- Born
- Birth nameCraig Philip Bierko
- Height6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
- Craig Bierko was born on August 18, 1964 in Rye Brook, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Scary Movie 4 (2006).
- ParentsPat BierkoRex Bierko
- Was originally cast as Chandler in Friends (1994) but turned down the role and was replaced by Matthew Perry.
- Gained a good deal of muscle and bulk to play boxer Max Baer in Cinderella Man (2005).
- He played traveling salesman Professor Harold Hill in the Broadway revival of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man," which opened on April 27, 2000. He was later nominated for a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical later that year.
- Given title "Sexiest Broadway Star" by People Magazine.
- Renny Harlin credits Bierko with suggesting Santana's cover of the Zombies' "She's Not There" for the movie The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996).
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