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Eric McCormack

Canadian-American actor, producer, and writer

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Born: April 18, 1963
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Canadian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Toronto
Citizenship: United States(since 1999)
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, Canada
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Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Deutsche SynchronkarteiRetrieved 2022-04-04
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, television actor
, screenwriter
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Education: Toronto Metropolitan University
, Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Eric James McCormack is a Canadian-American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Will Truman in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, Grant MacLaren in Netflix's Travelers, and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the TNT crime drama Perception. Born in Toronto, McCormack started acting by performing in high school plays. He left Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in 1985 to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in many stage productions.

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Travelers2016 · 2016 science fiction TV series

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LLovespring International2006 · television series

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Given name: Eric
Member of political party: Democratic Party
Family name: McCormack
Start of work period: 1986
Residence: Vancouver
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Awards: Canada's Walk of Fame(2010)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series(2001) statement is subject of: 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards · for work: Will & Grace
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
GLAAD Vanguard Award(2003)
Name in native language: Eric McCormack
Birth name: Эрик Джеймс Маккормак
Eric James McCormack
Social media followers: 261,840(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 468896332
260,699(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 468896332
261,310(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 468896332
200,232(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 468896332
Native language: English
Writing language: English

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