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“As much as I loved [Al] Pacino and [Robert] De Niro and wanted to be a dramatic actor, I also grew up on sitcoms.”

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Eric McCormack, born on April 18, 1963, is a Canadian-American actor. He gained widespread popularity for his role as Jack McFarland in the television series 'Will & Grace', which earned him numerous awards. Besides television, he has also appeared in numerous films and stage productions. more

“I grew up on M*A*S*H and All In The Family and Cheers. And then around this time, this would have been '95, '96, I was so into Friends and Mad About You, the idea of being on a sitcom became a very real thing that I wanted. It was not so much a relief. It was really exciting. It's an amazing thing to be in front of an audience.”

Has Beens Ideas Real Wanted Audience Fronts Grew Grew Up Exciting Mad Relief Cheer Real Things Amazing Things Sitcom

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“The thing you realize pretty quickly, though, is that being in front of an audience whose job it is to laugh is a big pressure if the writing is not hilarious.”

Ifs Writing Bigs Jobs Realizing Audience Laughing Fronts Pressure

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“I had a couple of decent laughs on Townies, but for the most part, delivering a joke that you just know is not funny is hard.”

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“[Townies] was a huge cast. It was a bit ungainly, I think with 12 regular characters they had to keep writing for.”

Thinking Writing Character Bits Huge Casts

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