Kyle MacLachlan
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| Kyle MacLachlan | |
 MacLachlan at the 1991 Emmy Awards. |
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| Born | February 22, 1959 (age 48) Yakima, Washington |
| Spouse(s) | Desiree Gruber (2002-) |
| Official site | http://www.kylemaclachlan.com |
| Notable roles | Paul Atreides in Dune Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet Lloyd Gallagher in The Hidden Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Ray Manzarek in The Doors Josef K. in The Trial Zack Carey in Showgirls Claudius in Hamlet Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives |
Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959, in Yakima, Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and moved to Hollywood, California to pursue his career soon after his 1982 graduation. He is best known for playing the lead role, Agent Dale Cooper, in David Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks.
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[edit] Career
MacLachlan has worked extensively with director David Lynch. He first appeared as Paul Atreides in the film Dune, Lynch's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune and as Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet. Later he played Special Agent Dale Cooper in Lynch's ABC television series Twin Peaks, reprising that role for Lynch's 1992 prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Lynch commented on those roles in a GQ story about MacLachlan:
'Kyle plays innocents who are interested in the mysteries of life. He's the person you trust enough to go into a strange world with.'[1]
In the 1993 film version of Franz Kafka's The Trial, MacLachlan played the lead role of the persecuted Josef K. He also had a recurring role in the American television series Sex and the City, portraying Dr. Trey MacDougal, the one-time husband of Charlotte York (Kristin Davis). He portrayed the spirit of Cary Grant in Touch of Pink. Most noteworthy to critics was his uncanny ability to capture the nuances of Grant's mannerisms. MacLachlan also lent his voice to media mogul Donald Love in the video game Grand Theft Auto III.
In 1995 MacLachlan starred in Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls. The movie was universally panned by critics as one of the worst ever made and it collected seven Golden Raspberry Awards (from a record thirteen nominations). MacLachlan himself was deeply embarrassed with his involvement and infamously walked out of the film's premiere, in which he was allegedly heard exclaiming "I thought this was an art movie"[citation needed]. It did not seriously damage his career, unlike co-star Elizabeth Berkley, whose career was arguably ruined beyond repair.
MacLachlan has appeared in several plays, including John Kolvenbach's On an Average Day with Woody Harrelson, on Broadway in The Caretaker with Patrick Stewart,[2] as well as in Romeo and Juliet, and the Shakespearean history Henry V.
After starring in the short-lived In Justice, MacLachlan has become a regular on the hit show Desperate Housewives. His character, the mysterious dentist Orson Hodge, first appeared during the show's second season, with MacLachlan becoming a full-time cast member with the start of season three. The actor's arrival and his chemistry with his on-camera love interest Marcia Cross has helped revitalized interest the series.
[edit] Personal life
MacLachlan was born in Yakima, Washington, and graduated from Davis High School. He is married, and lives in Manhattan with his wife and their two small dogs (a Jack Russell Terrier and a Yorkie/Chihuahua mix). Blaming it on 'probably too much affection',[3] the couple have created a website about their dogs. Mookie and Sam also have a "TV show".
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director/Series creator | Other notes |
| 1984 | Dune | Paul Atreides | David Lynch | |
| 1986 | Blue Velvet | Jeffrey Beaumont | David Lynch | |
| 1987 | The Hidden | Lloyd Gallagher | Jack Sholder | |
| 1990 | Don't Tell Her It's Me | Trout | Malcolm Mowbray | |
| 1990-1991 | Twin Peaks (TV series) | Special Agent Dale Cooper | David Lynch, Mark Frost | lead |
| 1991 | The Doors | Ray Manzarek | Oliver Stone | |
| Tales from the Crypt (TV series) (3.03 Carrion Death) | Earl Raymond Digs | Steven E. De Souza | ||
| 1992 | Where the Day Takes You | Ted | Marc Rocco | |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Special Agent Dale Cooper | David Lynch | ||
| 1993 | The Trial | Josef K. | David Jones | |
| Rich in Love | Billy McQueen | Bruce Beresford | ||
| 1994 | The Flintstones | Cliff Vandercave | Brian Levant | |
| Against the Wall (TV) | Michael Smith | John Frankenheimer | ||
| Roswell (TV) | Maj. Jesse Marcel | Jeremy Kagan | ||
| 1995 | Showgirls | Zack Carey | Paul Verhoeven | |
| 1996 | Moonshine Highway (TV) | Jed Muldoon | Andy Armstrong | |
| Windsor Protocol (TV) | Sean Dillon | George Mihalka | ||
| The Trigger Effect | Matthew | David Koepp | ||
| Mad Dog Time | Jake Parker | Larry Bishop | ||
| 1997 | One Night Stand | Vernon | Mike Figgis | |
| 1998 | Thunder Point (TV) | Sean Dillon | George Mihalka | |
| 2000 | XChange | Fisk/Toffler 2 | Allan Moyle | |
| The Spring (TV) | Dennis Conway | David Jackson | ||
| Hamlet | Claudius | Michael Almereyda | ||
| Timecode | Bunny Drysdale | Mike Figgis | ||
| 2000-2002 | Sex and the City (TV series) | Trey MacDougal | Darren Star | recurring role (seasons 3-5) |
| 2001 | Me Without You | Daniel | Sandra Goldbacher | |
| Grand Theft Auto III (video game) | Donald Love | voice | ||
| 2002 | Miranda | Nailor | Marc Munden | |
| 2003 | Northfork | Mr. Hope | Michael Polish | |
| 2004 | Touch of Pink | Spirit of Cary Grant | Ian Iqbal Rashid | |
| The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (TV) | Edward Wilde | Peter Winther | ||
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series) (6.6 Conscience) | Dr. Brett Morton | David Platt | guest appearance | |
| 2005 | Mysterious Island (TV) | Cyrus | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 2006 | In Justice (TV series) | David Swain | Michelle King, Robert King | lead |
| Free Jimmy | Marius | Christopher Nielsen | ||
| 2006-2007 | Desperate Housewives (TV series) | Orson Hodge | Marc Cherry | regular (season 2-present) |
[edit] References
- ^ 1992 story about MacLachlan published in GQ.
- ^ The Caretaker from the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ January 20, 2006 transcript from Showbiz Tonight
[edit] External links
- Kyle MacLachlan at the Internet Movie Database
- Kyle MacLachlan official site
- A Class Apart: A Kyle MacLachlan aficionados page
- Kyle MacLachlan - Total Website
- Biography from Playbill
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