born april canadian american actor musician writer born toronto began acting career performing high school plays left accept position shakespeare festival spent years performing numerous play productions late 1990s lived los_angeles minor roles feature film debut science fiction adventure film lost world appeared television series including series ally later gained worldwide recognition playing american sitcom premiered september performance earned primetime emmy award outstanding lead actor comedy series aside appearing television broadway debut production starred film sisters following series conclusion starred leading role new_york production girl starred television miniseries strain returned television tnt drama trust cancelled season cast science fiction movie addition starred seasons tnt crime drama perception provided voice lucky hub pound early life born toronto ontario canada son oil company financial analyst oldest siblings scottish ancestry states growing shy play sports attended collegiate institute high school ontario enrolled theatre performed high school productions decided pursue career acting recalls performing feelings actor solidified remember performance knew fit beginning life actor changed concept options disappeared moment question knew exactly going lucky way admits felt cool growing bit outsider discovered theatre early got transferred sir collegiate institute went school graduated enrolled toronto improve acting left months graduating accept position shakespeare festival ontario spent seasons performing wanted classical actor rest life couple years started realise wasn didn hamlet died world place hamlet fact appeared productions night dream murder cathedral sisters later performed production burn toronto blues career early work canadian television debut movie boys syracuse moved los_angeles california television debut episode cbs crime series appeared theatrical film lost world based novel starred lost world sequel return released landed recurring role detective crime drama street justice appeared television movie double double trouble playing father played role colonel episodes western television series dove series dove outlaw years commented fantastic role interview guardian admitted auditioning times ultimately went situation comedy friends appeared television film man wouldn die cast television movie borrowed hearts portrayed selfish businessman learns love hbo film exception rule played cheating husband minor roles comedy shows closet originally scheduled appear series regular nbc sitcom fired pilot network cutting character received break role cast gay lawyer nbc sitcom said came convinced right role end audition creator executive producer said perfect let know gay explained read script hit immediately mean sexual orientation aside like great host relatively funny great friends good friend gay issue wasn big thing debuted september watched million american viewers quickly developed loyal audience receiving strong reviews san_francisco_chronicle commented played best friend worked nicely praised supporting cast funny performance earned emmy award nominations resulted win outstanding lead actor comedy series addition received nominations appeared comedy film holy man film critically financially unsuccessful following year starred comedy movie free enterprise movie filmmakers obsessed actor star trek film critic los_angeles_times wrote strong impression appeared abc television movie hepburn story portraying actor broadway season briefly portrayed professor replacing revival music man simon theatre august hollywood bowl summer concert series reprised role night appearance actors recreated songs production hosted fourth episode 28th season sketch comedy saturday night live november recurring role showtime comedy drama dead like following year starred film sisters based play sisters film premiered film festival grace eighth final season ended series finale finale garnered million american viewers making watched entertainment telecast years grace following end starred new_york stage opposite broadway play girl plays writer ready settle marry decides visit performance received critical reviews new_york_times contributor review production wrote playing woman isn different playing thoughtful woman homosexual line maximum comic spin dialogue features went interpretation character certainly sustained performance delivered entertainment weekly commented incredible chemistry year produced lifetime comedy revolves employees dating agency located california elite beverly_hills company series debuted ambivalent reviews boston_globe commenting lively little cable exercise characters bad taste satire political cancelled year starred television miniseries strain remake movie based novel miniseries played television reporter battles addiction cocaine strain received mixed reviews performance criticized boston_globe wrote presence reporter especially reporters today commented central cast completed poor addicted journalist spends second half movie playing desert let best given leave september guest appearance seventh season 100th episode television series monk played host television crime january returned television tnt drama trust starring series set fictional advertising firm starred firm newly promoted creative director deals best friend unpredictable behavior interview revealed afraid decision great writing debuted january watched million viewers trust debuted positive reviews san_francisco_chronicle writing series surprisingly solid los_angeles_times wrote manage characters sharply defined low key ash wielding oscar way series cancelled season poor ratings starred science fiction film played doctor gets possessed alien marshal crash lands earth asked interpretation character commented instinct alien sounding like film critically financially unsuccessful portrayed revival 1960s musical ucla supporting role comedy released august september guest starred police procedural drama law order special victims unit second episode 11th season playing owner dating website addition recurring role season comedy series played love interest character portrayed con artist lifetime television movie premiered march prepare role read case including coverage case interview received mixed reaction performance favored critics variety concluding real factor resides performance adds element high camp proceedings june received nbc universal canada award distinction festival october received star canada october reported star new tnt television drama perception playing crime solving named works federal government solve cases knowledge imaginative view world perception premiered july serves producer provides voice lucky hub pound series premiered october february guest starred episode nbc mysteries stars star projects set production company called develop ideas television projects produced company include confirmed write direct star romantic comedy wish recorded song greatest discovery written elton_john album unexpected dreams songs stars wrote sang song called living grace soundtrack grace piano music provided personal life married met set august son born july los_angeles maintains residences los_angeles vancouver citizen holds dual canadian citizenship involved los_angeles canadian based charitable organizations including community west los tribute dinner presented award breast cancer awareness advocacy shared audience comedy helped mother endure breast cancer treatments honored lifetime serves honorary board member given spirit october sang american canadian national anthems star game minnesota supporter sex marriage attended march california upheld ban sex marriage approved voters november ballot proposition identifies democrat filmography film television awards nominations
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