Greg Kinnear is an American actor, television and radio host, screenwriter, producer and director. He became famous as a host thanks to evening talk shows. In the mid-nineties, he began his acting career, best known for the films “It Can't Be Better”, “Letters to You”, “Stuck in You” and “Little Miss Happiness”, as well as the historical mini-series “The Kennedy Clan”. Oscar nominee.
Childhood and youth
Greg Kinnear was born on June 17, 1963 in Logansport, Indiana. Full name is Gregory Buck Kinnear. The actor’s father is a professional diplomat who worked for the US State Department. As a child, Greg and his family often moved, a little less than a year he lived in Lebanon. After he moved to Athens, where he spent some time and even learned Greek.
Back in school, Greg became interested in radio and even created his own show. He returned to the United States, where he studied at the University of Arizona. In 1985, graduated from an educational institution with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Leading career
In the late eighties, Greg Kinnear began his career as a TV presenter. For some time he hosted the Crazy House at College game show, which was closed by the channel in 1991. Greg's next project was the show "Best of the Worst", he was its creator, screenwriter and producer. The project was closed after the first season.
Soon Kinnear became the host of the show "Current Soup." The comedy show quickly gained popularity, and Greg received an offer from NBC about his own evening show. From 1994 to 1996, he went on the air after David Letterman and Conan O'Brien, showing excellent ratings, despite the late show time.
The beginning of an acting career
Greg Kinnear began his career as an actor in the late eighties, but during this period he managed to get only small roles in television films and series. The first notable work on the big screen for him was the appearance in the parody film "Blankman" in 1994.
The first big role for Greg Kinnear was the film "Sabrina", a remake of the classic Hollywood comedy. The picture showed itself well at the box office and received generally positive reviews from journalists and viewers. After that, Kinnir left the career of a host and devoted himself entirely to cinema.
Most Notable Roles
In 1996, the comedy “Dear God” came out with Greg in the lead role, the picture became a box office failure and received negative reviews from critics. A year later, the actor appeared in the tragicomedy "It Can't Better", where the main roles were played by Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt. This project was a turning point in the creative biography of Greg Kinnear. The picture has collected more than three hundred million dollars at the world box office and received many awards, and Greg himself won the first and so far only Oscar nomination as the best supporting actor. He also received several less visible awards, such as the National Council of Film Critics Award.
The next film with Greg Kinnear, the romantic comedy "Letter to You," also became a hit movie. In subsequent years, the actor actively starred, appearing in the superhero film "Mysterious People", the black comedy "Sister Betty", the youth comedy "Loser", the thriller "Gift" and the melodrama "Flirt with the Beast."
In 2003, Greg Kinnear played the main role in the comedy of the Farelli brothers "Stuck in You" with Matt Damon, the picture received mixed reviews from critics. Two years later, the actor appeared in several notable projects at once, including the comedy action movie Matador, the cartoon Robots and the sports comedy The Unbearable Bears. In 2006, Kinnear played in the independent films Fast Food Nation and Little Miss Happiness. The latter became a real hit and received several nominations for the Oscar. Greg, like the other actors in the project, received the United States Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Acting Ensemble.
In subsequent years, the actor continued to work actively, appearing in several comedic films, including "Oh, Mummies" and "City of Ghosts", the military action movie "Do not Take Alive" and the tragicomedy "Stuck in Love." In 2011, Greg Kinnear also played the role of US President John F. Kennedy in the mini-series The Kennedy Clan. For this work, he was nominated for many prestigious awards. In 2013, Greg Kinnear played in one of the fragments of the movie-almanac "Movie 43", which was defeated by critics. In 2014, appeared in the sequel to the popular comedy "TV Host: The Legend of Ron Burgundy."
Recent and future projects
In the past few years, Greg Kinnear has appeared more and more in independent films, among which the critically acclaimed "Little Men" and "Brigsby Bear" can be distinguished. Also in 2017, Greg appeared in the Christian drama "The Same Not Like Me," which failed at the box office and received negative reviews from critics. For 2019, the release of several paintings with the participation of the actor is planned.
Greg also actively works on television. As a guest star, he appeared on the popular TV series American Family, Horse BoJack, and Kimmie Schmidt's Indomitable. In addition, he played the main role in the American version of the profile press, but the project was closed after the first season was shown due to not too high ratings.
Recently there was information that Greg Kinnear will appear in the upcoming sixth, final season of the popular series “House of Cards”, which is due to be released in late autumn 2018.
Personal life
The personal life of Greg Kinnear is not too often discussed in the media, because since 1999 he has been married to the British model Helen Labdon. In 2001, the first-born couple was born dead. Today, the couple has three daughters: Lily, Audrey and Kate.