Noah Wyle
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| Noah Wyle | |
| Birth name | Noah Strausser Speer Wyle |
| Born | June 4, 1971 (age 35) Hollywood, California  United States |
| Spouse(s) | Tracy Warbin (6 May 2000 - present) 2 children |
| Notable roles | Dr. John Carter in ER |
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (born June 4, 1971; last name pronounced /ˈwaɪli/) is a five time Emmy Award nominated American TV and film actor best known for his role as Dr. John Carter on the television drama ER.
Wyle was the only major cast member of ER to have been with the show since its inception when he left after its eleventh season. His performances on the show earned him Emmy Award nominations in each of its first five seasons, and (as part of an ensemble) several Screen Actors Guild Awards and nominations. Wyle left the series at the end of the 2004-2005 season, although he returned in guest appearances for four episodes in each of the next two seasons. He stated that he left because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Wyle was born in Hollywood, California, to parents Stephen Wyle and Marjorie Speer, and was one of six children in a Reform Jewish home. He attended The Thacher School and graduated with the class of 1989. He married make-up artist Tracy Warbin on May 6, 2000. Together they have son Owen Strausser Wyle, born November 9, 2002 and daughter Auden Wyle, born October 15, 2005. He and his family are vegetarians.
Participated in a theater arts program at Northwestern University during high school and appeared in high school plays. After graduation he learned from acting teacher Larry Moss while living in a small apartment on Hollywood Boulevard. His first parts were a mini-series and featuring in the movie Crooked Hearts (1991) in 1990. In 1990 he worked in another feature, "There Goes My Baby." After appearing in several local plays in Los Angeles, he was cast in the box-office hit "A Few Good Men," in which he played a Marine jeep driver who testified in court. He also appeared in the feature "Swing Kids" as a leader in the Hitler Youth, and in the upcoming "The Myth of Fingerprints" with Roy Scheier and Blythe Danner. Additionally, he starred as Lancelot opposite Sheryl Lee in the TV movie "Guinevere of Camelot".
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[edit] Trivia
- In 1999, Wyle made an appearance during the beginning of Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo Keynote presentation, initially pretending to be Jobs. When the audience caught on, Jobs himself appeared and began to banter with Wyle [1] . It was a practical joke by Jobs and Wyle in light of the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley.
- In his off time, Wyle serves as the voluntary artistic producer of the Blank Theatre Company in Hollywood, whose alumni include Ed Asner, Sarah Michelle Gellar, D.B. Sweeney, James Kerwin, Amber Benson, Megan Henning, Travis Schuldt, Warren Davis, Grant Show, and Nicholas Brendon. He also recently acquired Second Stage Theater in Hollywood, where the company has mounted numerous successful productions.
- His least favorite scene on "ER" (1994) was mouth-to-mouth resuscitation of a dog; his alltime favorite the Emmy-nominated scene where he stood in a dark room reading to legendary actor and acting coach Sanford Meisner.
- His fencing skills were displayed in the ER episode "Secrets and Lies".
- Having been an orthopedic head nurse, Noah´s mother gave very helpful tips to ER´s nurses
- Collects baseball cards, antiques and any bric-a-brac pertaining to the Biblical Noah's Ark.
- Bought Bo Derek's ranch in Santa Ynez Valley, California. [June 1999]
- Dated fellow cast member Sherry Stringfield during ER´s first season
- Wyle devotes much of his free time to the international non-profit organization Doctors of the World and to his work as a member of the Human Rights Watch Council.
- According to the Guinness World Records 2005 Special 50th Anniversary Edition, Noah Wyle ostentated a "Highest paid TV drama actor per episode" record during the 2003/04 season, earning approximately $400,000 per episode. While on ER, Noah's estimated salary was $9 million a year
- In 2004 Noah was the spokesperson for the national campaign "Cover the uninsured week" in order to decrease the number of Americans without health insurance
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | Flynn Carsen | (TV Movie) |
| 2005 | The Californians | Gavin Ransom | |
| 2004 | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Flynn Carsen | (TV Movie) |
| 2002 | White Oleander | Mark Richards | |
| 2002 | Enough | Robbie | |
| 2001 | Scenes of the Crime | Seth | |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff | |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Steve Jobs | (TV Movie) |
| 1997 | The Myth of Fingerprints | Warren | |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Officer Jack Carter | |
| 1994 | There Goes My Baby | Michael Finnegan | |
| 1994 | Guinevere | Lancelot | (TV Movie) |
| 1993 | Swing Kids | Emil Lutz | |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | Cpl. Jeffrey Barnes |
