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Kinnear at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
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Born |
Gregory Buck Kinnear June 17, 1963 Logansport, Indiana, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, television personality |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse(s) | Helen Labdon (m. 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Gregory Buck "Greg" Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and television personality. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in As Good as It Gets.
Kinnear has appeared in many popular films, including Sabrina, You've Got Mail, Nurse Betty, We Were Soldiers, Little Miss Sunshine, Robots, Invincible and Green Zone, and television roles, such as Friends, Talk Soup, The Kennedys, Modern Family and Rake.
Kinnear was born in Logansport, Indiana, to Suzanne (née Buck), a homemaker, and Edward Kinnear, a career diplomat who worked for the US State Department. He has two brothers, James and Steven. He grew up a "Foreign Service brat", having moved around frequently, from Beirut to Athens. While a student at the American Community Schools in Athens, Kinnear first ventured into the role of talk show host with his radio show School Daze With Greg Kinnear. Returning to the United States for a college education, he attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 1985 with a degree in broadcast journalism. While there, he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.