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Phillip P. Keene

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Phillip Keene
Born
Philip P. Keene

(1966-09-05) September 5, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 2013)

Phillip P. Keene (born September 5, 1966) is an American actor. He is mostly known for playing Buzz Watson on the TV series The Closer and its spinoff, Major Crimes. He is fluent in Spanish[1] and German.[citation needed]

His first film was Role of a Lifetime. Before acting, he went to UCLA and studied history/art history. He also was a flight attendant for Pan Am[2] and has a pilot's license.[3]

Personal life

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He is married to James Duff, creator of The Closer and Major Crimes, his partner since 1993.[4][5]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
2002 Role of a Lifetime Bartender Film
2004 The D.A. Reporter #2 Episode: The People vs. Sergius Kovinsky
2005–2012 The Closer Buzz Watson Recurring role: seasons 1-3
Main role: seasons 4-7
109 episodes
2008 The Truth Is Underrated Jonah Short Film
2012–2018 Major Crimes Buzz Watson Main role, 105 episodes
2013 I Am Death Greg Meyers
2018 Deadly Shores Robert Palmer Main role - Lifetime Movie

Nominations

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Year Award Category Title of work Result
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series [6] The Closer Nominated
2009 Nominated
2010 Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "A conversation with Phillip P. Keene from TNT's 'Major Crimes' (Includes interview)". www.digitaljournal.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13.
  2. ^ Thomas, Annita (2023-07-17). "Pan Am flight attendants had the most glamorous jobs in the sky. Here's what happened when the airline vanished". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. ^ "TNT Drama - The Closer: Phillip Keene". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Greg. ""Major Crimes" cast member Phillip Keene marries". Greg In Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "A Chat with Out Actor Phillip P. Keene of The Closer". Los Angeles Daily News blog; interviewed by Greg Hernandez. October 22, 2008.
  6. ^ "Phillip P. Keene's biography". TVGuide.
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