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Noah Wyle
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- #001
Noah Wyle's least favorite scene on ER (1994) was performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a dog; his all-time favorite was reading books to legendary actor and acting coach Sanford Meisner in a dark room.
- #002
He took the stage and gave a speech in character as Apple Computer interim CEO Steve Jobs at the MacWorld computer expo. Jobs invited Wyle to do the prank after seeing him in Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999).
- #003
He graduated from Thacher School in Ojai, California (1989) and later attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he studied theater and graduated (1993).
- #004
After roughly eleven years on the series, he announced that he would leave ER (1994) at the end of the eleventh season, both to make room for a new generation and to spend time with his immediate family.
- #005
In a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he admitted that in late 2002, during the show's ninth season — particularly after the birth of his first son, Owen — he realized he was worn down and becoming less excited by his lead role on ER (1994) and wanted to spend more time with his growing family. As a result, his workload was reduced in Season 10, and he and the show's producers agreed that Season 11 would normally be his final season (though Wyle returned as a guest star in Seasons 12 and 15).
- #006
He bought Bo Derek's ranch in California's Santa Ynez Valley.
- #007
He has three children; with his former wife, makeup artist Warbin Wyle Tracy, his son Owen Strausser was born on November 9, 2002, and his daughter Auden was born on October 15, 2005. His third child, daughter Frances Harper, was born on June 22, 2015, with his wife Sara Wyle. He and Tracy share joint custody of Owen and Auden.
- #008
He collects baseball cards, antiques and all kinds of ornaments related to the biblical Noah's Ark.
- #009
He skipped school at age 14 to audition for Miloš Forman's film Valmont (1989). Although he could ride horses and fence, at that time he had only acted in school productions. His headshot/resume was a photo from "Our Town" with other school roles listed on the back. Needless to say, he did not get the part.
- #010
He has two tattoos; on his left wrist is an "O" referring to his son Owen, and above it is his daughter's name, Auden.
- #011
His surname is pronounced "why-lee."
- #012
He is the Artistic Director of The Blank Theatre Company in Los Angeles, California.
- #013
In late October 2009, he separated from his wife, Warbin Wyle Tracy.
- #014
He announced his engagement to actress Sara Wyle.
- #015
He is Kathryn Grody's godson.
- #016
He announced his engagement to makeup artist Warbin Wyle Tracy.
- #017
On April 9, 2026, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6164 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- #018
He was included in Time magazine's Time 100 list of the world's 100 most influential people, where he paid tribute to Star Trek veteran and director LeVar Burton.
- #019
He does not do folk dancing.
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