Richard Schiff Biography
Born: May 27, 1955
Character actor Richard Schiff has done prolific work on both the large and small screens, and has appeared in films ranging from Seven (1995) to Living_Out_Loud (1998). Appearing as a cross between Wallace_Shawn and Kevin_Spacey, Schiff, a native of the East Coast, began his career as a stage director in New York. After founding and serving as the artistic director of the Manhattan Repertory Theatre and directing a number of on- and off-Broadway productions, he realized that he wanted to act.
As such, Schiff began performing on both the stage and in independent films, then moved to Los Angeles so as to better pursue an acting career. He continued to work in the theatre, joining Tim_Robbins' Actors Gang, and gradually broke into film. Appearances in such films as Spike_Lee's Malcolm_X (1992), the Coen Brothers' The_Hudsucker_Proxy (1994), and Steven_Spielberg's The_Lost_World:_Jurassic_Park (1997) helped to put Schiff on the map as a character actor and led to substantial roles in Living_Out_Loud, which cast him as Danny De Vito's brother, and Dr._Dolittle (1998), in which he played one of Eddie_Murphy's fellow men of medicine.
Schiff also continued to do a great deal of work on television, appearing in shows ranging from Ally McBeal to E.R. In 2000, he joined the cast of the acclaimed NBC series The_West_Wing, playing the Chief Press Advisor to the President (Martin_Sheen). That same year, he received a Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Emmy nomination for his portrayal. Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
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