RAINN WILSON (Galaxhar) can currently be seen on NBC in the fifth season of the Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning series for Best Comedy, the American version of “The Office,” alongside Steve Carell, John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer. Over the years, he has endeared himself to millions and earned two Emmy nominations with his portrayal of Dwight Schrute, an eccentric paper salesman whose ego knows no bounds, dreams of being “#2” and fervently torments his colleagues in his own lovable, pathetic fashion.
On the big screen, Wilson most recently starred in “The Rocker,” a music-themed comedy that follows a failed, down-and-out drummer (Wilson) who, 20 years after being kicked out of his now-famous group, gets a second chance – with his nephew’s high school rock band. The film was released through 21 Laps Entertainment for 20th Century Fox. He also is currently in pre-production on “Bonzai Shadowhands,” a dark comedy that he will both write and star in for Fox Searchlight; Jason Reitman (“Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno”) is set to direct and produce through his Hard C shingle. The story revolves around a once-great ninja currently living a life of mediocrity somewhere in the San Fernando Valley.
Prior to “The Office” fame, he was best known for his role as Arthur Martin, the pitiable mortician’s apprentice on HBO’s Emmy Award-winning television series “Six Feet Under.” Previous film credits include “The Last Mimzy,” Ivan Reitman’s “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” “Sahara,” Mario Van Peebles’ “Baadasss,” Steven Soderbergh’s “Full Frontal,” Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous,” “America’s Sweethearts,” “House of 1,000 Corpses” and “Galaxy Quest.” Wilson has also guest-starred on “CSI,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Dark Angel” and “Monk” and co-starred in the TV movie “When Billie Beat Bobby.”
Wilson honed his skills on the stage in New York for years before making the trip to Los Angeles to pursue onscreen work. His credits include performances in two Broadway plays, “London Assurance” and “The Tempest,” as well as off-Broadway productions of “The New Bozena” (a piece he created), “Plunge,” “Venus,” “Titus Andronicus” and “Twelfth Night.” He attended the graduate acting program at New York University.
Wilson currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, fiction writer Holiday Reinhorn, their young son, Walter, and their two pit bulls, Oona and Harper Lee.
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Monsters vs. Aliens Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd
When California girl Susan Murphy (REESE WITHERSPOON) is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. The military jumps into action and Susan is captured and put into a secret government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and held along with a ragtag group of Monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (HUGH LAURIE); the macho half-ape, half-fish, The Missing Link (WILL ARNETT); the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B. (SETH ROGEN); and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President (STEPHEN COLBERT) is persuaded to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the alien robot and save the world from imminent destruction.
Other stars in this out-of-this-world ensemble include RAINN WILSON as Gallaxhar, the megalomaniac responsible for the alien robots and looking to replicate a new world in his own image; KIEFER SUTHERLAND as General W.R. Monger, an armed forces lifer who’s finally found a use for his collection of detained Monsters…battling the alien invader; and PAUL RUDD as Derek Dietl, Susan’s selfish fiancé, who has outgrown his current weatherman position and aspires to network news greatness.
reamWorks Animation SKG Presents “Monsters vs. Aliens,” a Paramount Pictures release—and DreamWorks Animation’s first InTru 3D Movie, wholly conceived, developed and authored in 3D—featuring the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd and Stephen Colbert. The film is directed by ROB LETTERMAN (“Shark Tale”) and CONRAD VERNON (“Shrek 2”). The story is by Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon. The screenplay is by MAYA FORBES & WALLY WOLODARSKY and Rob Letterman and JONATHAN AIBEL & GLENN BERGER. It is produced by LISA STEWART (“Almost Famous”) and co-produced by JILL HOPPER DESMARCHELIER and LATIFA OUAOU. “Monsters vs. Aliens” has been rated “PG” for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language by the MPAA.
Other stars in this out-of-this-world ensemble include RAINN WILSON as Gallaxhar, the megalomaniac responsible for the alien robots and looking to replicate a new world in his own image; KIEFER SUTHERLAND as General W.R. Monger, an armed forces lifer who’s finally found a use for his collection of detained Monsters…battling the alien invader; and PAUL RUDD as Derek Dietl, Susan’s selfish fiancé, who has outgrown his current weatherman position and aspires to network news greatness.
reamWorks Animation SKG Presents “Monsters vs. Aliens,” a Paramount Pictures release—and DreamWorks Animation’s first InTru 3D Movie, wholly conceived, developed and authored in 3D—featuring the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd and Stephen Colbert. The film is directed by ROB LETTERMAN (“Shark Tale”) and CONRAD VERNON (“Shrek 2”). The story is by Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon. The screenplay is by MAYA FORBES & WALLY WOLODARSKY and Rob Letterman and JONATHAN AIBEL & GLENN BERGER. It is produced by LISA STEWART (“Almost Famous”) and co-produced by JILL HOPPER DESMARCHELIER and LATIFA OUAOU. “Monsters vs. Aliens” has been rated “PG” for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language by the MPAA.
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