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Tate Donovan

 
Actor: Tate Donovan
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  • Born: 1964 in New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Clean and Sober, Ethan Frome, Hercules
  • First Major Screen Credit: Clean and Sober (1988)

Biography

With his handsome, everyman looks and strong abilities on stage and screen, actor Tate Donovan has endured to become one of the most talented actors that no one recognizes. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing; with previous girlfriends such as Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston and solid performances in Clean and Sober (1988) and Memphis Belle (1990), it's readily apparent that he has the charm to match his talent. A Tenafly, NJ, native who took up acting in his teens, Donovan's early screen appearances came with troubled teen roles in such efforts as Not My Kid and Into Thin Air (both 1985), as well as a memorable appearance in the 1986 sci-fi adventure Space Camp. A move to Los Angeles found Donovan closer to the world of film production while he pursued his higher education at U.S.C., and it was there that he made the acquaintance of longtime friends such as George Clooney. A post-collegiate role in Memphis Belle (1990) proved that Donovan was indeed honing his skills in front of the camera to good effect, and following an appearance as a recovering drug addict in Clean and Sober (1988), he took his first leading role in the 1992 romantic comedy Love Potion No. 9. Though a relationship with that film's co-star, Sandra Bullock, would result in an engagement, the couple parted ways two short years later, and Donovan began a series of appearances in such art-house efforts as Ethan Frome (1993). A role in the Buena Vista comedy Holy Matrimony (1994) found Donovan getting in good with the folks at Disney, and in three short years he would be providing the voice for the eponymous character in the animated Disney adventure Hercules. More success came in the late '90s with appearances in the popular television series Ally McBeal and Friends, and in addition to a memorable appearance in Homicide: Life on the Street, Donovan gained even more exposure when he was spotted around Tinseltown with high-profile squeeze Jennifer Aniston. Though such later efforts as The Office Party (2000) and Exposed (2002) went largely unseen, Donovan returned to the small screen in 2003 with supporting roles in the series The O.C. and Mister Sterling. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Tate Donovan

Donovan at the Nancy Drew premiere, July 2007
Born Tate Buckley Donovan
September 25, 1963 (1963-09-25) (age 46)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor/Director
Years active 1984–present
Spouse(s) Corinne Kingsbury (November 26, 2005-2008)

Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American animated voice actor. He is currently starring in the FX drama Damages, as "Tom Shayes."[1] Prior to this, he was best known for his role as, "Jimmy Cooper," in the American teen drama television series The O.C. He has also been the voice of "Hercules," a title character from the 1997 film of the same name, in the animated television series and in the video game Kingdom Hearts II.

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Biography

Early life

Donovan, the youngest of seven children, was born in New York City, New York,[2] the son of Eileen (née McAllister) and J. Timothy Donovan, who was a surgeon.[2][3] He attended Dwight-Englewood School, in Englewood, New Jersey (graduates of which include Brooke Shields, Anthony Bourdain and Mira Sorvino), before transferring to a public high school, in Tenafly, New Jersey, and has been appearing on television since his teens. He attended the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, where he met his now long-time friends Grant Heslov and George Clooney. Donovan is of Irish heritage.

Film Career

His earliest films included as teenage science whiz "Kevin Donaldson," in SpaceCamp (1986), co-starring Lea Thompson and Kate Capshaw; at the other end of the spectrum was the 1988 film, Clean and Sober, in which he played a recovering drug addict, costarring with Michael Keaton and Kathy Baker. A filmography is indicated below which shows a progression of roles.

Television Career

Donovan played the role of, "Joshua," the boyfriend of Jennifer Aniston's character, "Rachel Green," in a few episodes of Season 4 of the sitcom Friends. He played the priest-son of a large Irish Catholic family in the short-lived NBC drama, Trinity (1998). More recently, he has appeared as a guest star in several series such as, The Guardian (2001), Mister Sterling (2003), Exposed (2003) and in the The O.C. (2003), where he appeared as, "Jimmy Cooper."

Stage Career

He starred on stage with Glenn Fitzgerald in Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero and with Amy Ryan in the L.A. production of Rabbit Hole. On Broadway, Donovan appeared in the revivial of "Picnic" in 1994; he also appeared opposite actress Dame Judy Dench in "Amy's View" (1999), and in 1994, as Alan Seymour in "Picnic." Off Broadway, Donovan appeared in the 2001 production of Lobby Hero by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan, playing the role of the crooked cop Bill. Donovan has appeared in numerous productions[4][5] at the Williamstown Theater Festival, including "Once in a Lifetime," "Under the Blue Sky" and "The Glass Menagerie." Donovan has also appeared at the Irish Repertory Theater, in New York City.

Music Career

He had a regular gig with an traditional-Irish band called, The Descendants, with whom he released an album titled, Wake Amusements. Donovan plays the bodhrán and fiddle.

Personal life

Donovan was formerly engaged to Sandra Bullock (1994) and to Jennifer Aniston. He also dated British socialite Plum Sykes (in 2000), actress Whitney Allen (2001), Rebecca Miller and Lauren Graham, who was on the television series, Gilmore Girls. He married Corinne Kingsbury in a Catholic ceremony on a Malibu, California beach, in 2005. Kingsbury and Donovan divorced in 2008.[6]

In 2008, Donovan announced his support for then-presidential hopeful and current-President Barack Obama, in the U.S. presidential election of 2008. Donovan campaigned for Obama.[7]

Donovan has also volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "FX Serios "Damages"". FX. http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/damages/. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
  2. ^ a b Tate Donovan Biography (1963-)
  3. ^ Tate Donovan Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  4. ^ "Williamstown Theater Festival". http://www.wtfestival.org/performances/detail.php?PerformanceID=158. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
  5. ^ "Williamstown Theater Festival". http://www.wtfestival.org/performances/detail.php?PerformanceID=292. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
  6. ^ "Tate Donovan's Divorce Finalized". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229363,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 
  7. ^ The Huffington Post

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