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Profile of Dylan McDermott
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Dylan McDermott |
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26th October 1961 |
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Waterbury, Connecticut, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Dylan McDermott (born Mark McDermott on October 26, 1961, in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American actor of Irish and Italian descent, most famous for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the former TV legal drama, The Practice.
Dylan McDermott attended acting school at the Jesuit-run Fordham University in The Bronx and got his first break as an actor in the film In the Line of Fire. Through his connection with Clint Eastwood, McDermott was able to land his first major gig as protagonist lawyer "Bobby Donnell" on David E. Kelley's legal drama, The Practice.
McDermott is the son of Richard "Mac" McDermott, ex-husband of Eve Ensler, who authored The Vagina Monologues, and the late Diane McDermott, both of whom were teenagers when Dylan was born.
He married actress Shiva Rose in November, 1995. They have two daughters -- Colette Rose (born circa 1996), and Charlotte Rose (born on September 8, 2005).
People (magazine) named McDermott one of the 50 most beautiful people in 1998
He is often confused for actor Dermot Mulroney.
Filmography
- The Untitled Pang Brothers Horror Project (2006) (filming)
- Fade Out (2005) (pre-production)
- Unbeatable Harold (2005) - Jake Salamander
- Mistress of Spices (2005) -Doug
- Edison (2005) - Lazerov
- The Tenants (2005)- Henry Lesser
- Runaway Jury (2003) (uncredited) -Jacob Woods
- Wonderland (2003) -David Lind
- Party Monster (2003) - Peter Gatien
- Texas Rangers (2001)- Leander McNelly
- Three to Tango (1999) -Charles Newman
- 'Til There Was You (1997) - Nick
- Home for the Holidays (1995) - Leo Fish
- Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995) -Julian Goddard
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994) - Bryan Bedford
- The Cowboy Way (1994) - John Stark
- In the Line of Fire (1993) - Secret Service Agent Al D'Andrea
- Jersey Girl (1992) - Sal
- Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1992) - Bruce Simmons
- Twister (1990) -Chris
- Hardware (1990) - Moses Baxter
- Steel Magnolias (1989) - Jackson Latcherie
- The Blue Iguana (1988) - Vince Holloway
- Hamburger Hill (1987) - Sgt. Frantz
Television
- The Grid (2004) - FBI Agent Max Canary
- Will & Grace (2003) - Tom
- Ally McBeal (1998)- Bobby Donnell
- The Practice (1997-2003) -Bobby Donnell
- The Fear Inside (1992) - Pete Caswell
- Tales from the Crypt (1992) - George
- Into the Badlands (1991) - McComas
- The Neon Empire (1989) - Vic
Quotes
- "I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making The Appaloosa a good movie."-Dylan McDermott
- "My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere."-McDermott in Movieline
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