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Denis Leary
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Birth name Denis Colin Leary
Born August 18, 1957 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Notable Roles Tommy Gavin in Rescue Me
Notable Episodes
Awards None for TV
Other Awards: 1 Blockbuster Entertainment Award

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Biography

Denis Leary is an American actor and comedian who heralded the arrival of the new breed of 1990s stand-up comics with his 1991 comedy album and Showtime special, both entitled No Cure for Cancer. Throughout the decade, he made multiple film and television appearances, often playing characters similar to his bitter, short-tempered, chain-smoking stage persona. In more recent years, he has taken his stand-up persona in a new direction and found new depth and acclaim as an actor in two television shows he helped create—first in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Job as an NYPD cop, then, after 9/11, in the critical and audience FX hit drama Rescue Me as an FDNY firefighter.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
The Job Mike McNeil 2001–2002 1 2
Contest Searchlight Denis Leary 2002 1
Rescue Me Tommy Gavin 2004–2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Johnny Rock 2015–2016 1 2

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
London Underground Host 2x07 - Episode Seven (Season Two) July 13, 1991
Space Ghost Coast to Coast 5x12 - Waiting for Edward December 25, 1998
Crank Yankers Joe Smith 1x02 - Episode 102 June 9, 2002
Shorties Watchin' Shorties Comic 1x01 - Episode One April 28, 2004
Shorties Watchin' Shorties Comic 1x07 - Episode Seven September 8, 2004
MADtv Guest 11x02 - Episode 1102 September 24, 2005

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title Role Airdate Series/Banner
No Cure for Cancer Himself 1992
The Second Civil War Vinnie Franko 1997
Denis Leary: Lock 'N Load Himself 1997

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series Episode Airdate
Late Show with David Letterman Show 124 March 4, 1994
Late Show with David Letterman Show 517 January 5, 1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 671 October 23, 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno November 13, 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 852 November 19, 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 909 March 13, 1998
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder April 24, 1998
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 992 September 24, 1998
Late Show with David Letterman Show 1571 March 13, 2001
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 1399 March 20, 2001
The Rosie O'Donnell Show March 21, 2001
Late Show with David Letterman Show 1672 September 18, 2001
The Rosie O'Donnell Show November 9, 2001
The Rosie O'Donnell Show January 21, 2002
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 1534 January 22, 2002
Late Show with David Letterman Show 1755 February 12, 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno March 5, 2002
The Daily Show Denis Leary (August 19, 2002) August 19, 2002
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 1629 September 3, 2002
Late Show with David Letterman Show 2017 July 25, 2003
The Daily Show Denis Leary (August 4, 2003) August 4, 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 1785 August 8, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno July 16, 2004
Late Show with David Letterman Show 2222 August 24, 2004
Last Call with Carson Daly August 31, 2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno January 14, 2005
Late Show with David Letterman Show 2381 June 15, 2005
The View June 21, 2005
The Charlie Rose Show June 22, 2005
Last Call with Carson Daly June 24, 2005
The Tony Danza Show July 13, 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 2097 August 3, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno September 16, 2005
Live with Regis & Kelly October 10, 2005
The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch December 13, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno May 5, 2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Show 279 May 8, 2006
The Daily Show Denis Leary (May 16, 2006) May 16, 2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 2239 June 9, 2006
Late Show with David Letterman Show 2587 July 12, 2006

Notable Film Roles

Film Role Released
The Sandlot Bill 1993
Who's the Man? Sergeant Cooper 1993
Demolition Man Edgar Friendly 1993
Judgment Night Fallon 1993
The Ref Gus 1994
Operation Dumbo Drop Lt. David Poole 1995
The Neon Bible Frank 1995
Two If by Sea Francis "Frank" O'Brien 1996
Suicide Kings Lono Veccio 1997
The MatchMaker Nick 1997
Wag the Dog Fad King 1997
Snitch Bobby O'Grady 1998
Wide Awake Mr. Beal 1998
Small Soldiers Gil Mars 1998
A Bug's Life Francis 1998
True Crime Bob Findley 1999
The Thomas Crown Affair Detective Michael McCann 1999
Double Whammy Ray Pluto 2001
Ice Age Diego 2002
Ice Age: The Meltdown Diego 2006

Producer

Series Produced

Series Year(s) Credit Season(s)
The Job 2001 –2002 Executive Producer 1 2
Contest Searchlight 2002 Executive Producer 1
Shorties Watchin' Shorties 2004 Executive Producer 1
Rescue Me 2004 –2011 Executive Producer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Canterbury's Law 2008 Executive Producer 1
Maron 2013 –2016 Executive Producer 1 2 3 4
Sirens 2014 –2015 Executive Producer 1 2
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll 2015 –2016 Executive Producer 1 2
Benders 2015 Executive Producer 1
The Moodys 2021 Executive Producer 2

Notable Films Produced

Writer

Series Created

Series Premiere Date Creation Credit
The Job March 14, 2001 Co-Creator
Contest Searchlight August 14, 2002 Co-Creator
Rescue Me July 21, 2004 Co-Creator
Sirens March 6, 2014 Co-Creator
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll July 16, 2015 Creator

Episodes Written

Awards and Accolades

IVy Awards

(1 Nomination)

  • Nominated: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2005-06)
Rescue Me

Primetime Emmy Awards

(4 Nominations)

  • Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (2005)
Rescue Me - 1x01 - Guts
  • Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2006, 2007)
Rescue Me
  • Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (2008)
Recount

Golden Globe Awards

(2 Nominations)

  • Nominated: Best Peformance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama (2005)
Rescue Me
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2009)
Recount

Television Critics Association Awards

(1 Nomination)

  • Nominated: Individual Achievement in Comedy (2001-02)
The Job

Satellite Awards

(3 Nominations)

  • Nominated: Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama (2005, 2006, 2007)
Rescue Me

Other Awards

  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
    • Won: Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance (1999) - The Thomas Crown Affair
  • DVD Exclusive Awards
    • Nominated: Best Actor (2002) - Double Whammy
  • Kids' Choice Awards
    • Nominated: Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (2002) - Ice Age