Richard Jenkins

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Richard Jenkins Fast Facts:

Met his wife, Sharon, at Illinois Wesleyan University; they both graduated in 1969.
Spent 15 years with Rhode Island's Trinity Repertory Theater, where he performed on stage, directed and served as artistic director (1990-94).
First TV appearance was the PBS airing of the play Feasting With Panthers, a 1974 Trinity Repertory Company production about playwright Oscar Wilde's incarceration.
Began adding film and TV credits in the early 1980s, including Hannah and Her Sisters, The Witches of Eastwick and Sea of Love.
Attained a higher profile with his recurring role as the deceased Nathaniel Fischer Sr. in the HBO hit series Six Feet Under (2001-05).

Richard Jenkins Relationships:
Dale Stevens Jenkins - Father
M. Elizabeth Wheeler - Mother
Sharon R. Frederick Jenkins - Wife
Sarah Pamela Jenkins - Daughter
Andrew Dale Jenkins - Son
Richard Jenkins Awards:
2008 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
College:
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL (BFA in Theatre Arts, 1969); Indiana University, Bloomington, IN