27 Facts About Tate Donovan

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Tate Buckley Donovan was born on September 25,1963 and is an American actor, comedian and television director.

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Tate Donovan is known for portraying Tom Shayes in Damages, Jimmy Cooper in The OC.

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Tate Donovan starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the 1992 film, Love Potion No 9.

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Tate Donovan had supporting roles in films, such as Good Night, and Good Luck and Argo.

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Tate Donovan has been a guest star in a number of television series, notably Friends.

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Tate Donovan was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film Inside Monkey Zetterland.

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Tate Donovan has worked as a producer of 30 for 30 Shorts, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series.

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Tate Donovan was born on September 25,1963, in Tenafly, New Jersey, to John Timothy Tate Donovan, a surgeon, and Eileen Frances, both Roman Catholics of Irish descent.

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Tate Donovan attended Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, before transferring to Tenafly High School and attending the University of Southern California.

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Tate Donovan has appeared on television since his teenage years.

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Tate Donovan voiced the title character in the Disney animated film Hercules.

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Tate Donovan played Jesse Zousmer in the Best Picture nominated film Good Night, and Good Luck.

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In 2007, Tate Donovan starred in the film Nancy Drew alongside Emma Roberts.

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In 2019, Tate Donovan portrayed the role of Doug Weston in Rocketman.

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Tate Donovan portrayed Joshua, the love interest of Rachel Green, for several episodes of Season 4 of Friends.

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Tate Donovan portrayed 'Cheanie' in 1997, who was a client of and dated Ally McBeal in season 1 of the show.

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Tate Donovan later portrayed the priest-son of a large Catholic family in Trinity.

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In 2005, Tate Donovan began directing episodic television when he directed an episode of The OC.

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In 2010, Tate Donovan directed the third episode in the sixth season of Weeds, the tenth episode in the fourth season of Gossip Girl, the fourth episode of the fifth season, and one episode of Damages from the third season.

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In 2011, Tate Donovan directed the Valentine's Day-themed episode of Glee and the episode "I Kissed a Girl" in the third season.

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Tate Donovan starred on stage with Amy Ryan in the Los Angeles production of Rabbit Hole.

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Tate Donovan has appeared in numerous productions at the Williamstown Theater Festival, including Once in a Lifetime, Under the Blue Sky, and The Glass Menagerie.

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Tate Donovan has appeared at the Irish Repertory Theater in New York City.

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Tate Donovan had a regular gig with traditional Irish band the McGuffins, with whom he released an album titled Wake Amusements.

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Tate Donovan was in a relationship with Sandra Bullock from 1990 to 1994, and Jennifer Aniston for two and a half years from 1995 to 1998.

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Tate Donovan later married writer Corinne Kingsbury on a Malibu, California beach in 2005.

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In 2008, Tate Donovan announced his support and campaigned for Barack Obama in the US presidential election of 2008.