theOscarSite Facts:
Birthplace:
  • Logansport, IN
Education:
  • 1986: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; B.A. in Broadcast Journalism
Quote:
  • "Setting goals can blind you to opportunities. You might be trying to get to point C; when opportunity B comes, you don't even look at it because you're going straight to C. I've never had a clear road map. When things come along, I benefit." -- USA Weekend, December 15, 1995
Significant Other(s):
  • Wife: Helen Labdon, writer, former model; b. 1968; married May 1, 1999
Family:
  • Father: Edward Kinnear, career diplomat; worked for U.S. State Department
  • Mother: Suzanne Kinnear, full-time homemaker
  • Brother: James, vice president-investments at Wachovia Securities in Arizona; b. 1957
  • Brother: Steve, business manager with the Billy Graham Training Center in North Carolina; b. 1959
  • Children: Lily Katherine, b. 2003; Audrey Mae, b. 2006
Factoids:
  • Alpha Tau Omega fraternity alum
  • Lived in Greece for a time and can speak Greek
  • First host of E!'s "Talk Soup"
Feature Film
Credits:
  • Green Zone (2009)
    Shame on You (2008)
    Ghost Town (2008)
    Baby Mama (2008)
    Flash of Genius (2008)
    Feast of Love (2007)
    Unknown (2006)
    Invincible (2006)
    Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
    Fast Food Nation (2006)
    Bad News Bears (2005)
    The Matador (2005)
    Godsend (2004)
    Stuck On You (2003)
    Auto Focus (2002)
  • We Were Soldiers (2002)
    Someone Like You (2001)
    Dinner With Friends (2001)
    What Planet Are You From? (2000)
    Loser (2000)
    Nurse Betty (2000)
    The Gift (2000)
    Mystery Men (1999)
    You've Got Mail (1998)
    A Smile Like Yours (1997)
    As Good As It Gets (1997)
    Dear God (1996)
    Sabrina (1995)
    Blankman (1994)
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