William H. Macy Biography

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by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at Screen Actor Guild Awards, the superb attainment he had scored unquestionably elevated his status in Hollywood, enabling him to take part in a handful of well-known pictures, such as “Air Force One” (1997), “Pleasantville” (1998), and “Magnolia” (1999).

Going unstoppable ever since, William kept scoring big achievement with his remarkable acting skills, brilliantly collecting 2 more Emmys nominations in 2000 for his role in “Sports Night” (1998-2000) and “A Slight Case of Murder” (1999). He ultimately won the award through “Door to Door” (2002) for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie category besides a Golden Globes nomination of Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television in 2003. Much to his delight, other subsequent performances in “Seabiscuit” (2003) and “The Wool Cap” (2004) also directed him to again obtain Golden Globes nominations for 2 consecutive years of 2004 and 2005, therefore really solidified his reputation as an accomplished actor.

Encountered commercial success through his next flick, “Sahara” (2005), in which he starred alongside Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz, William proceeded to run his career smoothly, even rather busy as he had ...

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at least 10 various projects to appear by the years ahead. Several of them were film features of “Thank You for Smoking”, “Conquistadora”, “Bobby”, plus “A Hole in the Earth” which all slated to be released in 2006 while the rest had been TV features also voice contribution works, like in “Doogal” (2006) and “Bee Movie” (2007). Apart from his profession as an actor, this fair-haired guy has also worked as a producer, director, and writer, even had won an Emmy Award in 2003 for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special category through “Door to Door.”

Concerning his love life, William has happily been married since September 6, 1997 to actress Felicity Huffman who has given him two lovely daughters, Sofia Grace on August 1, 2000 and Georgia Grace by March 14, 2002. The couple first met at New York City's Atlantic Theatre Company, which he co-founded in 1983 with Mamet, when Huffman enrolled in one of his classes there. Later starred together in HBO's TV movie of “Lip Service” (1988) that also happened to be his directorial TV debut, their collaboration afterwards extended to a series of film productions, including those of “Things Change”, and ...