Greg Kinnear

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Greg Kinnear (born June 17, 1963 in Logansport, Indiana) is an Academy Award nominated American actor.

Kinnear began his career as the first host of the daily talk show analysis show Talk Soup. He hosted the program from its 1991 inception until 1995. He also hosted the late night talk show Later from 1994 until 1996.

Greg Kinnear was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for As Good as It Gets. He won the 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Award as Favorite Supporting Actor for the same film. Kinnear is an alumnus of the University of Arizona, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity while earning a degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1985. Kinnear married his longtime girlfriend, Helen Labdon, in 1999. They have two daughters: Lily Kathryn (born 2003) and Audrey Mae (born June 13, 2006). They previously suffered one stillbirth at seven months pregnant in 2001 and a miscarriage in 2005.

Much of Kinnear's work relied on playing good guys such as Dear God, Sabrina (a breakout role) and Stuck On You, although he has started moving toward playing antagonists such as Nurse Betty as a vain soap opera actor and What Planet Are You From?, providing the backstabbing co-worker to Garry Shandling.

In 2006, Kinnear co-starred alongside Steve Carrell in the comedy Little Miss Sunshine and alongside Mark Wahlberg in the film version of Invincible, based on the true story of a man who tries out for the Philadelphia Eagles football team. He was also seen in Fast Food Nation, playing a fast food executive who finds out some shocking secrets about his company.

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Invincible (2006) .... Dick Vermeil
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) .... Richard
Fast Food Nation (2006)
The Matador (2005) .... Danny Wright
Bad News Bears (2005) .... Roy Bullock
Robots (2005) (voice) .... Ratchet
Godsend (2004) .... Paul Duncan
Stuck On You (2003/I) .... Walt
Auto Focus (2002) .... Bob Crane
We Were Soldiers (2002) .... Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
Dinner with Friends (2001) (TV) .... Tom
Someone Like You... (2001) .... Ray Brown
The Gift (2000) .... Wayne Collins
Loser (2000) .... Professor Edward Alcott
Nurse Betty (2000) .... Dr. David Ravell/George McCord
What Planet Are You From? (2000) .... Perry Gordon
Mystery Men (1999) .... Captain Amazing/Lance Hunt
You've Got Mail (1998) .... Frank Navasky
As Good as It Gets (1997) .... Simon Bishop
A Smile Like Yours (1997) .... Danny Robertson
Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996) (voice) (uncredited) .... ATF Agent Bork
Dear God (1996) .... Tom Turner
Sabrina (1995) .... David Larrabee
Blankman (1994) .... Talk Show Host
Based on an Untrue Story (1993) (TV) .... Orlando Chang Stein
Dillinger (1991) (TV) .... Arizona Legislator
Murder in Mississippi (1990) (TV) .... News reporter