William H. Macy Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	William Hall Macy Jr
Nickname	Bill, Willie
Profession	Actor, Writer, Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 175 cm in meters - 1.75 m in feet inches - 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms - 75 kg in Pounds - 165 lbs
Eye Color	Green
Hair Color	Blonde
Personal Life
Date of Birth	March 13, 1950
Age (as in 2017)	67 Years
Birth Place	Miami, Florida, United States
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	Los Angeles, California Vermont
School	Allegany High School, Cumberland, Maryland
College/University	Bethany College, West Virginia
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Film- Foolin' Around (1980) TV- The Awakening Land (1978)
Family	Father- William Hall Macy, Sr Mother- Lois Overstreet Brother- Fred Merrill Sister- None
Religion	Lutheran
Ethnicity/Race	White-American
Address (FanMail)	William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 9601 Wilshire Blvd. 3rd Floor Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5213 USA
Hobbies	Spending time with Family, Acting, Woodturning
Favorite Things
Favorite Movie(s)	Chinatown (1974), Dr Strangelove Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964), Being There (1979), The Godfather (1972), Rushmore (1998)
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriend/Affair	Megan Mullally, American Actress
Wives/Spouses	Carla Santos Shamberg (m. 1980–div. 1985) Felicity Huffman (m. 1997-present)
Marriage Date	September 6, 1997
Children	Son- William H Macy III Daughters- Sofia Grace Macy, Georgia Grace Macy
Style Quotient
Assets	Colorado house ($4.25 million)
Money Factor
Salary/Fees	$350,000/episode
Net Worth (approx.)	$22 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About William H. Macy

Does William H. Macy smoke?: Yes

Does William H. Macy drink alcohol?: Yes

Before getting inclined towards acting, he studied Veterinary medicine.

He used to work as a bartender in Chicago to pay his rents.

He, along with David Mamet and writer Steven Schachter, founded St. Nicholas Theater in Chicago.

William once worked as a voice-over artist in the Secret deodorant commercial, and has voiced the tagline, “Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman.”

In 1985, he started the Atlantic Theater Company with Mamet, and he directed a plethora of the company’s productions, which included Mamet’s Radio: An Evening of Sketches, and Anton Chekov’s Three Sisters.

In 1996, Macy left a remarkable performance in Fargo, which became a start of his career in many more high-profile films. Here’s a glimpse of his fantastic acting skills from Fargo:

Macy and Felicity Huffman dated each other for 15 years, and finally on September 6, 1997, the couple tied the knot.

He was nominated for nine Emmy Awards and has won two out of them.

Macy won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie in 2003.

He has worked as a voice artist in some animated projects. Some of them are Doogal (2006), The Tale of Despereaux (2008) and the PBS Curious George series.

In 2005, both Macy and wife Felicity received Emmy Award nominations.

From 2011 onwards, he is starring in an American comedy series “Shameless” as a drunken, dysfunctional dad of six kids.

Macy received an Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his TV series, “Shameless” at Screen Actors Guild Awards.

In 2016, for outstanding performance in his ongoing show, Shameless, he was honored with Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series at 23rd Screen Actors Guild Award.

Macy owns a classy home in Vermont where he invariably enjoys Woodturning, a craft of using the wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical.

In April 2015, he was featured on the cover as well as in an article of the specialist magazine titled “Fine Woodworking,” issue of American Woodturner (publication of American Association of Woodturners).

He was first chosen for the voice of Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003), but later the role went to Albert Brooks.

Macy loves playing instrument Ukulele, and he showed this unique talent of his’ on Oprah’s Talkshow.

He is a national ambassador for the United Cerebral Palsy Association.

Macy is an avid dog lover and owns a Bernese Mountain Dog that was bought from Grass Valley.

He is titled as a very cooperative and understanding person by media, as recently, when Emmy Rossum threatened to leave Shameless because she wanted equal pay as of Macy, at that time, instead of getting aggressive, Macy defended Rossum by saying, “It’s just sort of obvious. Emmy is in most of the scenes, she works harder than anybody else, she’s a brilliant actress. She’s the glue of the cast.”