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Eric McCormack

Will truman in Will and Grace

Photos Eric McCormack Birth name: Eric McCormack
Birth date: 1963/04/18 (60 years old)
Birth place : Toronto (Canada)

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Biography for Eric McCormack

Eric was born in Toronto and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. With the support of his parents (his father was also an aspiring actor), Eric spent three years at the prestigious Ryerson Theater School in Toronto and the Banff Center for the Arts, and went on to spend five seasons with Canada's Stratford Festival-he graduated 'lead' status in such stage classics as "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Henry V" and "The Three Sisters". Eric then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also moved into television and movies and gained a devoted following of fans. Eric makes his home in both Vancouver and Los Angeles.

Supported by parents passionate about theater, he follows the courses of the prestigious Ryerson Theater School in Canada and will play across Canada with the Stratford Shakespeare festival.

Since the early 90s, it has appeared in a dozen television series in the United States. He then moved to Los Angeles and obtained dual nationality.

In France, he is particularly known for his role in Will & Grace where he plays Will Truman, a talented gay lawyer who lives in a colocation with his best friend, interior decorator. Thanks to the series, Eric McCormack was awarded 6 Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. We will find him soon in France with the 8th and last season of Will & Grace which brings together an impressive guest stars gallery: Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Junior ...

Eric McCormack is a Canadian actor known for his role in the television series Will & Grace, in which he plays the role of Will Truman, a gay lawyer living in New York. He has also played in many other movies and television series, including Perception, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Travelers.

McCormack was born on April 18, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He started his acting career in the 1980s by playing in plays and making appearances in Canadian television series. He then made his cinema debut in 1991 with the film The Lost World.

In 1998, he obtained his most famous role in the television series Will & Grace, which was a worldwide success and earned him numerous awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe. The series was broadcast for eight seasons and was one of the first to highlight homosexual main characters.

In addition to his acting career, McCormack is also a producer and director. He produced and produced several episodes of Will & Grace, as well as other television series. He is also one of the founders of the production company Big Cattle Productions.

Apart from his acting career, McCormack is also passionate about music and an accomplished musician. He has played the piano and the guitar since his childhood and trained a rock group called Big Cattle Drive.

In summary, Eric McCormack is a talented and versatile Canadian actor known for his role in the television series Will & Grace. He has also played in many other films and television series, and is also producer and director. Apart from his acting career, he is also an accomplished musician.

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Filmography

Title Role
The Andromeda Strain (2008) (mini) TV Series (filming) Jack Nash
Truth in Advertising (2008) (TV) (post-production) Mason McGuire
Alien Trespass (2008) (post-production) Ted Lewis
The Charlotte Church Show Hywl (1 episode, 2006)
Lovespring International Roman (1 episode, 2006)
Will & Grace: Say Goodnight Gracie (2006) (TV) Will Truman
Will & Grace Will Truman (186 episodes, 1998-2006)
The Sisters (2005) Gary Sokol
Break a Leg (2005) Dark Haired Actor
Dead Like Me Ray Summers (3 episodes, 2004)
Here's to Life! (2000) Owen Rinard
The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) (TV) Mel Ferrer
A Will of Their Own (1998) (mini) TV Series Pierce Peterson
Holy Man (1998) Scott Hawkes
Free Enterprise (1998) Mark
Ally McBeal Kevin Kepler (1 episode, 1998)
Veronica's Closet Griffin (1 episode, 1997)
Borrowed Hearts (1997) (TV) Sam Field
Jenny Jason Slade (1 episode, 1997)
Exception to the Rule (1997) Timothy Bayer
The Outer Limits John Virgil (1 episode, 1997)
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Clay Mosby (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Townies Scott (5 episodes, 1996)
Diagnosis Murder Boyd Merrick (1 episode, 1996)
Highlander Matthew McCormick (1 episode, 1996)
Night Visitors (1996) (TV) Andy Robinson
Lonesome Dove: The Series Col. Francis Clay Mosby / ... (21 episodes, 1994-1995)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994) (TV) Jack Sullivan
Island City (1994) (TV) Greg 23
Silk Stalkings Michael O'Hara (1 episode, 1993)
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993) (TV) Don Farmer
Call of the Wild (1993) (TV) Hal
The Commish Officer Danny Nolan (1 episode, 1993)
Miracle on Interstate 880 (1993) (TV) Tony
Family of Strangers (1993) (TV) Sam
Relentless: Mind of a Killer (1993) (TV) Stu Feltzer
Street Justice (1991) TV Series Det. Eric Rothman / ... (unknown episodes, 1992-1993)
Neon Rider Derek (1 episode, 1992)
Giant Steps (1992) Jack Sims
Return to the Lost World (1992) Edward Malone
The Lost World (1992) Edward Malone
Street Legal Barry Taylor / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
E.N.G. (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Katts and Dog David Baxter (1 episode, 1990)
Much Ado About Nothing (1987) (TV) Balthasar

Trivia

He became a US citizen, and now holds dual citizenship with the US and Canada.

A graduate for Ryerson University's School of Theatre (Toronto)

Sang both the American and Canadian national anthems at the 2004 NHL All Stars game in Minnesota.

Attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute high school in Scarborough, Canada; the same high school that Mike Myers went to.

Set up his own production company called "Big Cattle Productions" to develop ideas for TV. The name of his company came about, as usually the case for Eric, out of humor. By shortening the word "production" you get "Big Cattle Prod."

Named his son Finnigan after the puppet in "Mr. Dressup" (1967). He refers to his acting repertoire as his "tickle trunk" also from that show.

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Family

Spouse : Janet Holden (3 August 1997 - present) 1 child

Son, Finnigan Holden McCormack, born 1 July 2002 in Los Angeles.

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 21/11/2007 by doudoune

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