Grant Shaud

Actor

Birthday October 17, 1961

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Evanston, Illinois, U.S.

Age 63 years old

Nationality United States

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1960

Edward Grant Shaud III (born October 17, 1960) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character of Miles Silverberg on the television sitcom Murphy Brown.

He's also had notable roles in the films The Distinguished Gentleman and Antz, among other voice performances in The Wild Thornberrys, Godzilla: The Series and Batman: The Animated Series.

Edward Grant Shaud III was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anna Barbara (née Dougherty) and Edward Shaud Jr. His family is Irish Catholic.

1979

He attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1979.

1983

In 1983, he graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

1984

In 1984, Shaud moved to New York City to begin working in theater.

His first acting role in television was as a guest character named Jack on Kate & Allie, who was a college student and director on a local cable channel.

1988

In 1988, he began as Miles Silverberg on Murphy Brown.

He lived with co-star Jane Leeves before and during her guest stint on the show, in which she concurrently played his girlfriend.

1996

He left in 1996 to pursue other projects, with his producer role on the show taken by Lily Tomlin.

2018

On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Shaud would return to a revival series of Murphy Brown with former co-stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford and Joe Regalbuto.

In recent years, Shaud has done some voiceover work in animation, most notably the television series Batman: The Animated Series.

He had a guest role on The Drew Carey Show as a character named Jack, who believed himself to be the devil.

He also played Alex Rosetti on the sitcom Madigan Men, starring Gabriel Byrne.