Dan Bucatinsky Wiki Biography
Dan Bucatinsky (born September 22, 1965) is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his role as James Novak in the Shonda Rhimes drama series Scandal, for which he won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2013. As of 2014, Bucatinsky regularly appears on NBC’s Marry Me, as well as the recently revived HBO series The Comeback, which he also executive produces.
| Full Name | Dan Bucatinsky |
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 22, 1965 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Profession | Writer, Producer, Actor |
| Education | Vassar College |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Don Roos |
| Children | Jonah Bucatinsky, Eliza Bucatinsky |
| Parents | Myriam Bucatinsky, Julio Bucatinsky |
| http://www.facebook.com/DanBucatinsky | |
| http://www.twitter.com/danbucatinsky | |
| Google+ | http://plus.google.com/115756224716286113099 |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0117857 |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs |
| Movies | When Do We Eat?, Under the Tuscan Sun, All Over the Guy, The Opposite of Sex, Directed by Alan Smithee |
| TV Shows | Scandal, Web Therapy, Carry Me |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Business/Producing partner of Lisa Kudrow. |
| 2 | Two children with husband Don Roos, one girl named Eliza, and one boy named Jonah. |
| 3 | Life partner/husband of screenwriter, director, producer Don Roos. |
| 4 | Speaks fluent Spanish and French. |
| 5 | Graduate of Vassar. |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Show & Tell | TV Movie executive producer announced | ||
| It Got Better | 2014-2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer – 18 episodes | |
| Web Therapy | 2016 | TV Series consulting executive producer – 18 episodes | |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2010-2016 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 60 episodes | |
| Shitty Boyfriends | 2015 | TV Series executive producer – 8 episodes | |
| Web Therapy | 2011-2015 | TV Series executive producer – 44 episodes | |
| The Comeback | 2005-2014 | TV Series executive producer – 21 episodes | |
| Web Therapy | 2008-2014 | TV Series executive producer – 130 episodes | |
| Grey’s Anatomy | 2012-2014 | TV Series consulting producer – 48 episodes | |
| The Other Woman | 2009 | executive producer | |
| Lipstick Jungle | TV Series co-executive producer – 13 episodes, 2008 – 2009 consulting producer – 6 episodes, 2008 | ||
| Me and Everyone Else | 2008 | TV Movie producer | |
| The Commuters | 2005 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Deal | 2005 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| My Life, Inc. | 2004 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Call Waiting | 2004 | producer | |
| Beck and Call | 2004 | TV Short executive producer | |
| Picking Up & Dropping Off | 2003 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| All Over the Guy | 2001 | producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Show & Tell | TV Movie announced | ||
| Web Therapy | 2016 | TV Series creator – 18 episodes | |
| Web Therapy | TV Series creator – 32 episodes, 2011 – 2013 story – 32 episodes, 2011 – 2013 created by – 12 episodes, 2014 – 2015 story by – 12 episodes, 2014 – 2015 | ||
| Web Therapy | TV Series creator – 130 episodes, 2008 – 2014 story – 84 episodes, 2009 – 2013 story by – 33 episodes, 2014 | ||
| Grey’s Anatomy | 2013 | TV Series written by – 1 episode | |
| Lipstick Jungle | 2008 | TV Series written by – 3 episodes | |
| The Commuters | 2005 | TV Movie | |
| Call Waiting | 2004 | uncredited | |
| All Over the Guy | 2001 | ||
| Cybill | 1997 | TV Series story by – 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24: Legacy | 2017 | TV Series announced | Andy |
| Superstore | 2016 | TV Series | Steve |
| The Hotwives of Las Vegas | 2015 | TV Series | Maxwell Octavius |
| Marry Me | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Kevin 2 |
| Scandal | 2012-2015 | TV Series | James Novak |
| Web Therapy | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Jerome Sokoloff |
| The Comeback | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Billy Stanton |
| Web Therapy | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Jerome Sokoloff |
| In Plain Sight | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Fred Zeitlin |
| Gaysharktank.com | 2010 | Short | |
| Grey’s Anatomy | 2010 | TV Series | Jeffrey |
| CSI: Miami | 2008 | TV Series | Oscar Serino |
| Dirt | 2008 | TV Series | Dillon Frawley |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | 2007 | TV Series | Man on the cell phone |
| Weeds | 2006 | TV Series | Max |
| When Do We Eat? | 2005 | High Strung Client | |
| All Grown Up! | 2004 | TV Series | TV Doctor / Body Cast Man |
| Under the Tuscan Sun | 2003 | Tour Member Rodney | |
| I Love Your Work | 2003 | The Director | |
| Friends | 2002 | TV Series | the Waiter |
| MDs | 2002 | TV Series | Kurt |
| NYPD Blue | 2002 | TV Series | PAA David ‘Dave’ Moore |
| That ’80s Show | 2002 | TV Series | Rick |
| Frasier | 2002 | TV Series | Jewelry Clerk |
| Rocket Power | 2001 | TV Series | Sportscaster |
| The Sky Is Falling | 2001 | Lab Technician | |
| All Over the Guy | 2001 | Eli Wyckoff | |
| M.Y.O.B. | 2000 | TV Series | Reuben |
| Will & Grace | 2000 | TV Series | Neil |
| The Wild Thornberrys | 2000 | TV Series | Ramon |
| Chicago Hope | 1998 | TV Series | Politico Man |
| The Pretender | 1998 | TV Series | Emery |
| Maggie | 1998 | TV Series | Mr. Sampson |
| Cybill | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Troy / Casting Director |
| Significant Others | 1998 | TV Series | Josh |
| The Opposite of Sex | 1998 | Timothy | |
| Fame L.A. | 1997 | TV Series | Drew Douglas |
| Jenny | 1997 | TV Series | Carl |
| High Incident | 1997 | TV Series | Bootz Brotman |
| Night Stand | 1997 | TV Series | Sam |
| Party of Five | 1996 | TV Series | Check Out Guy |
| Another Midnight Run | 1994 | TV Movie | Bellhop |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| It Got Better | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Web Therapy | 2011-2012 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| Web Therapy | 2010 | TV Series 2 episodes |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden and Gone | thanks announced | ||
| Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show | 2014 | Documentary very special thanks | |
| Happy Endings | 2005 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – It Got Better |
| Dinner at Tiffani’s | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Home & Family | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself |
| Celebrity Name Game | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The View | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Scandal |
| The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hello Ross! | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Access Hollywood Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| In Bed with Joan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Oprah’s Next Chapter | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself – Winner: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series and Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
| 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself – Winner: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| The 38th Annual Gracie Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2013 New Now Next Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Family Guys? What Sitcoms Say About America Now | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Actor, Writer & Producer |
| 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself – Presenter |
| A Really Intimate Portrait… of a Complete Unknown | 2006 | Short | Himself |
| Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Who Is Alan Smithee? | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Test | 2001 | TV Series | Himself – Panelist |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Lately | 2013 | TV Series | James Novak on ‘Scandal’ |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Scandal (2012) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Guest Actor | Scandal (2012) |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs | Web Therapy (2011) |
| 2012 | Emmy | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences College Television Awards | Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs | Web Therapy (2011) |