Rainn Wilson
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Rainn Wilson lives in Los Angeles with his wife, fiction writer Holiday Reinhorn (Big Cats), and his son, Walter Mckenzie Wilson who was born in 2004. He grew up in Seattle, Washington but graduated High School from New Trier H.S. in Winnetka, Illinois. After attending both Tufts U. and the University of Washington, Rainn studied acting at NYU's graduate acting program and spent years doing theater both On and Off-Broadway, on tours (the Acting Company) and in the regions (The Guthrie, Arena Stage).Rainn co-created and directed The New Bozena, a sketch comedy and post-modern clown show which performed in New York and ended up doing a pilot presentation at Fox TV. He made his directorial debut with a short film based on the show.After many years of working in TV and Film, he became best known for playing Arthur, the odd love interest to Francis Conroy on "Six Feet Under" (2001). His favorite role, however, is Bill Harris in the film, How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003).Rainn is a member of the Baha'i Faith.Spouse Holiday Reinhorn (1995 - present) 1 child |
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More Awesome New Stills from Transformers 2
Here's a few more killer new movie stills from the upcoming film "Transformers 2" aka Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen by director Michael Bay ( A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th ) and starring Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf ( Eagle Eye ), Is......
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Send a Compliment at 6:38 PST, 30 December, 2008New Transformers 2 Movie Stills
Empireonline.com got their hands on some kick ass new movie stills from the upcoming film "Transformers 2" aka Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen by director Michael Bay ( A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th ) and starring Megan Fox, Shia ......
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Judging by The Rocker's abysmal Box-Office performance this weekend (it opened at #12 with 2.8 million dollars)...I've got to ask:
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The Rocker Movie Review
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Never give up hope. Never give up your dream. Never let anyone keep you down. Those are the first three things that came to me after I watched "The Rocker". This comedy is about hope and keeping your dreams alive. Y...
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The Rocker: What Happened?
Judging by The Rocker's abysmal Box-Office performance this weekend (it opened at #12 with 2.8 million dollars)...I've got to ask:
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Rainn Wilson Becomes the Rocker
I was able to see an early screening of "The Rocker" and it was HILARIOUS. I knew Rainn Wilson was going to be funny, but I had no idea just how funny that would be. It was a real departure from his role on "The Offi...
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Date of Birth: January 20, 1966
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
Birth Name: Rainn Dietrich Wilson
Height: 6' 5"
Filmography
- 2008: The Rocker
- 2008: The Laws of Motion
- 2007: Juno
- 2005-Present: The Office as Dwight Schrute
- 2007: "Saturday Night Live"
- 2007: The Last Mimzy
- 2006: My Super Ex-Girlfriend
- 2006: Dominion
- 2003-2005: Six Feet Under
- 2005: Entourage
- 2005: Blue in Green
- 2005: Sahara
- 2005: Numb3rs
- 2005: The Life Coach
- 2003: How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass
- 2003: Monk
- 2003: House of 1000 Corpses
- 2003: Slice o' Life
- 2002: "MDs"
- 2002: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- 2002: Self Storage
- 2002: Full Frontal
- 2002: Wheelmen
- 2001: America's Sweethearts
- 2001: CSI
- 2001: Dark Angel
- 2001: When Billie Beat Bobby
- 2001: Charmed
- 2000: Almost Famous
- 1999: Galaxy Quest
- 1999: The Expendables
- 1997: "One Life to Live"
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Rainn actually writes the blogs written by his character "Dwight Schrute" on the website for his show, "The Office" (2005).
Played clarinet and bassoon in the high school band.
Started out in theater and was a member of the Acting Company for several years. Appeared in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" at the Arena Stage and performed at the Guthrie and Public Theater venues as well.
Originally came to Los Angeles with a theater piece entitled "The New Bozena," a show created off-Broadway.
Deadpan character actor famous for his geeky, bespectacled loser, most notably on TV and, more recently, film.
MFA in Acting - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1989)
He was born at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.
Son, named Walter McKenzie born in 2004.
Salary Sahara (2005) $45,000
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