Born in Hollywood, California

Godson of Kathryn Grody.

His wife, Tracy Warbin, gave birth to a girl, Auden Wyle, in Los Angeles, weighing in at 7lb. 7oz. on October 15, 2005.

Is a vegan.

Skipped school at 14 to audition for Milos Forman`s Valmont (1989). Although he could ride and fence, at the time he had acted only in school productions. His head shot/resume was a picture from "Our Town" with his other school roles listed on the back. Needless to say, he didn`t get the part.

September 2004: Announced that he`s leaving "ER" (1994) after 10 years to make room for the upcoming generation.

November 9, 2002: his wife Tracy Warbin gave birth to son Owen Strausser Wyle in a Los Angeles area hospital.

Artistic Director of The Blank Theatre Company

Educated at Thacher School (Ojai, California) and Northwestern University

His least favorite scene on "ER" (1994) was mouth-to-mouth resuscitation of a dog; his alltime favorite the Emmy-nominated scene where he stood in a dark room reading to legendary actor and acting coach Sanford Meisner.

Collects baseball cards, antiques and any bric-a-brac pertaining to the Biblical Noah`s Ark.

Last name is pronounced "why-lee".

Announced his engagement to makeup artist Tracy Warbin [March 1999]

Bought Bo Derek`s ranch in Santa Ynez Valley, California. [June 1999]

Went on stage and gave a speech at MacWorld computer trade show posing as Apple Computer interim chief Steve Jobs. Jobs invited Wyle for this joke after seeing him in Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) (TV). [July 1999]