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BIRTHDAY

March 11, 1965

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

RECENT CREDITS

Monk (TV) Oct. 30, 2009

The Great Buck Howard (FILM) Mar. 20, 2009

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV) Jan. 2, 2009

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (FILM) Sep. 5, 2007

Little Miss Sunshine (FILM) Jul. 26, 2006

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BIOGRAPHY

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Brown-haired, green-eyed actor Wallace Langham has made a nice transition from the "kid next door" and menacing delinquent roles he used to play billed as Wally Ward. He showed the nicer side in his feature debut, John Hughes' "Weird Science" (1985), as well as in "The Invisible Kid" (1988) and the "ABC Afterschool Special" entitled "Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story" (1987) but was equally effective as a young bigot in "Soul Man" (1986) and a hard-edged gang leader in the impressive low-budgeter "The Chocolate War" (1988). Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the 1990s as he moved to more adult roles, appearing as a regular in the much-hyped but short-lived CBS series "WIOU" (1990-91). Although he almost opened a coffee shop in a moment of despair, his bad luck ended when he landed the part of Phil, the cynical head writer for insecure talk show host Garry Shandling, in HBO's hit sitcom "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992-98). Langham then took on TV's most prominent potentially gay role since Ellen in NBC's "Veronica's Closet" (1997-2000), playing Kirstie Alley's uptight assistant Josh (who everyone assumes is homosexual but has not come out) while continuing as Phil.

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Headlines

NEWSMAKERS: Cancer Strikes MTV Funnyman

Mar. 20, 2000

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 20, 2000 - A serious announcement from MTV's resident wise guy. Canadian-grown comic Tom Green, 28, of the self-titled "Tom Green Show," is battling testicular cancer. "Entertainment Tonight" was taping an interview with the entertainer this afternoon at a hospital. Portions of it will air on Tuesday's episode. An "ET" spokeswoman said Green, known ...

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NEWSMAKERS: Magician's Sad Exit

Posted: Feb. 8, 2000

NEWSMAKERS: 'Veronica's Closet' star offers settlement

Posted: Jan. 28, 2000

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