Rainn Wilson
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| Image:RainnwilsonOct07.jpg Rainn Wilson at the Dan in Real Life premiere in October 2007 | ||||||||||
| Birth name | Rainn Dietrich Wilson | |||||||||
| Born | January 20 1968 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Holiday Reinhorn | |||||||||
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Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1968)[1] is an Emmy-nominated and two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor. He is known for his roles as the neurotic Dwight Schrute on the American television comedy The Office, and Arthur Martin, assistant mortician in HBO's Six Feet Under.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Wilson was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Shay Cooper, a yoga teacher and actress, and Robert G. Wilson, writer and business consultant. He attended Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington. He transferred to and graduated from New Trier High School after his family moved to Wilmette, Illinois to work at the Bahá'í National Center.[2] Wilson has a theatre background from Tufts University and the University of Washington, and has taught acting classes. He holds an MFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and was a member of The Acting Company.[3] While acting in theatrical productions in New York, he drove a moving van to make ends meet.[4]
[edit] Career
In addition to his starring role on The Office, Wilson has appeared as the eccentric Arthur Martin, the intern at Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home on HBO's Six Feet Under. He has also appeared in CSI, NUMB3RS, and Entourage, in the latter portraying a sleazy entertainment journalist based on Harry Knowles of Aint it cool news. Wilson guest-starred as a murderous baseball fan in an episode of Monk entitled "Mr. Monk Goes To The Ballgame" . His film credits include Almost Famous, America's Sweethearts, BAADASSSSS!, Galaxy Quest, House of 1000 Corpses, Sahara, and The Last Mimzy. He appeared alongside Luke Wilson and Uma Thurman in the film My Super Ex-Girlfriend. He also appeared in the "Coyote Piper" episode of Charmed as an alchemist named Kierkan. On February 24, 2007, Wilson hosted Saturday Night Live, becoming the second cast member from The Office to host after Steve Carell. He had a part in the 2007 film Juno as Rollo, a drug store owner. Wilson also appeared in ads for the 2007 United States women's national soccer team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup as public relations manager "Jim Mike".
Wilson's next starring role will be in the film The Rocker, co-starring musician Teddy Geiger, which is due in spring 2008. Also expected in 2008 is Bonzai Shadowhands, which he co-wrote and co-produced. He wrote and is co-producing Renaissance Men, which is due out in 2010.
Wilson has his own blog on NBC's website called "Schrute-Space", in which he writes in character as Dwight. Time's Joel Stein calls Wilson's portrayal of Dwight "hipster alternative cluelessness".
[edit] Personal life
Wilson is married to author Holiday Reinhorn. They met in an acting class in college and married on the Kalama River. The couple has a son, Walter Mckenzie, born in 2004, and they currently reside in Agoura Hills, California. He and his family are members of the Bahá'í Faith.[5]
On Bill Maher's Real Time, Wilson describes himself as a diverse independent, voting for Republican, Green Party, and Democratic candidates.
[edit] References
- ^ Rainn Wilson - Yahoo! TV. Yahoo! TV.
- ^ Estudillo, Terry. From Shorecrest "loser" to "The Office" poser. The Seattle Times.
- ^ Television Without Pity: "The B.J. Novak Interview" Accessed March 16, 2007.
- ^ MSNBC: "Rainn Wilson leaves cubicle for the big screen" Accessed March 25, 2007.
- ^ March 19, 2007 issue of Time Magazine
[edit] External links
- Rainn Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
- Schrute-Space - Wilson blogging in character as Dwight Schrute
- Wilson Finds Himself Suddenly In Demand The Record (Bergen, NJ) 3/26/07
- BWNS: Rainn Wilson talks about Hollywood, his family and the Bahá'í Faith
The Office (US TV series) | |
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| Episodes | Season One • Season Two • Webisodes • Season Three • Season Four |
| Crew | Greg Daniels • Ben Silverman • Ricky Gervais • Stephen Merchant |
| Cast | Steve Carell • Rainn Wilson • John Krasinski • Jenna Fischer • B. J. Novak |
| Characters | Michael Scott • Dwight Schrute • Jim Halpert • Pam Beesly • Ryan Howard • more |
| Writers | Greg Daniels • Michael Schur • Paul Lieberstein • Mindy Kaling • B. J. Novak • Jennifer Celotta • Lee Eisenberg • Gene Stupnitsky • Brent Forrester • Justin Spitzer • Steve Carell |
| Elements | Worldwide editions • Dunder Mifflin • Scrantonicity |
