Tony Hale

Tony Hale
Hale at the 2010 Streamy Awards
Born	Anthony Hale (1970-09-30) September 30, 1970 (age 46) West Point, New York, U.S.
Residence	Pasadena, California
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Martel Thompson (2003–present)
Children	1
Awards	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2013, 2015)

Anthony "Tony" Hale (born September 30, 1970) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his role in the Fox comedy series Arrested Development as the neurotic Buster Bluth. He currently plays Gary Walsh, the sycophantic personal aide to the Vice President of the United States on the HBO comedy Veep, for which he won the 2013 and 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Hale was born in West Point, New York. His mother, Rita (née Garnett), worked as a staff assistant to State Representative Kathy Ashe, and his father, Mike Hale, taught nuclear and atomic physics, and served in the military. Hale grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, where he attended the Young Actors Theatre and participated in numerous theatrical and musical productions. He graduated from Leon High School in 1988. He graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, where he became a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, with a journalism degree in 1992. He completed graduate studies in 1995 from the School of Communication and the Arts of Regent University in Virginia. After graduating, he set up residence in New York City and lived there for nearly ten years. While in New York, Hale helped found The Haven, an artistically-minded community of Christians that meets weekly. He also studied acting at The Barrow Group, a New York City theatre company.