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Donal Logue Eugene Gurkin on The Knights of Prosperity 
Donal Logue's versatility and talent make him one of the most well respected and beloved of today's actors. He came to major prominence in the film "The Tao of Steve," which debuted at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. His portrayal of Dex, the larger-than-life, philosophizing lothario at the film's center, won him a Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance.Television audiences will be most familiar with Logue from his starring role of Sean Finnerty in the comedy "Grounded for Life," which aired on FOX for two seasons and then on The WB Network for three seasons. He also had a recurring role on "ER" as Sherry Stringfield's love interest, paramedic Chuck Martin. Currently he is developing "El Centro" for the FX Network, a project which he will write and produce with John and Rick Dahl. Logue created the character of "Jimmy the Cab Driver" for a series of award-winning MTV promos, and has appeared in numerous television series. Among a number of upcoming feature films in which Logue will appear are the ensemble buddy dramedy "The Groomsmen," directed by Ed Burns (who also co-starred), along with John Leguizamo, Matthew Lillard, and Jay Mohr; "Fast Track," with Zach Braff and Amanda Peet; "Purple Violets," opposite Selma Blair, Debra Messing, Patrick Wilson and Ed Burns, who also directed; "Chronicles," based on the Robert Graysmith books about the real life notorious Zodiac serial killer; and "Ghost Rider," alongside Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes.
Born in Ottawa, Canada, Logue moved to the Boston area as an infant, then lived in various towns on the Mexican border while growing up. He returned to Boston to attend Harvard University, where he majored in Intellectual History. While in college he performed in over thirty plays and spent two summers working at the American Repertory Theatre's Harvard/Radcliffe Summer Stock Company. After graduating he spent some time in England, traveled the U.S. with the Cornerstone Theatre Company, developing community theatre in rural parts of the country, and even served as road manager for local Boston Punk bands The Lemonheads and Bullet LaVolta. In 1989 Logue landed a part in the CBS miniseries "Common Ground," followed by the American Playhouse movie "Darrow." He moved to Los Angeles in 1991, where he was cast in the film "Sneakers." Over the next eight years he completed 40 films, including "Patriot," "Steal This Movie," "Runaway Bride," "Jerry Maguire," "Reindeer Games," "Diabolique," "And The Band Played On," "Blade," "Little Women," "Heaven and Earth," "Metro," "The Grave," "Confidence," with Dustin Hoffman, and "Gettysburg." Logue recently made his directorial debut in the independent film "Tennis Anyone?" at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. He also wrote and stars in the film, opposite Jason Isaacs and Paul Rudd. Logue lives in Los Angeles and has two children. PERSONAL INFORMATION HOMETOWN: El Centro, CA BIRTHDATE: February 27 Need to write? 
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