Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight
Born	August 7, 1955 in Cartersville, Georgia, USA
Notable Roles	Seinfeld: Newman 3rd Rock from the Sun: Officer Don Orville Xiaolin Showdown: Dojo Kanojo Cho Catscratch: Mr. Blik
Notable Episodes
Awards

Wayne Knight is an American Actor, best known for portraying Newman on Seinfeld and Officer Don Orville on 3rd Rock from the Sun. His notable film roles include Jurassic Park, Basic Instinct and Dirty Dancing. He is well known for his large spectacles, wich have become some sort of a trademark for him.

Biography

Wayne Knight was born August 7, 1955 in Cartersville, Georgia, USA to Bill Knight, a textile factory supervisor. Knight studied at the University of Georgia, while attending here, he was told by a theater professor that he would never make it as an actor. After he dropped out in 1975 he joined the Barter Theatre company in Abingdon, Virginia, one of the premier regional theaters in the country. Knight polished his craft at the as part of the repertory company, which gained him his Equity union card, he then moved to New York City, where he had his first mayor broadway role as Herschel Weinberger in the award winning play Gemini. After some small or uncredited roles his film breakthrough came in 1987 when he had a small role as Stan in the Academy Award winning film Dirty Dancing. He continued having small film, television and stage roles until in 1991 he was cast to portray Newman on Seinfeld wich gained him television immortality. In 1993 he was the first person to get cast for Jurassic Park, after Steven Spielberg saw him in the "interview scene" of Basic Instinct. During the mid-to-late 1990s he simultaneously played a prominent supporting role on 3rd Rock from the Sun as Officer Don Orville, he was als featured in the pilot episode of Against the Grain, wich featured the then unknown Ben Affleck. During filming of an episode of Seinfeld, Knight felt what he thought to be angina pains and sought the help of a cardiologist who told him that he was morbidly obese, had high blood pressure and was near diabetic. The actor then took on a serious program involving diet, exercise and outside support. He eventually lost 117 lb (53 kg). Currently, he maintains about 75-80 lb (about 35 kg) of that loss. In 2001 he had a supporting role in the Jerry Zucker comedy, Rat Race wich was poorly recieved. In 2003 he went on voicing the dragon Dojo Kanojo Cho on Xiaolin Showdown. He voiced the angry Mr. Blik on Catscratch for a total of 20 episodes.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Edge	Various	1992–1993	1
The Second Half	Robert Piccolo	1993–1994	1
Toonsylvania	Igor	1998–2000	1	2
3rd Rock from the Sun	Don Orville	1996–2001			3	4	5	6
Xiaolin Showdown	Dojo Kanojo Cho	2003–2006	1	2	3
Catscratch	Mr. Blik	2006–2007	1
The Exes	Haskell Lutz	2011–2015	1	2	3	4

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Mathnet	Peter Pickwick	3x03 - The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre	1990
Square One TV	Peter Pickwick	3x13 - Episode 3x13	January 31, 1990
Square One TV	Peter Pickwick	3x14 - Episode 3x14	February 1, 1990
Square One TV	Peter Pickwick	3x15 - Episode 3x15	February 2, 1990
Seinfeld	Newman	3x15 - The Suicide	January 29, 1992
Seinfeld	Newman	3x22 - The Parking Space	February 4, 1992
Seinfeld	Newman	3x17 - The Boyfriend (1)	February 12, 1992
Seinfeld	Newman	3x18 - The Boyfriend (2)	February 12, 1992
Seinfeld	Newman	3x23 - The Keys	May 6, 1992
Seinfeld	Newman	4x03 - The Pitch	September 16, 1992
Seinfeld	Newman	4x04 - The Ticket	September 16, 1992
Seinfeld	Newman	4x13 - The Pick	December 16, 1992
Seinfeld	Newman	4x18 - The Old Man	February 18, 1993
Seinfeld	Newman	4x24 - The Pilot (2)	May 20, 1993
Fallen Angels	Leo Cunningham	1x01 - Dead End for Delia	August 1, 1993
Against the Grain	Froggy Wilson	1x01 - Pilot	October 1, 1993
Seinfeld	Newman	5x04 - The Sniffing Accountant	October 7, 1993
Seinfeld	Newman	5x06 - The Lip Reader	October 28, 1993
Seinfeld	Newman	5x07 - The Non-Fat Yogurt	November 4, 1993
Seinfeld	Newman	5x08 - The Barber	November 11, 1993
Seinfeld	Newman	5x14 - The Marine Biologist	February 10, 1994
Seinfeld	Newman	5x19 - The Raincoats (2)	April 28, 1994
Seinfeld	Newman	6x02 - The Big Salad	September 29, 1994
Seinfeld	Newman	6x11 - The Switch	January 5, 1995
Seinfeld	Newman	6x12 - The Label Maker	January 19, 1995
Seinfeld	Newman	6x13 - The Scofflaw	January 26, 1995
Seinfeld	Newman	6x20 - The Doodle	April 6, 1995
Seinfeld	Newman	6x22 - The Diplomat's Club	May 4, 1995
Seinfeld	Newman	7x01 - The Engagement	September 21, 1995
Seinfeld	Newman	7x06 - The Soup Nazi	November 2, 1995
Seinfeld	Newman	7x08 - The Pool Guy	November 16, 1995
Seinfeld	Newman	7x13 - The Seven	February 1, 1996
Seinfeld	Newman	7x16 - The Shower Head	February 15, 1996
Seinfeld	Newman	7x20 - The Calzone	April 25, 1996
3rd Rock from the Sun	Officer Don	1x17 - Assault with a Deadly Dick	April 30, 1996
Seinfeld	Newman	7x21 - The Bottle Deposit (1)	May 2, 1996
Seinfeld	Newman	7x22 - The Bottle Deposit (2)	May 2, 1996
Seinfeld	Newman	8x02 - The Soul Mate	September 26, 1996
3rd Rock from the Sun	Officer Don	2x05 - Much Ado About Dick	October 13, 1996
Seinfeld	Newman	8x05 - The Package	October 17, 1996
3rd Rock from the Sun	Officer Don	2x06 - Dick the Vote	October 27, 1996
Seinfeld	Newman	8x08 - The Chicken Roaster	November 14, 1996
Seinfeld	Newman	8x10 - The Andrea Doria	December 19, 1996
3rd Rock from the Sun	Officer Don	2x14 - Romeo & Juliet & Dick	January 12, 1997
Seinfeld	Newman	8x16 - The Pothole	February 20, 1997
3rd Rock from the Sun	Officer Don	2x21 - Sensitive Dick	April 27, 1997
Seinfeld	Newman	8x20 - The Millennium	May 1, 1997
Seinfeld	Newman	8x21 - The Muffin Tops	May 8, 1997
3rd Rock from the Sun	Officer Don	2x25 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)	May 18, 1997
3rd Rock from the Sun	Officer Don	2x26 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (2)	May 18, 1997
Seinfeld	Newman	9x01 - The Butter Shave	September 25, 1997
Seinfeld	Newman	9x04 - The Blood	October 16, 1997
Seinfeld	Newman	9x08 - The Betrayal	November 20, 1997
Seinfeld	Newman	9x12 - The Reverse Peephole	January 15, 1998
Seinfeld	Newman	9x13 - The Cartoon	January 29, 1998
Seinfeld	Newman	9x17 - The Bookstore	April 9, 1998
Seinfeld	Newman	9x23 - The Finale (1)	May 14, 1998
Seinfeld	Newman	9x24 - The Finale (2)	May 14, 1998
Dilbert	Path-E-Tech Security Guard	2x06 - The Security Guard	January 18, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Emperor Zurg	1x06 - NOS-4-A2	October 8, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Emperor Zurg	1x10 - The Main Event	October 12, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Emperor Zurg	1x16 - Panic on Bathyos	October 19, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Emperor Zurg	1x17 - Shiv Katall	October 20, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Emperor Zurg	1x18 - Stress Test	October 22, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Emperor Zurg	2x05 - Star Smasher	November 11, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Emperor Zurg	1x43 - Millennial Bugs	November 20, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Emperor Zurg	1x49 - War and Peace and War	November 29, 2000
That '70s Show	The Angel	4x01 - It's a Wonderful Life	September 25, 2001
Becker	Wally	4x17 - Picture Imperfect	March 11, 2002
The Twilight Zone	Nick Dark	1x34 - How Much Do You Love Your Kid?	September 26, 2003
Gary the Rat	Gary's Rival	1x07 - The Reunion	August 7, 2003
I'm With Her	Kevin	1x20 - Friends in Low Places	April 6, 2004
The Drew Carey Show	Owen	9x20 - Liar, Liar, House on Fire	August 18, 2004
Listen Up	Buddy	1x08 - Sweet Charity	November 15, 2004
Bleach	Various	1x18 - Reclaim! The Power of the Shinigami	February 8, 2005
Bleach	Soul Reaper	2x47 - The Avengers	August 30, 2006
Justice League Unlimited	Abnegazar	4x05 - The Balance	May 28, 2005
CSI: NY	Truman Bosch	2x15 - Fare Game	March 1, 2006
Ergo Proxy	Will B. Good/Park Visitor	1x19 - Shôjo sumairu	July 15, 2006
Tak & the Power of Juju	Big Juju	1x07 - Big Boss Brawl/Our Favorite Juju	November 24, 2007
Bones	Jimmy Walpert III	6x07 - The Babe in the Bar	November 18, 2010

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
For Lovers Only	Video Game Fanatic	October 15, 1982
Double Edge	Tommy White	March 22, 1992
T Bone N Weasel	Roy Kramp	November 2, 1992
Golden Gate		May 8, 1994
M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart	Himself	March 5, 1998
Bleacher Bums	Mr. Zig	April 7, 2002
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story	Walter Ballou	November 10, 2002
Billy and Mandy's Jacked Up Halloween	Jack	October 31, 2003	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute	Himself	December 1, 2003

Talk Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Show 1116	June 17, 1999
Pet Star	Show 30	November 12, 2003
Thank God You're Here	Episode 101	April 9, 2007
Thank God You're Here	Episode 106	May 16, 2007

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Dirty Dancing	Stan	1987
Born on the Fourth of July	Official #2 - Democratic Convention	1989
JFK	Numa Bertel	1991
Basic Instinct	John Correli	1992
Jurassic Park	Dennis Nedry	1993
Toy Story 2	Al	1999

Awards and Accolades

Screen Actors Guild Awards

(2 Nominations)

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1999)

3rd Rock from the Sun

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1998)

3rd Rock from the Sun

Viewers for Quality Television Q Awards

(1 Nomination)

• Nominated: Best Recurring Player (1998)

Seinfeld

Other Awards

• Saturn Award
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (1994) - Jurassic Park