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Mandy Patinkin

  • Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
  • Birthday: November 30, 1952

From an early age, Chicago-born Mandy Patinkin employed his lyric tenor to entertain, whether it was singing in temple or just for family and friends. He began college at the University of Kansas before transferring to Juilliard where he clashed with his instructors and eventually dropped out. Drifting around the USA, Patinkin worked at a children's theater in Baltimore where he earned his Equity card. He went on to make his Broadway debut alongside Meryl Streep, John Lithgow and Mary Beth Hurt in "Trelawny of the Wells" in 1975, …more

Credits

Actor
Music

Career Milestones

  • 2005 to 2007

    Played Special Agent Jason Gideon in the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds ; left series due to creative differences

  • 2003

    Cast as Rube Sofer in the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me

  • 2001

    Cast as producer Joseph Papp in the film biography Pinero

  • 2000

    Co-starred on Broadway alongside Toni Collette and Eartha Kitt in The Wild Party ; earned Tony nomination as Lead Actor in a Musical

  • 2000

    Provided a character voice for the English-language version of Hiyao Miyazaki s anime Laputa: Castle in the Sky ; screened at the New York International Children s Film Festival

Awards

  • 1994

    Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

  • 1986

    CableACE Award: Actor (Dramatic/Theatrical Special)

  • 1980

    Tony: Featured Actor in a Musical

Upcoming Appearances

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