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Tate Donovan

(1963) Actor United States

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Tate Donovan is an actor from the United States, best known for Hercules.

Quick Facts About Tate Donovan

Born: September 25, 1963
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Hercules
Spouse: Corinne Kingsbury

About Tate Donovan

Tate Buckley Donovan is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is known for portraying Tom Shayes in Damages, and Jimmy Cooper in The O.C. He is also known to be the voice of the title character in the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules, the animated television series of the same name and in a few Kingdom Hearts video games. He starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the 1992 film Love Potion No. 9.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Tate Donovan

When I was growing up, it was so embarrassing to be from Jersey.

Embarrassing

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I was on 'The O.C.' and had a small part, which wasn't very challenging. I was a bit bored, so I started…

Am

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When you first get fame, you're so insecure that you just become a ding dong.

Become

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'Argo' was a great script from day one. I don't think we knew that it was going to be such a success.

Day

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'Fargo' is one of my favorite movies.

Fargo

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I'm a huge David Lindsay-Abaire fan. If I could write, I would want to write like him.

Could

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I have been able to do a lot of great things during my career!

Able

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I was not the pampered baby, no. I'm five years younger, and my parents were actually very strict with me, more strict…

Actually

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Normally, if you do a television show, it's 25 episodes. Your year is kind of shot, you know what I mean?

Episodes

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You just can't help but sort of think that your life and your career are going to go straight up, up, up.

Career

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When you achieve a certain amount of success, you want to be doing something else.

Achieve

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I can't run on treadmills; they drive me nuts.

Drive

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My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to…

About

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A career in showbiz is like a distance run. You have to have patience and pace yourself.

Career

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My brother was a big marathoner. He was a great collegiate runner at Beloit College. He won his conference's races, and he…

Big

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Why do I run? It's the best form of exercise. It's totally the core of being in shape. I really feel so…

About

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Working with the cast of 'Glee' was inspiring. To be around a group of kids who work so hard and love what…

Around

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