Toby Ziegler

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fictional character television character

Toby Ziegler is a central fictional character on the television series "The West Wing," serving as the White House Communications Director known for his sharp intellect, moral conviction, and often dour demeanor.

Aliases (2)

Tobias Zachary Ziegler ×1
Toby Ziegler in The West Wing ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → television character →
almaMater	City College of New York → Columbia University →
appearsIn	The West Wing →
creator	Aaron Sorkin →
employer	Bartlet administration → The White House →
ethnicity	Jewish American →
familyName	Ziegler →
fictionalUniverse	The West Wing universe →
firstAppearance	Pilot (The West Wing) →
fullName	Tobias Zachary Ziegler →
gender	male →
givenName	Tobias →
hasChild	Huck Ziegler → Molly Ziegler →
hasColleague	C. J. Cregg → Leo McGarry →
hasFriend	Josh Lyman → Sam Seaborn →
homeLocation	New York City →
knownFor	dry wit → moral conviction → sharp intellect →
lastAppearance	Tomorrow (The West Wing) →
loyalTo	President Josiah Bartlet →
narrativeRole	main character →
nationality	American →
notableEvent	leaked classified military shuttle information →
occupation	White House Communications Director → speechwriter →
personalityTrait	cynical → dour → idealistic → intellectual → morally principled →
politicalAffiliation	Democratic Party →
portrayedBy	Richard Schiff →
religion	Judaism →
seriesGenre	political drama →
sibling	David Ziegler →
specialization	message strategy → political speechwriting →
spouse	Andrea Wyatt →
title	Communications Director → Senior Staff member →
worksFor	President Josiah Bartlet →
worksInFictionalOrganization	Bartlet White House Communications Office →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Josh Lyman → Leo McGarry →	hasCloseColleague
Josiah Bartlet →	advisor
Richard Schiff →	characterRole
Sam Seaborn →	closeColleague
Toby Ziegler ("Tobias Zachary Ziegler") →	fullName
Sam Seaborn →	hasFriendshipWith
The West Wing →	mainCharacter
Richard Schiff ("Toby Ziegler in The West Wing") →	portrayed