Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor
and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in
Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s
children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles
later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike
O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes,
Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006. He was nominated for
an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series
Glee.O'Malley has also guest-starred in series including My Name Is
Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation, and has
appeared in films including 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat,
Pray, Love, R.I.P.D., Concussion and Sully.O'Malley is a published
playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting
Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for
Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film
Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama
Shameless.
and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in
Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s
children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles
later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike
O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes,
Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006. He was nominated for
an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series
Glee.O'Malley has also guest-starred in series including My Name Is
Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation, and has
appeared in films including 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat,
Pray, Love, R.I.P.D., Concussion and Sully.O'Malley is a published
playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting
Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for
Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film
Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama
Shameless.
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