Kevin Connolly
Kevin Connolly was born in Patchogue, New York, United States on March 5th, 1974 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 50, Kevin Connolly biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Kevin Connolly (born March 5, 1974) is an American actor and director.
He is best known for his role as Eric Murphy in the HBO series Entourage, and his role as the eldest son Ryan Malloy in the 1990s television sitcom Unhappily Ever After.
Connolly is also a director, having directed many episodes of television as well as the films Dear Eleanor and Gotti.
Life and career
Connolly was born in New York City, New York, or Patchogue, New York, (sources differ) and raised in Medford, New York, on Long Island. Eileen, his mother, is of Irish descent. Tim, his older brother, is a Suffolk County police detective for New York police. In 1992, Connolly graduated from Patchogue-Medford High School.
He began his career at age six, appearing in television commercials, including Chips Ahoy's "Betcha bite a chip" campaign. Connolly appeared in Myron Levoy's book Alan & Naomi in 1990 and co-starred With Tobey Maguire in the short-lived Fox sitcom Great Scott. His participation in the series earned him the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series. In the comedy film The Beverly Hillbillies, he played Dabney Coleman's son. Connolly has continued to appear in television series such as Wings, Getting By, and the medical drama ER.
Connolly appeared in Don's Plum from 1995 to 1996, alongside Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio. He landed the role of Ryan Malloy on the situation comedy Unhappily Ever After later this year. When Connolly's directorial debut was made, the series also included six episodes in its fourth season. Connolly made his full-length film directorial debut with the film Gardener of Eden, which premiered in April 2007 at the Tribeca Film Festival.
On the 2004-2011 HBO series Entourage, Connolly's most well-known role is the character Eric Murphy, also known as "E". Vincent Chase's boss and best friend, played by Adrian Grenier, is E. Connolly was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2009. In the 2015 Entourage film version, Connolly reprised his role as Eric.
Connolly has appeared in many big motion pictures, including Antwone Fisher, Secretariat, John Q., The Notebook, and He's Just Not That Into You, In addition to television work.
Connolly produced his first music video in 2008 for rapper The Game's album "Camera Phone" starring Ne-Yo.
Connolly was born in Los Angeles and announced the final pick of the first round for his hometown New York Islanders at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Connolly, a lifelong Islanders fan, also produced the documentary film Big Shot, which screened at the 2013 TriBeCa Film Festival and the 2013 Hamptons International Film Festival. The film revisits the corruption committed by former islanders owner John Spano in 1996.
He produced the 2018 film Gotti, which starred John Travolta as mobster John Gotti. Connolly was hired after a lengthy development process had involved several other developers, including Barry Levinson. The film was a critical and commercial failure, and it was one of the few films to have an approval rating of 0% on the website Rotten Tomatoes.
Connolly's first child with actress Zulay Henao was announced on January 11, 2021. In early June 2021, they had a baby boy, Kennedy Cruz.
Assistant costume designer Gracie Cox accused Connolly of rape on July 15, 2020. The assault took place in December 2005 during a wrap party for Gardener of Eden. Connolly denied the allegation through a spokesperson, who said that the encounter was consensual.