Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

Infobox actor
name = Joshua Malina


imagesize = 150px
caption =
birthname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1966|1|17
birthplace = New Rochelle, New York, United States
deathdate =
deathplace =
othername =
yearsactive =
spouse = Melissa Merwin
(1996–) 2 children
website =
academyawards =
emmyawards =
tonyawards =

Joshua Charles Malina (born January 17, 1966) is an American film and stage actor. He is perhaps most famous for portraying the character Will Bailey on the NBC drama "The West Wing".

Biography

Personal life

Malina was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents, Fran and Robert Malina, were founding members of Young Israel of Scarsdale. [ [http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=9665 JewishJournal.com ] ] His father was an attorney, investment banker and Broadway producer. Malina graduated from the Horace Mann School and Yale University with a B.A. in Theater. He made his acting debut in the Broadway production of Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men" [cite web |title=A ‘West Wing’ Jew close to the president |author=Curt Schleier |date=2005-09-02 |publisher=Jewish News Weekly of Northern California |url=http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/26868/edition_id/516/format/html/displaystory.html |accessdate=2007-01-14] and has since appeared in nearly every Sorkin film and TV show (the exceptions being "Charlie Wilson's War" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip").

Malina is married to Melissa Merwin, a costume designer. The two have two children, Isabel and Avi. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/47/Joshua-Malina.html Joshua Malina Biography (1966-) ] ]

Career

From 1998 – 2000, Malina starred as character Jeremy Goodwin on Sorkin's "Sports Night". The critically acclaimed show was unable to find a large fan base and was canceled after two seasons. Malina played Will Bailey on "The West Wing" from 2002 to 2006. During his tenure on "The West Wing", Malina was known to the rest of the cast as a tireless prankster. It is said he coated telephones with Vaseline and reset producer Alex Graves's iPod menus to Mandarin Chinese. It is also said he stole some of Bradley Whitford's letterhead stationery and used it in an elaborate prank. With the help of co-star Janel Moloney, Malina sent a Valentine's Day bouquet to season six newcomer Jimmy Smits which included a card crafted on Whitford's stolen letterhead stating: "Dear Jimmy, Working with you has been a delight. Be my Valentine." [http://sg.ufl.edu/accent/transcripts/joshmalina.txt]

Malina is a co-creator and producer of Bravo's cable TV series "Celebrity Poker Showdown".

Larry Sanders Show

Malina played two different characters over four episodes on the show on the Larry Sanders show:

He played Robert Brody, a reporter for an entertainment magazine that was there to write an article about the show. In the episode, the usual chaos ensued. John Ritter played himself and was very upset about being bumped when Larry asked Warren Zevon to play a 2nd song during his set, which was "Werewolves of London". Ritter then gave the reporter a scathing interview and the show received a not-so-nice review in the magazine. The magazine was Entertainment Weekly.

The second character that he played was Kenny Mitchell, a network exec who helped push Larry out and Jon Stewart in, which led to the very real demise of the Larry Sanders show, both in real life and on the t.v. show.

Filmography

* "A Few Good Men" (1992) - Orderly
* "In the Line of Fire" (1993) - Secret Service Agent Chavez
* "Separate Lives" (1995) - Randall
* "The American President" (1995) - David
* "Just Friends" (1996) - Bob
* "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998)
* "Bulworth" (1998) - Bill Feldman
* "Sports Night" (1998-2000) - Jeremy Goodwin
* "Kill the Man" (1999) - Bob Stein
* "Without Charlie" (2001) - Charlie
* "The West Wing" (2002-2006)- Will Bailey
* "View from the Top" (2003) - Randy Jones
* "Big Shots (TV series)" (2007) - Karl Mixworthy
* "Numb3rs" (2007) - Howard Meeks
* "Stargate SG-1" (2007) - Cicero

References

External links

*
* [http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=SRH&str=joshua+malina&styp=&sfld=C&nbc1=1&sortval=4d&qckv=n Photos from Wireimage]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Joshua Malina — (* 17. Januar 1966 in New Rochelle) ist ein US amerikanischer Schauspieler. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Rolle als Will Bailey in der Fernsehserie The West Wing. Malina studierte an der Yale University, die er mit einem Bachelor Abschluss verließ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Malina — bezeichnet einen weiblichen Vornamen, siehe Malina (Vorname) einen Roman von Ingeborg Bachmann, siehe Malina (Roman), der auch verfilmt wurde, siehe Malina (Film) die Sonnengöttin der grönländischen Inuit, siehe Malina (Mythologie) eine Rebsorte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Josh Lyman — Joshua Josh Lyman es un personaje de ficción representado por Bradley Whitford en la serie de televisión El Ala Oeste de la Casa Blanca. Durante la mayoría de la serie ostenta el cargo de Ayudante del Jefe de Personal de la Casa Blanca, dirigida… …   Wikipedia Español

  • List of In Plain Sight episodes — The following is a list of episodes of the USA Network drama In Plain Sight which premiered on Sunday June 1, 2008. The series fourth season concluded on August 7, 2011. It has been renewed for a fifth season, to be its last.[1] Contents 1 Series …   Wikipedia

  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series — The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest ensemble acting achievements in dramatic television.Winners and nominees1990s*1994: NYPD… …   Wikipedia

  • Screen Actors Guild Award de la meilleure distribution pour une série dramatique — Le Screen Actors Guild Award de la meilleure distribution pour une série dramatique est le prix remis chaque année par la Screen Actors Guild aux États Unis lors de la cérémonie annuelle des Screen Actors Guild Awards. Sommaire 1 Palmarès 1.1… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sports Night — This article is about the American television series. For the BBC sports program, see Sportsnight. Sports Night Intertitle Format Comedy drama …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Biografien/Mal — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Will Bailey — Infobox character |name = William Bailey series = The West Wing caption = Joshua Malina as Will Bailey portrayer = Joshua Malina creator = Aaron Sorkin and Paul Redford first = Game On last = Tomorrow cause = End of series gender = Male… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Jewish American entertainers — This is a list of famous Jewish American entertainers. For other famous Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans. ListActors*See also List of Jewish American actors in televisionOrganized by decade of birth1990s*Robin Arcuri (1991 )… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”