ACTOR

Wayne Knight

1955 - Today

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Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wayne Knight has received more than 5,846,700 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Wayne Knight is the 2,185th most popular actor (down from 1,966th in 2019), the 3,522nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,275th in 2019) and the 1,008th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Wayne Knights by language

Over the past year Wayne Knight has had the most page views in the with 812,264 views, followed by German (55,189), and Spanish (39,340). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (265.67%), Irish (92.92%), and Piedmontese (92.05%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wayne Knight ranks 2,185 out of 13,578. Before him are Stephen Baldwin, Henri Vidal, Mickey Hargitay, Vlastimil Brodský, Petr Shelokhonov, and Aaron Paul. After him are Pernell Roberts, Tom Courtenay, Kitten Natividad, James Tien, Alicia Silverstone, and Fan Bingbing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Wayne Knight ranks 156. Before him are Moses Malone, Brian Kobilka, Billy Blanks, Ildikó Enyedi, Sherif Ismail, and John X of Antioch. After him are Charles Martinet, Anthony Horowitz, Udit Narayan, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Steve Jones, and Cyprien Ntaryamira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wayne Knight ranks 3,522 out of 20,380. Before him are Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Andrew Taylor Still (1828), James Forrestal (1892), Aaron Paul (1979), Rufus Wainwright (1973), and John Zerzan (1943). After him are Pernell Roberts (1928), Maria Tallchief (1925), Louis Farrakhan (1933), Jim Simons (1938), Walter Cronkite (1916), and Alicia Silverstone (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wayne Knight ranks 1,008. Before him are Catherine Keener (1959), Walter Koenig (1936), Howard Keel (1919), Timothée Chalamet (1995), Stephen Baldwin (1966), and Aaron Paul (1979). After him are Pernell Roberts (1928), Alicia Silverstone (1976), Irene Dunne (1898), Tony Goldwyn (1960), Richard Beymer (1938), and Paul Gleason (1939).

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Television and Movie Roles

Space Jam
Stan Podolak
Jokes fly as the Tune Squad takes on the Nerdlucks in a hardcourt game to decide if the Looney Tunes remain here... or become attractions at a far-off galactic off-ramp called Moron Mountain. The Nerdlucks have a monstrous secret weapon: they've stolen the skills of top NBA stars like Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing and become Monstars. But that's not all, folks. The Tune Squad’s secret weapon just happens to be the finest player in this or any other universe. He's outta this world. So's the fun.
Nov 15o 19966.83 / 10
Jurassic Park
Nedry
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
Jun 11o 19937.944 / 10
Toy Story 2
Al McWhiggin (voice)
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
Oct 30o 19997.59 / 10