Editing Eric McCormack (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:EricMcCormackMay10.jpg|thumb|upright|McCormack in May 2010]]

In August 1997, McCormack married Janet Leigh Holden, whom he met on the set of ''[[Lonesome Dove (miniseries)|Lonesome Dove]]''.<ref name="mclean"/> On November 26, 2023, the couple filed for divorce.<ref name="pop">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=November 27, 2023 |title='Will & Grace' star Eric McCormack's wife Janet files for divorce after 26 years of marriage |work=NBC Miami |publisher= |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/will-grace-star-eric-mccormacks-wife-janet-files-for-divorce-after-26-years-of-marriage/3169614/ |access-date= }}</ref> As of April 2024, the couple were in the process of beginning their divorce settlement negotiations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Naumann|first=Ryan|title='Will & Grace' Star Eric McCormack Speeding Up Divorce Only Weeks After Oscars Date With Estranged Wife|url=https://radaronline.com/p/will-and-grace-star-eric-mccmormack-speeding-up-divorce-despite-oscars-date-janet-spousal-support/|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=May 30, 2025|magazine=Radar Online}}</ref>

They have a son named Finnigan (born 2002), a nod to ''[[Mr. Dressup]]'', as Eric states in the documentary, ''Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe'' (2023) airing on Prime Video.<ref name="Hamersly2002">{{cite journal|first=Michael|last=Hamersly|title=People|date=July 17, 2002|journal=The Miami Herald|page=4A|quote=''Will & Grace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Eric McCormack and his wife, Janet Holden, welcomed their first child&nbsp;... Finnigan Holden McCormack. He was born July 1 in Los Angeles}}</ref> McCormack maintains residences in Los Angeles and [[Vancouver]].<ref name="Brownlee2010">{{cite news|first=Kristy|last=Brownlee|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/01/17/12505051.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121161135/http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/01/17/12505051.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2010|title=Sitcom star heats up ice festival|access-date=January 19, 2010|date=January 17, 2010|work=Edmonton Sun}}</ref> He became an American citizen in 1999 and holds [[dual citizenship|dual]] Canadian and American citizenship.<ref name="Stafford1999">{{cite journal|title=Michael Jackson, Wife Splitting|first=Richard|last=Stafford|date=October 9, 1999|journal=[[Press-Telegram (Long Beach)|Press-Telegram]]|quote=Canadian-born actor Eric McCormack of NBC's ''Will and Grace'' was sworn in Friday as a U.S. citizen}}</ref>

McCormack is involved in many Los Angeles and Canadian-based charitable organizations including [[Project Angel Food]].<ref name="2008b">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfood.org/site/pp.asp?c=etIQK6OYG&b=2607297|title=Client Services|date=April 18, 2008|publisher=Project Angel Food|access-date=August 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921171746/http://www.angelfood.org/site/pp.asp?c=etIQK6OYG&b=2607297|archive-date=September 21, 2009}}</ref> The Wellness Community West Los Angeles Tribute to the Human Spirit Awards dinner presented an award to McCormack for his [[breast cancer]] awareness advocacy. He shared with the audience how his comedy helped his mother, Doris McCormack, endure her breast cancer treatments.<ref name="Hartog2005">{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/circuit_20050408/|title=Circuit|first=Kelly|last=Hartog|access-date=August 2, 2009|date=April 7, 2005|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|The Jewish Journal]]|archive-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611101710/http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/circuit_20050408/|url-status=live}}</ref> Doris McCormack was honored at the Lifetime's Breast Cancer Heroes Luncheon in 2004.<ref name="Hibberd2004">{{cite news|first=James|last=Hibberd|title=Honoring cancer survivors|date=October 4, 2004|work=[[TelevisionWeek]]}}</ref><ref name="2004a">{{cite news|title=Lifetime Television Honors Courageous Breast Cancer Survivors and Advocates, Including Moms of Eric Mccormack, Carson Daly and Christina Applegate|date=September 27, 2004|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref> He serves as an honorary board member of the [[Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation]] (MMRF) and was given the MMRF Spirit of Hope Award in October 2006.<ref name="2006c">{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23073435_ITM|title=Emmy-Award Winning Actor Eric McCormack Presented With MMRF Spirit of Hope Award at the 10th Annual Friends For Life Fall Gala|date=October 30, 2006|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=October 2, 2009|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116074105/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/search/?q=Emmy-Award%20Winning%20Actor%20Eric%20McCormack%20Presented%20With%20MMRF%20Spirit%20of%20Hope%20Award%20at%20the%2010th%20Annual%20Friends%20For%20Life%20Fall%20Gala.|url-status=live}}</ref>

McCormack sang both the American and Canadian national anthems at the [[54th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2004 NHL All-Star game]] in [[St Paul, Minnesota]].<ref name="St. Petersburg Times">{{cite news |url=http://sptimes.com/2004/02/16/Xpress/Icy_days_in_a_hockey_.shtml |url-status=dead |last=Stephanie |first=Gurtman |title=Icy Days in a Hockey Hotbed |publisher=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204837/http://sptimes.com/2004/02/16/Xpress/Icy_days_in_a_hockey_.shtml |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref> He is a supporter of [[same-sex marriage]] and attended a march in [[Fresno, California]] on May 30, 2009, after the [[Supreme Court of California]] upheld a ban on same-sex marriage approved by voters in November by ballot [[California Proposition 8 (2008)|Proposition 8]].<ref name="fresno">{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/thousand-attend-fresno-rally-supporting-of-gay-marriage.html|title=Thousands attend Fresno rally supporting gay marriage|last=Garrison|first=Jessica|date=May 30, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019212447/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/thousand-attend-fresno-rally-supporting-of-gay-marriage.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Garofoli2009">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=40904 |title=Why should Fresno care about what 'Will and Grace' star Eric McCormack thinks about same sex marriage? |last=Garofoli |first=Joe |date=May 31, 2009 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=August 3, 2009 |archive-date=February 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204092759/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=40904 |url-status=dead}}</ref> McCormack is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563091/Eric-McCormack-taps-into-his-evil-side-on-Broadway.html?pg=all&nm=1|title=Eric McCormack taps into his evil side on Broadway|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=March 26, 2012|work=Deseret News|access-date=March 21, 2017|language=en|archive-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322202716/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563091/Eric-McCormack-taps-into-his-evil-side-on-Broadway.html?pg=all&nm=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>