Alan Rosenberg

 ( 1950 Births ) 

Rosenberg attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where he majored in political science with plans to go into law. His parents gave him money to apply to graduate school, but he has stated that upon graduation in 1972, he found another passion, poker, and subsequently gambled away most of the money his parents sent him, leaving him only able to afford one application — to Yale School of Drama. However, he dropped out halfway through his second year. His "greatest influence and best friend" while there was classmate Meryl Streep. art/sci misspells Fagen's name but identification is clear.

Rosenberg is also known for his appearance as the crazed "Mad Bomber" in the 1986 cult-classic Stewardess School and Paul Bartel's screwball comedy Not for Publication opposite Nancy Allen (1984). He played Ira Woodbine in the sitcom Cybill.

In 1991, he appeared in the TV film The Boys. In 1995, he received an Emmy Award nomination for a guest-starring role in the hit drama ER. He starred in The Temptations miniseries in 1998 as long-time manager Shelly Berger.

In 1999, he began a recurring role as the hospital legal counsel, Stuart Brickman, on Chicago Hope. Halfway through their final season, he was added to the opening titles as a series regular. He performed in the legal drama The Guardian as Alvin Masterson.

He appeared on Broadway in What's Wrong With This Picture and Lost In Yonkers, and off-Broadway in Isn't It Romantic, A Prayer for My Daughter, and Kid Champion. He most recently starred at the Delaware Theatre Company production of Partners, written by Allan Katz.

He was elected the 24th president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) on September 23, 2005, succeeding Melissa Gilbert, who had served as president since 2001 and chose not to run for a third two-year term. He received 39.99 percent (10,748 total votes) of the nationwide vote of the Guild's general membership, defeating Morgan Fairchild and Robert Conrad.

In 2005, he appeared as shady defense attorney Adam Novak in an episode of co-starring alongside his real-life wife Marg Helgenberger. Novak was portrayed as a womanizer who encounters Catherine (Helgenberger) in a bar and later became the prime suspect in two homicides. In a 2007 episode "Leaving Las Vegas" he appears as a lawyer defending a client who turns out to be guilty of two separate crimes, and yet the evidence fails to pin him down, resulting in a not guilty verdict which annoys Catherine so much that she undertakes further investigation.

In 2006, he had a recurring role as Bruce Steinerman, the divorce attorney of Dr. James Wilson in the television-series House M.D. He has hosted episodes of the public television program, Life: Part 2, which began in 2007 and is produced in St. Paul, Minnesota. The show features panel discussions about issues that baby boomers face as they age.

In 2015, he appeared as Dr. William Golliher in the Amazon original series Bosch. In 2016, he had a recurring role as shady investor William Sutter on the USA Network drama Suits.

From 2016 to 2017, he had a recurring role in the Showtime series Shameless (seasons 6–8). He portrayed Professor Youens, an alcoholic college professor and mentor to Lip Gallagher.

He met Marg Helgenberger in New York City in 1984, while guest-starring on her soap opera Ryan's Hope. The two became friends and began dating in 1986. They married in 1989 and have a son, Hugh Howard Rosenberg (b. October 21, 1990).

As a result of Helgenberger's mother's 27-year battle with breast cancer, Helgenberger and Rosenberg became involved in the fight against the disease. They hosted an annual benefit, Marg and Alan's Celebrity Weekend, in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning in 1999.

After 19 years together, on December 1, 2008, Rosenberg and Helgenberger announced their separation; the divorce was finalized in February 2010.