Eric McCormack: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me

August 2024 · 2 minute read

Eric McCormack stars in TNT's crime drama Perception, which airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. The Will & Grace alum, 51, tells Us Weekly 25 things you might not know about him.

1.
I'm happiest when I'm riding my scooter…

2. …especially if it's in Vancouver [British Columbia] in July.

3. I've always wanted to play Che in Evita.

4. My family and I have rescued a total of four dogs and two cats.

5. I was a terrible waiter.

6. My first job was at Baskin-Robbins. I made store manager at 16.

7. I could probably eat sushi every day.

8. I stole a lot from Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws to play Dr. Pierce on Perception.

9. I was born on the exact same day as Conan O'Brien.

10. My all-time favorite film is Annie Hall.

11. And I do a pretty mean Woody Allen impression.

12. I'm still mad at Josh Charles for dying on The Good Wife.

13. I met my wife [Janet Leigh Holden] 20 years ago on Lonesome Dove.

14. I knew I wanted to be an actor in first grade.

15. I'm not afraid to mix any and every breakfast cereal.

16. I make the best grilled cheese sandwich you'll (n)ever have.

17. I have almost no athletic skills, but I can probably kick your ass on the pool table.

18.  I always cry at the end of the book Of Mice and Men. The movie doesn't matter.

19. I'm Canadian, but I don't really care about hockey—about which I feel guilty.

20. I spent five years with the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Canada.

21. I wish my folks had lived to see what an amazing kid [Finnigan, 12] I have.

22. At 5, I was deeply in love with Elizabeth Montgomery from Bewitched.

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23. I believe if everyone had a karaoke machine the world would be a better place.

24. I can't stand anything sticky. Syrup on pancakes, yes. On my hands? God, no.

25. Whenever Will & Grace is on, I'll watch it.

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