The Stars:

Of course, no ER page would be complete without talking about the stars. Here are some things you might not have known about them:


Anthony Edwards:

*Was born in Santa Barbara,California
* His full name is: Anthony Peter Planck Edwards
* Is married to Jeanine Lobell.
* Has three children: son Bailey, and daughters Esme, and Wallis
* Went to school with and was a good friend of actor Eric Stolz.
* Studied ballet as a teenager along with Eric Stolz, so they could meet girls
* Graduated from University of Southern California with a BA in drama
*Attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, CA.
* Is an honorary board member of Access Theatre
* Is the youngest of five children of an artist and an architect.
* His ER salary for 1999-2002 is $35,000,000
* His grandfather designed Walt Disney Studios in the 1930s.
* Both he and Noah Wyle have wives who are make-up artists.
* He is 6'2"
* Born July 19, 1962


Sherry Stringfield:

* Was born in Colorado Springs but grew up in Spring, Texas.
* Is the oldest of three children.
* Graduated from Klein High School in Klein, Texas.
* She is remembered there for "streaking" the Nation Honor Society induction meeting.
* Attended the Acting Conservatory of the State New York.
* She roomed with Parker Posey in college.
* Graduated 1989 with a B.F.A.
* Has been married to Larry Joseph since 1998.
* Has a daughter, Phoebe, who was born in March 2001
* Taught acting at the State University of New York.
* Enjoys skiing, riding motorcycle, reading and traveling.
* She once said that she would never return to ER.
* Both she and Julianna Marguiles are left handed.
* Is lactose intolerant.
* Born June 24, 1967


Noah Wyle:

* Born in Hollywood, CA.
* His full name is Noah Strausser Speer Wyle
* Is one of six children of an electrical engineer and an orthopedic head nurse.
* His acting teacher was Larry Moss.
* Once lived in a small apartment on Hollywood Boulevard.
* His parents divorced when he was young.
* His mother remarried, to film restorationist James C. Katz.
* Went to Thatcher School in Ojai, CA.
* He got into a fistfight over a girl in high school.
* Is married to Tracy Warbin, who he met on the set of his movie, The Myth of Fingerprints.
* Is the Artistic Director of The Blank Theatre Company.
* His left ear is pierced.
* He collects baseball cards, antiques and anything pertaining to Noah's Ark.
* Bought Bo Derek's ranch in ranch in SanYsidro, California.
* His least favorite scene on ER was performing CPR on a dog.
* His favorite scene was with legendary actor Sanford Meisner, in "Sleepless in Chicago".
* Went on stage and gave a speech at MacWorld computer trade show posing as Apple Computer interim chief Steve Jobs. Jobs invited him to do so as a joke after Wyle portrayed him in "Pirates of Silicon Valley".
* Both he and Anthony Edwards have wives who are make-up artists.
* He is 6'1"
* Born June 4, 1971
* His wife Tracy had their first child, Owen Strausser Wyle, on November 9th, 2002.


Laura Innes:

* Born in Pontiac, Michigan.
* Her full name is Lauren Innes.
* Is the youngest of six children to a tool and company executive and a homemaker.
* Her father, Robert died in 1995.
* Graduated from Northwestern University in 1980, majoring in theater.
* She originally tried out for the part of Diane Leeds
* Is married to David Brisbin, who has a recurring role on ER as Dr. Babcock.
* Has a son, Cal, who was born in 1990.
* At age 1, she swallowed an acorn shell which required three tracheotomies.
* In 1987, her appendix burst just days after meeting her present husband, David Brisbin. David stayed with her during her hospitalization, which led to their marriage.
* In 1990, she had a three month hospital stay when her son was born three months premature, weighing only 3 pounds, four ounces.
* Born August 16, 1956


Alex Kingston:

* Born in London, England.
* Her full name is Alexandra Kingston
* Daughter of a butcher and a housewife.
* Speaks fluent German.
* Attended RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), where she met her first husband, Ralph Fiennes.
* Divorced from first husband, Ralph Fiennes, because he cheated on her.
* Is a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
* Her husband, Florian Haertel, is a German freelance journalist.
* Has a daughter Salome Violetta, who was born in March 2001.
* Had to go through in-vitro fertilization in order to conceive her daughter.
* She sang on one of the tracks of the NBC Christmas CD in 2000.
* Her navel is pierced.
* Both she and Erik Palladino have dogs named Daisy.
* Born March 11, 1963


Paul McCrane:

* Born in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
* Has been married to Dana Kellin since 1998.
* His wife is a jewelry designer.
* He has a son, William Thomas, who was born in December of 2001.
* He can sing, and did so in the movie 'Fame'. He even wrote one of the songs - "Is It Okay If I Call You Mine?"
* He is 5'8"
* Born January 19, 1961


Goran Visnjic:

* Was born in Sibenik, Crotia
* His nickname is Sime (pronouced "SHIH-me")
* Is the youngest of two sons of a bus driver and a food market worker.
* Has been married to Ivana Vrdoljak since 1999
* His wife is a sculptor, and is also from Croatia.
* He trained as a paratrooper in the Croatian army at age 18, and volunteered to stay on for an additional three months during the war with Yugoslavia.
* He appeared in Madonna's 1998 music video, "The Power of Goodbye."
* Trained at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb.
* He played Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival each year for six years (1993-2000)
* His hobbies are fencing, swimming, and diving.
* He has a pug named Bugsy.
* He is 6'4"
* Born September 9, 1972


Maura Tierney:

* Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
* Is the daughter of a politician and a real estate agent.
* Was educated by nuns.
* Has been married to Billy Morrisette since 1994
* She attended New York University and Circle in the Square Theatre School.
* Her favorite city is New York.
* She and her husband enjoy traveling across the country. The only states they haven't visited are Kansas and Iowa.
* She has a pug dog named Rose Kennedy.
* ER contacted her for the part of Abby Lockhart - she didn't even audition.
* She was once fired from a Growing Pains guest spot.
* Is the oldest of three children.
* Born Febuary 3, 1965


Michael Michele:

* Born in Evansville, Indiana
* Her full name is Michael Michele Williams.
* She was named after her mother's best friend, another woman named Michael.
* Is the eldest of two daughters to an entrepreneur and a corporate manager.
* She attended Howard Roosa Elementary School.
* In high school, she played volleyball, basketball, and track.
* She filed a sexual harassment suit against EddieMurphy, which was eventually settled out of court.
* She once worked at the Gap to make ends meet.
* Like her character, Cleo Finch, she comes from a mixed racial family - Michael's father is white and her mother is black, while Cleo's mother is white and her father is black.
* She is 5'9"
* Born August 30, 1966


Erik Palladino:

* Born in Yonkers, New York.
* Youngest of three sons born to a heating contractor and a junior high school teacher.
* Wanted to become an actor after seeing Raging Bull when he was twelve.
* Was arrested for assault and given a year probation when he was 17.
* He was in a rock band called "No More Happy Faces" with his brother Chris.
* He graduated from all-boy Catholic Archbishop Stepinac High School.
* He then went to the almost all-female Marymount Manhattan College, majoring in theatre.
* Is living with and dating actress Sarah-Jane Potts.
* Is Italian-Armenian.
* Both he and Alex Kingston have dogs named Daisy.
* He is 6'0"
* Born May 10, 1968


Ming-Na:

* Born in Coloane Island, Macau.
* Her full name is Ming Na Wen.
* Her name means "enlightenment".
* Her mother Lin Chan Wen divorced her father when Ming-Na was only a toddler.
* She has an older brother named Jonathan.
* Lived in Hong Kong while her mother became a nurse.
* After her mother remarried, at age 4, Ming-Na moved with her family to Queens, New York.
* At age nine, she moved with her family to Pittsburgh.
* While trying to fit in at school, she changed her name to Maggie & Doris.
* She was the president of her high school's sci-fi club.
* She attended Mt. Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh PA.
* She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in theater.
* Her mother was not excited about her desire to pursue acting. She wanted her to go into medicine.
* She has been married to screenwriter Eric Michael Zee since 1995.
* She met her husband when she needed a ride to the premiere of her movie, The Joy Luck Club.
* She manages At Last, an Asian boy band along with her husband.
* She can sing and play the guitar.
* She has a daughter, Michaela, who was born in November of 2000.
* She is 5'4".
* Born November 20, 1963


Eriq LaSalle:

* Born in Hartford, Connecticut.
* He is one of four children.
* He studied for two years at Julliard and graduated from New York University graduate theater program with a B.F.A. degree in theater.
* He is skilled in martial arts.
* He wrote, directed, and produced two short films that won awards at the Worldfest Houston Film Competition and the USA Film Festival.
* His salary for ER from 1999-2002 is $27,000,000.
* He changed the spelling of his first name to Eriq, to "be cool".
* He is 6'2"
* Born July 23, 1963


George Clooney:

* Born in Lexington, Kentucky.
* His full name is George Timothy Clooney.
* Son of Nick Clooney, a TV newscaster.
* His aunt is singer/actress Rosemary Clooney, his cousin is Miguel Ferrer, and his uncle is the late Jose Ferrer.
* He attended Northern Kentucky University.
* He tried out for the Cincinnati Reds, but failed to make it in.
* He got into a fist-fight with director David O. Russell on the set of Three Kings.
* He has a pet pig named Max.
* He is terrified of earthquakes.
* Was on a show called E/R.
* He was the best man in Richard Kind's wedding.
* Was married to Talia Balsam from 1989-1992, but they divorced.
* He is 5'11"
* Born May 6, 1961


Julianna Margulies:

* Born in Spring Valley, New York.
* Is the youngest of three daughters of a formerdancer in American Ballet and an advertising writer.
* She attended grade School at Green Meadow School in Spring Valley.
* Until she began high school in New Hampshire at 14, she lived several years with her family in Paris and in England.
* She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a B.A. degree in liberal arts. met her boyfriend Ron Eldard in acting class, not during ER.
* Her father wrote Alka Seltzer's "Plop Plop Fizz Fizz" jingle.
* She was offered a million dollars to be in Anaconda.
* She was offered a role in Face/Off, but she turned it down.
* Has been dating Ron Eldard, since she met him in acting class in 1991
* Her boyfriend, Ron Eldard played Carol Hathaway's boyfriend Shep on the show.
* Both she and Sherry Stringfield are left handed.
* June 8, 1966


Gloria Reuben:

* Born in Toronto Ontario, Canada.
* Is the second youngest of six children.
* Her oldest brother was a Broadway actor.
* She studied music technique and theory, ballet and jazz at the Canadian Royal Conservatory.
* In the 80s, she appeared in a Luvs diaper commercial.
* She sang the Canadian national anthem at the 1998 baseball All Star Game.
* She sang backup for Tina Turner's international tour.
* She appears in the Tina Turner music video, "When The Heartache Is Over".
* She is 5'7 ½"
* Born June 9, 1964


Maria Bello:

* Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
* Her full name is Maria Elana Bello.
* She comes from a Polish and Italian family.
* She went to Villanova University, majoring in political science.
* She intended to be a lawyer, but she caught the acting bug after taking an acting class her senior year of college.
* The producers of ER asked her back after her recurring role, leading to a main cast role.
* She practices Mo Thai lethal kick-boxing.
* She sang in the movie Duets, and is also featured on the soundtrack.
* She is currently dating Dan McDermott, head of DreamWorks TV.
* With her boyfriend Dan McDermott she had a son, Jackson Blue McDermott, in March 2001.
* Born April 18, 1967


Kellie Martin:

* Born in Riverside, California.
* Her full name is Kellie Noelle Martin.
* She is accomplished at both ballet and photography.
* Her younger sister, Heather, died of lupus in 1998.
* She is now the national spokesperson for lupus.
* She has been married to Keith Christian since 1999.
* She attended Yale University before ER, and left the show to return to Yale.
* She would love to work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
* She wrote stories for the Yale Daily News.
* She once dated Joey Lawrence.
* She wanted to leave ER, but wasn't too keen on the idea of Lucy Knight being killed off. She eventually agreed to it.
* She is 5'3 ½"
* Born Octber 16, 1975


Sharif Atkins:

* Was born in Pitsburg, Pennsylvania.
* Was raised in Chicago.
* He went to Northwestern University, where he earned a degree in threatre.
* Worked as a Victoria's Secret Stock boy.
* Born January 29, 1974


Mekhi Phifer:

* Was born in New York, New York.
* He has a twin brother.
* He appeared in Brandy and Monica's music video "The Boy is Mine."
* He is married to actress Malinda Williams.
* He and Malinda have one son, Omi.
* Born December 12, 1975.