John Mahoney
Milestones
- Birthplace: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Birthday: June 20, 1940
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2007
Co-starred as the father of Steve Carell and Dane Cook in "Dan in Real Life"
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2007
Co-starred in the Broadway revival of the play "Prelude to a Kiss"
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2001
Co-starred in the L.A. premiere of the stage drama "The Weir"
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1998
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
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1994
Had a small role as a diva talk show host who torments Winona Ryder's character in "Reality Bites"
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1993 to 2004
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
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1989
Played Ione Skye's father in Cameron Crowe's "Say Anything"
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1987
Cast in the award winning "Moonstruck" starring Cher
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1986
Won a Tony Award for his performance in John Guare's "The House of Blue Leaves"
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1985
NY stage debut, "Orphans"
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1983
TV-movie debut, "Listen to Your Heart" (CBS)
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1982
Film debut, "Mission Hill"
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1982
TV series debut, "Chicago Story" (NBC)
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1979
Joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company; appeared in Steppenwolf production of "The Hothouse", "Taking Steps", "Death of a Salesman"
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1977
Enrolled in classes at Chicago's St. Nicholas Theater (co-founded by David Mamet); met John Malkovich
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1977
Made professional stage debut in "The Water Engine" in Chicago at age 37
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1960
Moved to US after high school
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1940
Born during the German blitz of England during WWII
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Joined the US Army
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Taught English at Western Illinois University
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Was a member of Stratford Children's Theatre from age 10 to 13
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Worked as freelance editor of medical manuscripts and associate editor, Quality Review Bulletin
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Worked on losing his British accent