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Profile of Timothy Busfield
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Timothy Busfield |
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12th June 1957 |
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Lansing, Michigan, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) in East Lansing, Michigan, is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Eliot Weston on the television series thirtysomething.
Youth and background
The son of university professors, Busfield as a boy hung around the Michigan State University drama department, where his father taught. His mother taught literature and enjoyed the company of writers. Busfield said he remembers coming home from school and finding his mother and English novelist Graham Greene sharing a drink at the kitchen table.
Busfield studied drama at East Tennessee State University and appeared with Actors Theatre of Louisville before traveling to New York and roles with Circle Repertory Company.
TV and film
He landed his first major film part, as Arnold Poindexter in Revenge of the Nerds. He reprised the role in the sequel to that movie.
The actor's first television series was Trapper John, M.D., in which he played the physician son of the title character. After his Emmy Award-winning role on the 1980s series thirtysomething he was cast in the lead of other series, although none has lasted very long. Produced by Stephen Spielberg, Byrds of Paradise with Arlo Guthrie may be the most memorable for its setting in Hawaii and its offbeat characters.
In 1994, Busfield starred in the film Little Big League. Other film appearances include Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner and First Kid with comedian Sinbad.
Busfield travelled to London, England in 1993 to make the television film Wall Of Silence, in which he played Ephraim Lipshitz, a Mossad agent infiltrating a community of Hasidic Jews.
Recurring television roles include White House correspondent Danny Concannon on The West Wing; and the title character's incorrigable brother on the sitcom Ed.
As a director, Busfield's credits include episodes of thirtysomething and Ed, and TV movies.
Returns to stage
Busfield remains a stage actor and director whose Broadway credits include A Few Good Men. With elder brother Buck Busfield, he is co-founder of the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California, where he has appeared in and directed numerous contemporary works. The brothers Busfield also established Fantasy Theatre, a touring troupe that plays to children.
Timothy Busfield is also a children's playwright, having written shows for the Fantasy troupe.
A baseball lover and amateur athlete, Busfield has moonlighted as a semi-pro pitcher.
External link
- Timothy Busfield at the Internet Movie Database
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