Dan Bucatinsky

About

Dan Bucatinsky () is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his role as James Novak in the Shonda Rhimes drama series Scandal, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2013. In 2014, Bucatinsky starred on NBC’s Marry Me, as well as the revived HBO series The Comeback, which he also executive produced.

Bucatinsky was born in New York City. He is the son of Jewish parents Julio and Myriam. Their families moved from Russia and Poland to Argentina. Bucatinsky went to Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York, where he was friends with Heather Dubrow from Real Housewives of Orange County. He is a graduate of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Bucatinsky was the writer, producer and star of the 2001 romantic comedy All Over the Guy. He has appeared in episodes of many television series, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds, Friends, NYPD Blue, That ’80s Show, Frasier, and Will & Grace, as well as an episode of Grey’s Anatomy (where Bucatinsky also serves as a consulting producer). He executive produced and acted in the 2005 HBO series The Comeback along with his producing…