Debra Messing Biography

Biography

year 2001-2005, "Will & Grace" had become the second-highest-rated sitcom among adults aged from 18 to 49. Along the way until its end in 2005, this sitcom has collected 46 awards, aside from an Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2000. Meanwhile, Debra herself got consecutively nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in A Comedy Series at the same occasion from 2000-2002 and ultimately won the title in 2003. She also was the Golden Globe Awards nominee in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy for seven times in a row from 1999 to 2005. In addition, she earned the nomination of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards held in 2004.

Looking on all the recognition that had been directed to her, "Will & Grace" certainly was such a marvelous vehicle which brought her under the spotlight. This automatically gave Debra a wider access in the Hollywood movie industry to be cast alongside the A-list actors, such as Richard Gere in "The Mothman Prophecies" (2002), Woody Allen in "Hollywood Ending" (2002), and Ben Stiller in "Along Came Polly" (2004). Her star kept glowing brightly ...

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as she got the top billing in "The Wedding Date" (2005) while also took part in Curtis Hanson's "Lucky You" (2006) together with Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall.

As for her private life, Debra is happily married to her longtime sweetheart, Daniel Zelman, an actor who later changed his direction to be a screenwriter. "He's the best human being I know," she said. "He makes me a better person every day. I'm never happier than when I'm with him." She and Zelman made acquaintance of each other on their first day as the graduate students at New York University. After dating for eight years, she finally became his wife on September 3, 2000. Settled in Los Angeles, the couple elatedly welcomed their first son, Roman Walker Zelman by April 7, 2004.

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