'I meet all these film executives who tell me how much they loved Will and Grace and say they never missed an episode. He is now enjoying a healthy married life with his wife Janet Leigh Holden since 3 August 1997. "Actor marvels at Crockefeller's 'twists and turns, "Eric McCormack honoured at Banff World Television Festival", "Humility takes a back seat on Canada's Walk of Fame", "Eric McCormack goes back to TV in new TNT series 'Perception, "TNT Announces Premiere Dates for 'The Closer', 'Falling Skies', 'Leverage', 'Rizzoli & Isles' 'Franklin & Bash'+ Four Brand New Series", "Eric McCormack to star in new TNT pilot", "Emmy-Award Winning Actor Eric McCormack Presented With MMRF Spirit of Hope Award at the 10th Annual Friends For Life Fall Gala", "Thousands attend Fresno rally supporting gay marriage", "Why should Fresno care about what 'Will and Grace' star Eric McCormack thinks about same sex marriage? [25] The film was critically and financially unsuccessful. They have been happily married for more than 20 years. It changed me in that the concept of any other options disappeared. [80][81], McCormack recorded a song, "The Greatest Discovery", which was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin in 1970, for the 2006 album Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars. Eric makes his home in both Vancouver and Los Angeles. "[19] The show debuted on September 21, 1998, and was watched by almost 8.6 million American viewers. He wants to move from TV to movies but his image has held him back. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in Will & Grace, which premiered in September 1998. [17] The projects produced by the company include Lovespring International and Imperfect Union. [87], McCormack is involved in many Los Angeles and Canadian-based charitable organizations including Project Angel Food. But even though the Emmy winning actor is all set to complete two decades of his marriage with Holden, he is still plagued by gay rumors. "[12] McCormack moved to Los Angeles, California, and made his US television debut in a 1991 episode of the CBS crime series Top Cops. '"[11] He explained that when he first read the script, "what hit me immediately was that this was me. The actor, who is a supporter of same-sex marriage, also attended a march in Fresno, California, on 30th May 2009 against the Supreme Court of California’s decision to ban same-sex marriage which was approved by voters in November by ballot Proposition 8. [29], During the 2001 Broadway season, McCormack briefly portrayed Professor Harold Hill (replacing Craig Bierko) in the Susan Stroman revival of The Music Man at the Neil Simon Theatre. [13] He left Ryerson in 1985, several months before graduating, to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, where he spent five seasons performing. [37], In January 2017, NBC closed a deal for a new, 10-episode season of Will & Grace during the 2017-18 season. [85] McCormack maintains residences in Los Angeles and Vancouver. [39], Following the end of Will & Grace, McCormack starred on the New York stage opposite Fran Drescher, Judy Reyes, Brooke Smith, and Maura Tierney, in Neil LaBute's off-Broadway play Some Girl(s) at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. 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"[70], In June 2010, McCormack received the NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction at the Banff TV Festival. [50][51], In January 2009, McCormack returned to television in the TNT drama Trust Me, co-starring Tom Cavanagh. For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963)[1] is a Canadian-American actor and singer known for his role as Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace, Grant MacLaren in Netflix's Travelers and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the American crime drama Perception. [20] Will & Grace quickly developed a loyal audience, with the show and McCormack receiving strong reviews. By 1993, he landed a recurring role as a detective in the crime drama Street Justice. He met her on the set of Lonesome Dove and started dating. [83], McCormack has been married to Janet Leigh Holden, whom he met on the set of "Lonesome Dove",[11] since August 1997. [63][64] McCormack had a supporting role in Richard Loncraine's comedy My One and Only,[65] which was released in August 2009. [92], McCormack sang both the American and Canadian national anthems at the 2004 NHL All-Star game in Minnesota. I knew exactly what I was going to do. Christina Marie , View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. The couple has been together since 1997 and they even have a son named Finnigan Holden McCormack who was born on 1st  July 2002. [30] In August 2002, as part of the Hollywood Bowl's summer concert series, he reprised the role of Harold Hill for a one-night only appearance in which he and other actors recreated the songs from the production. Why can't I play a black woman? Just to let you know, you never have to be more gay than that. His performance has earned him six Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy nominations, ultimately winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. New York Times contributor Ben Brantley, in review of the production, wrote: "Playing a thoughtless, woman-despising heterosexual, Mr. McCormack isn't much different from when he was playing a thoughtful, woman-worshiping homosexual. [ CAPTION: Eric McCormack in Will and Grace ]. [45], In 2008, McCormack co-starred in the A&E television miniseries The Andromeda Strain, a remake of the 1971 movie based on the novel by Michael Crichton. [28] In 2000, McCormack appeared in the ABC television movie The Audrey Hepburn Story, portraying actor Mel Ferrer. "[48] Robert Bianco of USA Today commented, "The central cast is completed by ... poor Eric McCormack as a crusading, coke-addicted journalist who spends the second half of the movie playing Rambo in the desert. 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