05 A Brief Resume (Greg Kinnear)
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This article is from the Greg Kinnear FAQ, by Chris Clark crclark@dreamscape.com with numerous contributions by others.
05 A Brief Resume (Greg Kinnear)
In 1986, Greg moved to L.A. and took a job as marketing assistant at
"Empire Entertainment." His job entailed coming up with promotional
campaigns for movies like "Space Sluts in the Slammer" and "Assault of the
Killer Bimbos." Using an audition tape from a failed try for a VJ job at
MTV, he landed a position with a new cable channel called Movietime. The
rest is history.....
1987-1990 - Host and on-location reporter for Movietime network. He was
fired in 1990 when Movietime was reorganized and renamed E!.
Appearances is "Murder in Mississippi," "The Betty Ford Story" (TV movies
of the week), "L.A. Law" and "Life Goes On."
1989 - Host of "College Madhouse," a syndicated game show. (Scott
Stone/Lorimar Television).
1990-1991 - Host, creator and co-executive producer of the "Best of the
Worst," a Fox/Lorimar production.
1991 - 1994 - Re-hired by E! to host "Talk Soup" (named executive producer
in 1994). Greg also pinched hit for Michael Castner's "Inside Word" and
other E! productions.
1994 - "Talk Soup" and Greg are given their first Cable Ace Award
nominations. The show and Greg were placed in senseless categories that we
can't remember, but we do remember he didn't win in either one. Greg did
get to present a look back, "Talk Soup-style", at how cable programming has
changed over the years.
1994- 1996 - Host of NBC's "Later with Greg Kinnear."
1994 - Signs a two year contract with Chrysler to pitch the Eagle Talon.
1995 - Wins a co-starring role in the re-make of "Sabrina."
1995 - Greg wins second Cable Ace nomination as Best Entertainment Host
(loses to Bill Maher). Greg shows up to present an award for sports
programming.
May, 1995 - "Talk Soup" (Greg listed as executive producer and host) is
nominated for an Emmy (daytime/special class program) and wins! Greg does
not attend the ceremony, but Tom and the gang jubilantly accept. The whole
crew had been given producer titles, probably so they could all take home a
statue.
1996 - Greg doesn't renew his Eagle Talon contract saying that between his
movie career and "Later," he just doesn't have the time.
September 1996 - Greg returning from a break in filming "Old Friends,"
(now, "As Good as it Gets") tapes the last shows for "Later." (The last
show was taped on September 18)
October 10, 1996 - The last "Later" with Greg as host is aired with Garry
Marshall (director of "Dear God") as guest.
From 10/96 to present - Between the reruns, guest hosts take turns at the
"Later" desk with no new host in site.
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