Basic Information About Wayne Knight
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Voice Actor, Comedian |
| Net worth | $8,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1955-08-07 (69 years old) |
| Place of birth | New York City |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Large spectacles Often plays characters with a cynical demeanor High-pitched voice |
| Spouse | Clare Knight - (15 October 2006 - present) (1 child) Paula Sutor - (26 May 1996 - 2003) (divorced) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.695 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Wayne Knight win?
 Oscar |
 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wayne Knight awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Comedy/Musical | Nominee | Regular Show | 2014 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominee | 3rd Rock from the Sun | 1999 |
Wayne Knight roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| 12 Mighty Orphans | Frank Wynn |
| Kung Fu Panda | Gang Boss (voice) |
| JFK | Numa Bertel |
| Hail, Caesar! | Lurking Extra |
| Basic Instinct | John Correli |
| Toy Story 2 | Al McWhiggin (voice) |
| Jurassic Park | Nedry |
| Dirty Dancing | Stan |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Electrician (uncredited) |
| Space Jam | Stan Podolak |
| Hercules | Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice) |
| Kung Fu Panda 3 | Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice) |
| Tarzan | Tantor (voice) |
| Rat Race | Zack Mallozzi |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Official #2 |
| To Die For | Ed Grant |
| Blindspotting | Patrick |
| Punisher: War Zone | Micro |
| The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee | Wayne |
| The Wanderers | Waiter (uncredited) |
| My Favorite Martian | Zoot, Martin's Talking Space Suit (voice) (uncredited) |
| Dead Again | 'Piccolo' Pete |
| How I Met Your Mother | Lily's Landlord (uncredited) unknown episodes |
| Regular Show | God of Street Performing / ... 2 episodes, 2013 |
| Unforgettable | Dr. Theodore Blumer 1 episode, 2014 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Grigor 1 episode, 2018 |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Officer Don 101 episodes, 1996-2001 |
| The Whole Truth | Judge Mark Hulverson 1 episode, 2010 |
| Nip/Tuck | Jason Blum 1 episode, 2009 |
| Bones | Jimmy Walpert III 1 episode, 2010 |
| StartUp | Benny Blush 3 episodes, 2016 |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Newman 1 episode, 2014 |
| CSI: NY | Truman Bosch 1 episode, 2006 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Wayne Knight (uncredited) unknown episodes |
| Infinity Train | Marcel 1 episode, 2020 |
| The Edge | Various Characters / ... 19 episodes, 1992-1993 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Student (uncredited) unknown episodes |
| Becker | Wally 1 episode, 2002 |
| The Young and the Restless | Irv 1 episode, 2017 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mr. Terrence Lombard 1 episode, 2009 |
| That '70s Show | Angel 1 episode, 2001 |
| Torchwood | Brian Friedkin 3 episodes, 2011 |
| The Exes | Haskell Lutz 64 episodes, 2011-2015 |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Max 3 episodes, 2009-2012 |
| Xiaolin Showdown | Dojo Kanojo Cho 52 episodes, 2003-2006 |
| Seinfeld | Newman 43 episodes, 1991-1998 |
| Sirens | Richard 1 episode, 2015 |
| Hercules | Cyclops Head #2 / ... 2 episodes, 1998 |
| The Twilight Zone | Nick Dark 1 episode, 2003 |
| Narcos | Alan Starkman 2 episodes, 2017 |
Wayne Knight's Quotes
- I love Tom Kenny. And Jill Talley. And Jennifer Aniston, too!
- I have this assemblage of small facts, which looks like intelligence but no real depth of knowledge about anything. That's why I'm an actor.
- I want to go skydiving. I'd love to go to the Galapagos. Nature still excites me.
- I know there are some people in British Columbia who are still holding a vigil for '3rd Rock'.
- I had the most fun on '3rd Rock'. It was a great show to work on.
Interesting Facts about Wayne Knight
- He attended the University of Georgia for a short time.
- The first reference to "Newman" on Seinfeld (1989) has the unseen character attempting suicide by jumping out of Jerry's building. In the original episode, the voice of "Newman" is supplied by Larry David (co-creator of Seinfeld (1989)). On the syndicated version, Wayne Knight's voice was dubbed in.
- Reports claim he was the first person to be cast for Jurassic Park (1993) after Steven Spielberg saw him in the "interview scene" of Basic Instinct (1992).
- Held his wedding ceremony in Michael Richards' house.
- While attending college in Georgia, was told by a theater professor that he would never make it as an actor.
- Has worn the same pair of his trademark glasses since his role in Seinfeld (1989).
- Credits an episode of Seinfeld with prompting him to lose weight. After shooting several takes of a scene requiring him to run through a field, he began to experience heart palpitations. He visited his doctor and was told that he was approaching morbid obesity and diabetes. Knight then embarked upon a diet-and-exercise program that allowed him to lose 117 lbs, dropping his weight from 327 to 210 lbs.
- Performed at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia, after he dropped out of college.
- Before landing the role of Newman in Seinfeld (1989), he had auditioned for the role of George Costanza.
- Worked as a private detective in between acting jobs in his early days.
- He is of British (father) and Italian (mother) descent.
- Completed Anthony Hines/Larry Charles's pilot, Lee Mathers (2010), for CBS, with Paul Kaye and Nicollette Sheridan', as Kaye's erstwhile manager and partner-in-crime. [February 2010]
- Has a son born around 2010.
