Eric McCormack

Eric James McCormack is a CanadianAmerican actor, musician, and writer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in high school plays. He left Ryerson University in 1985 to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions.

McCormack was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Doris , a homemaker, and Keith McCormack, an oil company financial analyst. He is the oldest of three siblings. McCormack has Scottish ancestry. McCormack states while he was growing up, he was shy and did not play sports. McCormack attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School in Scarborough, Ontario. There, he enrolled in theatre and performed in high school productions of Godspell and Pippin, and decided to pursue a career in acting. McCormack recalls after performing in Godspell, his feelings towards becoming an actor solidified. ...I remember after the first performance of that160... I knew where to fit in. That was the beginning of my life as an actor. It changed me in that the concept of any other options disappeared. From that moment there was no question. I knew exactly what I was going to do. Im lucky that way. He admits that he never felt cool growing up. I was a bit of an outsider, but I discovered theat

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