Ron Livingston

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Recent Role:
Himself on TMZ on TV
Gender:
Male
Born:
6-5-1968
Birthplace:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Birth Name:
Ron Joseph Livingston
Ron Livingston is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as a disaffected corporate employee in the cult classic Office Space. More recently, he starred in HBO's Band of Brothers as Captain Lewis Nixon. He also appeared as Jack Berger, Carrie's boyfriend in the sixth season of Sex and the City, as well as in the episode "TB or not TB" of House.





He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His mother is a Lutheran minister and his father is an aerospace engineer.

















More Livingston attended Yale University where he received a B.A. degree in Theatre Studies and English Literature. The young actor soon relocated to Chicago and became involved in the city's thriving theater scene. His first film role was in 1992, in Dolly Parton's Straight Talk. Following a move to Los Angeles, Livingston took on supporting roles in Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade and The Low Life, Livingston landed his first role in a major film, 1996's Swingers. Going beyond nice-guy roles, Livingston played a shark-like Hollywood agent in Adaptation (2002), a weasally Ivy League upstart to Alec Baldwin's casino boss in The Cooler (2003) and an unfortunate English teacher in Pretty Persuasion (2005).





His younger brother, John Livingston, is also an actor; sister Jennifer Livingston is a TV news personality at WKBT in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

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    Ron Livingston is a decent American actor, who really made his big break in "Office Space," one of the best comedies of the modern day. He seems like such a normal guy, one that was a buddy of yours growing up who just happened to make it big in Hollywood, but he'd still come back home and hang out and watch a ball game.

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    Ron Livingston, is an amazing actor, although I haven't seen all of Office Space, what I did watch I thought was good. Especially the parts with Ron...he just brings something extra to the characters he plays. I have been watching Standoff, and think he is absolutely amazing, no one else could fill his shoes as Matt Flannery. His Chemistry with Rosemarie is off the walls. Not to mention the fact that he is absolutely gorgeous. I have only seen Standoff and Little Black Book, fully, but I've loved what I've seen so far. I hope to see more great work come from him

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    Ron Livingston is one of those guys you just can't help liking. He seems to always play the good guy, and he's good at doing so. hide show

    You could probably imagine a guy like Ron Livingston at your barbecue, sharing beers and hotdogs with the rest of your family. At least, this would tend to be the kind of characters he seems to play. He is far from one-dimensional, though. A quick study of his work shows the range this actor has, and it is an impressive one. From "Office Space" to the recent TV show "Standoff", you gotta appreciate a guy who can pull off the good guy thing and make every role just different and unique enough to keep you guessing. I hope his new show lasts, and I'm definitely curious to see what he'll do next.

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