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''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'', a spin-off of ''NCIS'', follows a team of highly trained federal agents working in undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS. The series was introduced during a two-part episode of ''NCIS'', named ''[[List of NCIS episodes#ep135|Legend (Part 1)]]'' and ''[[List of NCIS episodes#ep136|Legend (Part 2)]]''. |
''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'', a spin-off of ''NCIS'', follows a team of highly trained federal agents working in undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS. The series was introduced during a two-part episode of ''NCIS'', named ''[[List of NCIS episodes#ep135|Legend (Part 1)]]'' and ''[[List of NCIS episodes#ep136|Legend (Part 2)]]''. |
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O'Donnell stars as [[List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters#G. Callen|G. Callen]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/ |
O'Donnell stars as [[List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters#G. Callen|G. Callen]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRRRE51Q13620090227 |title=O'Donnell nabs lead role in "NCIS" spin-off |date=2009-02-27 |accessdate=2009-02-27 |work=Reuters |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva}}</ref> an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles. [[CBS]] describes Callen as "a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld."<ref>{{cite web |title=NCIS Los Angeles - CBS.com |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis_los_angeles/about/ |publisher=CBS |accessdate=August 11, 2009}}</ref> |
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In May 2010, CBS confirmed ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' had been renewed for a 22-episode second season.<ref>[http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_entertainment/release?id=25083 CBS announces 2010-2011 primetime schedule]</ref> The show airs Tuesday evenings following ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''. |
In May 2010, CBS confirmed ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' had been renewed for a 22-episode second season.<ref>[http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_entertainment/release?id=25083 CBS announces 2010-2011 primetime schedule]</ref> The show airs Tuesday evenings following ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''. |
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Chris O'Donnell | |
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Born | Christopher Eugene O'Donnell June 26, 1970 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse(s) | Caroline Fentress (m. 1997-present) 5 children |
Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor. He has played Robin in two Batman films, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman, Finn Dandridge in Grey's Anatomy, and more recently, Jack McAuliffe in The Company. O'Donnell currently plays the role of Callen in the NCIS spin-off, NCIS: Los Angeles, which premiered in September 2009.
Early life
O'Donnell, the youngest of seven children (with four sisters and two brothers), was born in Winnetka, Illinois, the son of Julie and William O'Donnell, Sr., a radio manager.[1] O'Donnell is of paternal Irish and maternal German descent;[2][3] he was raised in a devout Roman Catholic family and attended Roman Catholic schools,[4] including Loyola Academy in Willmette, Illinois for high school, graduating in 1988. O'Donnell attended Boston College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing.
O'Donnell began modeling at the age of thirteen and was featured in several commercials.
Career
O'Donnell was discovered when he was cast in a McDonald's commercial, in which he served Michael Jordan. His first television role was an appearance on the series Jack and Mike in 1986. At the age of 17, he was offered a chance to audition for a part in the movie Men Don't Leave, with Jessica Lange, and he won the role. In the early 1990s, O'Donnell was a featured player in many successful movies such as Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), School Ties (1992), and Scent of a Woman (1992) with Al Pacino (receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he lost to Gene Hackman for Unforgiven). He was named one of the 12 Promising New Actors of 1992 in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 44.
After the success of Blue Sky (1994) and Circle of Friends (1995), O'Donnell played Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever. He reportedly was part of a field of candidates that included Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Toby Stephens, and Scott Speedman. Producers narrowed their choices to DiCaprio and O'Donnell. At a comic book convention, they asked a group of 11-year-old boys, the target audience, which actor could win a fistfight. After the boys overwhelmingly declared O'Donnell the winner, he was ultimately given the role. By coincidence, O'Donnell was said to be 20th Century Fox's favorite choice to play Jack Dawson in Titanic, but DiCaprio ended up with the role.
O'Donnell followed with a starring role in 1996's The Chamber, based on the John Grisham novel. He subsequently reprised his role in the Batman sequel, Batman & Robin, in 1997. Although a box office success, the movie was critically panned and O'Donnell himself has called it a low point in his career.[5] He was considered for the lead role in Spider-Man, when the project was in development with James Cameron directing in 1996. Tobey Maguire was ultimately cast.
O'Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years. He was the producers' original choice for the role of James Edwards in Men in Black (1997), but, after he turned it down, the role went to Will Smith.[6] The Robert Altman film Cookie's Fortune, The Bachelor (1999) and Vertical Limit (2000) were only moderately successful. Following Vertical Limit, a four-year hiatus led some to believe Batman & Robin had damaged his career. However, he came back in 2004 with the widely praised Kinsey. O'Donnell also appeared in the 2004 episode of Two and a Half Men entitled "An Old Flame With A New Wick." He played Charlie Sheen's former girlfriend, Jill, who had a sex change and resurfaced in Charlie's life as Bill.
O'Donnell took a lead role in the Fox Network television series Head Cases in 2005. The show was the first show of the fall 2005 season to be canceled, and only two episodes were aired. He was subsequently cast as veterinarian Finn Dandridge on the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy.
He figured prominently in the TNT miniseries The Company (which incidentally, also featured former Bruce Wayne/Batman actor Michael Keaton, who didn't co-star with O'Donnell in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin) as fictional CIA case officer Jack McAuliffe, in a performance that subtly portrayed his character's progression from spoon-fed Yale elitist to jaded, post-Cold War cynic. Film projects for 2008 included Kit Kittredge: An American Girl and Max Payne.
In 2010, O'Donnell appeared in the sequel to the 2001 movie Cats & Dogs, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles, a spin-off of NCIS, follows a team of highly trained federal agents working in undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS. The series was introduced during a two-part episode of NCIS, named Legend (Part 1) and Legend (Part 2).
O'Donnell stars as G. Callen,[7] an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects Team stationed in Los Angeles. CBS describes Callen as "a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld."[8]
In May 2010, CBS confirmed NCIS: Los Angeles had been renewed for a 22-episode second season.[9] The show airs Tuesday evenings following NCIS.
Personal life
In 1996, O’Donnell proposed to girlfriend Caroline Fentress. He met her while in college; they married in 1997.
The couple have five children - three sons and two daughters: Lily Anne O'Donnell (b. September 6, 1999), Christopher "Chip" Eugene O'Donnell Jr. (b. October 24, 2000), Charles McHugh O'Donnell (b. July 11, 2003), Finley O'Donnell (b. March 24, 2006), and Maeve Frances O'Donnell (b. December 10, 2007).[10]
O'Donnell is an avid golfer. He participated in a golf outing to help raise money for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, for which they raised $500,000 in the year 2000.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Jack and Mike | Evan | TV series - 1 episode |
1990 | Men Don't Leave | Chris Macauley | |
1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Buddy Threadgoode | |
1992 | School Ties | Chris Reece | |
Scent of a Woman | Charlie Simms | nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, | |
1993 | The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | |
1994 | Blue Sky | Glenn Johnson | |
1995 | Circle of Friends | Jack Foley | |
Mad Love | Matt Leland | ||
Batman Forever | Robin/Richard "Dick" Grayson | ||
1996 | The Chamber | Adam Hall | |
In Love and War | Ernest 'Ernie' Hemingway | ||
1997 | Batman & Robin | Robin/Richard "Dick" Grayson | |
1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Jason Brown | |
The Bachelor | Jimmie Shannon | ||
2000 | Vertical Limit | Peter Garrett | |
2002 | 29 Palms | The Hitman | |
2003 | The Practice | Brad Stanfield | TV series - 4 episodes |
2004 | Kinsey | Wardell Pomeroy | |
Two And A Half Men | Jill/Bill | TV series - 1 episode | |
2005 | The Sisters | David Turzin | |
Head Cases | Jason Payne | TV series - 2 episodes | |
2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Finn "McVet" Dandridge | TV series - 9 episodes |
The Company | Jack McAuliffe | TV miniseries | |
2008 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Mr. Kittredge | |
Max Payne | Jason Colvin | ||
2009 | NCIS | G. Callen | Episode: "Legend (Parts 1 & 2)" |
2009–present | NCIS: Los Angeles | TV series - all episodes starring alongside LL Cool J and Daniela Ruah | |
2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Shane | |
A Little Help | Bob |
References
- ^ Chris O'Donnell Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ "Express-News Archives : MySA.com".
- ^ "Actor's roles range from the birds & the bees to just a bird -- Robin.(Originated from The Virginian-Pilot)". Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. April 13, 1995.
- ^ Chris O'Donnell's Personal High : Rolling Stone
- ^ http://www.theinsider.com/news/3363538_Chris_O_Donnell_Agrees_with_George_Clooney_Batman_Robin_Didn_t_Turn_Out_Well
- ^ "Trivia for Men in Black". at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2009-02-27). "O'Donnell nabs lead role in "NCIS" spin-off". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ "NCIS Los Angeles - CBS.com". CBS. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ^ CBS announces 2010-2011 primetime schedule
- ^ Chris O'Donnell and Wife Have Fifth Baby - Babies, Chris O'Donnell : People.com