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- Gabriel Macht is an American actor. He was born in the Bronx, New York to museum curator and archivist Suzanne and actor Stephen Macht. Gabriel has three siblings and moved with his parents to California when he was young.
Gabriel had his first onscreen success at age 8. He was nominated for a Best Young Motion Picture Actor Award for his performance in the film Why Would I Lie? (1980).
Briefly withdrawing from the business as a child, Macht returned as an adult with favorable roles that further developed his talents. After high school, he studied theater at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh. He remains active in the theater and is involved with the Mad Dog Theater Company in New York, where he performed the play "To Whom It May Concern" for the company at the Belgrade International Theatre Festival in 1997. His other theater credits include "Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at Promenade Theater Off Broadway and Theater on the Square in San Francisco; Roger Kumble's "Turnaround" at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles; "La Ronde" directed by Joanne Woodward at Williamstown Theater Festival; and "What the Butter Saw" directed by Joe Dowling at Arena Stage in Washington D.C.
On the big screen, Macht was seen in Edward Zwick's highly-acclaimed "Love & Other Drugs", opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, who were both nominated for Golden Globes® for their performances. Macht also starred in the comic-book-inspired film "The Spirit" as the titular character opposite Samuel Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, and Eva Mendes, and directed by Frank Miller. He was previously seen in Robert De Niro's critically-acclaimed film "The Good Shepherd" with Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie. His additional screen credits include the comic drama "Middle Men" with Giovanni Ribisi and Luke Wilson; the Arctic thriller "Whiteout" with Kate Beckinsale; the romantic comedy "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton; Joel Schumacher's "Bad Company" opposite Anthony Hopkins; "The Recruit" opposite Al Pacino and Colin Farrell; "Behind Enemy Lines" with Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman; and "American Outlaws" where he first starred opposite Colin Farrell. His role in "A Love Song for Bobby Long" (2004) garnered him critical acclaim for his performance as tormented writer Lawson Pines, starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson.
On television, Macht had guest-starring roles on "Sex and the City," and "Spin City" and was a regular on Steven Spielberg's supernatural drama for NBC, "The Others," and starred as William Holden in ABC's "The Audrey Hepburn Story."
Macht is best known for his role as Harvey Specter in USA drama Suits (2011). He resides in New York, Los Angeles, and the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent on both sides of his family.- IMDb Mini Biography By: CB
- SpouseJacinda Barrett(December 29, 2004 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenSatine Anais Geraldine MachtLuca Macht
- ParentsSuzanne Victoria Pulier
- RelativesAri Serbin Macht(Sibling)Julie Macht(Sibling)Jesse Macht(Sibling)
- Credits John Travolta as an "invaluable" teacher about how to act and how to be on a film set.
- He is entirely of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His father's family emigrated from Russia, Lithuania, Germany, and Poland. His maternal grandfather was born in Letichev, in the Ukraine, and his maternal grandmother was born in Russia.
- He and his wife, Jacinda Barrett, became the parents of a girl, Satine Anais Geraldine Macht, on August 27, 2007 in Los Angeles.
On February 26, 2014, They had a second child, a son named Luca. - He has acted since he was 8.
- Gabriel and wife Jacinda Barrett attended the royal wedding of friend Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at Windsor Castle, UK [19 May 2018].
- I don't mind doing the green-screen stuff at all, and in fact it's a lot like black-box theater, which I did plenty of in New York.
- I can't argue my way out of a paper bag.
- I believe that shows should be shot where they take place.
- Honestly, I'm not a massive fan of courtroom dramas.
- Frank Miller is more of a visionary than any director I've ever worked with, and he achieves that vision better than anyone I've ever worked with.
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