William H. Macy
William H. Macy was born in Miami, Florida, United States on March 13th, 1950 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 74, William H. Macy 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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Career
Macy first appeared in a variety of scripts by collaborator David Mamet, including American Buffalo and The Water Engine, after graduating from Goddard. He did a TV commercial while in Chicago in his twenties. He was required to join AFTRA in order to do the commercial, and he was granted his SAG card within a year, which for an elated Macy, was a pivotal moment in his career.
Macy spent time in Los Angeles before transferring to New York City in 1980, where he appeared in more than fifty Off Broadway and Broadway shows. Under the name W.H., one of his early on-screen appearances was as a theatre critic congratulating Christopher Reeve in 1980's Somewhere In Time. Macy (so as not to be confused with actor Bill Macy) relates (not to be confused with actor Bill Macy). In the direct-to-video film The Boy That Loved Trolls (1984), a turtle named Socrates was another memorable early appearance. In addition, he appeared in "Everybody's Favorite Bagman," the first produced episode of Law & Order, and he appeared as W. H. Macy. He has appeared in a number of films directed by Mamet, such as House of Games, Things Change, Homicide, Oleanna (reprising the fact that he appeared in the play of the same name), Wag the Dog, State and Main, and Spartan.
Macy's leading role in Fargo helped boost his career and recognition, but at the cost of almost confining him to a narrow group of a troubled man down on his luck. Benny & Joon, Above Suspicion, Mr. Holland's Opus, Ghosts of Mississippi, Boogie Nights, A Civil Action, Pleasantville, Gus Van Sant's reconstruction of Psycho, Happy, Texas, Mystery Men, Magnolia, and Sahara were among the many Macy roles of the 1990s and 2000s, including Benny & Joon, The Cooler and Sahara, The Cooler and Sahara, Astorit, The Cooler
Emmy Award-winning writers have also been recognized for his work on ER and Sports Night.
Macy said in a USA Today interview in November 2003 that he wanted to appear in a big-budget action film "for the protection of a franchise like that." And I adore big action-adventure films. They're way cool." He is the director-in-residence at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York, where he teaches a method called Practical Aesthetics. Macy and Mamet are the subject of a book that outlines the procedure, A Practical Handbook for the Actor (ISBN 0-394-74412-8).
Macy appeared in Wild Hogs, a film about middle-aged men reliving their youth by riding their Harley-Davidson motorcycles from Cincinnati to the Pacific Coast in 2007. Despite being critically panned, Rotten Tomatoes' 14% "rotten" rating, it was still a financial success, grossing over $168 million. John Travolta, the film's costar, was also reunited with him in the film. Macy completed filming on The Maiden Heist, a comedy starring Morgan Freeman and Christopher Walken in 2009.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce reported on June 23, 2008, Macy and his partner, Felicity Huffman, would each be eligible to be a member of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the upcoming year. Macy replaced Jeremy Piven in David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow on Broadway on January 13, 2009. Piven was forced to miss the role in December 2008 due to health issues; Norbert Leo Butz, who was in possession of the actor from December 23, 2008 until Macy took over the role. The Toronto International Film Festival's Dirty Girl, which starred Macy, Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, Mary Steenburgen, and Tim McGraw, premiered on September 12, 2010.
Macy appeared in Showtime's Showtime as the protagonist, Frank Gallagher, in summer 2010. The show eventually went to series, and its first season premiered on January 9, 2011. Macy has received acclaim for his work in a Comedy Series, winning an Emmy Award in 2014.
Macy played a priest who supports a man with a severe disability in the 2012 film The Sessions, a sex survivor of a male with a severe illness finds personal fulfillment through a sex survivor. Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez, and Laurence Fishburne made his directorial debut with Rudderless, which stars Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez, and Laurence Fishburne. In 2017, he directed The Layover, a road trip comedy starring Alexandra Daddario and Kate Upton.
He appeared in the drama film Room in 2015, when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Joan Allen, the film's costar, reunited him with his Pleasantville costar.