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 Actor Wayne Knight achieved television immortality assaying the role of the frenetic mailman "Newman", nemesis of the eponymous lead character in the classic TV series Seinfeld (1989). He also appeared in Jurassic Park (1993) as "Dennis Nedry" and in one of the most notorious scenes in American cinema as one of the detectives interrogating Sharon Stone during her leg crossing in Basic Instinct (1992).Wayne Eliot Knight was born to Grace (Monti) and William Edward Knight. He is of Italian and English descent. Knight was raised and lived in Cartersville until attending the University of Georgia in 1972. Despite being an honor student, Knight left school to join the Barter Theatre company in Abingdon, Virginia, before graduating. (He finally secured a BFA degree in 2008.) Following an internship of two years, Wayne was hired for the professional company and earned his Equity card. Now a professional actor, Knight moved back to New York, where he made his Broadway debut, at 23, in the long-running comedy "Gemini" in 1979. Through the years, he has established himself as a leading character actor in television as a regular or recurring character in seven series, in film (ranging from Dirty Dancing (1987) to JFK (1991)), on the stage, and as a voice artist in animation.In TV Land's original sitcom The Exes (2011), Knight plays homebody "Haskell Lutz", who lives in an apartment with "Phil" (Donald Faison) and "Stuart" (David Alan Basche), right across the hall from his divorce attorney, "Holly" (Kristen Johnston).
Bio:
Actor Wayne Knight achieved television immortality assaying the role of the frenetic mailman "Newman", nemesis of the eponymous lead character in the classic TV series Seinfeld (1989). He also appeared in Jurassic Park (1993) as "Dennis Nedry" and in one of the most notorious scenes in American cinema as one of the detectives interrogating Sharon Stone during her leg crossing in Basic Instinct (1992).Wayne Eliot Knight was born to Grace (Monti) and William Edward Knight. He is of Italian and English descent. Knight was raised and lived in Cartersville until attending the University of Georgia in 1972. Despite being an honor student, Knight left school to join the Barter Theatre company in Abingdon, Virginia, before graduating. (He finally secured a BFA degree in 2008.) Following an internship of two years, Wayne was hired for the professional company and earned his Equity card. Now a professional actor, Knight moved back to New York, where he made his Broadway debut, at 23, in the long-running comedy "Gemini" in 1979. Through the years, he has established himself as a leading character actor in television as a regular or recurring character in seven series, in film (ranging from Dirty Dancing (1987) to JFK (1991)), on the stage, and as a voice artist in animation.In TV Land's original sitcom The Exes (2011), Knight plays homebody "Haskell Lutz", who lives in an apartment with "Phil" (Donald Faison) and "Stuart" (David Alan Basche), right across the hall from his divorce attorney, "Holly" (Kristen Johnston).
Tivia:
Credits an episode of Seinfeld with prompting him to lose weight. After shooting several takes of a scene requiring him to run through a field, he began to experience heart palpitations. He visited his doctor and was told that he was approaching morbid obesity and diabetes. Knight then embarked upon a diet-and-exercise program that allowed him to lose 117 lbs, dropping his weight from 327 to 210 lbs.Before landing the role of Newman in Seinfeld (1989), he had auditioned for the role of George Costanza.Worked as a private detective in between acting jobs in his early days.Has worn the same pair of his trademark glasses since his role in Seinfeld (1989).Reports claim he was the first person to be cast for Jurassic Park (1993) after Steven Spielberg saw him in the "interview scene" of Basic Instinct (1992).The first reference to "Newman" on Seinfeld (1989) has the unseen character attempting suicide by jumping out of Jerry's building. In the original episode, the voice of "Newman" is supplied by Larry David (co-creator of Seinfeld (1989)). On the syndicated version, Wayne Knight's voice was dubbed in.Held his wedding ceremony in Michael Richards' house.While attending college in Georgia, was told by a theater professor that he would never make it as an actor.He is of British (father) and Italian (mother) descent.Performed at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia, after he dropped out of college.He attended the University of Georgia for a short time.Has a son born around 2010.Completed Anthony Hines/Larry Charles's pilot, Lee Mathers (2010), for CBS, with Paul Kaye and Nicollette Sheridan', as Kaye's erstwhile manager and partner-in-crime. (February 2010)His name borrows from two of Batman's aliases, Bruce Wayne and The Dark Knight. Fittingly, he provided the voice of Batman's enemy Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin in Harley Quinn (2019). |
| Name: |
Wayne Knight |
Type: |
Actor,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
147 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:05:26 |
| Height: |
5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| Biography: |
Actor Wayne Knight achieved television immortality assaying the role of the frenetic mailman \"Newman\", nemesis of the eponymous lead character in the classic TV series Seinfeld (1989). He also appeared in Jurassic Park (1993) as \"Dennis |
| Trivia: |
Credits an episode of Seinfeld with prompting him to lose weight. After shooting several takes of a scene requiring him to run through a field, he began to experience heart palpitations. He visited his doctor and was told that he was approaching morbid obesity and diabetes. Knight then embarked upon a diet-and-exercise program that allowed him to lose 117 lbs, dropping his weight from 327 to 210 lbs.Before landing the role of Newman in Seinfeld (1989), he had auditioned for the role of George Costanza.Worked as a private detective in between acting jobs in his early days.Has worn the same pair of his trademark glasses since his role in Seinfeld (1989).Reports claim he was the first person to be cast for Jurassic Park (1993) after Steven Spielberg saw him in the "interview scene" of Basic Instinct (1992).The first reference to "Newman" on Seinfeld (1989) has the unseen character attempting suicide by jumping out of Jerry's building. In the original episode, the voice of "Newman" is supplied by Larry David (co-creator of Seinfeld (1989)). On the syndicated version, Wayne Knight's voice was dubbed in.Held his wedding ceremony in Michael Richards' house.While attending college in Georgia, was told by a theater professor that he would never make it as an actor.He is of British (father) and Italian (mother) descent.Performed at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia, after he dropped out of college.He attended the University of Georgia for a short time.Has a son born around 2010.Completed Anthony Hines/Larry Charles's pilot, Lee Mathers (2010), for CBS, with Paul Kaye and Nicollette Sheridan', as Kaye's erstwhile manager and partner-in-crime. (February 2010)His name borrows from two of Batman's aliases, Bruce Wayne and The Dark Knight. Fittingly, he provided the voice of Batman's enemy Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin in Harley Quinn (2019). |
| Trademarks: |
Large spectacles
Often plays characters with a cynical demeanor
High-pitched voice |
| Quotes: |
I love Tom Kenny. And Jill Talley. And Jennifer Aniston, too!
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I have this assemblage of small facts, which looks like intelligence but no real depth of knowledge about anything. That's why I'm an actor.
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I want to go skydiving. I'd love to go to the Galapagos. Nature still excites me.
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I know there are some people in British Columbia who are still holding a vigil for '3rd Rock'.
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I had the most fun on '3rd Rock'. It was a great show to work on. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
TV commercial for Coors Light beer (1997)
TV commercials for 1-800-COLLECT long distance (1996)
TV commercial for Frosted Cheerios cereal (1996)
TV commercial for Relenza (1999)
TV commercial for 10-10-220 (2001)
Active on Broadway in the following p |
| Spouse: |
Clare Knight (October 15, 2006 - present) (1 child)Paula Sutor (May 26, 1996 - 2003) (divorced) |
| Parents: |
William Edward Knight
Grace Monti |
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