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Yes, 2 children, including Gannon McClaskey Wise and Kyna Wise

How many award nominations has Ray Wise received?

Raymond Herbert "Ray" Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. Some of his best-known roles include Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks (1990), henchman Leon C. Nash in RoboCop (1987), Jack Taggart Sr. in Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), the Devil in the CW television series Reaper (2007), Donald Wadsworth in Suburban Gothic (2014).

Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1964 and attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is of Romanian descent on his mother's side.

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Mark Hamill in Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

Leland Palmer

Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Leon Nash

Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)

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<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0093870/?ref_=nmfaq">RoboCop</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0105665/?ref_=nmfaq">Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0308152/?ref_=nmfaq">Dead End</a>, and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt4853102/?ref_=nmfaq">Batman: The Killing Joke</a>

What is Ray Wise known for?

Yes, to <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1956555/?ref_=nmfaq">Kass McClaskey</a> since 1978

Is Ray Wise married?

Yes, 2 children, including <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0565660/?ref_=nmfaq">Gannon McClaskey Wise</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1856617/?ref_=nmfaq">Kyna Wise</a>

Does Ray Wise have children?

<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm13689421/?ref_=nmfaq">Spencer Marcu</a> (Nephew or niece)

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August 20, 1947

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