Wyle, Noah 1971–

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WYLE, Noah 1971–

PERSONAL

Full name, Noah Stausser Speer Wyle; born June 4, 1971, in Los Angeles (one source says Hollywood), CA; son of Stephen (an electrical engineer) and Marty (a registered nurse; maiden name, Speer) Wyle; married Tracy Warbin (a makeup artist), May 6, 2000; children: Owen Stausser. Education: Attended the Thatcher School, Ojai, CA, c. 1984; studied acting with Larry Moss and at a Northwestern University theater arts program during high school. Avocational Interests: History, shooting pool, collecting Noah's arks and baseball cards.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Brillstein–Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Eddie Michaels & Associates, Inc., 9025 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 450, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Office—Wyle/Katz Company, c/o The Lot, 1041 N. Formosa Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; The Blank Theatre Company, 1301 Lucile Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90026.

Career: Actor, producer, and director. The Blank Theatre Company, artistic director, 1997—; Wyle/Katz Company (a production company), partner; appeared in television commercial for Folgers, 1985, and Mitsubishi Galant, 1999; appeared in print ad for America's Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors, 2000; previously worked as a table busser at the Bell Age Hotel, Hollywood CA. Moving Past Trauma, spokesperson.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nominations, outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, Golden Globe Award nominations, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture, 1997, 1998, 1999, Q Award nomination, best supporting actor in a quality drama series, Viewers for Quality Television, 1998, Screen Actors Guild Awards (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 1998, 1999, Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 2000, 2001, TV Guide Award, supporting actor of the year in a drama series, 2001, all for ER.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. John Truman Carter III, ER, NBC, 1994—.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Eric, Blind Faith, NBC, 1990.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lancelot, Guinevere (also known as Bound in Blood), 1994.

Steve Jobs, Pirates of Silicon Valley, TNT, 1999.

Buck, Fail Safe, CBS, 2000.

Flynn Carsen (title role), The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, TNT, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

John Carter, ER, NBC, 1994.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Guest, State of the Union: Undressed '96, Comedy Central, 1996.

Narrator, Before Your Eyes: What Happened to Brock? (documentary), CBS, 1997.

50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997.

Host, America's Most Endangered Sites (documentary), History Channel, 1998.

Larry King Meets ER, TNT, 1998.

To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th,, CBS, 1998.

Host, Save Our History: America's Most Endangered 1999, History Channel, 1999.

Himself, NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002.

ER 200: A Dateline Special (documentary), NBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1995.

The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards, HBO, 1997.

The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1997.

The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998.

The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1999.

Presenter, The 51st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 1999.

The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999.

Prism Awards 2001, syndicated, 2001.

The 2001 TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2001.

Himself, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002.

The 7th Annual Prism Awards, F/X, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dr. Jeffrey Rosen, "The One with Two Parts: Part 2," Friends, NBC, 1994.

Himself, "Eight," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995.

Sesame Street, PBS, 1996, 1997.

Himself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 1997.

Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997, 2001.

Himself, "Shopping," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1999.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999.

(Uncredited) Manuel, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2000.

Davis G. Green, "The Naked Truth," Beggars and Choosers, Showtime, 2000.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2002, 2004.

Himself, The Daily Show, Comedy Central, 2004.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Dr. Jeffrey Rosen, "The One with All the Other Ones: Part 1," Friends, NBC, 2004.

Himself, The View, ABC, 2004.

Also appeared in Access Hollywood; Jeopardy, syndicated; Hollywood Unleashed, Animal Planet.

Television Director; Episodic:

Directed episodes of ER, NBC.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Young man, Lust in the Dust, 1985.

Ask Warren, Crooked Hearts, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Pathe, 1991.

Corporal Jeffrey Barnes, A Few Good Men, Columbia, 1992.

Emil, Swing Kids, Buena Vista, 1993.

Michael Finnegan, There Goes My Baby (also known as The Last Days of Paradise), Orion, 1994.

Warren, The Myth of Fingerprints, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997.

Poe, Can't Stop Dancing, PM Entertainment Group, 1999.

Himself, Code of Conduct, 2001.

Professor Kenneth Monnitoff, Donnie Darko, Pandora Cinema, 2001.

Seth, Scenes of the Crime, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2001.

Robbie, Enough, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002.

Mark Richards, White Oleander (also known as Weisser Oleander), Warner Bros., 2002.

Himself, More Than Enough, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2003.

Gavin Ransom, The Californians, Outrider Pictures, 2004.

Film Work:

Associate producer, The Myth of Fingerprints, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997.

Stage Appearances:

The 24th Day, Los Angeles, 1996.

Also appeared in Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Blank Theatre Company.

Stage Work:

Producer, Precious Sons, Blank Theatre Company, 2nd Stage Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cosmopolitan, September, 1997, p. 256.

Entertainment Weekly, February 21, 1997, p. 14; October 3, 1997, p. 50.

People Weekly, May 20, 1996, pp. 78–81; October 27, 1997, p. 120; March 29, 1999, p. 160; May 22, 2000, p. 64; March 12, 2001, p. 18; June 24, 2002, p. 166.

USA Weekend, March 8, 1996, pp. 4–6.

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