Bradley Whitford

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Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford, 2006
Born October 10, 1959 (1959-10-10) (age 49)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Spouse(s) Jane Kaczmarek (1992-present) 3 children

Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor.

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[edit] Personal life

Whitford was born in Madison, Wisconsin and graduated from Madison East High School. He majored in English and Theater at Wesleyan University and then went on to receive a fine arts degree from The Juilliard School.

Whitford is married to fellow Wisconsin native, actress Jane Kaczmarek, best known for her role as Lois on Malcolm in the Middle. They live in San Marino, California with their three children Frances Genevieve (b. October 1997), George Edward (b. December 23, 1999) and Mary Louisa (b. November 25, 2002).

Both Brad and Jane are very active in charities, and are often seen attending major award shows together. Jane is the founder of “Clothes Off Our Back” which auctions celebrity clothing for children’s charities. They are also vocal supporters and spokespeople for Heifer International.

Whitford is politically liberal and has appeared several times on Real Time with Bill Maher. He once co-hosted The Majority Report on Air America Radio alongside Janeane Garofalo, and made an appearance in the "Al Franken Show Party Album".

In May 2007, Whitford was honored by Alliance for Justice, a nonprofit organization, as the 2007 Champion of Justice. He was the keynote speaker for Class Day at Princeton University in June 2007.[1]

[edit] Career

One of Whitford's most memorable roles was as the evil businessman Eric Gordon in the 1995 comedy Billy Madison. He made his Broadway theatre debut playing Lt. Daniel Kaffee, succeeding Tom Hulce, in A Few Good Men. Whitford also made a memorable guest appearance on ER in the Emmy award-winning March 1995 episode "Love's Labor Lost".

Whitford is best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing, which he began with the show's premiere in 1999. For that role, he won an Emmy in 2001 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Whitford also wrote two episodes of the series ("Faith Based Initiative" in the sixth season and "Internal Displacement" in the seventh).

Since The West Wing ended in May 2006, Whitford has appeared in West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin's later series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip playing the role of Danny Tripp.[2] He also appeared in the British drama Burn Up on the BBC in July 2008.

He starred on Broadway in Boeing-Boeing which began previews April 19, 2008 and opened on May 4, 2008. Whitford left the show in September of that year and was replaced by Greg Germann.

Whitford is currently producing and set to star in a comedy pilot for NBC called Off Duty.[3]

Whitford is cast in the Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard horror The Cabin in the Woods.[4]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

  1. ^ Princeton University Class Day
  2. ^ The Hollywood Reporter
  3. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ib356467890c70c662b89eb1050e16cd0
  4. ^ Kit, Borys; Jay A. Fernandez (21 January 2009). "Two feel Joss Whedon's 'Cabin' pressure". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ife1903a36d09a1d81140b973c2f4f580. Retrieved on 21 January 2009. 

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series

Bradley Whitford (2001) · John Spencer (2002) · Joe Pantoliano (2003) · Michael Imperioli (2004) · William Shatner (2005) · Alan Alda (2006) · Terry O'Quinn (2007) · Željko Ivanek (2008)
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