Peter MacNicol
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            Biography
                
            Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997).
MacNicol was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 10, 1954. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.
MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart. He won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions, including The Real Thing (1984), The Crucible (1996), and The Pillowman (2005).
MacNicol has also had a successful career in film and television. He has appeared in a number of films, including Sophie's Choice (1982), Ghostbusters II (1989), Addams Family Values (1993), and Bean (1997). He is best known for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001.
MacNicol has also appeared in a number of other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), and Veep (2012-2019). He is a versatile actor who has shown his range in a variety of roles.
MacNicol is married to Martha Cumming, and they have two children. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.
            
        
        
        
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                        American Dad!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cheers
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Grey's Anatomy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Chicago Hope
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Mindy Project
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tales from the Crypt
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Big Bang Theory
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Boston Legal
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Wild Thornberrys
                    
                
                    
                        
                        All Rise
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Series of Unfortunate Events
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Justice League Unlimited
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Danny Phantom
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Wars Rebels
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Spectacular Spider-Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Angry Beavers
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Veep
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Fairly Legal
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Young Justice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CatDog
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Faerie Tale Theatre
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Lyon's Den
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Doc McStuffins
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Batman
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Radioland Murders
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Shell
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Battleship
                    
                
                    
                        
                        24
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Secret of the Sundrop
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Recess: School's Out
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Addams Family Values
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ghostbusters II
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ally McBeal
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Balto: Wolf Quest
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Roswell
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Housesitter
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Powers That Be
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dracula: Dead and Loving It
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Sophie's Choice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CSI: Cyber
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bean
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Snowden's Christmas
                    
                
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