Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 7, 1955 (age 71)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Wayne Eliot Knight
- وین نایت
Wayne Knight
Biography
Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on Catscratch (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018).
In film, he played Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He also portrayed Pete "Piccolo" Dugan in Dead Again (1991), John Correli in Basic Instinct (1992), Stan Podolak in Space Jam (1996) and Zach Mallozzi in Rat Race (2001) and provided the voices of Tantor in Tarzan (1999), Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 (1999) and The Elf Elder in Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014).
Known For - Movies
GOAT
as Frank (voice)
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
as Mr. Berg
Kung Fu Panda
as Gang Boss (voice)
Toy Story 2
as Al McWhiggin (voice)
Hercules
as Demetrius the Pot Maker (voice)
Tarzan
as Tantor (voice)
Basic Instinct
as John Correli
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
Jurassic Park
as Nedry
JFK
as Numa Bertel
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Grigor
Bones
as Jimmy Walpert III
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Terrence Lombard
Seinfeld
as Newman
Regular Show
as Guardian of the Friend Zone (voice)
Regular Show
as God of Street Performing (voice)
CSI: NY
as Truman Bosch
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Wayne Knight
9-1-1: Lone Star
as Milton
That '70s Show
as Angel