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William H. Macy

About: An always-welcome presence in today's movies, William H. Macy was born March 13, 1950, in Miami, Fla. He attended Bethany College in Bethany, W.V., and studied under David Mamet at Goddard College, Vt.Macy made his film debut in Somewhere in Time (1980); his association with Mamet continued both onstage and onscreen (House of Games, Things Change, Homicide, Oleanna, Wag the Dog, Spartan). Movie fans know him as nervous murder suspect Jerry Lundegaard in the Coen Brothers' classic Fargo (1996), a role he campaigned for, played to the hilt and capped with a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.He did a tour of duty on TV's "E.R." and was also memorable in Mr. Holland's Opus, Boogie Nights, Pleasantville and The Cooler. Macy has also received several Emmy nods (for A Slight Case of Murder, The Wool Cap, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, among others) and two wins (acting and writing for Door to Door).

The Secret of N-I-M-H 2: Timmy to the Rescue

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1998

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About: To follow in his father's footsteps and become a hero, Mrs. Brisby's son Timmy leaves home and heads for Thorn Valley to live with the rats of NIMH. But when Timmy learns that a group of mice are still imprisoned inside the laboratory, he and his friends set off on a daring rescue. This sequel to the classic animated children's film features the voices of Ralph Macchio, William H. Macy, Doris Roberts, Meshach Taylor, Dom DeLuise and Eric Idle.
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A Civil Action

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1998

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About: In this true story, John Travolta stars as a personal-injury lawyer who sues a major corporation for big bucks when the drinking water in Woburn, Mass., is found to contain high levels of industrial solvents. Believing the contamination is responsible for the large number of leukemia deaths among the town's children, the citizens -- lead by a woman (Kathleen Quinlan) whose child has died -- hire a lawyer to take on the corporate polluters.
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A Private Matter

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About: In this fact-based drama, children's TV show host Sherri Finkbine (Sissy Spacek) sparks a national controversy when she decides to abort her fetus, which is severely damaged from the drug thalidomide. When the "Romper Room" host's secret is discovered, the news spawns a media storm and divides the country. Sherri and her husband (Aidan Quinn) are hounded by the press, their private lives becoming an open book during a most difficult time.
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Bart Got a Room

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About: Already dealing with his parents' divorce, sad-sack Danny Stein (Steven Kaplan) faces his next big emotional challenge: asking a girl to prom and getting her into a hotel room after the dance -- something even total dweeb Bart Beeber is confidently planning. But as Danny's prospects dwindle, he turns to ever-more desperate measures to score the perfect date. Brian Hecker directs this teen comedy that co-stars William H. Macy and Alia Shawkat.
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He Was a Quiet Man

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2007

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About: Cubicle worker Bob (Christian Slater) is a resentful outsider who's started carrying a gun in case he gets up the courage to use it on some of his co-workers. But when one of those co-workers starts shooting, Bob guns him down and becomes an inadvertent hero. Bob's newfound popularity makes him uncomfortable, even as he grows closer to Vanessa (Elisha Cuthbert), who was badly wounded in the shooting. William H. Macy co-stars in this quirky drama.
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Curious George Takes a Job and More Monkey Business

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About: In this collection of animated "Curious George" episodes from the Emmy-nominated PBS series, a fearless George sets out to explore the job market by trying every job there is. But, of course, he only succeeds at making plenty of monkey business! Oscar nominee William H. Macy narrates these family-friendly misadventures based on the classic children's books by Margret and H.A. Rey.
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A Murderous Affair

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1992

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About: Unstable daddy's girl Carolyn Warmus (Virginia Madsen, in a sultry performance) sets her sights on married man Paul Solomon (Chris Sarandon), and the two soon begin a passionate affair that ends in a murder few could have imagined. This real-life fatal-attraction tale is based on the case of Warmus, a New York schoolteacher convicted of brutally killing her paramour's wife. William H. Macy costars as Warmus' cuckolded husband.
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Curious George: Goes to the Doctor and Lends a Helping Hand

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About: In this Emmy-nominated PBS show narrated by actor William H. Macy, a curious monkey -- George -- uses his inquisitiveness (and misadventures) to learn a slew of things about the worlds of math, science and engineering. Frank Welker voices George, and Jeff Bennett provides the voice for the Man with the Yellow Hat. Besides the eight episodes included, the video contains a pair of interactive games.
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State and Main

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2000

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About: When filmmakers come to Waterford, Vt., they shoot first and ask questions later. Writer-director David Mamet doesn't miss a target with this scathing satire of moviemaking. There's the egomaniacal star (Alec Baldwin) who can't keep his pants zipped, the starlet (Sarah Jessica Parker) who won't take off her top and the impotent writer (Philip Seymour Hoffman) ignored by everyone.
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