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== Personal life ==

In 1993, Kyle met model [[Linda Evangelista]] on a fashion shoot for [[Barney's]] and the two began dating.  Evangelista separated from her husband, Gerard Marie.  The two appeared in further fashion spreads in [[Vogue (magazine)|]] magazine.  Around 1998 or 1999, the two were supposedly engaged.  The couple split up however, when Evangelista met French soccer star [[Fabien Barthez]] and she became pregnant by him.  

MacLachlan later married in 2002.  MacLachlan lives in [[Manhattan]] with his wife, Desiree Gruber, an executive producer of [[Project Runway]], and their son, Callum Lyon MacLachlan, born July 26, 2008, in Los Angeles.

The couple have two small dogs (a [[Jack Russell terrier]] and a [[Yorkshire terrier|Yorkie]]/[[Chihuahua (dog)|]] ) and out of "probably too much affection" have created a website about their dogs^ref as well as a TV series popular on YouTube.^ref^ref 

A dedicated [[Oenophilia|oenophile]], Kyle is partners with vintner Eric Dunham in Pursued by Bear, a winery in Washington's [[Columbia Valley]]. The name, suggested over dinner by [[Fred Savage]], comes from a stage direction ("Exit, pursued by a bear") in [[Shakespeare]]'s [[The Winter's Tale]].^ref

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{{Infobox person
| name = Kyle MacLachlan
| image = Kyle MacLachlan 2011 Shankbone.JPG
| caption = MacLachlan at the 2011 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' party
| birth_name = Kyle Merritt MacLachlan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1959|2|22}} 
| birth_place = [[Yakima, Washington]], U.S.
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1984–present
| spouse = Desiree Gruber (2002–present) (1 child)
| website = {{url|http://www.kylemaclachlan.com}}
}}

'''Kyle Merritt MacLachlan''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|g|l|ɑː|k|l|ə|n|}}; born February 22, 1959) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]]. MacLachlan is best known for his roles in [[cult films]] ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' as Jeffrey Beaumont, ''[[Showgirls]]'' as Zack Carey, as [[Paul Atreides]] in ''[[Dune (film)|Dune]]'', and [[Ray Manzarek]] in the [[Oliver Stone]] film ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]''. His television series roles include [[Orson Hodge]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' from 2006 to 2012, [[Sex and the City characters#Trey MacDougal|Trey MacDougal]] on [[HBO]]'s ''[[Sex and the City]]'', [[Special Agent Dale Cooper]] in ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' and as the mayor of Portland in ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]''.

MacLachlan is a [[Golden Globe Award]]-winning and two-time [[Emmy Award]]-nominated actor.

==Early life==
MacLachlan was born in [[Yakima, Washington]]. His mother was a public relations director and his father was a stockbroker and lawyer.<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Kyle-MacLachlan.html</ref> He is of [[Scotland|Scottish]], [[Cornish people|Cornish]] and [[Germans|German]] descent.<ref>"[http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/apr/06/1 This much I know: Kyle MacLachlan, actor, 49, London]". ''The Observer''. April 6, 2008.</ref> He has two younger brothers named Craig and Kent, both of whom live in the [[Pacific Northwest]]. MacLachlan graduated from [[Eisenhower High School (Yakima, Washington)|Eisenhower High School]] in 1977. He graduated from the [[University of Washington]] in 1982 and, shortly afterward, moved to [[Hollywood]], [[California]] to pursue his career.

==Career==
MacLachlan has worked extensively with [[David Lynch]], with whom he has been friends for many years. He first appeared as [[Paul Atreides]] in the film ''[[Dune (film)|Dune]]'' (1984), Lynch's adaptation of [[Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert's]] [[Dune (novel)|novel]], and as [[Jeffrey Beaumont]] in ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986). Later he played [[Agent Dale Cooper|Special Agent Dale Cooper]] in Lynch's ABC television series ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–1991), reprising that role for Lynch's 1992 prequel ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]''. Lynch commented on those roles in a ''[[GQ]]'' story about MacLachlan: "Kyle plays innocents who are interested in the mysteries of life. He's the person you trust enough to go into a strange world with."<ref>{{fr}} [http://contrechamp.kaywa.com/20061011 Contrechamp.com, Voyages en cinéphilie. ''L'homme sériel'', November 10, 2006.]</ref>

[[File:Kyle MacLachlan.jpg|thumb|left|MacLachlan at the 1991 Emmy Awards.]]In the 1993 film version of [[Franz Kafka]]'s ''[[The Trial (1993 film)|The Trial]]'', MacLachlan played the lead role of the persecuted Josef K. He also had a recurring role in the American television series ''[[Sex and the City]]'', portraying [[Charlotte Goldenblatt#Trey MacDougal|Dr. Trey MacDougal]], the one-time husband of [[Charlotte York]] ([[Kristin Davis]]). He portrayed the spirit of [[Cary Grant]] in ''[[Touch of Pink]]''.<ref name=about>[http://movies.about.com/od/touchofpink/a/touchkm071104.htm About.com, ''Kyle MacLachlan Reflects on "Touch of Pink"'' by Rebecca Murray.]. Retrieved January 29, 2008.</ref> His resemblance to Grant had been previously noted in an episode of ''Twin Peaks''.

In 1995, MacLachlan starred in [[Paul Verhoeven]]'s ''[[Showgirls (film)|Showgirls]]''. The movie was heavily panned by critics<ref>Metacritic, http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/showgirls accessed May 22, 2008</ref> and it collected seven [[Golden Raspberry Awards]] (from a record 13 nominations). MacLachlan himself was deeply embarrassed with his involvement; although some entertainment writers alleged that he walked out of the film's premiere, he personally contradicted these claims with the comment that he "suffered through the whole two hours" of the premiere.<ref name=desert>[http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/EVENTS02/801170374/0/newsfront The Desert Sun. ''Bob Hope Chrysler Classic celebrity Q&A: Actor Kyle MacLachlan'' by Leighton Ginn, January 17, 2008.]</ref>

MacLachlan has appeared in several plays, including John Kolvenbach's ''On an Average Day'' with [[Woody Harrelson]], on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in ''[[The Caretaker]]'' with [[Patrick Stewart]], as well as in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''.
In recent years, MacLachlan continues to play dark or morally ambiguous characters. This included a guest role on ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', in which he played a father who shot and killed a [[Antisocial personality disorder|sociopathic]] child who had murdered his son. MacLachlan later had another guest role on ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' in 2011 as a different character. This time he portrayed the father of a boy who is murdered by his illegitimate half-brother. In the 1990s, MacLachlan was offered by NBC to be one of the lead actors on the then-new soap opera ''[[Passions]]'' as a powerful, wealthy villain and head of a multi-million dollar company, but MacLachlan turned it down.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} MacLachlan also lent his voice to the nefarious media mogul Donald Love in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''.<ref>{{IMDb character|19099|Donald Love}}</ref> After starring in the short-lived ''[[In Justice]]'', MacLachlan has become a regular on ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''. His character, the mysterious dentist [[Orson Hodge]], first appeared during the show's second season, and MacLachlan became a full-time cast member at the start of season three.

On July 7, 2007, MacLachlan was one of the presenters at the [[London]] leg of [[Live Earth]].<ref>[http://xrrf.blogspot.com/2007/07/kyle-maclachlan-introduces-corinne.html Blog: No Rock And Roll Fun, "Kyle MacLachlan introduces Corinne Bailey Rae", Thursday, July 5, 2007.]</ref> MacLachlan appeared in the 2008 movie ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]]''.
In the 2008 [[English language]] [[DVD]] re-release of the cult 2006 [[Norway|Norwegian]] animated film ''[[Free Jimmy]]'', MacLachlan voiced the character of "Marius", a militant [[animal rights]] activist.
After four years of playing Orson Hodge, MacLachlan decided to quit ''Desperate Housewives''. He decided to leave the show because after having children, he found the commute from his home in [[New York City, New York|New York City]] to the ''Desperate Housewives'' set in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] very difficult.<ref name=maclachlan>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/maclachlan-to-quit-desperate-housewives_1106204 MacLachlan to Quit "Desperate Housewives"?], ''ContactMusic.com'', June 11, 2009</ref><ref>[http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/05/19/kyle-maclachlan-leaving-desperate-housewives Exclusive: Kyle MacLachlan to Exit "Desperate Housewives"], ''Entertainment Weekly'', May 19, 2010</ref> However, MacLachlan returned to ''Desperate Housewives'' in season eight, the final season, to make one last appearance as a guest star.
MacLachlan guest starred in season 6 and 8 of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''.<ref>[http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/09/30/kyle-maclachlan-how-i-met-your-mother/ "How I Met Your Mother" Exclusive: Kyle MacLachlan to play (spoiler)!], ''Entertainment Weekly'', September 30, 2010</ref>
MacLachlan plays the Mayor of [[Portland, Oregon]] in the [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]] [[comedy]] ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]''.

==Personal life==
In 1993, Kyle met model [[Linda Evangelista]] on a fashion shoot for [[Barney's]] and the two began dating.  Evangelista separated from her husband, Gerard Marie.  The two appeared in further fashion spreads in ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' magazine.  Around 1998 or 1999, the two were supposedly engaged.  The couple split up however, when Evangelista met French soccer star [[Fabien Barthez]] and she became pregnant by him.

MacLachlan later married in 2002.  MacLachlan lives in [[Manhattan]] with his wife, Desiree Gruber, an executive producer of ''[[Project Runway]]'', and their son, Callum Lyon MacLachlan, born July 26, 2008, in Los Angeles.

The couple have two small dogs (a [[Jack Russell terrier]] and a [[Yorkshire terrier|Yorkie]]/[[Chihuahua (dog)|Chihuahua]] <<link:0>>) and out of "probably too much affection" have created a website about their dogs<ref>http://www.mookieandsam.com/</ref> as well as a TV series popular on YouTube.<ref>{{youtube|lcU_u2EO0L8|Mookie and Sam (EP 1)}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode | series = Showbiz Tonight | network = CNN | date = 2006-01-20 | transcripturl = http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0601/20/sbt.01.html | title = Kyle MacLachlan's New Show}}</ref>

A dedicated [[Oenophilia|oenophile]], Kyle is partners with vintner Eric Dunham in Pursued by Bear, a winery in Washington's [[Columbia Valley]]. The name, suggested over dinner by [[Fred Savage]], comes from a stage direction ("Exit, pursued by a bear") in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''.<ref>http://www.pursuedbybearwine.com</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Dune (film)|Dune]]'' || [[Paul Atreides]] || 
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' || Jeffrey Beaumont || 
|-
| 1987 || ''[[The Hidden (film)|The Hidden]]'' || Lloyd Gallagher || 
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Don't Tell Her It's Me]]''|| Trout || 
|-
| 1991 || ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]''|| [[Ray Manzarek]] || 
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Where the Day Takes You]]'' || Ted || 
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' || [[Dale Cooper|Special Agent Dale Cooper]] || 
|-
| 1993 || ''[[The Trial (1993 film)|The Trial]]'' || Josef K. || 
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Rich in Love]]'' || Billy McQueen || 
|-
| 1994 || ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' || Clifford Vandercave || 
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Against the Wall (1994 film)|Against the Wall]]'' || Michael Smith || 
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Roswell (film)|Roswell]]'' || Maj. Jesse Marcel || Television movie
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Showgirls]]'' || Zack Carey || Nominated—[[Razzie Award for Worst Actor]]
|-
| 1996 || ''Moonshine Highway'' || Jed Muldoon || 
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Windsor Protocol]]'' || Sean Dillon || 
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Trigger Effect]]'' || Matthew || 
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Mad Dog Time]]'' || Jake Parker || 
|-
| 1997 || ''[[One Night Stand (movie)|One Night Stand]]'' || Vernon || 
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Thunder Point]]'' || Sean Dillon || Television movie
|-
| 1998 || ''Route 9'' || Booth Parker || 
|-
| 2000 || ''[[XChange (film)|XChange]]'' || Fisk/Toffler 2 || 
|-
| 2000 || ''The Spring'' || Dennis Conway || Television movie
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Hamlet (2000 movie)|Hamlet]]'' || [[King Claudius|Claudius]] || 
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Timecode (film)|Timecode]]'' || Bunny Drysdale || 
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Me Without You (film)|Me Without You]]'' || Daniel || 
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Miranda (2002 film)|Miranda]]'' || Nailor || 
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Northfork]]'' || Mr. Hope || 
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Touch of Pink]]'' || Spirit of Cary Grant || Nominated—[[Genie Award|Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]'' || Edward Wilde || Television movie Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television]]
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Mysterious Island (2005 film)|Mysterious Island]]'' || Cyrus || Television movie
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Free Jimmy]]'' || Marius || 
|-
| 2007 || ''Live Earth in London'' || Himself || Television movie
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]] || [[Superman|Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman]] || Voice only
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]] || Bill Kerr || Uncredited
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|Mao's Last Dancer]]'' || Charles C. Foster || 
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Smell of Success]]'' || Jimmy St James || 
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1990–1991 || ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' || [[Dale Cooper]] || 30 episodes [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] (1990-91)
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' || Earl Raymond Digs || Episode: "Carrion Death"
|-
| 2000–2002 || ''[[Sex and the City]]'' || Trey MacDougal || 23 episodes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Dr. Brett Morton || Episode: "Conscience"
|-
| 2006 || ''[[In Justice]]'' || David Swain || 13 episodes
|-
| 2006–2012|| ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' || [[Orson Hodge]] || 92 episodes Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] (2007-09)
|-
| 2010–2013 || ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' || The Captain || 6 episodes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Andrew Raines || Episode: "Blood Brothers"
|-
| 2011–2013 || ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'' || Mayor of Portland || 11 episodes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Made in Jersey]]'' || Donovan Stark || 8 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Good Wife]]'' || Josh Perotti || 2 episodes
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{official website|http://www.kylemaclachlan.com}}
* {{IMDb name|0001492}}
* [http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/13999 Biography] from ''[[Playbill]]''
* [http://www.theodoraandcallum.com/blog/cat/creative-factory/post/my-faves-kyle-maclachlan/ Theodora & Callum Interview with Kyle MacLachlan]

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