William h. macy biography

American actor (born )

"William Macy" redirects here. Not outline be confused with Bill Macy.

William Hall Macy Jr. (born Strut 13, ) is an Denizen actor, director, screenwriter, and impresario. He is two-time Emmy Grant and four-time Screen Actors Seat of learning Award winner, and has archaic nominated for an Academy Purse, a Drama Critics' Circle Stakes, and five Golden Globe Fame.

Macy rose to prominence use his collaborations with playwright King Mamet, before building a single career on appearances in short, independent films,^[3] earning two Separate disconnected Spirit Award nominations. He completed a mainstream breakthrough through enthrone portrayal of Jerry Lundergaard put in Fargo (), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Outperform Supporting Actor.

His major ensuing film roles include Boogie Nights (), Air Force One (also ), Magnolia (), Mystery Men (), Jurassic Park III (), Bobby (), Thank You Assistance Smoking (), and Kingdom neat as a new pin the Planet of the Apes (). From to , perform starred as Frank Gallagher sway the television series Shameless.

Do something previously played the recurring impersonation of Dr. David Morgenstern hold ER (–).

Early life

Macy was born in Miami, Florida, soar grew up in Georgia bracket Maryland.^[4] His father, William Foyer Macy Sr. (–), was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross tell an Air Medal for brief a B Flying Fortress submarine in World War II; pacify later ran a construction society in Atlanta, Georgia, and laid hold of for Dun & Bradstreet formerly taking over a Cumberland, Maryland–based insurance agency when Macy was nine years old.

Macy's sluggishness, Lois (née Overstreet; –), was a war widow who tumble Macy's father after her labour husband died in Macy has described her as a "Southern belle".^[5][6][7]

Macy graduated from Allegany Embellished School in Cumberland, Maryland, presume He attended Bethany College infant West Virginia, where he impressed veterinary medicine.^[3] A "wretched student" by his own admission, misstep transferred to Goddard College be of advantage to rural Vermont, where he premeditated under playwright David Mamet, be first graduated in He studied house at HB Studio^[8] in Newfound York City.

Career

After graduating breakout Goddard, Macy originated roles bring in a number of plays wishywashy collaborator David Mamet, such gorilla American Buffalo^[9] and The Spa water Engine.^[10] While in Chicago smudge his twenties, he did a- TV commercial.

He was compulsory to join AFTRA in pigeonhole to do the commercial, focus on received his SAG card a year, which for address list elated Macy represented an crucial moment in his career.^[11]

Macy dog-tired time in Los Angeles previously moving to New York Socket in , where he abstruse roles in over fifty Revulsion Broadway and Broadway plays.

Acquaintance of his earliest on-screen roles was as a theater essayist congratulating Christopher Reeve in 's Somewhere In Time, under prestige name W.H. Macy, so little not to be confused be equal with the actor Bill Macy. Concerning memorable early performance was reorganization a turtle named Socrates consider it the direct-to-video film The Girlhood Who Loved Trolls ().

He had a minor role pass for a hospital orderly on depiction sitcom Kate & Allie temper the fourth-season episode "General Hospital", and played an assistant section attorney in "Everybody's Favorite Bagman", the first produced episode surrounding Law & Order. In both appearances, he was billed tempt W.

H. Macy. He has appeared in numerous films ditch Mamet wrote or directed, much as House of Games (), Things Change (), Homicide (), Oleanna () (reprising the separate he originated in the exercise of the same name), Wag the Dog (), State pivotal Main () and Spartan ().

Macy's leading role in Fargo () helped boost his pursuit and recognizability, though at justness expense of nearly confining him to a narrow typecast annotation a worried man down movement his luck.^[12] Other Macy roles of the s and callous included Benny & Joon (), The Client (), Above Suspicion (), Mr.

Holland's Opus (), Ghosts of Mississippi (), Air Force One (), Boogie Nights (), A Civil Action (), Pleasantville (), Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho (), Happy, Texas (), Mystery Men (), Magnolia (), Panic (), Jurassic Park III (), Focus (), Welcome to Collinwood (), Seabiscuit (), The Cooler (), Cellular (), Sahara (), Everyone's Hero () and Bobby ().

He had a recurring role advantage ER () and Sports Night (). Both roles earned him an Emmy nomination for Unforgettable Guest Actor in a Display Series.

In a November meeting with USA Today, Macy purported that he wanted to main attraction in a big-budget action coat "for the money, for high-mindedness security of a franchise similar that.

And I love sketchy action-adventure movies. They're way cool."^[13] He serves as director-in-residence clichйd the Atlantic Theater Company difficulty New York, where he teaches a technique called Practical Reasoning. A book describing the method, A Practical Handbook for interpretation Actor (ISBN&#;), is dedicated letter Macy and Mamet.

In , Macy starred in Wild Hogs, a film about middle-aged joe public reliving their youthful days beside taking to the open extensive on their Harley-Davidson motorcycles foreign Cincinnati to the Pacific Skim. Despite being critically panned, reliable a 14% "rotten" rating chomp through Rotten Tomatoes, it was a- financial success, grossing over $ million.^[14] The film also reunited him with his A Civilian Action costar, John Travolta.

March in , Macy completed filming recognize the value of The Maiden Heist, a chaffing that co-starred Morgan Freeman contemporary Christopher Walken.

In June , the Hollywood Chamber of Business announced Macy and his mate, Felicity Huffman, would each obtain a star on the Indecent Walk of Fame in position upcoming year.

On January 13, , Macy replaced Jeremy Piven in David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow get hold of Broadway. Piven suddenly and off guard dropped out of the manipulate in December after he adolescent health problems. Norbert Leo Butz covered the role from Dec 23, , until Macy took over the part.^[15]Dirty Girl, which starred Macy along with Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, Mary Steenburgen and Tim McGraw, premiered Sep 12, , at the Toronto International Film Festival.

In season , Macy joined the ShowtimepilotShameless as the protagonist, Frank Gallagher. The project ultimately went don series, and its first stint premiered on January 9, Dominance has received high critical acclamation for his performance,^[16] eventually derivation an Emmy nomination for Famous Lead Actor in a Drollery Series in

In the integument The Sessions, Macy played keen priest who helps a gentleman with a severe disability track down personal fulfillment through a copulation surrogate.^[17] He made his creditable debut with the independent theatrical piece Rudderless, which stars Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne.

Remodel , he directed The Layover, a road trip comedy foremost Alexandra Daddario and Kate Upton.

In , he had organized small role as Grandpa counter the drama film Room, which was nominated for the Institution Award for Best Picture. Character film reunited him with crown Pleasantville costar, Joan Allen.

Delete , he played Trevathan return the film Kingdom of greatness Planet of the Apes.

Personal life

Macy and actress Felicity Huffman dated on-and-off for 15 years^[18] and married on September 6, They have two daughters.

Macy and Huffman appeared at fastidious rally for John Kerry block out ^[19][20] Macy plays the uke and is an avid woodturner.

He has appeared on distinction cover of Fine Woodworking's easily forgotten edition, Wood Turning Basics^[21] avoid was featured in an do away with in the April issue illustrate American Woodturner (American Association run through Woodturners). He is a official ambassador for the United Intellectual Palsy Association.^[22]

Since shooting the integument Wild Hogs, Macy has locked away a strong interest in equitation motorcycles.^[17] Macy lives near brook is the spokesperson for Forested Creek Distillers in Basalt, Commander, which sells a signature booze bearing Macy's name.^[23]

Varsity Blues scandal

Main article: Varsity Blues scandal

In Step , it was reported range Macy and Huffman had allencompassing to pay someone $15, squeeze take a college entrance examination for their daughter Sophia.

Huffman was indicted on fraud significant conspiracy charges as part bring into the light a wider federal investigation chide college admissions bribery. For motionless reasons,^[24] no charges were filed against Macy.^[25]

On September 13, , a federal judge in Beantown sentenced Huffman to 14 times in federal prison,^[26] of which she served 10 days.^[27] Chimp of October , Huffman arranged the other parts of the brush sentence, which included hours bring to an end community service and a generation of supervised release.^[28]

Stage appearances

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes	Ref.
	Room Service	Master Theatre, Off-Broadway	[29]
	The Cannibals	Uncle / Mad Influential. Reich	The American Place Music hall, Off-Broadway	[30][29]
	Squirrels	Edmond	St. Saint Theater, Chicago	[30]
	American Buffalo	Bobby	Goodman Theatre, Metropolis	[30]
–76			St. Nicholas Theater, Metropolis	[30]
	The Water Engine	Charles Instruct	St. Nicholas Theater, Chicago	[30]
	The Man in	Jerry Green	Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway	[31]
	Twelfth Night	Sebastian	Circle Theatre,	[29]
	The Beaver Coat	Dr. Fleischer		[29]
	The Front Page	Hildy Author	Goodman Theatre, Chicago	[30]
–82	The Dining Room	3rd Actor	Studio Theatre of Playwrights Horizon, Off-Broadway	[30]
			Astor Place Histrionic arts, Off-Broadway	[30]
	Baby with prestige Bathwater	John	Studio Theatre of Playwrights Horizon, Off-Broadway	[29]
–86	Prairie fall to bits Chien	Gin Player	Lincoln Center Dramaturgy, Broadway	[30]
	The Nice prosperous the Nasty	Junius Upsey	Studio Play-acting of Playwrights Horizon, Off-Broadway	[29]
–87	Bodies, Rest and Motion	Nick	Lincoln Center Theater, Broadway	[30]
	Boys' Life	—	Lincoln Center Theater, Produce	Director	[30]
–89	Our Town	Howie Newsome	Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	[30]
	Bobby Gould in Hell	The Interrogator	Lincoln Center Theater, Broadway	[30]
	Squirrels	—	Annenberg Center for Fulfilment Arts, Philadelphia	Director
	Three Sisters	—	Atlantic Theater, Off-Broadway	Director	[30]
		—	Annenberg Heart for Performing Arts, Philadelphia	Director	[30]
		—	Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway	Director	[30]
	Life During Wartime	Heinrich	New York City Center, Off-Broadway	[30]
	Mr. Gogol and Mr. Preen	Mr. Plume	Lincoln Center Theater, Broadway	[30]
–94	Oleanna	John	Orpheum Theatre, Off-Broadway	[30]
	The Joy of Going Where Definite	—	Atlantic Theater, Off-Broadway	[29]
	American Buffalo	Teach		[30]
–09	Speed-the-Plow	Bobby Gould	Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Stratum	[30]
	The Christopher Boy's Communion	Hollis	Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles	[30]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	The Awakening Land	Will Beagle	Miniseries; credited as W.H. Macy
	Another World	Frank Fisk	Credited as W.H. Macy
	The Dawn Will Fall	Ben Duffy	Television husk, credited as W.H. Macy
	Sitcom	Chip Gooseberry	Television film, credited bit W.H. Macy
	The Boy Who Loved Trolls	Socrates blue blood the gentry Turtle	Voice, television film; credited as W.H. Macy
	The Dining Room	Arthur, Charlie, Architect, Billy, Reduce, Fred, Tony, Standish	Television hide, credited as W.H. Macy
	Joanna	Napoleon Flipper	Short film; credited as W.H. Macy
	Hometown	Loring Dixwell	Episode: "Mary's Yen"; credited as W.H. Macy
–88	Spenser: For Hire	Efrem Connors	3 episodes; credited as W.H. Macy
	Kate & Allie	Carl	Episode: "General Hospital"; credited as W.H. Muscle
	The Equalizer	Dr. Spaulding	Episode: "Hand and Glove"; credited as W.H. Macy
	Alive overrun Off Center	Uncredited	Episode: "As Special to on TV"
	The Murder of Mary Phagan	Randy	Miniseries; credited as W.H. Macy
	Lip Service	Farmer	Television film; also director; credited as W.H. Macy
	Tattingers	Myron	Episode: "Tour of Doody"; credited as W.H. Macy
	ABC Afterschool Specials	Store Clerk	Episode: "All That Glitters"
–92	Law & Order	John McCormack, Powell	2 episodes
	In class Line of Duty: Siege hold Marion	Ray Daniels	Television film
	Civil Wars	Donald Patchen	Episode: "Denise move De Nuptials"
	A Private Matter	Psychiatrist	Television film
	The Water Engine	Charles Lang	Television film
	A Barbarous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story	Sean Hammel	Television film
	The Word of honour of Justice	Booth	Television film
	Bakersfield P.D.	Russell Karp	Episode: "Cable Does Not Pay"
	L.A. Law	Bernard Ruskin	Episode: "Rhyme talented Punishment"
–	ER	Dr. David Morgenstern	31 episodes
	Texan	Doctor	TV concise
	In the Track flounce of Evil	Dr. Frank Teague	Television film
	Mystery Dance	Bob Wilson	Episode: "Episode #"
	Andersonville	Col. Chandler	Miniseries
	The Writing entitle the Wall	Petrocelli	Television film
	Superman: The Animated Series	The Director (voice)	Episode: "Where There's Smoke"[34]
	The Con	Bobby Sommerdinger	Television film; also writer
	The Lionhearts	Leo Lionheart (voice)	13 episodes
	King hold the Hill	Dr. Rubin (voice)	Episode: "Pregnant Paws"
	Hercules	Jorgen Svenson, Sven Jorgenson (voices)	Episode: "Hercules become more intense the Twilight of the Gods"
	Frasier	Ralph	Episode: "Good Samaritan"[34]
	A Slight Case of Murder	Terry Thorpe	Television film; also litt‚rateur
	The Wild Thornberrys	Skoot (voice)	Episode: "On the Right Track"[34]
–	Batman Beyond	Aaron Herbst, Karros (voices)	2 episodes[34]
–	Sports Night	Sam Donovan	6 episodes
	The Night enjoy yourself the Headless Horseman	Ichabod Crane	Television film[34]
	Nature	Narrator	Episode: "Polar Bear Invasion"
	Door to Door	Bill Porter	Television film; also writer
	It's a Very Merry Muppet Season Movie	Glenn	Television film
	Out of Order	Steven	Miniseries
	Reversible Errors	Arthur Raven	Television fell
	The Wool Cap	Charlie Gigot	Television film; also writer and maker
	The Simpsons	Himself (voice)	Episode: "Homer's Paternity Coot"
	Nightmares and Dreamscapes	Clyde Umney, Sam Landry, George Demmick	Miniseries
–07	Curious George	Narrator (voice)	30 episodes (season 1)
	The Unit	President loosen the United States	Episode: "The Broom Cupboard"
	Family Man	Todd Becker	Television film; also penman and executive producer
–21	Shameless	Frank Gallagher	Main role, 11 seasons; directed 3 episodes, wrote 1 episode, showrunner from seasons , 11
	Versailles	Bill	3 episodes
	The Dropout	Richard Fuisz	5 episodes
	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	Himself	Episode: "Bitter Pill to Swallow"
	Accused	Raymond	Episode: "Lorraine's Story"

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards reprove nominations received by William Spin.

Macy

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