Greg Kinnear Biography

Biography

show, "Later with Cynthia Garret." It seems the year of 1994 did belong to Greg as the chance to hit the big screen in a screenplay by Damon Wayans titled "Blankman" approached. Unsurprisingly, Greg played as a television host in this fiction comedy. The chance to totally detach from himself finally came through the character of David Larrabee he played in the remake of the 1954 classic movie, "Sabrina".

The film was less than success but it, indeed, served as a stepping-stone for Greg to do better in his next film feature, the 1996 comedy "Dear God" in which he snatched the leading role as Tom Turner. The latter flick also was failed to serve as a good vehicle for him to strive high in the industry, and it was not until he got a part in James L. Brooks' "As Good As It Gets" that his acting career began to take flight. Thanks to the 1997 blockbuster comedy drama that the ride to superstardom began for the actor as his role as Simon Bishop delivered him to receive several nominations, particularly that of Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, and ...

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even the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture and Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, all of which for the year of 1998.

Greg's next film was the 1997 romantic comedy about the inconceivable "A Smile Like Yours" which had him starring opposite Lauren Holly, portraying a childless couple attempting to conceive discover that his sperm are "lazy". Met with lukewarm reviews and a low box office, Greg's hard work was paid off at last long through the romantic comedy "You've Got Mail" released in 1998 by Warner Brothers Films. With ticket sales reached $18,426,749 in 2,948 theaters domestically and worldwide income of $250,821,495, the flick obviously scored gold while at the same time automatically brought more film offers for the star who subsequently took part in some other titles, including "Mystery Men" (1999) as Captain Amazing, "What Planet Are You From?" (2000) as Perry Gordon, the backstabbing co-worker, and "Nurse Betty" (2000) as Dr. David Ravell/George McCord, the vain soap opera actor. He was next seen demonstrated his patented smugness as a college professor romancing a student in the comedy flick titled "The Loser" (2000). ...