Dan Bucatinsky

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::summary American actor, writer and producer ::

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caption	Bucatinsky in 2013
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occupation	Actor
years_active	1994–present
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children	2
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Dan Bucatinsky () is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his role as James Novak in the Shonda Rhimes drama series Scandal, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2013. In 2014, Bucatinsky starred on NBC's Marry Me, as well as the revived HBO series The Comeback, which he also executive produced.

Early life and education

Bucatinsky is the son of Jewish parents Julio and Myriam. Their families moved from Russia and Poland to Argentina. He is a graduate of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Career

Bucatinsky was the writer, producer and star of the 2001 romantic comedy All Over the Guy. He has appeared in episodes of many television series, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds, Friends, NYPD Blue, That '80s Show, Frasier, and Will & Grace, as well as an episode of Grey's Anatomy (where Bucatinsky also serves as a consulting producer). He executive produced and acted in the 2005 HBO series The Comeback along with his producing partner, actress Lisa Kudrow. In 2008, Bucatinsky and Lisa Kudrow again worked as producers for the innovative and largely improvisational web series, Web Therapy, in which Kudrow starred and Bucatinsky also acted; Don Roos, his husband, directed.

Bucatinsky had a recurring role as a journalist and husband of the President's Chief of Staff on the ABC drama series, Scandal, for which he won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

From 2014 to 2015, Bucatinsky co-starred on the short-lived NBC sitcom Marry Me, where he and Tim Meadows play "The Kevins", the gay dads of Annie (played by Casey Wilson) who are both named Kevin. He started out as a recurring guest star, but was promoted to series regular midway through the series.

He also wrote the book Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight?: Confessions of a Gay Dad.

Personal life

Bucatinsky met his future husband, screenwriter Don Roos, in 1992 when Roos invited him to be his date at the premiere of Love Field. They married in 2008, during the four months same-sex marriage in California was first recognized. The couple have two children, daughter Eliza and son Jonah.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Another Midnight Run	Bellhop	TV movie
1996	Party of Five	Check Out Guy	1 episode
1997	Night Stand	Sam	1 episode
1997	High Incident	Bootz Brotman	1 episode
1997	Jenny	Carl	1 episode
1997	Fame L.A.	Drew Douglas	1 episode
1998	The Opposite of Sex	Timothy
1998	Significant Others	Josh	1 episode
1998	Cybill	Troy	1 episode
1998	Maggie	Mr. Sampson	1 episode
1998	The Pretender	Emery	1 episode
1998	Chicago Hope	Politico Man	1 episode
2000; 2018	Will & Grace	Neil	2 episodes
2000	M.Y.O.B.	Reuben	2 episodes
2001	All Over the Guy	Eli Wyckoff
2001	The Sky Is Falling	Lab Technician
2001	Rocket Power	Sportscaster	1 episode
2002	Frasier	Jewelry Clerk	1 episode
2002	That '80s Show	Rick	1 episode
2002	NYPD Blue	PAA David 'Dave' Moore	2 episodes
2002	MDs	Kurt	1 episode
2002	Friends	Waiter	Episode: The One with Phoebe's Birthday Dinner
2003	I Love Your Work	The Director
2003	Under the Tuscan Sun	Rodney
2005	When Do We Eat?	High Strung Client
2005; 2014	The Comeback	Billy Stanton	Also executive producer
2006	Weeds	Max	1 episode
2008	Dirt	Dillon Frawley	1 episode
2008	CSI: Miami		1 episode
2008–2014	Web Therapy	Jerome Sokoloff	Web series; also creator and executive producer
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs (2012)
2010	Grey's Anatomy	Jeffrey	1 episode,
Consulting producer – 36 episodes,
Written by – 1 episode.
2011–2012	In Plain Sight	Fred Zeitlin	3 episodes
2011–2015	Web Therapy	Jerome Sokoloff	TV series; also creator and executive producer
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs (2012)
2012–2015	Scandal	James Novak	Recurring role
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2013)
2014–2015	Marry Me	Kevin 2	Series regular
2015	The Hotwives of Las Vegas	Maxwell Octavius	1 episode
2016	Superstore	Steve	1 episode
2016	Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life	Jim Nelson	1 episode
2017	24: Legacy	Andy Shalowitz
2017	Hell's Kitchen	Himself	Blue team's VIP guest diner; Episode: "Catch of the Day"
2018	Second Act	Arthur
2018	The Good Doctor	Spence	1 episode
2018	Grace & Frankie	Arnold	1 episode
2020	The Baker and the Beauty	Lewis	recurring
2021	Mom	Arthur	Episode: "Vinyl Flooring and a Cartoon Bear"
2022	How I Met Your Father	Fred	Episode: "The Perfect Shot"
2023	Air	Richard
2024–2025	Hacks	Rob	10 episodes
2024	Our Little Secret	Leonard
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References

References

1. Pfefferman, Naomi. (August 16, 2001). "'Over' and Out". [[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
2. Miller, Gerri. (January 25, 2017). "Hollywood Now: Leslie Mann's Latest Movie, Dan Bucatinsky Joins 24:Legacy Plus New Roles for Stoll and Kirk". InterfaithFamily.
3. (June 5, 2015). "Dan Bucatinsky revels in 'It Got Better' stories". [[The Desert Sun]].
4. Stelter, Brian. (April 25, 2010). "Kudrow's Web Series Going to Showtime". The New York Times.
5. Andreeva, Nellie. "Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners 2013 - Full List".
6. (June 26, 2012). "Exposing the Hilarity of Gay Parenting". [[NPR]].
7. (12 September 2014). "'Scandal's Dan Bucatinsky On The Worries And Rewards Of Coming Out In Hollywood: Video".
8. Lacher, Irene. (June 17, 2012). "The Sunday Conversation: Dan Bucatinsky". Los Angeles Times.
9. "Dan Bucatinsky". Huffingtonpost.com.
10. (2012-10-26). "Dan Bucatinsky on 'Scandal,' 'Web Therapy' and the Evolution of Gay Characters on the Small Screen | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews". Indiewire.

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