Denis Leary

**Denis Colin Leary** (born August 18, 1957 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American actor, comedian, producer, singer and writer. He is the star and co-creator of the television show _Rescue Me_. His career as a comedian has been controversial because he allegedly stole not only material but his entire act from the dead comedian Bill Hicks.

## Awards

|Year|Result|Award|Category|Film/Show|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2009||Golden Globe Awards|Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television|_Recount_ (2008)|
|2008||Emmy Awards|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|_Recount_ (2008)|
|2007||Emmy Awards|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|_Rescue Me_|
|2007||Satellite Awards|Best Actor in a Series, Drama|_Rescue Me_|
|2007||Prism Awards|Performance in a Drama Series, Multi-Episode Storyline|_Rescue Me_|
|2006||Emmy Awards|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|_Rescue Me_|
|2006||Satellite Awards|Best Actor in a Series, Drama|_Rescue Me_|
|2006||Prism Awards|Performance in a Drama Series, Multi-Episode Storyline|_Rescue Me_|
|2005||Emmy Awards|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|_Rescue Me_|
|2005||Golden Globe Awards|Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama|_Rescue Me_|
|2005||Satellite Awards|Best Actor in a Series, Drama|_Rescue Me_|
|2003||Kids' Choice Awards|Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie|_Ice Age_|
|2003||DVD Exclusive Awards|Best Actor|_Double Whammy_ (2001)|
|2002||Television Critics Association Awards|Individual Achievement in Comedy|_The Job_|
|2000||Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance|_The Thomas Crown Affair_ (1999)|
|1996||CableACE Awards|Best Directing: Comedy|_National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins_ (1995)|
|1992||Edinburgh International Arts Festival|Critic's Award|_No Cure for Cancer_ (1992)|
|1992||BBC Festival|Recommendation Award|_No Cure for Cancer_ (1992)|

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1987|_Long Walk to Forever_|Newt|Short film|
|1988||||
|1989||||
|1990||||
|1991|_Strictly Business_|Jake|Cameo|
|1992||||
|1993|__|Bill||
|_Who's the Man?_|Sergeant Cooper|||
|_Demolition Man_|Edgar Friendly|||
|_Loaded Weapon 1_|Mike McCracken|Cameo; performing "You Really Got Me"||
|_Judgment Night_|Fallon|||
|1994|__|Gus||
|_Gunmen_|Armor O'Malley|||
|_Natural Born Killers_|Prison Inmate|Director's cut; Cameo||
|1995|_National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins_|Jake|Television film, also directed segment "Lust"|
|_Operation Dumbo Drop_|CW3 David Poole|||
|__|Frank|||
|1996|_Underworld_|Johnny Crown/Johnny Alt||
|_Two If by Sea_|Francis "Frank" O'Brien|Also writer||
|1997|__|Vinnie Franko|Television film|
|_Love Walked In_|Jack Hanaway|Also producer||
|_Subway Stories_|Guy in wheel chair|Television film, segment "The Red Shoes"||
|_Wag the Dog_|Fad King|||
|_Suicide Kings_|Lono Veccio|||
|__|Doug|||
|__|Nick|||
|1998|_Monument Ave._|Bobby O'Grady a.k.a. _Snitch_,|Also uncredited writer|
|_Wide Awake_|Mr. Beal|||
|_Small Soldiers_|Gil Mars|||
|_A Bug's Life_|Francis|Voice||
|1999|_True Crime_|Bob Findley||
|_Jesus' Son_|Wayne|||
|_Do Not Disturb_|Simon|||
|__|Det. Michael McCann|||
|2000|_Sand_|Teddy||
|_Lakeboat_|The Fireman|||
|_Company Man_|Officer Fry|||
|2001|_Double Whammy_|Det. Raymond Pluto|Also uncredited producer|
|_Final_|Bill|performing "Little Sister"||
|_Blow_||Producer||
|2002|_Dawg_|Douglas "Dawg" Munford|a.k.a. _Bad Boy_|
|_Ice Age_|Diego|Voice Nominated – Kids' Choice Award for Favourite Voice from an Animated Movie||
|__|Slater|||
|2003|_When Stand Up Stood Out_|Himself|Documentary|
|__|Himself|Documentary||
|_Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino_|Himself|Documentary (sequel)||
|2004||||
|2005||||
|2006|_Ice Age 2: The Meltdown_|Diego|Voice|
|2007|_Death Sentence_|James Wan|Feature Film|
|2008|_Recount_|Michael Whouley|Television film|
|2009|_Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs_|Diego|Voice|
|2012|__|George Stacy||
|_Ice Age 4: Continental Drift_|Diego|Voice||
|2014|_Draft Day_|Coach Penn||
|_The Amazing Spider-Man 2_|George Stacy|||
|2015|_Freaks of Nature_|Rick Wilson||
|2016|_Ice Age 5: Collision Course_|Diego|Voice|
|2017||||
|2018||||
|2019||||
|2020||||
|2021||||
|2022|Ice Age 6: Adventures Of The Buck Wild: The Ice Age 6: Adventures Of Buck Wild|Diego|Voice|
|2023||||
|2024||||
|2025||||

## Other websites

- Denis Leary's Official website

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Denis Leary
- **image**: DenisLearyJun10.jpg
- **imagesize**: 230px
- **caption**: Denis Leary, June 2010
- **birthname**: Denis Colin Leary
- **birth place**: Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts,
U.S.
- **spouse**: Ann Lembeck (m. 1989)
- **children**: 2
- **nationality**: Americans, American, Irish people, Irish
- **yearsactive**: 1987–present