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Donal Logue Sean Finnerty on Grounded For Life
Donal Logue has a varied and extensive resume that reflects his position as one of today's busiest actors. In addition to his new Fox series, Logue appeared in four films, including a starring role in "The Tao of Steve," for which he won a Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.Born in Ottawa, Canada, Logue moved to the Boston area as an infant and then lived in various towns on the Mexican border while growing up. From there, he returned to Boston and attended Harvard, majoring in Intellectual History. While in college, he performed in over 30 plays and worked for two summers in the American Repertory Theatre's Harvard/Radcliffe Summer Stock Company. After graduation, Logue spent some time in England, travelled the US with the Cornerstone Theatre Company developing community theater in rural parts of the country, and even served as road manager for local Boston punk bands The Lemonheads and Bullet LaVolta. In 1989, Logue landed parts in the mini-series "Common Ground" and the American Playhouse movie "Darrow." He moved to Los Angeles in 1991 where he was cast in the film "Sneakers." His career took off from there and over the next eight years, Logue completed over 40 films, including "Runaway Bride," "Jerry McGuire," "Reindeer Games," "Diabolique" and "And the Band Played On." He also created the character of Jimmy the Cabdriver for a series of award-winning MTV promos. In addition to "The Tao of Steve," he most recently co-starred in the films "The Opportunists" with Christopher Walken, "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson and "Steal This Movie!" with Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garafolo and Jeanne Triplehorn. He can also be seen in Wim Wenders' upcoming film, "The Million Dollar Hotel," again with Mel Gibson. PRIME PICKS AMERICAN IDOL Tonight at 8:00 PM The 12 finalists perform songs by the Rolling Stones |
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