Richard Schiff
Born	May 27, 1955 (1955-05-27) (age 52) Bethesda, Maryland
Awards Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 2000 The West Wing Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble - Drama Series 2000, 2001 The West Wing

Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, known for playing Toby Ziegler on the NBC television drama The West Wing, a role for which he won an Emmy Award. Schiff also made his directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode entitled "Talking Points." Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maryland. ... Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalems Pool of Bethesda. ... An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners: 1959 - Dennis Weaver, Gunsmoke 1960 - no award 1961 - Roddy McDowell, Not Without Honor 1962 - no award 1963 - no award 1964 - Albert Paulsen, Bob Hope Presents Chrysler Theater 1965 - no award 1966 - James... “The West Wing” redirects here. ... The Actor: The Screen Actors Guild Award Statue The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... The SAG Award for Best Cast in a Drama Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in Dramatic TV. Winners and nominees 1990s 1994: NYPD Blue Chicago Hope ER Law & Order Picket Fences 1995: ER Chicago Hope NYPD Blue Law & Order... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... An Emmy Award. ... Tobias Zachary Toby Ziegler, is a fictional character played by Richard Schiff on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Biography

Personal life

Schiff, the middle of three sons, was born in Bethesda, Maryland, the son of Charlotte, a television and publishing executive, and Edward Schiff, a real estate lawyer.^[1] His parents divorced when he was twelve. He dropped out of high school, but later obtained an equivalency diploma. He studied briefly at The City College of New York (CCNY) in 1973, but had no interest. After not appearing for final exams, he went to Colorado where he cut firewood. He returned to New York in 1975 and started studying acting at CCNY and was eventually accepted into their theater program. Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalems Pool of Bethesda. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... The GED, General Educational Development, or General Equivalence Degree Test, is a test that certifies the taker has attained American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. ... “City College” redirects here. ... City College of The City University of New York The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

Career

Schiff initially disliked acting and studied to be a director. He directed several off-Broadway plays, including "Antigone" with a then just-graduated Angela Bassett in 1983. He met present wife, Sheila Kelley, during auditions for this play. The two married many years later – in 1996. In the mid-1980s, Schiff says he conquered his fears and decided to take a stab at acting. He got several TV roles, and was seen by Steven Spielberg in an episode of the TV drama High Incident. Spielberg then cast him in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and his career has been on an upward climb ever since that has led to his co-starring role in The West Wing. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... Bassett and husband Courtney Vance Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an Emmy and Academy Award-nominated, and Golden Globe winning American actor who has built her career with biographical film roles portraying women in American culture. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Sheila Kelley (b. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 movie which is a sequel to the blockbuster Jurassic Park. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

In 1996, Schiff guest starred on the popular TV series ER. Schiff played a doctor alongside Eddie Murphy in the 1998 "Dr. Dolittle" remake. In 1998, he played Col./Brig. Gen. Robert Laurel Smith in the HBO TV movie "The Pentagon Wars," based on the real-life development of the US Army's Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Schiff was also in the 1998 movie blockbuster Deep Impact, in which he played Don Beiderman. This article is about the drama series. ... For the article on the baseball player Eddie Murphy, see Eddie Murphy (baseball player). ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... The Pentagon Wars is a 1998 HBO film, starring Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes and Richard Schiff, based on a book of the same name. ... Blockbuster, as applied to film or theater, denotes a very popular and/or successful production. ... Deep Impact is a 1998 science fiction disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. ...

In 2004, Schiff appeared in Ray as famed musician Ray Charles's producer, Jerry Wexler. In this movie, he shaves off his trademark beard. After starring on The West Wing since 1999, Schiff chose to leave the series in its seventh season (2005–2006), and was contracted to appear in half of the season's episodes. However, with NBC choosing to end the series, Schiff continued to appear until the end of the show's run in May 2006, though he did not appear in the series finale. He starred along with Peter Krause in the thriller Civic Duty 2006 Ray is a 2004 biographical film focusing on thirty years[2]of the life of legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. ... For the composer and conductor of the Ray Charles Singers, see Ray Charles (composer). ... Gerald Jerry Wexler (born January 10, 1917) is a music journalist turned highly influential music producer, and is regarded as one of the major record industry players behind 1960s soul music. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Peter Krause as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under Peter Krause (born 12 August 1965) is an American film and television actor. ... Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city but now usually a state), and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ...

Schiff had a memorable cameo in the second season finale of Entourage where he played himself. In the scene, Schiff is at lunch with his agent Ari Gold, and declares his desire to act in action movies. In 2007, he co-stars in The Martian Child along with John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Joan Cusack. In early 2006, Schiff returned to his stage roots, starring in the premiere run of Underneath the Lintel, a one-act, single-character play by Glen Berger, at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In February 2007, he appeared in West End production of Underneath the Lintel in the Duchess Theatre in London, England, and also appeared on BBC Radio Five Live and talked at length to Simon Mayo about his experience of acting in the West Wing and his new West End production. He appeared in the seasonfinale of Burn Notice 2007 Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ... The Martian Child is a novelette by David Gerrold. ... This article is about the actor. ... Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. ... Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedian. ... US actor Richard Schiff in the 2007 West End production of Underneath the Lintel at the Duchess Theatre in London. ... Glen Berger’s plays include: Underneath the Lintel (Over 450 performances Off-Broadway, Ovation Award (Los Angeles), Sterling Award (Edmonton), and Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Garland Award for Best Playwriting, and one of Time Out New York’s Ten Best Plays of 2001, productions in over 65... George Street Playhouse is a theater in New Brunswick, NJ. George Street Playhouse is one of New Jerseys preeminent professional theatres committed to the production of new and established plays. ... Nickname: Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Established December 30, 1730 Incorporated September 1, 1784 Government  - Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)  - Mayor James Cahill Area  - City  5. ... The interior of Covent Garden Market in the West End The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the citys major tourist attractions, businesses, and administrative headquarters. ... The Duchess Theatre The theatre opened on 25th November, 1929 and is one of the smallest proscenium arched West End theatres. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Simon Mayo (born 21st September 1958 in Southgate, London) is one of the most recognised and respected voices of radio in the UK, currently presenting a daily afternoon programme on BBC Radio Five Live. ... A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. ...

References

External links

• Richard Schiff at the Internet Movie Database
• Photos from Wireimage
• BBC Radio Five Live