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Bradley Whitford Biography

Birth Place:
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • One of his first professional roles was in 1987 in the off-Broadway show Curse of the Starving Class, with Kathy Bates
  • Met West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin when he was a replacement in Sorkin's A Few Good Men on Broadway in 1990
  • Met future wife Jane Kaczmarek (from whom he separated in 2009) when she attended a New York stage play he was starring in with her friend Kate Burton
  • Cofounded (with Kaczmarek) The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, which auctions off celebrity apparel to benefit children's charities

Awards

  • 2021Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2020Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2017Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Critics' Choice Television Awards-Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2015Critics' Choice Television Awards-Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2005Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2003Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2003Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2002Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2001Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner

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