Kyle Maclachlan Biography, Age, Desiree Gruber, Movies, TV Shows,Twin Peaks And Net Worth

Kyle Maclachlan Biography

Kyle MacLachlan is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He is also known for his roles in two of David Lynch’s films: Paul Atreides in Dune (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet (1986). Kyle’s other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in The Hidden (1987), Ray Manzarek in The Doors (1991), Clifford Vandercave in The Flintstones (1994), Zack Carey in Showgirls (1995), and the voice of Riley’s dad in Inside Out (2015).

Kyle has had leading roles in television shows including appearing as Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City (2000–2002), Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives (2006–2012), The Captain in How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014), the Mayor of Portland in Portlandia (2011–2018) and Calvin Zabo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2015).

He has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1990). He was even nominated in the same category in 2017, for playing the role of Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks. He has also been nominated for two Emmy Awards for Twin Peaks.

Kyle Maclachlan Age

Kyle was born on February 22, 1959 in Yalima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima Washington. He is 60 years old as of 2019.

Kyle Maclachlan Family

Kyle was born at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima, Washington.  He is the son to Catherine (née Stone; 1933-1986)who was a public relations director for a school district  and a homemaker who was active in community arts programs and Kent Alan MacLachlan (born McLachlan; 1933-2011),who was a stockbroker and lawyer.

He has Scottish, Cornish, and German ancestry.  Kyle grew up in Yakima. He is the eldest of three children. His  younger brothers, Craig and Kent Jr., live in the Seattle area.  He graduated from Eisenhower High School in Yakima.  When he was 17 his mother left his father.   In 1977 his parents divorced in his senior year of high school.

Kyle Maclachlan Young

Kyle was introduced to stage acting by his mother. At that time his mother was a director of a youth theater program for teenagers that she helped set up in Yakima. From age 9 to 14 his mother sent him to piano lessons when he also began to study classical singing. When Kyle was in high school, he performed in plays and in class musicals, acting in his first play at age 15.

During his senior year,he played the lead role of Brindsley Miller in a production of Peter Shaffer’s one-act play Black Comedy and also performed as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady.  He graduated cum laude with a BFA in drama from the University of Washington in 1982 , as a student of the Professional Actor Training Program.  Initially he planned to major in business and also studied classical voice at UW, before focusing on acting.  In 1985 he moved to Los Angeles after the release of the movie Dune in 1984, where he made his film debut in the starring role.

Kyle Maclachlan Desiree Gruber

Kyle met and began a relationship with publicist Desiree Gruber in 1999. Desiree runs her own public relations agency and she became an executive producer of Project Runway in 2004.  Kyle moved to New York City because he was filming Sex and the City and Gruber was based there. The couple got married on April 20, 2002.  On July 26, 2008 their son, Callum Lyon MacLachlan, was born in Los Angeles. Kyle’s family has residences in Los Angeles and New York.

Kyle Maclachlan Movies

Kyle Maclachlan  Tv Shows

Kyle Maclachlan Twin Peaks | David Lynch Kyle Maclachlan

Kyle played Special Agent Dale Cooper in Lynch’s ABC television series Twin Peaks (1990–91), reprising that role for Lynch’s 1992 prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Lynch commented on those roles in a GQ story about Kyle: “Kyle plays innocents who are interested in the mysteries of life. He’s the person you trust enough to go into a strange world with.”

It was announced that Kyle would return as Special Agent Dale Cooper for the new limited television series Twin Peaks, which debuted on May 21, 2017.

Kyle Maclachlan Dune | Kyle Maclachlan Blue Velvet

Kyle first appeared as Paul Atreides in the film Dune (1984), Lynch’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, which was a flop and met with poor reviews from critics, and as Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet (1986)

Kyle Maclachlan Desperate Housewives

After starring in the short-lived In Justice in 2006, Kyle appeared in Desperate Housewives as the mysterious dentist Orson Hodge.  First  he appeared during the show’s second season, and became a full-time cast member at the start of season three.

Kyle Maclachlan Agents Of Shield

Kyle appeared as prosecutor Josh Perotti in four episodes of The Good Wife in 2013 and 2014 . He appeared in a recurring role on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series as Calvin Zabo / The Doctor in 2014 and 2015 . He voiced the main character’s father in the Pixar animated feature Inside Out in 2015.

Kyle Maclachlan The Doors

Kyle appeared as musician Ray Manzarek in Oliver Stone’s 1991 film The Doors, about the band of the same name. Previously he had turned down Stone’s offer to play Chris in the 1986 movie Platoon, which ultimately went to Charlie Sheen.

Kyle Maclachlan Showgirls

Kyle starred in Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls in 1995. This movie was heavily panned by critics and it collected a record seven Golden Raspberry Awards.  He recalls that when he watched Showgirls for the first time before the premiere, he thought it was “horrible”. But he later realized that the movie was “inadvertently funny” and embraced for its campiness. According to him, although he skipped the movie’s press tour, he had sat through the whole screening, contrary to reports that he walked out.

Kyle Maclachlan Sex And The City

Kyle had a recurring role in the American television series Sex and the City from 2000 to 2002 , portraying Dr. Trey MacDougal, the one-time husband of Charlotte York (Kristin Davis).

Kyle Maclachlan How I Met Your Mother

He also guest starred as “The Captain” in season 6, 8 and 9 of How I Met Your Mother starting in 2010 and with a final appearance in 2014.

Kyle Maclachlan Wine

Kyle a dedicated wine lover, is partners with vintner Eric Dunham in Pursued by Bear, a label of Dunham Cellars in Walla Walla, Washington that started in 2005. The name, which was suggested over dinner by Fred Savage, comes from a stage direction (“Exit, pursued by a bear”) in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale.  It is regarded as one of Washington’s highest rated wine labels.

Kyle Maclachlan Portlandia

He started playing his current role as the Mayor of Portland, Oregon, in the IFC comedy Portlandia in 2011.  He was cast as a guest star in The Good Wife, after the end of the short-lived 2012 series Made in Jersey where he starred as lawyer Donovan Stark.

Kyle Maclachlan Net Worth

Kyle has an estimated net worth of $3 million. He generated his net worth by appearing in a string of cult movies and sitcoms.

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