Tim O'Malley (actor)
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Tim O'Malley is an American
actor
and playwright
, director living in Chicago
. He is a Core Faculty Member at The Second City Training Center. He is most recognizable as Patrick, the bartender in Return to Me
.
winner Shawn Colvin
in college at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
before either of them knew where they were headed. O'Malley later used Shawn's music in his hit play Godshow
. He studied Acting and Improvisation with Del Close
for two and a half years as well as with Don DePollo, Bernie Sahlins, Keith Johnstone, Sheldon Patinkin
and Alexander Technique with Ed Bouchard in Chicago.
He was hired to tour with The Second City in 1986.
He became a member of The Second City
Resident Company (89' - 93') where he wrote and performed in five original revues.
He teaches at The Second City Training Center in Chicago, where he has been a Core Faculty Member since 1996.
O'Malley wrote his first play in 2003, an auto-biographical play titled Godshow
, which sold out for its four runs at The Second City Chicago and at I.O. Chicago
. O'Malley and Godshow
were featured on WTTW's Artbeat Chicago with Phil Ponce
, it was the Chicago Reader's Critic's Pick twice, and was number 2 in The Sun-Times "Top Ten Cool Things to Do".
Godshow
is a comic/tragic play about O'Malley's struggles with addiction
, his quest for success, and faith
.
He has been sober for 15 years because of God.
He is currently shopping theaters and producers for his second full length play 9210 South Winchester, about growing up in a large Irish Catholic alcoholic family, and the emotional harm that stems from that upbringing.
Mary passed in 1993 and Tom died in 1996.
O'Malley attended grammar school at Christ the King, high school at Morgan Park, and college at SIU. He discovered his career path in acting in 1980 after a long search and many changed majors.
Northwestern Indiana Times Article *http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_5d150759-91c6-531d-ba64-3c7f930f47b8.html*
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, director living in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He is a Core Faculty Member at The Second City Training Center. He is most recognizable as Patrick, the bartender in Return to Me
Return to Me
Return to Me is a romantic movie rated PG. Return to Me was directed by Bonnie Hunt and starred David Duchovny as Bob and Minnie Driver as Grace...
.
Career
O'Malley started in show business as a singer. He sang with Sony Recording Artist and Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winner Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Childhood and early career:Colvin was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Her formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age...
in college at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public research university located in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1869, SIUC is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system...
before either of them knew where they were headed. O'Malley later used Shawn's music in his hit play Godshow
Godshow
Godshow is an autobiographical stage play written and starring Tim O'Malley.Godshow is the story of actor Tim O'Malley's life coming up the ranks at Chicago's The Second City Theater in the 90's...
. He studied Acting and Improvisation with Del Close
Del Close
Del Close was an actor, improviser, writer, and teacher. Considered one of the premier influences on modern improvisational theater, Close had a prolific career, appearing in a number of films and television shows...
for two and a half years as well as with Don DePollo, Bernie Sahlins, Keith Johnstone, Sheldon Patinkin
Sheldon Patinkin
Sheldon Patinkin is the chair of the Theater Department of Columbia College Chicago, Artistic Director of the Getz Theater of Columbia College, Artistic Consultant of The Second City and of Steppenwolf Theatre and Co-Director of the Steppenwolf Theatre Summer Ensemble Workshops...
and Alexander Technique with Ed Bouchard in Chicago.
He was hired to tour with The Second City in 1986.
He became a member of The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
Resident Company (89' - 93') where he wrote and performed in five original revues.
He teaches at The Second City Training Center in Chicago, where he has been a Core Faculty Member since 1996.
O'Malley wrote his first play in 2003, an auto-biographical play titled Godshow
Godshow
Godshow is an autobiographical stage play written and starring Tim O'Malley.Godshow is the story of actor Tim O'Malley's life coming up the ranks at Chicago's The Second City Theater in the 90's...
, which sold out for its four runs at The Second City Chicago and at I.O. Chicago
I.O.
iO, or iO Chicago, is a theater located at 3541 N. Clark St., in Chicago, Illinois, one-half block south of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The theater both has performances of, and teaches improvisational comedy. It was founded in the 1980s by Del Close and Charna Halpern...
. O'Malley and Godshow
Godshow
Godshow is an autobiographical stage play written and starring Tim O'Malley.Godshow is the story of actor Tim O'Malley's life coming up the ranks at Chicago's The Second City Theater in the 90's...
were featured on WTTW's Artbeat Chicago with Phil Ponce
Phil Ponce
Phil Ponce is a Chicago television journalist who hosts Chicago Tonight, a nightly television magazine of news and culture on WTTW 11.Ponce grew up in East Chicago, Indiana, and graduated from Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond. He then attended Indiana University and received a B.A. in English in...
, it was the Chicago Reader's Critic's Pick twice, and was number 2 in The Sun-Times "Top Ten Cool Things to Do".
Godshow
Godshow
Godshow is an autobiographical stage play written and starring Tim O'Malley.Godshow is the story of actor Tim O'Malley's life coming up the ranks at Chicago's The Second City Theater in the 90's...
is a comic/tragic play about O'Malley's struggles with addiction
Substance dependence
The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...
, his quest for success, and faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
.
He has been sober for 15 years because of God.
He is currently shopping theaters and producers for his second full length play 9210 South Winchester, about growing up in a large Irish Catholic alcoholic family, and the emotional harm that stems from that upbringing.
Early life
O'Malley grew up in the Beverly neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. He is number 10 of 11 children. His father Thomas Aloysius O'Malley and his mother Mary Frances were married for some 50 years. They were well known in the Beverly area for their bridge game as well as their vast circle of friends. They successfully put all the children through college.Mary passed in 1993 and Tom died in 1996.
O'Malley attended grammar school at Christ the King, high school at Morgan Park, and college at SIU. He discovered his career path in acting in 1980 after a long search and many changed majors.
Filmography
- Shift (2006) .... Marc/Homicidal Maniac
- Black Days (2005) .... Mr. Holbert
- Bad Meat (2003) .... Kooky Scientist
- The Widower (2001) .... Toby
- Return to MeReturn to MeReturn to Me is a romantic movie rated PG. Return to Me was directed by Bonnie Hunt and starred David Duchovny as Bob and Minnie Driver as Grace...
(2000) .... Patrick
External links
Northwestern Indiana Times Article *http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_5d150759-91c6-531d-ba64-3c7f930f47b8.html*