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Michael Emerson: Biography

Michael Emerson

Birth Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/07/1954, Virgo
Profession: Actor

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Michael Emerson Fast Facts:

Before acting, he worked as a carpenter, landscaper, teacher and freelance illustrator (his drawings appeared in the New York Times and the Boston Globe).
Met his wife, Carrie Preston, while the two were appearing in Hamlet at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
First major New York stage role was as Oscar Wilde in the 1997 off-Broadway production Gross Indecency: The Trials of Oscar Wilde; made his Broadway debut in a 1999 production of The Iceman Cometh.
Breakout film role was in the 2004 horror movie Saw.
Was originally cast for a three-episode guest stint on Lost, but producers were so impressed with his performance that they decided to make him a series regular.
Supports a number of charities connected to the theater community, including Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Gay Men's Health Crisis.

Michael Emerson Relationships:
Carrie Preston - Wife
Michael Emerson Awards:
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
2010 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
Drake University, Des Moines, IA (BA in Theater, 1976); University of Alabama, Montgomery, AL (MFA, 1995)

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Person of Interest, Michael Emerson, Kevin Chapman Giovanni Rufino/CBS

Person of Interest, Michael Emerson Giovanni Rufino/CBS

Person of Interest, Michael Emerson, Susan Blackwell Giovanni Rufino/CBS

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Person of Interest, Larisa Polonsky, Michael Emerson David Giesbrecht/CBS

Person of Interest, Michael Emerson, Jim Caviezel Giovanni Rufino/Warner Bros./CBS

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