Eric McCormack - Biography

Last Editor: cancer_girl				Eric McCormack Biography -   Name : Eric McCormack Birth name : Eric James McCormack Born : April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18) (age 44) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Spouse(s) : Janet Holden (3 August 1997 - present) 1 child

Eric McCormack 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) Son, Finnigan Holden McCormack, born 1 July 2002 in Los Angeles. 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. It is 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 is 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. The producers of the "Highlander" (1992) television series liked Eric's performance in "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) so much that they created a character specially for him. In the Highlander episode Manhunt, McCormack played Matthew McCormick, an immortal working as a federal who tracks serial killers. The producers were so happy with this episode they considered giving Eric his own spin-off series. Has a sister named Ellen.

Eric McCormack Detailed Biography -

Eric James McCormack (b. April 18, 1963, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American actor of Canadian, Irish and Cherokee descent. He maintains residences in Los Angeles and Vancouver. He attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario. Educated and trained as an actor in Canada at the Ryerson University School of Theatre in Toronto, McCormack has been appearing in television productions since his debut in 1986. He played Col. Francis Clay Mosby in the 1-hour Western television miniseries Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994), and Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995). He also played the immortal Matthew McCormick in the Highlander: The Series episode "Manhunt" (1996). His role as gay lawyer Will Truman in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 1998 until 2006 has brought him widespread recognition. Nominated for Emmy Awards on three occasions for this role, he won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy in 2001. During the 2001 Broadway season, McCormack briefly portrayed Prof. Harold Hill (replacing Craig Bierko) in the Susan Stroman revival of The Music Man while on hiatus from Will & Grace. In August 2002, as part of the Hollywood Bowl's Summer Concert Series, he reprised the role for a one-night only appearance in which he and other artists re-created the songs from the show. McCormack starred in the off-Broadway play Some Girl(s) with Fran Drescher in 2006 and is also executive producer of the new Lifetime comedy, Lovespring International. McCormack recorded a song, The Greatest Discovery, which was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin in 1970, for the album Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars. He also wrote and sang a song called "Living with Grace" for the 2004 soundtrack to Will & Grace with piano music provided by Barry Manilow. McCormack attended high school with David Furnish, Elton John's partner. Eric McCormack has been married to Janet Leigh Holden since 1997; they have a son, Finnigan Holden McCormack, born on July 1, 2002 in Los Angeles. This article contains a trivia section. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items into the main text and removing inappropriate items. This article has been tagged since June 2007.