Wayne Eliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor perhaps best known for his role as Newman in the TV sitcom Seinfeld. His other prominent roles include Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park, Stan Podolak in Space Jam, Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2, Tantor in Tarzan, Don Orville in 3rd Rock from the Sun, Zack Mallozzi in Rat Race, and Mr. Blik in Catscratch.
Knight was born in New York City, New York on August 7, 1955, the son of William "Bill" Knight, a textile factory supervisor who soon moved the family to Cartersville, Georgia, where Knight grew up. Knight was an undergraduate at the University of Georgia. Contrary to some reports, he was never the mascot for the Bulldogs. He left the college as an honor student but one credit shy of a degree to pursue his career at the Barter Theatre in Virginia. After an internship there, he joined the company and left with Equity Card in hand to take on New York City. Two years later he had his first role on Broadway.
Knight has had prominent film roles, such as in JFK by Oliver Stone and in the infamous interrogation scene in Basic Instinct. Also, due to the latter, he was the first person to be cast in Jurassic Park after director Steven Spielberg saw him in the scene. Knight was cast as the bumbling overweight InGen Corporation's chief programmer for the park and spy for Biosyn, Dennis Nedry. He also appeared in Dead Again, To Die For, Space Jam and Dirty Dancing.
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- Al McWhiggin
- Angina pectoris
- Antagonist
- Barter Theatre
- Basic Instinct
- Ben Affleck
- Biosyn
- Bones (TV series)
- Broadway theatre
- Cat Tale
- Catscratch
- Channel 4
- Christina Applegate
- Cinemax
- Comedian
- CSI NY
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Dead Again
- Demons Three
- Dirty Dancing
- Disney Channel
- Dojo Kanojo Cho
- Drama
- Egghead (comics)
- Elephant
- Equity Card
- Evil Emperor Zurg
- Film director
- For Richer or Poorer
- Fox Kids
- Fox TV
- Gemini (play)
- Hercules (1997 film)
- Hot in Cleveland
- InGen
- JFK (film)
- Jimmy Two-Shoes
- Jurassic Park (film)
- Kids' WB!
- Kula, Hawaii
- Kung Fu Panda
- Mastergate
- Microchip (comics)
- Microwave oven
- Mike & Spike
- Mr. Blik
- My Favorite Martian
- NBC
- New York
- New York City
- Newman (Seinfeld)
- Nip Tuck
- Obesity
- Oliver Stone
- Peter Feathers
- Punisher War Zone
- Rat Race (2001 film)
- Rat Race (film)
- Seinfeld
- She Wants Me
- Situation comedy
- Space Buddies
- Space Jam
- Steven Spielberg
- Sweet Charity
- Tactics (manga)
- Tantor
- Tarzan (1999 film)
- Television
- Television pilot
- That '70s Show
- The Day After
- The Edge (TV series)
- The Exes
- The Sex O'Clock News
- The Undead Eyes
- The Wanderers (film)
- To Die For
- Toon Disney
- Toonsylvania
- Toy Story 2
- TV Land
- United States
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- Wayne Knight
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- Xiaolin Showdown
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Knight, Wayne Filmography
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2012, role: actor , character name: Albert
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2012, role: actor , character name: Walter Baum
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2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2010, role: actor
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2010, role: actor , character name: Max
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2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2008, role: actor , character name: The Amazing Krudsky
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2008, role: actor , character name: Micro
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2008, role: actor , character name: Gang Boss
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2007, role: actor , character name: Officer Brooks
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2007, role: actor , character name: Bob
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2005, role: actor , character name: Thudd
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2004, role: actor , character name: Mr. Tipping
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2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2003, role: actor , character name: Electrician
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2002, role: actor , character name: Walter Ballou
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2001, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2001, role: actor , character name: Zig
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2001, role: actor , character name: Zack Mallozzi
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2000, role: actor , character name: Evil Emperor Zurg
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1999, role: actor , character name: Tantor
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1999, role: actor , character name: Orthus
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1999, role: actor , character name: Zoot, Martin's Talking Space Suit
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1999, role: actor , character name: Wayne the Guard
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1999, role: actor , character name: Himself
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1999, role: actor , character name: Al the Toy Collector
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1998, role: actor , character name: Merrill Bushman
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1998, role: actor , character name: Himself
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1998, role: actor , character name: Microwave
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1998, role: actor , character name: Himself - Audience Member
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1998, role: actor , character name: Tim
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1997, role: actor , character name: Demetrius the Pot Maker
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1997, role: actor , character name: Bob Lachman
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1996, role: actor , character name: Stan Podolak
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1995, role: actor , character name: Stuart Langston
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1995, role: actor , character name: Ed Grant
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1994, role: actor , character name: Arthur Genopopoulos
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1993, role: actor , character name: Himself
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1993, role: actor , character name: Dennis Nedry
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1992, role: actor , character name: John Correli
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1992, role: actor , character name: Roy Kramp
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1992, role: actor , character name: Tommy White
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1991, role: actor , character name: Smeissen
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1991, role: actor , character name: Numa Bertel
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1991, role: actor , character name: 'Piccolo' Pete Dugan
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1989, role: actor , character name: Official #2 - Democratic Convention
Knight, Wayne Filmography
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2009, role: producer
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2009, role: writer
Knight, Wayne Filmography
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1988, role: miscellaneous crew
Famous quotes by Wayne Knight:
"Those characters are like my dark side magnified by a thousand. Now I've mellowed in my older age, but I'm still playing that."
"Those characters are like my dark side magnified by a thousand, ... Now I've mellowed in my older age, but I'm still playing that."
"Toy Story 2."
"What happens, I think, is especially for comic effect you find something about yourself that you don't like. You exaggerate it, and it's funny."
"I think early in my life I may have been more explosive, internally, than I am now,"
"If you had to have a diploma or a GED to collect unemployment, you'd see a lot more kids staying in school."
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