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Timothy Busfield Biography
Birth Place:
Lansing, Michigan, United States
Profession
Actor, director, producer
Fast Facts
- Played semipro baseball
- Made his movie debut in 1981's Stripes
- Grew a beard to look older (he was 29 at the time) when he auditioned as Elliot in thirtysomething
- Made his Broadway debut in Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men in 1990
- Later worked with Sorkin on Sports Night (as a director), The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Played himself on several 2009 episodes of Entourage
- West Wing castmate Joshua Malina was previously his brother-in-law
Awards
- 1991Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: winner
- 1990Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1989Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1988Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
Relationships
- Buck Busfield -- Brother
- Daisy Busfield -- Daughter
- Jennifer Merwin -- Ex-wife
- Radha Delamarter -- Ex-wife
- Roger Busfield -- Father
- Virginia Busfield -- Mother
- Julia Busfield -- Sister
- Terry Schmit -- Sister
- Samuel Clark Busfield -- Son
- Willy Busfield -- Son
- Dakota Brinkman -- Stepson
- Michael Boxleitner -- Stepson
- Melissa Gilbert -- Wife