John Mahoney

Co-starred as the father of Steve Carell and Dane Cook in "Dan in Real Life"

Co-starred in the Broadway revival of the play "Prelude to a Kiss"

Co-starred in the L.A. premiere of the stage drama "The Weir"

Returned to Steppenwolf to star in revival of "The Man Who Came to Dinner"; production transferred to London for brief run, marking Mahoney's London stage debut

Had a small role as a diva talk show host who torments Winona Ryder's character in "Reality Bites"

Played retired police officer father, Martin "Marty" Crane on the long running NBC series, "Frasier"; earned Golden Globe (1994, 2001) and Emmy (1999, 2003) nominations for Best Supporting Actor

Played Ione Skye's father in Cameron Crowe's "Say Anything"

Cast in the award winning "Moonstruck" starring Cher

Won a Tony Award for his performance in John Guare's "The House of Blue Leaves"

NY stage debut, "Orphans"

TV-movie debut, "Listen to Your Heart" (CBS)

Film debut, "Mission Hill"

TV series debut, "Chicago Story" (NBC)

Joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company; appeared in Steppenwolf production of "The Hothouse", "Taking Steps", "Death of a Salesman"

Enrolled in classes at Chicago's St. Nicholas Theater (co-founded by David Mamet); met John Malkovich

Made professional stage debut in "The Water Engine" in Chicago at age 37

Moved to US after high school

Born during the German blitz of England during WWII

Joined the US Army

Taught English at Western Illinois University

Was a member of Stratford Children's Theatre from age 10 to 13

Worked as freelance editor of medical manuscripts and associate editor, Quality Review Bulletin

Worked on losing his British accent