Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight
Knight in 2013
Born	Wayne Eliot Knight (1955-08-07) August 7, 1955 (age 69) Cartersville, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	Wayne Elliot Knight
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–present
Spouse(s)	Paula Sutor ​ (m. 1996⁠–⁠2003)​ Clare De Chenu ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	William Edward Knight Grace Monti

Wayne Eliot Knight (born August 7, 1955^[1]) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Newman in the television series Seinfeld. Knight is from New York City.^[1] Knight is a Democrat and attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in support of President Obama's re-election.^[2]

Personal life

Knight was married twice. He was first married to make-up artist Paula Sutor, they married on May 26, 1996.^[3] They remained married until they divorced in mid 2003.^[4] Knight married his second wife Clare de Chenu on October 15, 2006; together the couple have a son.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	The Wanderers	Waiter	Uncredited
1987	Dirty Dancing	Stan
1988	Everybody's All-American	Fraternity Pisser
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	Official #2 – Democratic Convention
1991	V.I. Warshawski	Earl 'Bonehead' Smeissen
1991	Dead Again	'Piccolo' Pete Dugan
1991	JFK	Numa Bertel
1992	Basic Instinct	John Correli
1993	Jurassic Park	Dennis Nedry	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
1995	To Die For	Ed Grant
1996	Chameleon	Stuart Langston
1996	Space Jam	Stan Podolak
1997	Hercules	Demetrius the Merchant (voice)
1997	For Richer or Poorer	Bob Lachmen
1998	The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars	Microwave (voice)
1998	Soundman	Tim (voice)
1999	Hercules: Zero to Hero	Orthus (voice)
1999	My Favorite Martian	Zoot (voice)	Uncredited
1999	Pros & Cons	Wayne the Guard
1999	Tarzan	Tantor (voice)
1999	Toy Story 2	Al McWhiggin (voice)
2001	Rat Race	Zach Mallozzi
2003	Cheaper by the Dozen	Electrician	Uncredited cameo
2004	Black Cloud	Mr. Tipping
2007	Forfeit	Bob
2007	Throwing Stars	Officer Brooks
2008	Kung Fu Panda	Gang Boss (voice)
2008	Punisher: War Zone	Microchip
2009	Ultimate Smash Brawl: The Movie	Dr. Hammerstein (voice)
2012	She Wants Me	Walter Baum
2012	Excuse Me For Living	Albert
2014	Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon	The Elf Elder (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	For Lovers Only	Video Game Fanatic	TV Movie Uncredited
1983	The Day After	Man in hospital	TV Movie
1984	The Burning Bed	Juror	TV Movie Uncredited
1985	Assaulted Nuts	Various	7 episodes
1988	Tattingers	Kenny Axelrod	2 episodes
1990	Mathnet	Peter Pickwick	Episode: "The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre"
1990	Square One TV	Peter Pickwick	3 episodes
1992–1998	Seinfeld	Newman	48 episodes Nominated—Q Award for Best Recurring Player (1998)
1992	Double Edge	Tommy White	TV Movie
1992–1993	The Edge	Various Characters	18 episodes
1992	T Bone N Weasel	Roy Kramp	TV Movie
1993	Fallen Angels	Leo Cunningham	Episode: "Dead End Delia"
1993	Against the Grain	Froggy Wilson	Episode: "Pilot"
1993–1994	The Second Half	Robert Piccolo	15 episodes
1994	Golden Gate	Arthur Genopopoulos	TV Movie
1996–2001	3rd Rock from the Sun	Don Orville	79 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1998–1999)
1997	Contempt of Court	Merill Bushman	TV Movie
1998	Hercules	Cyclops Head #2 (voice)	2 episodes
2000	Dilbert	The Security Guard (voice)	Episode: "The Security Guard"
2001	That '70s Show	The Angel	Episode: "It's a Wonderful Life"
2001	Bleacher Bums	Zig	TV Movie
2002	Becker	Wally	Episode: "Picture Imperfect"
2002	Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story	Walter Ballou	TV Movie
2003	The Twilight Zone	Nick Dark	Episode: "How Much Do You Love Your Kid?"
2003–2006	Xiaolin Showdown	Dojo (voice)	52 episodes
2003	Gary the Rat	Gary's Rival (voice)	Episode: "The Reunion"
2003	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Jack O'Lantern (voice)	Episode: "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween"
2004	I'm with Her	Kevin	Episode: "Friends in Low Places"
2004	The Drew Carey Show	Owen	Episode: "Liar Liar House on Fire"
2004	Listen Up!	Buddy	Episode: "Sweet Charity"
2005–2007	Catscratch	Mr. Blik (voice)	20 episodes
2005	Justice League Unlimited	Abnegazar (voice)	Episode: "The Balance"
2006	CSI: NY	Truman Bosch	Episode: "Fare Game"
2007	Tak and the Power of Juju	Bug Juju (voice)	Episode: "Our Favorite Juju"
2007–2014	Ultimate Smash Brawl	Doctor Eggman, Bowser, David Hyde Pierce (voices)
2009–2012	The Penguins of Madagascar	Max (voice)	3 episodes
2009	Woke Up Dead	Andrew Batten	10 episodes
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mr. Terrence Lombard	Episode: "Working Stiffs"
2009	Nip/Tuck	Don Hoberman	Episode: "Don Hoberman"
2009–2011	The Super Hero Squad Show	Egghead (voice)	3 episodes
2009	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Himself	Uncredited Episode: "The Table Read"
2010–2011	Hot in Cleveland	Rick	5 episodes
2010	The Good Guys	Perry Black	Episode: "Little Things"
2010	The Whole Truth	Judge Mark Hulverson	Episode: "Uncanny"
2010	Bones	Jimmy Walpert III	Episode: "The Babe in the Bar"
2011	Torchwood	Brian Friedkin	3 episodes
2011–2012	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Jong / Jong's Son (voices)	2 episodes
2011–Present	The Exes	Haskell Lutz	54 episodes
2012	Green Lantern: The Animated Series	Captain Goray (voice)	Episode: "Into the Abyss"
2012	Pound Puppies	Ralphie / Construction Worker #1 (voices)	Episode: "Good Dog, McLeish!"
2013	Regular Show	Guardian of the Friend Zone / God of Street Performing (voices)	2 episodes
2014	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Newman	Episode: "The Over-Cheer"
2014	Unforgettable	Dr. Theodore Blumer	Episode: "East of Islip"
2015	Sirens	Richard	Episode: "Sub-Primal Fears"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Jurassic Park: The Game	Dennis Nedry (voice)	Uncredited
2015	Lego Jurassic World	Dennis Nedry (voice, archive recording)

References

1. "Wayne Knight Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
2. Tran, Vivyan (September 7, 2012). "Celebrities spotted at the Democratic National Convention". Politico.
3. "Weddings of the Year". People. February 10, 1997. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
4. Adato, Allison. "Hello, New Man!". people.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
5. Heller, Corinne. "OTRC: WAYNE KNIGHT, 'SEINFELD'S NEWMAN, 'FAMILY TIES' BRIAN BONSALL not DEAD". KABC-TV Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.