Kevin Connolly
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| Kevin Connolly | |
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 Kevin Connolly at the Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | March 5, 1974 Long Island, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Years active | 1981 — present |
Kevin Connolly (born March 5, 1974) is an American actor and director. Connolly is known for his role on the HBO original series Entourage as Eric Murphy (also known as "E").
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Born on Long Island, Connolly began his career at age six, appearing in television commercials including the popular "Betcha bite a chip" campaign for Chips Ahoy. In 1990, he landed his first film role, as Chickie, in Rocky V. Two years later, Connolly was cast as Shaun Kelly in the film adaptation of Myron Levoy's novel Alan & Naomi, and co-starred in the short lived Fox sitcom Great Scott!. His appearance in the show later earned him a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series. He portrayed Dabney Coleman's son in the 1993 movie The Beverly Hillbillies. Connolly continued guest starring in television shows like Wings, Getting By and the medical drama ER.[2]
From 1995 to 1996, Connolly filmed Don's Plum, alongside friends and future collaborators, Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio. Later that year, he landed the role of Ryan Malloy on the sitcom Unhappily Ever After. The show also marked Connolly's directorial debut when he directed six episodes in its fourth season.[2] In 2007, Connolly made his full length movie directorial debut with the film Gardener of Eden, which premiered in April of 2007 at the Tribeca Film Festival.[3]
In addition to television work, Connolly has starred in several major motion pictures including, Antwone Fisher, John Q and The Notebook. In August 2007, he signed on to play a lead role in Drew Barrymore's new comedy He's Just Not that Into You.[4] Most recently, Connolly has reportedly been cast as jazz musician Benny Goodman in an upcoming movie. The film, set in the 1930s, will focus on one of the first interracial bands of the era. Nick Cannon, Brandon Routh and rapper Ludacris will co-star.[5]
[edit] Personal life
Connolly was linked with his Unhappily Ever After co-star Nikki Cox.[6] He also dated heiress and designer Nicky Hilton from January 2005 to October 2006.[1]
In 2007, he was romantically linked with actress Haylie Duff[7]and Dancing with the Stars dancer, Julianne Hough.[8]
In June 2007, Connolly was named one of People magazine's hottest bachelors of 2007 along with cast mate Adrian Grenier.[9]
Connolly is a die-hard New York Islanders fan. He showed his support for the team by wearing an Islanders hat in the Entourage episode "Welcome to the Jungle". [10]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Actor
- Rocky V (1990)
- Alan & Naomi (1992)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
- Angus (1995)
- Sub Down (1997)
- Up, Up, and Away (2000)
- Drum Solo (2001)
- Don's Plum (2001)
- John Q (2002)
- Antwone Fisher (2002)
- The Notebook (2004)
- He's Just Not that Into You (2008)
[edit] Television
- Great Scott! (1 episode, 1992)
- Wings (1 episode, 1993)
- Getting By (1 episode, 1994)
- ER (Uncredited, 1 episode, 1994)
- Unhappily Ever After (1995-1999)
- First Years (5 episodes, 2001)
- The Check Up (2005)
- Entourage (2004-present)
[edit] Director
- Unhappily Ever After (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
- Whatever We Do (2003)
- Gardener of Eden (2007)
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Nominated: Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series, Great Scott! (1993)
- Nominated: Choice Chemistry, Entourage (2006)
- Nominated: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Entourage (2007)
- Nominated: Outstanding Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical, Entourage (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ a b E!Online; Kevin Connolly profile
- ^ a b Kevin Connolly Bio
- ^ "DiCaprio, The Gardener of Eden Premiere And The Real Entourage", The Huffington Post, April 27, 2007, Retrieved on August 16, 2007
- ^ "Alias, Entourage Stars "Into" Dating Comedy", Zap2it.com, August 7, 2007
- ^ Huver, Scott, "Q&A with Kevin Connolly: E's Creating His Own Hollywood Adventures on Entourage", NYPost.com
- ^ Rosen, Alison. "Kevin Connolly: The Entourage wingman turns indie auteur", Time Out New York. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ Malkin, Marc, "Kevin Connolly & Haylie Duff's Night in Hollywood", E! Online: Planet Gossip, April 6, 2007, Retrieved on August 16, 2007
- ^ Rizzo, Monica; Oh, Eunice. "Kevin Connolly Gives a Ring to Julianne Hough", People, 2007-11-14. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ "Hottest Bachelors 2007", People.com
- ^ "Islanders Join the Entourage", Islanders Army Blog, June 20, 2007, Retrieved on September 13, 2007
[edit] External links
- Kevin Connolly at the Internet Movie Database
- Kevin Connolly at TV.com
- Profile on HBO.com
- Youtube clip of Kevin Connolly in a Chips Ahoy commercial
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Connolly, Kevin |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor, director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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