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Wayne Knight

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Biography

Recent Role:
Haskell Bing on The Exes
Gender:
Male
Born:
8-7-1955
Birthplace:
Cartersville, Georgia, USA
He attended the University of Georgia for a short time.
The first reference to "Newman" on "Seinfeld" (1990) has the unseen character attempting suicide by jumping out of Jerry's building. In the original episode, the voice of "Newman" is supplied by Larry David (co-creator of "Seinfeld" (1990)). On the syndicated version, Wayne Knight's voice was dubbed in.
Reports claim he was the first person to be cast for Jurassic Park (1993) after Steven Spielberg saw him in the "interview scene" of Basic Instinct (1992).
Held his wedding ceremony in Michael Richards's house.




More While attending college in Georgia, was told by a theater professor that he would never make it as an actor.
Has worn the same pair of his trademark glasses since his role in "Seinfeld" (1990).
After being told by his doctors that he was approaching morbid obesity, Knight embarked upon a diet-and-exercise program that allowed him to lose 117 lbs, dropping his weight from 327 to 210 lbs.

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    10 Perfect
    One of the funniest commediants ever. hide show

    Wayne Knight is better known for his character Newman in Seinfeld, but is roles over the years have given him a large number of fans who support all of his works. Aside from Seinfeld, most people know him for his portrayal of Dennis Nedry in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, and for his portrayal of Stan Podolak, alongside Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes. These two roles made him one of the best comediants and drama actors that ever existed.

    Without a doubt, an actor who knows how to entertain, and how to make us laugh with his jokes and comments.

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    10 Perfect
    Okay, Wayne Knight is possibly known as newman from Seifneld. He is from other movies like the sequel to Toy Story. hide show

    To me, he is an all time classic. He was from Seifneld, one of my all time favorite shows. He played Newman. He was like, so annoying, but when he comes in, I wonder "What crazy thing is he going to ask for next?". He was from shows I knew, like Seinfeld (duh!). He was so funny. He was in one of America's most beloved sitcoms ever, like "I Love Lucy", "The Andy Griffith Show", and "M*A*S*H*". He was with the "Fab Four of TV" which were Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer. Which were played by Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards. What a great guy! Bravo for him!

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    Awesome!!! hide show

    Wayne Knight is so awesome. He does a really great job on the voice of Mr. Bilk on the show Catscrach. He also did the voice of Dojo on the best show in the world, Xiaolin Showdown. I am very impress that he was on one of the coolest movies, Space Jam. At least I know how he really looks like and im proud of him. I dont know all the shows he worked on but I bet he did a really good job on them and people are lucky to have him as a part of the cast. I dont know what else to say but this guy is a genius.

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    Wayne Knight is in so many movies a secondary character or is in it for just minutes. He does alot of voice over work. In Jurassic Park, he plays the bad guy who is actually just a guy working for the bad guys. He is always sort of funny or plays a lazy role.

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    A cat and a dragon all in one... hide show

    Personally, I believe Wayne Knight's a fantastic voice actor. He definately fits the mold of Mr. Blik (Catscratch) and Dojo (Xiaolin Showdown) flawlessly. And his acting in movies like Space Jam is top-rate. I would definately love to see Wayne do more beyond Seinfeld, Catscratch and Xiaolin Showdown; maybe he should get his own talk show!

    Double Trouble Tom

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