Noah Wyle(Dr. John Carter)For his role as Dr. John Carter on "ER," Noah Wyle has received five Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series.

Though the Dr. Carter that viewers first met was inexperienced and often overwhelmed by the furious pace in the ER, Wyle reflects that the character's development mirrors his own acting career: "When the series first started, I was extremely nervous and bumbling and I was playing a character who was nervous and bumbling," Wyle explains. "The second and third years, I got far more comfortable on the set. Now the character has matured and caught up to me and we're sort of going through the same life issues. I would be his patient today."

Wyle, one of six brothers and sisters, was born and raised in Hollywood, California. He developed a genuine interest in acting after his junior year in high school, when he participated in a theater arts program at Northwestern University. After graduation from high school, he found a seedy apartment on Hollywood Boulevard and began studying with acting teacher Larry Moss.

Wyle scored his first professional role in the NBC miniseries "Blind Faith" and followed that with his first feature film, "Crooked Hearts," in which he played a son in a dysfunctional family. In 1990 he worked in another feature, "There Goes My Baby."

After appearing in several local plays in Los Angeles, he was cast in the box-office hit "A Few Good Men." He also appeared in the feature "Swing Kids" as a leader in the Hitler Youth and in "The Myth of Fingerprints" with Roy Scheider and Blythe Danner. Wyle starred as Steve Jobs in the cable movie "The Pirates of Silicon Valley" and as the President's interpreter in last year's live production of "Fail Safe."

Wyle is the artistic producer of his own Los Angeles theater company, the Blank Theater Company, which stages an annual young playwrights festival. He also recently acquired Second Stage Theater in Hollywood, where the company has mounted numerous successful productions.

Wyle devotes much of his free time to the international non-profit organization Doctors of the World. He enjoys basketball, traveling, photography and going to the movies. He lives in Los Angeles, and his birthday is June 4.

Sherry has created an unforgettable impression as one of TV's favorite Moms. Her unflappable attitude and deadpan delivery are an inspiration.

Born: 1945

Other TV and Movie Appearances: "My Favorite Martian," "Hairspray" (directed by John Waters)