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Eric McCormack

Facts of Eric McCormack

Date of Birth: 1963 , April-18
Birth Nation: Canada
Height: 5 Feet 11 Inch

Quick Timeline of Eric McCormack

1963 Born in Toronto, Ontario
2006 His mother died
1982 Graduated from Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate Institute
1986 Began his acting career
1997 Married to Janet Leigh Holden
2002 First child, Finnigan Holden McCormack
2001 Won Primetime Emmy Awards
1999 Won Online Film & Television Association
2001 Won Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005 Won Dixie Film Festival
2019 Net Worth

Detail Timeline of Eric McCormack

April 18 , 1963

Born in Toronto, Ontario

 Eric McCormack was from the upper middle class family born as Eric James McCormack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Doris McCormack and Keith McCormack. He is the citizen of Canada and United States and is of Cherokee and Scottish descent.

2006

His mother died

Eric McCormack was born to Doris McCormack and Keith McCormack. His father was an analyst in the oil company and his mother was a homemaker. His mother Doris McCormack died in 2006 and that was an unexpected one. 

1982

Graduated from Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate Institute

He was first enrolled at Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute. That time, he also joined in the theatre class and took several acting classes. He then Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute at the end of his high school days and then graduated from there in 1982. 

1986

Began his acting career

After graduating from his high school, he joined Ryerson University and learned more about acting. But before being graduated from there he dropped out from there and took some position in Stafford. Eric began his career as an actor since 1986 and her debut acting role in The Boys from Syracuse.

August 3 , 1997

Married to Janet Leigh Holden

He has been married to Janet Leigh Holden since a long time. He met her while he was on the set of Lonesome Dove. After having love affairs for few months, they finally got married on 3rd of August 1997. They are the happy loving spouse. 

July 1 , 2002

First child, Finnigan Holden McCormack

He became father for the first time in his life in 2002. He and his sweet wife, Janet Leigh Holden welcomed their first child together on 1st of July and it was a son and they named him Finnigan Holden McCormack. 

2001

Won Primetime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards is one of the prestigious awards in the acting world and everyone really fells honored if they win this award. He has also been honored with this award once and that was in 2001 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. 

1999

Won Online Film & Television Association

In 1999, he got his first nomination in Online Film & Television Association. That year, he was nominated in this award for Best Actor in a New Comedy Series and Best Actor in a Comedy Series; he won this award from his later nomination. 

2001

Won Screen Actors Guild Awards

Since the beginning of 2001 till the end of 2005, he was nominated in Screen Actors Guild Awards for five different times and that was from the same category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He has been honored with this award only once and that was in 2001. 

2005

Won Dixie Film Festival

He has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and he has also won some of them. In 2005, he got his one and only nomination in Dixie Film Festival till date. He was also honored with this award the same year for Outstanding Actor in a Film. 

2019

Net Worth

As of early 2019, Eric McCormack's net worth is reported to be around $15 million.

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Eric McCormack is one of the famous Canadian-American actors who is mainly popular for portraying the role of Will Truman in the television series Will & Grace. He is also known as a musician and writer.

Eric McCormack's Early Life and Education

Eric McCormack was born Eric James McCormack on April 18, 1963, and is currently 55 years old. He was born in an upper-middle-class family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to his father Doris McCormack and mother Keith McCormack.

Eric is of Canadian-American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. He is of Cherokee and Scottish descent.

Eric McCormack's Career

Eric began his career as an actor in 1986. He first made his television debut with The Boys from Syracuse. He played his first movie role in 1992 with the movie, The Lost World

To date, Eric has appeared in numerous movies and television series like Return to the Lost World, The Sisters, Knife Fight, Travelers, Robot Chicken, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, American Dad!, and many more others.

Eric McCormack's Personal Life

Eric has successfully maintained the same faith in his love life just like in his professional career. He is currently enjoying a healthy married life with his wife Janet Leigh Holden.

Eric first met the love of his life, Janet while he was on the set of Lonesome Dove. After having love affairs for a few months, they got married on the 3rd of August 1997.

At the moment, it has been around 21 years since the pair got married, and is living a blissful married life with no rumors of divorce issues or separation. The couple has a son together.

Eric McCormack's Net Worth

As of early 2019, Eric McCormack's net worth is reported to be around $15 million. For his role in Will & Grace, he earned a salary of $250,000 per episode.