Grant Shaud

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Grant Shaud
Born
Edward Grant Shaud III

(1960-10-17) October 17, 1960 (age 63)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Education University of Richmond (BS)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Edward Grant Shaud III (born October 17, 1960) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character of Miles Silverberg on the television sitcom Murphy Brown . He's also had notable roles in the films The Distinguished Gentleman and Antz , among other voice performances in The Wild Thornberrys , Godzilla: The Series and Batman: The Animated Series .

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Early life

Edward Grant Shaud III was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anna Barbara (née Dougherty) and Edward Shaud Jr. [1] His family is Irish Catholic. [2] He attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1979. In 1983, he graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Career

In 1984, Shaud moved to New York City to begin working in theater. His first acting role in television was as a guest character named Jack on Kate & Allie , who was a college student and director on a local cable channel. In 1988, he began as Miles Silverberg on Murphy Brown . He lived with co-star Jane Leeves before and during her guest stint on the show, in which she concurrently played his girlfriend. He left in 1996 to pursue other projects, with his producer role on the show taken by Lily Tomlin. [3] On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Shaud would return to a revival series of Murphy Brown with former co-stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford and Joe Regalbuto. [4]

In recent years, Shaud has done some voiceover work in animation, most notably the television series Batman: The Animated Series . He had a guest role on The Drew Carey Show as a character named Jack, who believed himself to be the devil. He also played Alex Rosetti on the sitcom Madigan Men , starring Gabriel Byrne.[ citation needed ]

Selected filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Kate & Allie Jack2 episodes
1988–1996, 2018 Murphy Brown Miles Silverberg212 episodes
1990 Murder, She Wrote Woody PerkinsEpisode: "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?"
1994 Batman: The Animated Series Harry Loomis / Pack Rat (voice)Episode: "Make 'Em Laugh" [5]
1996 The Drew Carey Show JackEpisode: "The Devil, You Say"
1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Harold Kripstly / Toyman Episode: "Toy Story"
1997 Dead Man's Gun Robert GosgroveEpisode: "Highway Man"
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Bob CarbeeEpisode: "Spider"
1998 Godzilla: The Series Felix Hoenikker (voice)Episode: "Talkin' Trash"
1999 The Wild Thornberrys Mr. Culpepper (voice)Episode: "The Dragon and the Professor" [5]
2000 Madigan Men Alex Rosetti12 episodes
2002 Touched by an Angel EdEpisode: "The Sixteenth Minute"
2003–2004 Oliver Beene Jerry Beene24 episodes
2007 Pushing Daisies Steve KaiserEpisode: "Corpsicle"
2008 Law & Order Dr. HoffmanEpisode: "Misbegotten"
2008 Medium Leo CraneEpisode: "Burn Baby Burn"
2008 Louie Eddie FayeEpisode: "Halloween/Ellie"
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Henry HornEpisode: "Car Periscope"
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Theater CriticEpisode: "Theater Tricks"
2012 The Good Wife Judge EttsEpisode: "Waiting for the Knock"
2016–2018 Younger Bob Katz5 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Arthur Reinhardt
1997 Men Seeking Women Les
1998 Antz Foreman (voice) [5]
2000 The Crow: Salvation Peter Walsh
2006Waltzing AnnaJD Reno
2016 The American Side Professor [6]

Theater

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References

  1. ↑ "Grant Shaud biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Loose Lips" . The Buffalo News . June 20, 1993. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Ku, Andrew (July 22, 1996). "Lily Tomlin to Join 'Murphy Brown'". Playbill . Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 26, 2018). "'Murphy Brown': Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto & Grant Shaud To Reprise Roles On CBS Revival; Charles Kimbrough May Appear". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Grant Shaud (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 14, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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