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| − | '''Richard Schiff''' (born May 27, 1955) is an actor, best known for his role as Communications Director [[Toby Ziegler]] on the television series ''The West Wing.'' |
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| + | role = [[Toby Ziegler]] | |
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| + | seasons = [[Season 1|1]], [[Season 2|2]], [[Season 3|3]], [[Season 4|4]], [[Season 5|5]], [[Season 6|6]], [[Season 7|7]]| |
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| + | birthplace = Bethesda, Maryland | |
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| + | birthdate = [[May 27]], [[1955]] | |
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| + | imdb=[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0771493/ imdb]}}'''Richard Schiff'' plays [[Toby Ziegler]] on all seven seasons of The West Wing. He won an Emmy for the role in [[2000]] and was nominated again in [[2001]] and [[2002]]. He was a regular for the first six seasons, leaving halfway through the seventh season. |
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| + | Schiff has also starred in movies including ''Ray'', ''The Lost Word: Jurassic Park'', ''The Martian Child'', ''Deep Impact'', ''I Am Sam'', ''Last Chance Harvey'' and ''What's the Worst That Could Happen?''. He has also memorable guest appearances on ''Burn Notice'' and ''Entourage''. |
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| − | ==Biography== |
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| − | [[Image:RichardSchiff.jpg|left|thumb|Richard starring in the one-man play Underneath the Lintel by Glen Berger.]]Richard Schiff is the middle of three sons born to a real estate lawyer and a cable TV and publishing executive. His parents divorced when he was twelve. He dropped out of high school, but obtained an equivalency diploma. He studied briefly at CCNY in 1973, but had no interest. After not bothering to show up for finals, he headed to Colorado where he cut firewood and lived a hippie life. He returned to New York in 1975 and started studying acting at CCNY and was eventually accepted into their theater program. He initially disliked acting and studied to be a director. He directed several off-Broadway plays, including "Antigone" with a then just-graduated Angela Bassett in 1983. He met present wife, Sheila Kelley, during auditions for this play. |
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| − | ===Family=== |
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| − | Is married to actress Sheila Kelley, and father to two children, Ruby and Gus.[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0771493/] |
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| − | ===Acting Career=== |
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| − | In the mid-1980s, Schiff says he conquered his fears and decided to take a stab at acting. He got several TV roles, and was seen by Steven Spielberg in an episode of the TV drama High Incident. Spielberg then cast him in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and his career has been on an upward climb ever since that has led to his co-starring role in The West Wing. |
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| − | ==Selected Filmography== |
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| − | *''Ray'' (2004) |
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| − | *''I Am Sam'' (2001) |
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| − | *''Deep Impact'' (1998) |
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| − | *''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997) |
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| − | *''Se7en'' (1995) |
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| − | ==References== |
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| − | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0771493/ Richard Schiff at Imdb]<BR> |
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| − | | style="font-size: 90%" | This page uses content from [http://www.wikipedia.org '''Wikipedia''']. The original article was at [http://en.wikipedia.org{{localurl:Richard_Schiff}} '''Richard Schiff''']. The list of authors can be seen in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Schiff&action=history '''page history''']. As with [[Project:About|{{SITENAME}}]], the text of Wikipedia is available under the [[Wikia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]]. |
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Revision as of 21:17, 7 February 2009
'Richard Schiff plays Toby Ziegler on all seven seasons of The West Wing. He won an Emmy for the role in 2000 and was nominated again in 2001 and 2002. He was a regular for the first six seasons, leaving halfway through the seventh season.
Schiff has also starred in movies including Ray, The Lost Word: Jurassic Park, The Martian Child, Deep Impact, I Am Sam, Last Chance Harvey and What's the Worst That Could Happen?. He has also memorable guest appearances on Burn Notice and Entourage.
Richard directed two episodes of The West Wing: Talking Points and A Good Day.