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John Larroquette

  • Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Birthday: November 25, 1947

John Larroquette spent a majority of his acting career in the courtroom, playing crude and sex-obsessed Dan Fielding in "Night Court" (NBC, 1984-1992). The tall framed actor won four Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor as the hilariously vulgar Assistant District Attorney of the long-running courtroom comedy. Larroquette won his fifth Emmy in 1998 as a guest star on two episodes of another legal themed series "The Practice" (ABC, 2004- ). In 2007, after having played everything from a bus driver to a detective to a Klingon…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2011

    Made his Broadway debut as Daniel Radcliffe's boss in the revival of "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"; earned a Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

  • 2010

    Cast in the off-Broadway premiere of Elizabeth Meriwether's play "Oliver!"

  • 2007

    Co-starred in Richard Kelly's ensemble "Southland Tales"

  • 2007

    Joined the cast of of ABC's "Boston Legal" as a senior partner from the New York offices

  • 2004

    Played the title role in the "McBride" series of American TV movies

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Awards

  • 1998

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

  • 1988

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 1987

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 1986

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 1985

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

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