Greg Kinnear
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
- 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․"
- 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
- 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