Tate Donovan

He was in a relationship with actor, producer, and philanthropist Sandra Bullock in 1994 and later dated actor and producer Jennifer Aniston in 1997. He then dated writer Corinne Kingsbury and got married to her in 2005. The couple divorced in 2008.

He participated in the 2005 ‘ING New York City Marathon’ and completed the race in 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 49 seconds. Both his parents died of bladder cancer, and this turned him into a spokesperson for the treatment of the disease.

Tate Donovan has worked for ‘Young Storytellers,’ a non-profit program for improving literacy and self confidence among underprivileged school children. He was a strong supporter of Barack Obama in the 2008 and the 2012 presidential elections.

Tate Buckley Donovan was born on September 25, 1963, in Tenafly, New Jersey, US, to John Timothy Donovan and Eileen Frances. He was the youngest of the seven children in his family. His father was a surgeon, and his mother was a homemaker. He is a Roman Catholic of Irish descent.

He attended the ‘Dwight-Englewood School’ in New Jersey and later graduated from ‘Tenafly High School.’ He moved to Los Angeles and completed his education from the ‘University of Southern California.’ Tate was interested in becoming an actor from a young age and appeared in a few minor TV roles in his teens.

He played the role of ‘Clancy’ in the ‘NBC’ sitcom ‘Family Ties’ in 1984 and appeared in the comedy–drama film ‘No Small Affair’ the same year. A few of his early movies were ‘A Case of Deadly Force,’ ‘Space Camp,’ and ‘Clean and Sober.’

Tate was seen in several episodes of the fourth season of the popular sitcom ‘Friends.’ He also appeared as a guest artist in many other popular series such as ‘The Guardian,’ ‘Exposed,’ and ‘Mister Sterling’ during his early career.

In 1992, he was nominated for the ‘Independent Spirit Award’ for the ‘Best Supporting Male’ for his portrayal of ‘Brent Zetterland’ in the film ‘Inside Monkey Zetterland.’ Tate became a known name in show business and soon bagged a leading role in the ‘Fox’ sitcom ‘Partners’ that was aired from 1995 to 1996.

Tate appeared as ‘Alan Seymour’ in the 1994 revival of the play ‘Picnic’ by the ‘Roundabout Theatre Company.’ He has also made other stage appearances at the ‘Williamstown Theater Festival,’ with plays such as ‘Under the Blue Sky’ and ‘Once in a Lifetime.’

The 1990s saw him appear in a number of movies such as ‘The Only Thrill’ and ‘The Thin Pink Line.’ In 1997, he lent his voice to the ‘Disney’ animated musical fantasy–comedy film ‘Hercules.’ He was offered the role again, for the sequel, ‘Hercules: Zero to Hero’ in 1999.

Some of his notable films are ‘No Small Affair’ (1984), ‘Clean and Sober’ (1988), ‘Inside Monkey Zetterland’ (1992), ‘The Only Thrill’ (1997), ‘Hercules: Zero to Hero’ (1999), ‘G-Men from Hell’ (2000), ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ (2005), ‘Argo’ (2012), ‘Elvis & Nixon’ (2016), and ‘Grace’ (2018).

Some of his noteworthy TV projects are ‘Family Ties’ (1984), ‘A Case of Deadly Force’ (1986), ‘Partners’ (1995–1996), ‘Ally McBeal’ (1997), ‘Hercules: The Animated Series’ (1998–1999), ‘The O.C.’ (2003–2006), ‘Damages’ (2007–2010), ‘The Man in the High Castle’ (2016), and ‘MacGyver’ (2018).

He has been featured as the voice of ‘Hercules’ in ‘Disney’s Hades Challenge’ and the ‘Kingdom of Hearts’ series of video games.

He has also released an album titled ‘Wake Amusements.’