Grant Shaud
{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_name = Edward Grant Shaud III
| birth_date = February 27, 1961 (age 64)
| birth_place = Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
| education = University of Richmond (BS)
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| years_active = 1983–present
| occupation = Actor
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Edward Grant Shaud III (born February 27, 1961) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character of Miles Silverberg on the television sitcom Murphy Brown. He's also had notable roles in the films The Distinguished Gentleman and Antz, among other voice performances in The Wild Thornberrys, Godzilla: The Series and Batman: The Animated Series.
Early life
Edward Grant Shaud III was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anna Barbara (née Dougherty) and Edward Grant Shaud Jr.{{cite web| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Grant-Shaud.html| title=Grant Shaud biography| publisher=Filmreference.com| accessdate=2012-04-16}} His family is Irish Catholic.{{cite news| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF96DB54D51ED5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM| title=Loose Lips| newspaper=The Buffalo News| date=June 20, 1993| accessdate=September 27, 2018|url-access=subscription }} He attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1979. In 1983, he graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Career
In 1984, Shaud moved to New York City to begin working in theater. His first acting role in television was as a guest character named Jack on Kate & Allie, who was a college student and director on a local cable channel. In 1988, he began as Miles Silverberg on Murphy Brown. He lived with co-star Jane Leeves before and during her guest stint on the show, in which she concurrently played his girlfriend. He left in 1996 to pursue other projects, with his producer role on the show taken by Lily Tomlin.{{cite news |last=Ku |first=Andrew |url= http://www.playbill.com/article/lily-tomlin-to-join-murphy-brown-com-68158 |title=Lily Tomlin to Join 'Murphy Brown' |journal=Playbill |date=July 22, 1996 |accessdate=July 2, 2018}} On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Shaud would return to a revival series of Murphy Brown with former co-stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford and Joe Regalbuto.{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/murphy-brown-faith-ford-joe-regalbuto-grant-shaud-reprise-roles-cbs-reboot-charles-kimbrough-guest-star-1202303355/ |title='Murphy Brown': Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto & Grant Shaud To Reprise Roles On CBS Revival; Charles Kimbrough May Appear |journal=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 26, 2018 |accessdate=July 15, 2018}}
In recent years, Shaud has done some voiceover work in animation, most notably the television series Batman: The Animated Series. He had a guest role on The Drew Carey Show as a character named Jack, who believed himself to be the devil. He also played Alex Rosetti on the sitcom Madigan Men, starring Gabriel Byrne.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
Selected filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1986
|Jack |2 episodes |
| 1988–1996, 2018
|Miles Silverberg |212 episodes |
| 1990
|Woody Perkins |Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?" |
| 1994
|Harry Loomis / Pack Rat (voice) |
| 1996
|Jack |Episode: "The Devil, You Say" |
| 1997
|Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |Harold Kripstly / Toyman |Episode: "Toy Story" |
| 1997
|Robert Gosgrove |Episode: "Highway Man" |
| 1998
|Bob Carbee |Episode: "Spider" |
| 1998
|Felix Hoenikker (voice) |Episode: "Talkin' Trash" |
| 1999
|Mr. Culpepper (voice) |
| 2000
|Alex Rosetti |12 episodes |
| 2002
|Ed |Episode: "The Sixteenth Minute" |
| 2003–2004
|Jerry Beene |24 episodes |
| 2007
|Steve Kaiser |Episode: "Corpsicle" |
| 2008
|Dr. Hoffman |Episode: "Misbegotten" |
| 2008
|Leo Crane |Episode: "Burn Baby Burn" |
| 2008
|Eddie Faye |Episode: "Halloween/Ellie" |
| 2011
|Henry Horn |Episode: "Car Periscope" |
| 2012
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |Theater Critic |Episode: "Theater Tricks" |
| 2012
|Judge Etts |Episode: "Waiting for the Knock" |
| 2016–2018
|Bob Katz |5 episodes |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1992
|Arthur Reinhardt | |
| 1997
|Les | |
| 1998
|Antz |Foreman (voice) |
| 2000
|Peter Walsh | |
| 2006
|Waltzing Anna |JD Reno | |
| 2016
|Professor |
=Theater=
- Torch Song Trilogy, Broadway, 1986
- Today, I Am a Fountain Pen as Pete Lisanti, Theater 890, 1986
- Writer's Block as David, Atlantic Theater, 2003
- After Ashley as David, Vineyard Theatre, 2005
- Thicker than Water (multiple roles), Ensemble Studio Theatre, 2008
- Relatively Speaking (multiple roles), Brooks Atkinson Theater, 2011
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0789470}}
- {{IBDB name|79680}}
- {{IOBDB name|8434}}
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Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:Male actors from Evanston, Illinois