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Wayne Knight - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Born August 7, 1955, New York, USA - American film and television actor.
He entered the University of Georgia in 1972, but soon left his studies to pursue a career at the Barter Theater, Virginia. He soon returned to New York, where, at the age of 23 (in 1979), he made his Broadway debut in the comedy "Gemini" .
Knight is best known for playing Newman, one of the leading characters on the American sitcom Seinfeld. Also, as one of the detectives, he was present in the famous scene of the interrogation of the heroine Sharon Stone in the movie "Basic Instinct". In Jurassic Park, the actor portrayed the antagonist Dennis Nedry, a programmer who attempted to steal dinosaur embryos. In addition, in the 1990s, Knight starred in films such as John F. Kennedy. Shots in Dallas ”,“ What is worth dying for ”,“ Space Jam ”and others. He also showed himself as a voice actor: Mr. Bilk from the animated series "Scratcher", Al McVigin from "Toy Story 2", the elephant Tantor from "Tarzan" speaks in his voice. Knight did not leave appearances on Broadway: in 2005 he appeared in a new version of the classic musical "Sweet Charity" with Christina Applegate in the title role.
From 1996 to 2003 he was married to Paula Sutor. Suffering from overweight, the actor followed a diet for some time and performed a number of special exercises, thanks to which he was able to lose 53 kilograms.
