Will Bailey is an Air Force reservist, a commitment that President Josiah Bartlet applauds, serving in the JAG Corps. He is famous for his portrayal as Joshua Malina which is created by Aaron Sorkin and Paul Redford. He made his first appearance in "Game On" and last appearance in "Tomorrow".
Early Life of Will
Will's date of birth has not been revealed yet and still to get disclose but we will try adding it soon. He grew up in Belgium, where his father, General Thomas Bailey, served as the NATO Supreme Allied Commander, and in whose ideological footsteps he seems to follow while making a name for himself with quiet resolve. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is White. There is no information regarding his mother, birthday. He also has a step-sister named Elsie Snuffin. His religion is Christian. He may have attended Carnegie Mellon University, as he wore a Carnegie Mellon shirt while jogging at Camp David. He attended the University of Cambridge, England, as he said he was "President of Cambridge Union Society" and on a Marshall Scholarship. He also owns a mug featuring the coats of arms of Cambridge colleges and a framed diploma with the University's coat of arms hangs on his office wall in Season Seven.
Body Measurements of Will
Will is a very handsome person with an amazing body features. He has got a charming smile on his face attracting a lot of people towards him. He has got an average height with a perfect weight matching with his body. Moreover, he also wears a glass which makes him more attractive. His skin tone is white. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is black. More details regarding his height, weight, and other body measurements will be added soon once we get details regarding it.
Career of Will
- In the episode "Guns Not Butter," Will says he is an Eton valedictorian.
- He then entered politics as a campaign speechwriter on two congressional races: the 2002 Horton Wilde campaign which is a 1994 congressional race in Oregon's 4th congressional district.
- In there, his candidate, Chulo (D), lost by fifteen points to Congressman John Heffinger (R).
- Later, he was introduced as the manager of the Horton Wilde campaign to represent California's 47th congressional district.
- From there, he gains recognition for forcing a run-off election despite Wilde's death.
- Sam Seaborn arrives to tell Will to shut down the "embarrassing campaign," but he defies him and Sam is won over by his efforts despite the seat's traditional status as safely Republican in the conservative Orange County.
- Sam later runs in Wilde's place in a special election while recommending that Will to replace him as Deputy White House Communications Director with a note to Toby Ziegler that reads: "Toby-He's one of us."
- He then ghostwrites an acclaimed speech that California Governor Gabriel Tillman gives at the Stanford Club, which is what brings his writing skills to Sam's attention, although Toby is more critical of the speech.
- Toby met characterizes Will as "deeply schooled in Eastern philosophy," but is won over by a five-hundred-word "test essay" about America's future foreign policy needs.
- Then, he moves into Sam's old office for a three-week temporary contract to help with Bartlet's second inaugural address, he endures hazing by White House staff that includes "Seaborn For Congress" posters plastered on the walls and bicycles stored in his office.
- Bartlet eventually appoints him to replace Sam as Deputy White House Communications Director, although all the staff writers quit afterward in protest and he has to turn for help from to a group of young female interns and his step-sister Elsie Snuffin.
- He then leaves President Bartlet's staff soon after the appointment of Representative Bob Russell (D-CO) as Vice President of the United States, when he accepts Russell's offer to become his chief of staff.
- The main reasons for his move to Russell's office are Toby's gruff attitude as his direct superior and a belief that Toby's tendency to personally take charge of challenges for the Communications Office will result in zero potential for Will's advancement.
- He also agrees to run the Russell presidential campaign because, as a die-hard Democrat, where he sees the V.P. as the presumptive nominee in the general election and wants to get an early start grooming Russell for the Oval Office.
- He secretly admits to Leo McGarry that he has doubts about his choice of candidate, and has been backing him so vigorously only because he has been accepting on faith that Bartlet and McGarry must have had noble reasons for selecting Russell as V.P. in the episode "365 Days".
- His career trajectory bears a number of similarities to that of Eli Attie, a writer, and producer of the series and one of the architects of the character's storyline.
- When Russell loses the Democratic nomination to U.S. Rep. Matt Santos (D-TX), Bailey remains on Russell's staff until White House Chief of Staff C.J. Cregg "dragoons" him on very short notice to become White House Communications Director after the firing of Toby Ziegler for his role in the military space shuttle leak.
- He dates Deputy National Security Advisor Kate Harper, with whom he had clashed over Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking in the seventh season.
- The affair begins when she asks him to Ellie Bartlet's wedding, but their first real date is in "Running Mates".
- On Election Day, with the Bartlet Administration soon to be replaced, he reveals that he is considering a return to election campaigning, citing a job offer to run a Californian mayoral contest.
- He considers taking a job as the Chief Executive of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee but becomes preoccupied with the task of finding a candidate to challenge incumbent Republican Congressman John Hefflinger in the Oregon 4th in the year 2008.
- By the time of the dedication of the Bartlet Presidential Library in New Hampshire three years later, he is a Congressman representing the Oregon 4th and sits on the powerful Ways and Means Committee.
- He describes himself as a "backbencher who may have a shot at chairman in thirty-two years."
Character Career
- Will is portrayed by Joshua Malina who is a famous actor who at that time had appeared in every work which was written by West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin.
- His screen time establishing his struggle to fit in with the rest of Bartlet's staff and his decision to leave the staff in favor of working for Russell again establishes him as an outsider, while his later decision to pour his considerable political acumen into running Russell's presidential campaign frequently puts him at odds with several of the more familiar characters, most notably Josh Lyman, who runs the Santos presidential campaign, as well as Toby Ziegler, who points out (in the episode "365 Days") that Toby and Will used to make fun of Russell together.
- The Josh/Will conflict became an example of a theme that runs throughout the series, i.e., the contrast between different approaches to politics, idealistic (Josh backs a long-shot candidate because he believes in the candidate's noble character) versus practical (Will backs a candidate he is unsure of because he thinks Russell has the better chance of winning the race).
Marital Status, Wife, Dating, Girlfriend, Child
Will's marital status is unknown as he has not revealed anything regarding his private life. He may be married looking towards his age but also he might be dating someone or living a single life. So, the details about his personal life is still a mystery. More details about his personal life will be added soon once he revealed it. Talking about his sexual orientation, he is straight.
Net Worth of Will
Will's net worth will be surely in millions as he is a very famous person as well as a successful person in his professional career. But the information regarding his earnings, income, salary per month, net worth is still to get disclosed as it has not been revealed by any sources as well. Moreover, he is living a luxurious lifestyle from the money he is earning now and he is satisfied with his earnings. There is no doubt in the mind of his follower that he is earning a considerable amount of salary from his present work.
