Paul Fitzgerald (actor)

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Paul Fitzgerald
Born (1970-10-14) October 14, 1970 (age 53)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Northwestern University (BA)
University of San Diego (MFA)
Years active1996–present

Paul Fitzgerald (born October 14, 1970) is an American actor, director and writer. Fitzgerald is best known for directing, writing and starring in the film Forgiven and for his roles in the films The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Arbitrage. Fitzgerald is also known for his appearances in the television series Younger , Veep, Treme and Guiding Light, and for playing Garry LeJeune in the Broadway production Noises Off .

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Early life

Born in New York City, New York, and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia, Fitzgerald graduated from Northwestern University in 1993 and obtained his Master's degree at the Old Globe/University of San Diego Drama School. [1]

Career

Film

Fitzgerald and his producing partner, Kelly Miller, formed their company, Pulled Pictures, in 2004 to produce Paul's directorial debut feature, Forgiven. [2] Fitzgerald also wrote and starred in Forgiven, which won the Jury Prize for Best Male Actor (Hornsby), Best Supporting Actress (Grant) and Best Screenplay (Fitzgerald) at the BendFilm Festival, and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. [3] Fitzgerald is also known for his roles in Arbitrage, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Helena from the Wedding , Crazy like a Fox and Jackie Goldberg Private Dick. [1]

Television

Fitzgerald is known for his roles in the television series Younger, Veep, Deadbeat, Treme, Guiding Light, The Bedford Diaries, Opposite Sex and M.Y.O.B . [1] He has also appeared in series such as The Good Wife, Golden Boy, The Americans, Royal Pains, The Mentalist, Law and Order, The West Wing, Boardwalk Empire, Blue Bloods, Lights Out, Fringe and John Adams. [1] [4]

Theatre

Fitzgerald has appeared in the Broadway production Noises Off as Garry LeJeune, and the downtown rock musical Debbie Does Dallas. [1]

Personal life

Fitzgerald was a member of the 1988 E.C. Glass High School football team that won the Virginia 3A State Championship. He is the nephew of progressive talk radio personality Stephanie Miller and grandson of William E. Miller, who ran as vice-president with Barry Goldwater in 1964 presidential election, against Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey. [1]

In 2011, he joined the "I am Visible" campaign and appeared on the cover of Bi-Social magazine where he proclaimed his bisexuality. [5] He has appeared as bisexual characters in his work, such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Will & Grace . [1] As of 2017, Fitzgerald lives in New York City. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Paul Fitzgerald". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Actor, Writer, Director Paul Fitzgerald". Victor Slezak. 2012-03-26. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  3. ↑ Fitzgerald, Paul; Hornsby, Russell; Grant, Kate Jennings; Floyd, Susan (2006-01-23), Forgiven , retrieved 2017-04-25
  4. ↑ Gillis, Casey. "Lynchburg native Paul Fitzgerald talks guest role on 'The Americans,' and what's bringing him back to the area". NewsAdvance.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  5. ↑ bisocialnetwork (2011-01-08), 'I am Visible' Campaign w/ Paul Fitzgerald , retrieved 2017-04-25
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