Biography
A polarizing talent who inspired fervent fans as well as devoted detractors, Mandy Patinkin broke through with his Tony-winning turn as Che, the narrator of the 1979 Broadway smash "Evita. " He earned a Golden Globe nomination opposite Barbra Streisand in "Yentl" (1983), a Tony nomination for starring in the 1984 musical "Sunday in the Park with George" and cinematic immortality with the line "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my …
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Career Milestones
| Dropped out of Juilliard; worked briefly in children's theater in Baltimore; gained Equity card | ||
| Toured frequently performing one-person concerts | ||
1962 | Began singing at age nine in the choir at his temple on the South Side of Chicago (date approximate) | |
1975 | Made Broadway debut in "Trelawny of the Wells" alongside Meryl Streep, Mary Beth Hurt, John Lithgow, and Michael Tucker | |
1976 | Originated the role of Mark, the lover of a man dying of cancer, in "The Shadow Box" at Long Wharf Theater; reprised role in 1977 Broadway production | |
1977 | During run of "The Shadow Box," co-star Geraldine Fitzgerald gifted him with singing lessons | |
1978 | Appeared opposite Dianne Wiest in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Leave It to Beaver Is Dead" production | |
1979 | Delivered breakthrough stage role of Ché the narrator opposite Patti LuPone's Eva Peron in "Evita"; won 1980 Tony Award as Featured Actor in a Musical | |
1979 | Made guest appearance on the classic sitcom "Taxi" (ABC, NBC) | |
1979 | TV-movie debut, "Charleston" (NBC) | |
1981 | Cast as Tateh the future filmmaker in "Ragtime" | |
1981 | Returned to the stage to play Hotspur in NYSF Central Park production of "Henry V" | |
1983 | Offered a fine turn as the romantic lead opposite Barbra Streisand in "Yentl" | |
1984 | First collaboration with Stephen Sondheim, "Sunday in the Park With George"; directed by James Lapine; earned Tony nomination as Lead Actor in a Musical; filmed for TV and aired on PBS in 1986 | |
1985 | Co-starred with Glenn Close in the feature "Maxie" | |
1985 | Fired from "Heartburn" and replaced by Jack Nicholson (July) | |
1985 | Played role of Buddy in "Follies in Concert," a staging of the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical; recorded and filmed for airing on PBS | |
1986 | Turned down the lead in the original London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" (1986) because he did not want to move his family | |
1987 | Delivered memorable film role of Inigo Montoya in Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride" | |
1987 | Undertook controversial role of a transsexual in the Nick Bicat-David Hare musical "The Knife", produced at the New York Shakespeare Festival | |
1988 | Co-starred as a being from another planet in "Alien Nation" | |
1989 | Appeared as Leontes in a NYSF staging of "The Winter's Tale," directed by James Lapine | |
1989 | Began performing a weekly concert series off-Broadway at the Public Theater | |
1989 | Broadway concert debut, "Mandy Patinkin in Concert - Dress Casual" | |
1989 | Signed on to play Ché in film version of "Evita" with director Oliver Stone and star Meryl Streep; Streep withdrew from project in late 1989 and project was delayed | |
1990 | Feature singing debut, "Dick Tracy"; songs written by Stephen Sondheim; played small role of piano player for bombshell Breathless Mahoney (Madonna) | |
1991 | Portrayed Alfred de Musset in Lapine's feature directorial debut "Impromptu" | |
1991 | Returned to Broadway playing Archibald Craven in the musical version of "The Secret Garden" | |
1993 | Co-starred in Philip Haas' "The Music of Chance" | |
1993 | Made cameo appearance in Lapine's film comedy "Life with Mikey" | |
1993 | Replaced Michael Rupert in the Broadway musical "Falsettos," directed by Lapine | |
1994 | TV series debut, joined the ensemble for the ambitious CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope" | |
1995 | Asked to be released from "Chicago Hope" citing a desire to spend more time with family; agreed to make occasional guest appearances | |
1995 | Made guest appearance as himself on the HBO comedy "The Larry Sanders Show" | |
1996 | Starred in the PBS production of Arthur Miller's "Broken Glass" | |
1997 | Played title role in the TNT production of "The Hunchback" | |
1998 | Cast as an obnoxious American tourist in John Sayles' Spanish-language "Men With Guns" | |
1998 | Landed supporting role in "Lulu on the Bridge"; screened at Cannes; released direct-to-video in 1999 | |
1998 | Returned to Broadway in "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Mamaloshen," drawing material from his album of Yiddish songs | |
1999 | Co-starred as the media savvy political advisor Kenneth Duberstein in the acclaimed Showtime drama "Strange Justice" | |
1999 | Played the comic villain in the children's film "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland"; also sang and danced | |
1999 | Resumed role of Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on "Chicago Hope" on a recurring basis | |
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 | |
2001 | Cast as producer Joseph Papp in the film biography "Piñero " | |
2003 | Cast as Rube Sofer in the Showtime comedy-drama "Dead Like Me" | |
2005 | Played Special Agent Jason Gideon on the CBS crime drama "Criminal Minds"; left series due to creative differences | |
2008 | Played Prospero in off-Broadway production of "The Tempest" | |
2011 | Returned to series television as CIA Division Chief Saul Berenson opposite Claire Danes on "Homeland" (Showtime) | |
2011 | Reunited with his "Evita" co-star in "An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin" on Broadway | |
Awards
1980 | Tony Award for Actor (Featured Role--Musical) |
1983 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Yentl |
1994 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Chicago Hope |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in The Larry Sanders Show |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
2012 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Homeland |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Homeland |