Mike O'Malley
| Mike O'Malley | |
|---|---|
 O'Malley (left) with Bronson Arroyo at a charity fundraiser in 2008 | |
| Born |
Michael Edward O'Malley October 31, 1966 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Michael Edward "Mike" O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in many films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s to star in a series for NBC, called The Mike O'Malley Show. He is probably best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on the hit CBS series Yes, Dear that aired from October 2, 2000, to February 15, 2006. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series Glee.
O'Malley has also guest-starred in series such as My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation. He appeared in films such as 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat, Pray, Love and R.I.P.D..
Mike is a published playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama Shameless.
Early life
O'Malley was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, the son of Marianne (a career counselor) and Tony O'Malley (an executive in the defense industry).[1]
O'Malley is a 1984 graduate of Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, New Hampshire, and a 1988 graduate from the University of New Hampshire where he studied theatre. He is also a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Career
Television
His first role came as the host of Nickelodeon children's game shows Get the Picture and Nickelodeon Guts (later Global GUTS). On the advice of colleague and friend Marc Summers, he moved to Los Angeles after the cancellation of GUTS to further pursue his acting career. O'Malley starred in Life with Roger, a series which aired from 1996 to 1997. In 1999, two episodes of The Mike O'Malley Show aired before the show was canceled; thirteen episodes were filmed. During the 1990s, he also appeared as "The Rick", a popular character in a series of ads for the ESPN network.
Beginning in 2000, O'Malley starred as Jimmy Hughes on the CBS comedy Yes, Dear. The show ran until 2006. Along with Yes, Dear costar Anthony Clark, O'Malley appeared in the Alan Jackson music video "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues". From 2000 to 2002, O'Malley also provided a voice for The WB's Baby Blues.
In 2006, O'Malley made a guest appearance on My Name Is Earl, as a police officer with bowling aspirations, and made several more guest appearances on the show. O'Malley has a recurring role in ESPN commercials in which he plays "The Rick", a rabid Boston sports fan. In 2008, O'Malley appeared in the NBC drama My Own Worst Enemy.
In 2008, O'Malley became the spokesman for Time Warner Cable's digital cable. In 2009, O'Malley began playing the recurring character, Burt Hummel, the father of a gay student, on Glee. It is a role which has pleasantly surprised him[2] and lead to Entertainment Weekly's Tim Stack to say, "If Mike O'Malley doesn't win an Emmy for playing Burt Hummel, I will be sorely disappointed."[3] Chris Colfer, who plays Burt's son Kurt, has credited his off-screen relationship with O'Malley with improving the quality of their scenes together.[4]
Beginning in 2010, O'Malley portrayed a recurring character on Parenthood. He also hosted The World's Funniest Office Commercials in 2010. On July 8, 2010, O'Malley received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Comedy Series for playing Burt Hummel on Glee.[5] Prior to its second season, O'Malley was made a series regular on Glee.[6] On August 8, 2010, O'Malley won the Teen Choice Award for Best Parental Unit.[7] He returned to recurring guest star status for the show's third season.
Film
O'Malley made his movie debut in the 1998 film Deep Impact, playing Elijah Wood's astronomy teacher. He followed that with a supporting role in the John Cusack/Billy Bob Thornton film about air traffic controllers called Pushing Tin. In 2000, he portrayed Oliver, a drug addict in rehab, in the Sandra Bullock film 28 Days. In 2005, O'Malley starred in the Heather Locklear/Hilary Duff film The Perfect Man. In 2007, he had supporting roles in the George Clooney film Leatherheads and the Eddie Murphy film Meet Dave.
O'Malley was one of the people interviewed in the film City of Champions: The Best of Boston Sports.
In 2009, O'Malley participated in the American documentary film The People Speak. In the film, he performed in a segment with political activist Staceyann Chin.
Writing
O'Malley is a playwright with two of his plays, Three Years from Thirty and Diverting Devotion, having been published and produced Off-Broadway. In 2003, a third play, Searching for Certainty was produced in Los Angeles.
He later wrote the screenplay for the film Certainty, which is based on Searching for Certainty. The movie began production on May 24, 2010, directed by Peter Askin and produced by O'Malley, along with Will Battersby and Per Melita.[8] Certainty premiered at the Boston Film Festival on September 16, 2011, where it won the Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Ensemble Cast awards.[9]
He is also a writer and consulting producer on the Showtime dramedy series Shameless, which was renewed in January 2013 for a fourth season.[10][11]
He created the Starz basketball comedy series Survivor's Remorse and serves as the show's writer and producer with his production company O'Malley Ink.[12]
Other media work
In 2007, O'Malley kept a blog on Yahoo! Sports, which followed the Boston Red Sox throughout their journey in the MLB playoffs, which was eventually capped off by their World Series title.
Mike O'Malley is also mentioned in several songs by rapper mc chris.
Personal life
O'Malley resides in Los Angeles with his wife Lisa. They have three children: Fiona, Seamus and Declan.[13]
Kerry O'Malley, his younger sister, is an actress and Broadway veteran. She received critical attention for her role in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods and appeared in several episodes of Showtime's Brotherhood.
A long time fan of Boston band Buffalo Tom, O'Malley is a close friend of lead singer Bill Janovitz. They have often supported causes together.[14][15] O'Malley requested that the band create a title song for his own short-lived television show The Mike O'Malley Show, as well as for the sitcom Yes, Dear which he co-starred on. According to O'Malley, his love of the band was shared with his wife and was "the glue" that kept them together during their long distance relationship.[16]
O'Malley is a Boston Red Sox fan, and in May 2006 threw out the first pitch at a game in Fenway Park.[17] He is also an avid fan of the NHL's Boston Bruins and the NFL's New England Patriots.
O'Malley returned to his graduating alma mater in 2006 to deliver the commencement speech to the University's 136th graduating class.[18] He also received an honorary degree.[19]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Some Girl | Dan | |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Mike Perry | |
| 1998 | Above Freezing | Artie | |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Pete | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Oliver | |
| 2005 | Perfect Man, TheThe Perfect Man | Lenny Horton | |
| 2005 | City of Champions: The Best of Boston Sports | Himself | |
| 2007 | On Broadway | Father Rolie O'Toole | |
| 2008 | Meet Dave | Office Knox | |
| 2008 | Leatherheads | Mickey | |
| 2009 | People Speak, TheThe People Speak | Himself | |
| 2010 | Eat Pray Love | Andy Shiraz | |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Mike Pyle | |
| 2011 | Geezers! | Mike | |
| 2012 | So Undercover | Sam Morris | |
| 2013 | R.I.P.D. | Elliot | |
| 2014 | A Good Marriage | Bill Gaines | |
| 2015 | Concussion | Daniel Sullivan | |
| 2016 | Sully | Charles Porter |
Television
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Law & Order | New York policeman No. 1 | Episode: "The Torrents of Greed: Part 2" |
| 1991 | Get the Picture | Host | Unknown episodes |
| 1992–1995 | Nickelodeon Guts | Host | Unknown episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Life with Roger | Roger Hoyt | 20 episodes |
| 1997 | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | Storage facility manager | Television movie |
| 1997–1998 | Figure It Out | Panelist | Unknown episodes |
| 1999 | Mike O'Malley Show, TheThe Mike O'Malley Show | Mike | |
| 2000–2002 | Baby Blues | Darryl MacPherson (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2000–2006 | Yes, Dear | Jimmy Hughes | 122 episodes |
| 2002 | A Baby Blues Christmas Special | Darryl MacPherson (voice) | Television movie |
| 2006–2009 | My Name Is Earl | Stuart | 14 episodes |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Tom Grady/Raymond Carter | 9 episodes |
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Chip Fromme | Television movie |
| 2009–2011 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2009–2015 | Glee | Burt Hummel | 44 episodes Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Parental Unit Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2011–12) |
| 2010 | Parenthood | Jim Kazinsky | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Family Album | Dave Bronsky | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2012 | Parks and Recreation | Bill | Episode: "Bus Tour" |
| 2013 | Justified | Nick "Nicky" Augustine | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Axe Cop | Ray (voice) | Episode: "Taxi Cop" |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Tracy Schnelker | Television movie |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Family | Dr. Dan Yoder | 11 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Raising Hope | Jimmy Hughes | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Artie (voice) | Episode: "Live Fast, Diane Nguyen" |
| 2016 | Sanjay and Craig | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Halloweenies/GUTS Busters" |
| 2016 | Survivor's Remorse | Figgis | Episode: "Second Thoughts"; also creator, writer, executive producer |
References
- ↑ "Mike O'Malley Biography (1969–)". Filmreference.com. October 31, 1969. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ↑ Burke, Bill (April 27, 2010). "Mike O'Malley's 'Glee'ful". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ↑ Stack, Tim (May 25, 2010). "'Glee' instant reaction: Was the Lady Gaga episode its best yet?". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ Masters, Megan (April 27, 2010). "Glee's Chris Colfer: There's More Daddy Drama to Come". E! Online. NBCUniversal. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Emmys 2010: 'Glee, 'Mad Men' lead the nominations". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ myFOXla.com (August 5, 2010). "Mike O'Malley on GDLA". Good Day L.A. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2010 – TV "Your Choice, Your Voice!"". Teen Choice Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ↑ Cox, Gordon (May 17, 2010). "'Certainty' heads into production". Variety. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Mike O'Malley's 'Certainty' gets top honors". NECN. September 23, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ "For Your Consideration: Mike O'Malley Talks Glee and Shameless". theTVaddict.com. June 10, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Showtime Renews HOUSE OF LIES, SHAMELESS And CALIFORNICATION". seat42f.com. January 29, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.thewrap.com/survivors-remorse-creator-mike-omalley-talks-lebron-james-fight-scenes-and-9-other-emmy-contender-quickies/
- ↑ Shanahan, Mark (July 22, 2010). "The everyman". The Boston Globe. Christopher M. Mayer. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Cover of the Week 54 and Part II of the Miami Saga". Bill Janovitz, Part Time Man of Rock. November 16, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Buffalo Tom – and one superfan – celebrate 25 years of rock". The Boston Globe. November 18, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Mike O'Malley on Buffalo Tom". Grantland. November 23, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Yankees back in town". The Boston Globe. May 22, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ O'Malley, Mike (May 20, 2006). "University of New Hampshire Commencement 2006 Remarks". unh.edu. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ McNamara, Eileen (May 7, 2006). "Honorary senselessness". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 26, 2010.