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William H. Macy Biography

William H. Macy is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on March 13, 1950 in Miami, Florida, United States. A versatile actor who was featured in films like Fargo in Fargo and Pleasantville. He first appeared as the role of the antagonist Frank Gallagher in the American version of Shameless.

In the film, he played The Lincoln Lawyer with He was in The Lincoln Lawyer with Matthew McConaughey

William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and director. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in summer action films. Macy has described himself as “sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy… Everyman”. Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Fargo. Since 2011, he has played Frank Gallagher, a main character in the Showtime adaptation of the British television series Shameless. Macy married actress Felicity Huffman in 1997.

Macy graduated from Allegany High School in Cumberland, Maryland in 1968, and went on to Bethany College in West Virginia where he studied veterinary medicine. A ‘wretched student’ by his own admission, he transferred to Goddard College in rural Vermont, where he studied under playwright David Mamet. He studied theatre at HB Studio in New York City.

He got married to the actress He married actress Felicity Huffman in 1997. The couple had two daughters together. in 1997. They had two children.

NameWilliam H. Macy
First NameWilliam
Last NameMacy
OccupationMovie Actor
BirthdayMarch 13
Birth Year1950
Place of BirthMiami
Home TownFlorida
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignPisces
Full/Birth Name
FatherWilliam Hall Macy, Sr. (Was Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross And An Air Medal For Flying A B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber In World War II.)
MotherLois (née Overstreet) (Was A War Widow Who Met Macy's Father After Her First Husband Died In 1943.)
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseFelicity Huffman , Carla Santos Shamberg
Children(s)Sophia Grace Macy, Georgia Grace Macy

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Macy spent time in Los Angeles before moving to New York City in 1980, where he had roles in over 50 Off Broadway and Broadway plays. One of his earliest on-screen roles was as a theatre critic congratulating Christopher Reeve in 1980’s Somewhere In Time, under the name W.H. Macy (so as not to be confused with the actor Bill Macy). Another memorable early performance was as a turtle named Socrates in the direct-to-video film The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984). He also had a minor role as a hospital orderly on the sitcom Kate & Allie in the fourth-season episode “General Hospital”, and played an assistant district attorney in “Everybody’s Favorite Bagman”, the first produced episode of Law & Order; in both appearances, he was billed as W. H. Macy. He has appeared in numerous films that Mamet wrote and/or directed, such as House of Games, Things Change, Homicide, Oleanna (reprising the role he originated in the play of the same name), Wag the Dog, State and Main and Spartan.

William H. Macy Net Worth

William H. Macy is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William H. Macy's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was bartender in Chicago to earn money for rent, as he pursued acting. He then was instrumental in establishing his own company, the St. Nicholas Theater Company.

He learned to play the Ukulele. The actor was nominated to win an Academy Award for his role in the film Fargo.

Macy was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Georgia and Maryland. His father, William Hall Macy, Sr. (1922–2007), was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal for flying a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in World War II; he later ran a construction company in Atlanta, Georgia, and worked for Dun & Bradstreet before taking over a Cumberland, Maryland-based insurance agency when Macy was nine years old. His mother, Lois (née Overstreet; 1920–2001), was a war widow who met Macy’s father after her first husband died in 1943; Macy has described her as a “Southern belle”.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMovie Actor
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Macy’s leading role in Fargo helped boost his career and recognizability, though at the expense of nearly confining him to a narrow typecast of a worried man down on his luck. Other Macy roles of the 1990s and 2000s included Benny & Joon, Above Suspicion, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Ghosts of Mississippi, Air Force One, Boogie Nights, A Civil Action, Pleasantville, Gus Van Sant’s remake of Psycho, Happy, Texas, Mystery Men, Magnolia, Jurassic Park III, Focus, Panic, Welcome to Collinwood, Seabiscuit, The Cooler and Sahara.

Macy and actress Felicity Huffman dated on-and-off for 15 years and married on September 6, 1997. They have two daughters, Sophia Grace (born December 1, 2000) and Georgia Grace (born March 14, 2002).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

William H. Macy height 5 ft 9 in William weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 9 in
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After he graduated from Goddard in 1972, Macy originated roles in a number of plays by collaborator David Mamet, such as American Buffalo and The Water Engine. While in Chicago in his twenties, he did a TV commercial. He was required to join AFTRA in order to do the commercial, and received his SAG card within a year, which for an elated Macy represented an important moment in his career.

Macy and Huffman appeared at a rally for John Kerry in 2004. Macy plays the ukulele and is an avid woodturner. He has appeared on the cover of Fine Woodworking’ s special edition, Wood Turning Basics and was featured in an article in the April 2015 issue of American Woodturner (American Association of Woodturners). He is a national ambassador for the United Cerebral Palsy Association.

Who is William H. Macy Dating?

According to our records, William H. Macy married to Felicity Huffman , Carla Santos Shamberg . As of December 1, 2023, William H. Macy’s is not dating anyone.

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In a November 2003 interview with USA Today, Macy stated that he wanted to star in a big-budget action movie “for the money, for the security of a franchise like that. And I love big action-adventure movies. They’re way cool.” He serves as director-in-residence at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York, where he teaches a technique called Practical Aesthetics. A book describing the technique, A Practical Handbook for the Actor (ISBN 0-394-74412-8), is dedicated to Macy and Mamet.

Facts & Trivia

William Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. William H. Macy celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.

In 2007, Macy starred in Wild Hogs, a film about middle-aged men reliving their youthful days by taking to the open road on their Harley-Davidson motorcycles from Cincinnati to the Pacific Coast. Despite being critically panned, with a 14% “rotten” rating from Rotten Tomatoes, it was a financial success, grossing over $168 million. The film also reunited him with his A Civil Action costar, John Travolta. In 2009, Macy completed filming on The Maiden Heist, a comedy that co-starred Morgan Freeman and Christopher Walken.

What is William H. Macy famous for?

William H. Macy was born on March 13, 1950 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Fargo (1996), Magnolia (1999) and Shameless (2011). He has been married to Felicity Huffman since September 6, 1997.

Who is William H. Macy's wife?

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Where is William H. Macy today?

He also directed 2017’s The Layover. In 2022, he’s set to star in a Hulu series called The Dropout. The Miami native has been married to Felicity Huffman since 1997.

Why is William H. Macy called Bill?

William H. Macy changed his stage name slightly to avoid confusion with actor Bill Macy, well known for playing the husband of Bea Arthur on the popular sitcom “Maude.” At Goddard College, William H.

Who is Frank from Shameless married to?

He has appeared more regularly than any other cast member and has been voted Best Shameless Character On Earth. With his wife Monica Gallagher, he has fathered 8 children: Fiona, Lip, Debbie, Carl, Liam, Stella and twins William (who Monica aborted) and Ben. He is also de jure father to Monica’s other son Ian.

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