEAR NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Was literally stuck with Matt Damon for about 14 hours a day while shooting STUCK ON YOU. (December 16, 2003)
  • Played conjoined twins with Matt Damon in STUCK ON YOU, which opens Friday. (December 9, 2003)
  • With only his fourth major celluloid outing, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, Kinnear scored his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, effectively establishing himself as someone whose scope included screens small and large.
  • With the blandly handsome looks and winning sarcasm that befit a late-night television talk show host, it is no surprise that Greg Kinnear first shot to stardom as the host of the E! channel's Talk Soup.
  • Lived in Greece for a time and can speak Greek.
  • Member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
  • Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)
  • Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)

Quotes
  • "Setting goals can blind you to opportunities. You might be trying to get to point C; when opportunity B comes, you don't even look at it because you're going straight to C. I've never had a clear road map. When things come along, I benefit."

Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance, YOU'VE GOT MAIL (1999)
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actor, AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Most Promising Actor, SABRINA (1996)
  • National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actor, AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997)
  • Golden Apple Awards: Male Discovery of the Year (1996)
  • ShoWest Award: Male Star of Tomorrow (1996)
  • Emmy: Outstanding Special Class Program for Talk Soup; shared award; cited as executive producer and host (1994)
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