Mike O'Malley

Michael Edward "Mike" O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Nominated for an Emmy for his role as ‘Burt Hummel’ in Fox’s hit series Glee, O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama Shameless. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O’Malley moved to Los Angeles in the late 90’s to star in a series for NBC, called The Mike O’Malley Show. He then spent the next six years playing ‘Jimmy Hughes’ on the CBS hit series Yes, Dear. He has guest starred in series such as My Name Is Earl, Parenthood, and Parks and Recreation, and continues to work in films such as 28 Days, Deep Impact, Pushing Tin, Cedar Rapids, Leatherheads, The Perfect Man, Eat, Pray, Love, So Undercover, and R.I.P.D.. Mike is a published playwright of plays such as Three Years From Thirty and Diverting Devotion. He adapted another play, Searching for Certainty, for Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2011. O’Malley resides in Los Angeles with his wife Lisa and their three children, Fiona, Seamus and Declan.

Personal Life
O'Malley was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, the son of Marianne, a career counselor, and Tony O'Malley, an executive for the defense industry. O'Malley and his wife, Lisa, have three children: Fiona, Seamus, and Declan.O'Malley is a 1984 graduate of Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, New Hampshire, and a 1988 graduate from the University of New Hampshire where he studied theatre. He is also a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. O'Malley returned to his alma mater in 2006 to deliver the commencement address to the University's 136th graduating class, and also received an honorary doctorate. Kerry O'Malley, his younger New Hampshire-born sister, is also an actress and a Broadway veteran; she received critical attention for her role in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods and recently appeared in several episodes of Showtime's Brotherhood. O'Malley is a Boston Red Sox fan and in May 2006 threw out the first pitch at a game in Fenway Park. He is also an avid fan of the NHL's Boston Bruins and the NFL's New England Patriots.[citation needed] A long time fan of Boston band Buffalo Tom, O'Malley is a close friend of lead singer Bill Janovitz and they are often seen supporting causes together.O'Malley made a personal request to the band asking them to create a title song to his own short-lived television vehicle The Mike O'Malley Show and again for the sitcom Yes, Dear that he previously starred in. According to O'Malley his love of the band was shared with his wife and was "the glue" that kept them together during their long distance relationship