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Greg Kinnear Biography

Birth Name:Gregory Buck Kinnear

Birth Place:Logansport, Indiana, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Writer

Fast Facts

The National Board of Review named him the Best Supporting Actor in "As Good as It Gets" in 1997
Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for "Little Miss Sunshine" in 2007
Had a radio show called "School Daze With Greg Kinnear" while he was a student at the American Community Schools in Athens, Greece
Made his screen acting debut in the TV movie "What Price Victory" in 1988
Best known for his role as Richard Hoover in "Little Miss Sunshine," as Frank in "Ghost Town," and as Simon Bishop in "As Good as It Gets․"
His charming sarcasm made him a popular talk show host
Has proved himself to be a diverse film actor, appearing as everything from a gay painter in "As Good as It Gets" to a womanizer in "Someone Like You․"
Lived in Beirut, Lebanon with his diplomat father for nine months in 1975, and would often wake up to the sound of shelling and machine-gun fire
Was a writer and executive producer on the TV series "Later" in the mid-1990s
Has joked that he got his acting training by constantly explaining why his term papers were late in school

Awards

1995CableACE-Entertainment Host: nominated
1995Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Program: winner
1995Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Program: winner
1996CFCA Award-Most Promising Actor: winner
1997ACCA-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1997NBR Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1998Oscar-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1998Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1998CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1998Golden Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: nominated
1998SEFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1999Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance: winner
2002NYFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2005SLFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2006ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: winner
2006Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Ensemble Performance: nominated
2006PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
2007Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
2007COFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2007Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: winner
2008Festival Prize-Best Actor: winner
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: nominated
2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: nominated
2012OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2014MTV Movie Award-Best Fight: nominated
2017Leo-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2026Razzie Award-Worst Supporting Actor: nominated