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he says. "I don't want to spoil it, but
James Gandolfini and a bunch of
other 'huge' people are in it," says the
actor, who struggles with his weight.
He has a meatier role in The
Medicine Show, a romantic comedy in
which he plays the best friend of
Jonathan Silverman. Shot last year on
a very low budget, it received the
Spirit of the Independent Award at
the Fort Lauderdale International
Film Festival and will be shown on
Showtime later this year.
Its story follows Silverman's charac-
ter, who is hospital-
ized with prostate
Flying Blind, Baywatch
cancer and falls in
and Murphy Brown fol-
love with a leukemia
lowed, as did a failed
patient played by
pilot called Veronica's
Natasha Gregson
Video with Corbin
Wagner. Any similari-
Bernsen.
ty to his Felicity story
But Felicity has pro-
line is coincidental,
vided Grunberg with
says Grunberg,
his richest showcase,
explaining that writer-
including a story arc in
director Wendell
which Sean dealt with
Morris (Pinky 6- the
cancer, his religion and
Brain) conceived it
an interfaith relation-
based on his own
ship.
experiences.
"To go through a
"It was really a
life-altering experience
labor of love, because
like my character did
of Wendell's situation, for everyone,"
with testicular cancer and then turn
Grunberg says.
to your religion, that was wonderful,
The actor, who guest-starred in sev-
and I got a great response from it," he
eral episodes of NYPD
says.
Blue last year and
As the end for the col-
Grunberg's lifelong
appeared in films like The
lege-set series approaches,
Pallbearer, The Muse and
Grunberg is "sad because I friend Jeffrey "1.1"."
Abrams, pictured, is
Hollow Man, acknowl-
love everybody I work
the creator • of both
edges that he's "been in
with there. But I think it's
`Alias" and "Felicity":
movies with some great
an appropriate way to go
"I've
known
him
since
people."
out after four years," says
kindergarten," says
He cites Muse
Grunberg, alluding to the
Grunberg.
star/director Albert
finale's college graduation
Brooks as one of them. In
and a fantasy story ele-
the future, he'd like to be
ment borrowed from
able to add Tom Hanks and Woody
Groundhog Day.
"It's going to be great," he promises, Allen to that list.
His other priority is his family: wife
adding, "I'm sure it will be sentimen-
Elizabeth
and sons Jacob, 5 1/2, and
as
well
as
the
viewers
tal for the cast
Benjamin, 2 1/2. "Soon they'll go to
when it all ends."
Hebrew school," says Grunberg, who
In the meantime, Grunberg may
was raised in the Reform tradition.
have another role to pair up with his
He remains close with his brother
return to Alias in September. He has
Bradley, who played his brother on
shot the pilot for a sitcom in which
Felicity, and shares his Austin Powers
he'd play the best friend of Jason
cameo.
Bateman. It will air on NBC this fall
"He encouraged and helped me,"
— if it's picked up.
says Grunberg appreciatively. "Now
I'm helping him a little bit."

But Grunberg's older brother, Bradley,
encouraged him to give acting a try.
"[Brad] was doing commercials,
standup comedy and warming up sit-
com audiences to make a living,"
Grunberg explains, and when two
warm-up jobs would come in on the
same night, "he'd give me one.
"I did commercials, and that led to
acting. My first paying-job was a com-
puter learning center commercial," he
recalls, still amazed that he was hired
despite arriving two hours late.
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