Eric James McCormack is considered the first actor to show American housewives a "real gay" because he became famous for just such a role, for which he received an Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Of course, this is not the only best role of an actor, just the most striking.
Eric was born in 1963, in the Canadian city of Calgary. His family had nothing to do with cinema: his mother was a housewife, his father was an oil analyst.
Moreover, as a teenager, Eric was very shy, so he did not go in for sports like the rest of the boys. But already in the first grade, he knew that he wanted to become an actor, so he played in all school productions, and quite successfully.
After school, Eric entered the Encyclopedic College, and there he did not leave his theatrical experiences - he rehearses a variety of roles. There he also met the future composer David Furnish.
After college, McCormack continued his studies at Ryerson University, and in 1985 he simply ran away from school to participate in the Shakespeare Festival in Stratford. This famous festival brings together a huge number of actors and spectators from different countries. The actors show their skills, and the audience can watch classical and modern theatrical performances every day for many weeks. Eric James could not miss this opportunity - to speak on such a large-scale project. There he played in the plays "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Murder in the Cathedral", "Henry V" and "Three Sisters".
Film career
As an actor, McCormack began with the Canadian television film "The Boys from Syracuse" in 1986 and realized that he liked the filming process, the opportunity to expand the boundaries of the acting experience in addition to theater and cinema.
In 1992 he moved to Los Angeles, left his photo in an acting base, and unexpectedly got a role in the adventure film "The Lost World". Following this film, the sequel "Return to the Lost World" is shot, where he also participates. A year later - work in the film "Passion-Faces …".
The face of Eric McCormack by that time was already familiar to the audience, but the explosion of fame occurred after the series "Will and Grace", where he played the lawyer Will Truman, who did not hide that he was a homosexual. The actor admits that it was not easy for him to create this image, but over time he got used to it, and he even began to like the role.
Eric James McCormack is not only an actor, but also a musician. He has performed in musicals on Broadway, is recording his albums and is seriously into music. He also starred in TV shows and films in Canada and the United States - in fact, he lives in two countries and has dual citizenship.
Personal life
Like many actors, McCormack met his wife on the set - it was the set of the film "Lonely Dove". Janet Lee Holden drew attention to an attractive young man, they met, realized that they had a lot in common. Soon the wedding took place, and some time later the couple had a son, Finnigan Holden McCormack, of whom Eric is very proud.
Eric loves to ride a scooter, although sports have not become his favorite pastime. But in billiards, according to him, he can beat anyone.
