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| Tobias Zachary Ziegler | |
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| The West Wing character | |
 Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Institutional Memory" |
| Created by | Aaron Sorkin |
| Portrayed by | Richard Schiff |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Toby, Pokey (Andrea Wyatt), Tobas (CJ Cregg) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | White House Communications Director (Seasons 1-7) |
| Family | Jules "Julie" Ziegler (father), Dr David Ziegler (brother, deceased), two older sisters |
| Spouse | Andrea Wyatt (divorced before series started) |
| Children | Molly and Huck |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Nationality | American |
Tobias "Toby" Zachary Ziegler was a fictional character in the television serial drama The West Wing, played by Richard Schiff. The role of Toby Ziegler earned actor Richard Schiff the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2000. For most of the series' duration, he was White House Communications Director. In the final season, Ziegler was involved in a storyline around a leak of classified information, which The New York Times compared to the leak investigation of the Valerie Plame affair.[1]
- ^ Healy, Patrick D. (October 29, 2005). "A Fictional Presidency Confronts a Leak, Too". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2020.