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'''Tate Buckley Donovan''' (born September 25, 1963) is an [[United States|American]] [[film]] and [[television]] [[actor]] and [[Television director|director]]. He is currently starring in the FX drama ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' as Tom Shayes, a partner at the firm of Glenn Close's character, Patty Hewes <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/damages/ | title=FX Serios "Damages" | publisher=FX|date=|accessdate=2009-03-22}}</ref> . Prior to that, he was best known for his role as [[Jimmy Cooper (The O.C.)|Jimmy Cooper]] in the American teen drama television series [[The O.C]]. He has also been the voice of the [[Hercules (Disney character)|Hercules]], a title character from the [[Hercules (1997 film)| 1997 film of the same name]], the [[Hercules: The Animated Series|animated television series]], and in the video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
'''Tate Buckley Donovan''' (born September 25, 1963) is an [[United States|American]] [[film]] and [[television]] [[actor]] and [[Television director|director]]. He is currently starring in the FX drama ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' as Tom Shayes <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/damages/ | title=FX Serios "Damages" | publisher=FX|date=|accessdate=2009-03-22}}</ref> . Prior to that, he was best known for his role as [[Jimmy Cooper (The O.C.)|Jimmy Cooper]] in the American teen drama television series [[The O.C]]. He has also been the voice of the [[Hercules (Disney character)|Hercules]], a title character from the [[Hercules (1997 film)| 1997 film of the same name]], the [[Hercules: The Animated Series|animated television series]], and in the video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 20:01, 18 April 2009

Tate Donovan
Donovan at the Nancy Drew premiere, July 2007
Born
Tate Buckley Donovan
SpouseCorinne Kingsbury (26 November 2005 - 2008)

Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American film and television actor and director. He is currently starring in the FX drama Damages as Tom Shayes [1] . Prior to that, he was best known for his role as Jimmy Cooper in the American teen drama television series The O.C. He has also been the voice of the Hercules, a title character from the 1997 film of the same name, the animated television series, and in the video game Kingdom Hearts II.

Biography

Early life

Donovan, the youngest of seven children, was born in New York City, New York,[2] the son of Eileen (née McAllister) and J. Timothy Donovan, who was a surgeon.[2][3] He attended Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey (graduates of which include Brooke Shields, Anthony Bourdain, and Mira Sorvino), before transferring to a public high school in Tenafly New Jersey and has been appearing on television since his teens. He attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he met his now long-time friends Grant Heslov and George Clooney. He is of Irish heritage.

Film Career

His earliest films included as teenage science whiz Kevin Donaldson in SpaceCamp(1986), co-starring Lea Thompson and Kate Capshaw; at the other end of the spectrum was the 1988 film Clean and Sober in which he played a recovering drug addict, costarring with Michael Keaton and Kathy Baker. A filmography is indicated below which shows a progression of roles.

Television Career

Donovan played the role of Joshua, the boyfriend of Jennifer Aniston's character, Rachel Green, in a few episodes of season 4 of the sitcom Friends. He played the priest son of a large Irish Catholic family in the short-lived NBC drama Trinity (1998). More recently he has appeared as a guest star in several series such as The Guardian (2001), Mister Sterling (2003), Exposed (2003), and in the The O.C. (2003), where he appeared as Jimmy Cooper.

Stage Career

He starred on stage with Glenn Fitzgerald in Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero and with Amy Ryan in the L.A. production of Rabbit Hole. On Broadway, Donovan appeared in the revivial of "Picnic" in 1994; he also appeared opposite actress Dame Judy Dench in "Amy's View" (1999), and in 1994, as Alan Seymour in "Picnic." Off Broadway, Donovan appeared in the 2001 production of Lobby Hero by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan, playing the role of the crooked cop Bill. Donovan has appeared in numerous productions [4][5] at the Williamstown Theater Festival, including Once in a Lifetime, Under the Blue Sky, and The Glass Menagerie. Donovan has also appeared at the Irish Repertory Theater in New York, NY.

Music Career

He had a regular gig with an Irish traditional band called The Descendants, with whom he released an album titled Wake Amusements. Donovan plays the bodhrán and fiddle.

Personal life

Donovan was formerly engaged to Sandra Bullock (1994) and to Jennifer Aniston. He also dated British socialite Plum Sykes (in 2000), actress Whitney Allen (2001), Rebecca Miller, and Lauren Graham of the television series Gilmore Girls. He married Corinne Kingsbury in a Catholic ceremony on a Malibu, California beach in 2005. Kingsbury and Donovan divorced in 2008.[6]

In 2008, Donovan announced his support for then-presidential hopeful and currently President Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential U.S. elections. Donovan campaigned for the president.[7]

Donovan has also volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "FX Serios "Damages"". FX. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  2. ^ a b Tate Donovan Biography (1963-)
  3. ^ Tate Donovan Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  4. ^ "Williamstown Theater Festival". Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  5. ^ "Williamstown Theater Festival". Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  6. ^ "Tate Donovan's Divorce Finalized". People. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  7. ^ [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reny-monk/actorobama-supporter-afte_b_98798.html - The Huffington Post
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