Given the question: Facts: - birth date: 4 november 1961 - website: http://www.garycowling.com - birth place: newport news , virginia - occupation: stage , film , television actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gary cowling .
The answer is:
gary cowling -lrb- born november 4 , 1961 -rrb- , is an american stage and motion-picture actor .cowling was born and grew up in newport news , virginia .he holds a ba in theater and speech from the college of william & mary in virginia , and a masters of fine arts in acting from west virginia university .he has worked in theater , television , and film for a number of years .