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Greg Kinnear stars in "The Last Song," opposite Miley Cyrus, as Steve Miller.

Academy Award-nominated actor Greg Kinnear continues to build upon his already impressive resume with roles in the most diverse of projects. His latest film work includes starring roles in the comedies "Baby Mama," opposite Tina Fey, and "Ghost Town," with Ricky Gervais, as well as the drama "Flash of Genius," with Lauren Graham.

In "Little Miss Sunshine," the critically acclaimed hit of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival,
Greg Kinnear in "Baby Mama" (2008)
Greg Kinnear Baby Mama (2008)
Kinnear plays a struggling motivational coach who leads his family on an eventful road trip so that his seven-year-old daughter can realize her dream of competing in a beauty pageant. Lauded by critics nationwide, "Little Miss Sunshine" went on to receive several Academy Award nominations and Film Independent's Spirit Awards, while Kinnear, along with Steve Carell, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano and Toni Collette, won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Kinnear segued from beauty pageants to the gridiron to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in the film "Invincible," the real-life tale of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender who goes to an open tryout of the Philadelphia Eagles organized by new coach Dick Vermeil (Kinnear). He then starred in Richard Linklater's "Fast Food Nation, based on the best-selling book by Eric Schlosser.

In 1997, Kinnear starred alongside Jack Nicholson in James L. Brooks' Oscar-nominated "As Good as It Gets," and he received his own Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Nicholson's neighbor Simon. Kinnear also received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for the performance, and he was named Best Supporting Actor by the National Board of Review.

Kinnear made his feature film debut in director Sydney Pollack's remake of "Sabrina," starring opposite Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond. His performance prompted the trade organization of movie theater owners to name him ShoWest's Male Star of Tomorrow. Following his Oscar-nominated performance in "As Good as It Gets," he co-starred in Nora Ephron's hit romantic comedy "You've Got Mail" with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, and in Mike Nichols' "What Planet Are You From?" with Garry Shandling and Annette Bening.



Kinnear's other credits include "The Matador with Pierce Brosnan," and the critically acclaimed biopic of actor Bob Crane, "Auto Focus," for director Paul Schrader. Kinnear voiced the character Ratchet for the animated film "Robots," and he has also starred in "We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson"; HBO's "Dinner with Friends for Norman Jewison"; the Farrelly brothers' comedy "Stuck on You" with Matt Damon; Sam Raimi's supernatural thriller "The Gift," alongside Cate Blanchett and Katie Holmes; and director Neil LaBute's black comedy "Nurse Betty" opposite Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock.

Born in Logansport, Indiana, Kinnear grew up around the world as his family followed his State Department father to locations including Washington, D.C., Beirut, Lebanon, and Athens, Greece. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three daughters.



GREG KINNEAR: FACTS

How tall is Greg Kinnear? How old is Greg Kinnear? Where does Greg Kinnear live? Find out here.

Age: 48 years old
Birthday: June 17, 1963
Height: 5' 10"
Birthplace: Logansport, IN
Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Wife: Helen Labdon





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GREG KINNEAR: TWITTER
May 25, 2012
Ridiculous movie I'm watching....."The Matandor" (2005) by Pierce Brosma, #GregKinnear and Richard Shepard...lol
4 hours ago
#GregKinnear's a pretty awesome JFK. And actor in general. #lesigh Okay back to bar review.
8 hours ago
In what movie is Greg Kinnear nude?
12 hours ago
Anybody else notice that the coach #GregKinnear played in Invincible has the same lines as his motivational speaker in Little Miss Sunshine?
20 hours ago
 
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