Wayne Knight

**Wayne Eliot Knight** (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Newman in the television series _Seinfeld_. Knight is from New York City. Knight is a Democrat and  attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in support of President Obama's re-election.

## Personal life

Knight was married twice. He was first married to make-up artist Paula Sutor, they married on May 26, 1996. They remained married until they divorced in mid 2003. Knight married his second wife Clare de Chenu on October 15, 2006; together the couple have a son.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1979|_The Wanderers_|Waiter|Uncredited||
|1987|_Dirty Dancing_|Stan|||
|1988|_Everybody's All-American_|Fraternity Pisser|||
|1989|_Born on the Fourth of July_|Official #2 – Democratic Convention|||
|1991|_V.I. Warshawski_|Earl 'Bonehead' Smeissen|||
|1991|_Dead Again_|'Piccolo' Pete Dugan|||
|1991|_JFK_|Numa Bertel|||
|1992|_Basic Instinct_|John Correli|||
|1993|_Jurassic Park_|Dennis Nedry|Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor||
|1995|_To Die For_|Ed Grant|||
|1996|_Chameleon_|Stuart Langston|||
|1996|_Space Jam_|Stan Podolak|||
|1997|_Hercules_|Demetrius the Merchant (voice)|||
|1997|_For Richer or Poorer_|Bob Lachmen|||
|1998|_The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars_|Microwave (voice)|||
|1998|_Soundman_|Tim (voice)|||
|1999|_Hercules: Zero to Hero_|Orthus (voice)|||
|1999|_My Favorite Martian_|Zoot (voice)|Uncredited||
|1999|_Pros & Cons_|Wayne the Guard|||
|1999|_Tarzan_|Tantor (voice)|||
|1999|_Toy Story 2_|Al McWhiggin (voice)|||
|2001|_Rat Race_|Zach Mallozzi|||
|2003|_Cheaper by the Dozen_|Electrician|Uncredited cameo||
|2004|_Black Cloud_|Mr. Tipping|||
|2007|_Forfeit_|Bob|||
|2007|_Throwing Stars_|Officer Brooks|||
|2008|_Kung Fu Panda_|Gang Boss (voice)|||
|2008|_Punisher: War Zone_|Microchip|||
|2009|_Ultimate Smash Brawl: The Movie_|Dr. Hammerstein (voice)|||
|2012|_She Wants Me_|Walter Baum|||
|2012|_Excuse Me For Living_|Albert|||
|2014|_Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon_|The Elf Elder (voice)|||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1982|_For Lovers Only_|Video Game Fanatic|TV Movie Uncredited||
|1983|_The Day After_|Man in hospital|TV Movie||
|1984|_The Burning Bed_|Juror|TV Movie Uncredited||
|1985|_Assaulted Nuts_|Various|7 episodes||
|1988|_Tattingers_|Kenny Axelrod|2 episodes||
|1990|_Mathnet_|Peter Pickwick|Episode: "The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre"||
|1990|_Square One TV_|Peter Pickwick|3 episodes||
|1992–1998|_Seinfeld_|Newman|48 episodes Nominated—Q Award for Best Recurring Player <small>(1998)</small>||
|1992|_Double Edge_|Tommy White|TV Movie||
|1992–1993|_The Edge_|Various Characters|18 episodes||
|1992|_T Bone N Weasel_|Roy Kramp|TV Movie||
|1993|_Fallen Angels_|Leo Cunningham|Episode: "Dead End Delia"||
|1993|_Against the Grain_|Froggy Wilson|Episode: "Pilot"||
|1993–1994|_The Second Half_|Robert Piccolo|15 episodes||
|1994|_Golden Gate_|Arthur Genopopoulos|TV Movie||
|1996–2001|_3rd Rock from the Sun_|Don Orville|79 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series <small>(1998–1999)</small>||
|1997|_Contempt of Court_|Merill Bushman|TV Movie||
|1998|_Hercules_|Cyclops Head #2 (voice)|2 episodes||
|2000|_Dilbert_|The Security Guard (voice)|Episode: "The Security Guard"||
|2001|_That '70s Show_|The Angel|Episode: "It's a Wonderful Life"||
|2001|_Bleacher Bums_|Zig|TV Movie||
|2002|_Becker_|Wally|Episode: "Picture Imperfect"||
|2002|_Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story_|Walter Ballou|TV Movie||
|2003|_The Twilight Zone_|Nick Dark|Episode: "How Much Do You Love Your Kid?"||
|2003–2006|_Xiaolin Showdown_|Dojo (voice)|52 episodes||
|2003|_Gary the Rat_|Gary's Rival (voice)|Episode: "The Reunion"||
|2003|_The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy_|Jack O'Lantern (voice)|Episode: "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween"||
|2004|_I'm with Her_|Kevin|Episode: "Friends in Low Places"||
|2004|_The Drew Carey Show_|Owen|Episode: "Liar Liar House on Fire"||
|2004|_Listen Up!_|Buddy|Episode: "Sweet Charity"||
|2005–2007|_Catscratch_|Mr. Blik (voice)|20 episodes||
|2005|_Justice League Unlimited_|Abnegazar (voice)|Episode: "The Balance"||
|2006|_CSI: NY_|Truman Bosch|Episode: "Fare Game"||
|2007|_Tak and the Power of Juju_|Bug Juju (voice)|Episode: "Our Favorite Juju"||
|2007–2014|_Ultimate Smash Brawl_|Doctor Eggman, Bowser, David Hyde Pierce (voices)|||
|2009–2012|_The Penguins of Madagascar_|Max (voice)|3 episodes||
|2009|_Woke Up Dead_|Andrew Batten|10 episodes||
|2009|_CSI: Crime Scene Investigation_|Mr. Terrence Lombard|Episode: "Working Stiffs"||
|2009|_Nip/Tuck_|Don Hoberman|Episode: "Don Hoberman"||
|2009–2011|_The Super Hero Squad Show_|Egghead (voice)|3 episodes||
|2009|_Curb Your Enthusiasm_|Himself|Uncredited Episode: "The Table Read"||
|2010–2011|_Hot in Cleveland_|Rick|5 episodes||
|2010|_The Good Guys_|Perry Black|Episode: "Little Things"||
|2010|_The Whole Truth_|Judge Mark Hulverson|Episode: "Uncanny"||
|2010|_Bones_|Jimmy Walpert III|Episode: "The Babe in the Bar"||
|2011|_Torchwood_|Brian Friedkin|3 episodes||
|2011–2012|_Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness_|Jong / Jong's Son (voices)|2 episodes||
|2011–Present|_The Exes_|Haskell Lutz|54 episodes||
|2012|_Green Lantern: The Animated Series_|Captain Goray (voice)|Episode: "Into the Abyss"||
|2012|_Pound Puppies_|Ralphie / Construction Worker #1 (voices)|Episode: "Good Dog, McLeish!"||
|2013|_Regular Show_|Guardian of the Friend Zone / God of Street Performing (voices)|2 episodes||
|2014|_Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee_|Newman|Episode: "The Over-Cheer"||
|2014|_Unforgettable_|Dr. Theodore Blumer|Episode: "East of Islip"||
|2015|_Sirens_|Richard|Episode: "Sub-Primal Fears"||

### Video games

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2011|_Jurassic Park: The Game_|Dennis Nedry (voice)|Uncredited||
|2015|_Lego Jurassic World_|Dennis Nedry (voice, archive recording)|||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Wayne Knight
- **image**: Wayne Knight2013 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Knight in 2013
- **birth name**: Wayne Eliot Knight
- **birth place**: Cartersville, Georgia, Cartersville, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, U.S.
- **other names**: Wayne Elliot Knight
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1970–present
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 1
- **parents**: William Edward Knight
Grace Monti