Richard Schiff

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="002285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Just Wing It</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just Wing It"><U><B>Hom</B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just Wing It"><U><B>e</B></U></A><B>    </B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="001d2c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="04cc9560.jpg" border=0 width="201" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Richard Schiff</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="609"><div> "Toby Ziegler"</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="4"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="4" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="626" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 571 WIDTH="622"><div> Born and raised on the East coast, Emmy Award winner Richard Schiff began his career as a theater director in New York. He founded and served as the artistic director of the Manhattan Repertory Theatre and directed both on and off-Broadway productions. Reversing the usual trend, Richard eventually realized that "what I really wanted to do was act." </div> <div> After "hitting the boards" in a few downtown productions as well as nabbing roles in a few independent feature films (including Robert Longo’s "Arena Brains" with Michael Stipe, Steve Buscemi and Ray Liotta), he moved to Los Angeles. </div> <div> Keeping his ties to theater, Schiff joined Tim Robbins’ award-winning "Actors Gang" and concurrently appeared in other productions, including a starring role as Goose in the West Coast premiere of David Rabe’s "Goose and Tom Tom," for which he received a Dramalogue Award for Best Actor. He was also awarded an Ovation Award for his role in "Urban Folktales." </div> <div> Schiff rose to prominence by landing roles in feature films such as David Fincher’s "Seven" with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman and "City Hall" with Al Pacino. Since his feature film debut, Schiff has appeared in over 40 films including Spike Lee’s "Malcolm X," Danny DeVito’s "Hoffa," Nora Ephron’s "Michael" and co-starred as the heroic Eddie Carr in Steven Spielberg’s "Jurassic Park: The Lost World." In 1998, he co-starred in two of the year’s biggest hits, "Deep Impact" and "Dr. Doolittle," and received critical acclaim for his role in "Living Out Loud" with Danny DeVito. </div> <div> Most recently, Schiff starred in the feature films "Heaven" and "Forces of Nature," and can be seen in the upcoming features, "Numbers" starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow, and "What’s the Worst That Can Happen," starring Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito. </div> <div> On television, Schiff is best remembered for his stirring portrayal of the struggling Barry Roth on the critically acclaimed series "Relativity." He has also carved a niche as a guest star, with memorable performances on such shows as "Ally McBeal," "The Practice," "Chicago Hope" and NBC’s "ER." Last summer, Schiff was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work as the White House Communications Director. </div> <div> His birthday is May 27. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> *Taken from NBC*</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Just Wing It is the work of a fan and is not affiliated with NBC, Aaron Sorkin or John Wells Productions; furthermore, no infringement toward the rights of the respective owners of The West Wing is intended. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>