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Dylan McDermott Biography (1961?-)

Original name, Mark Anthony McDermott; born October 26, 1961 (some sources cite 1962), in Waterbury, CT; son of Richard "Mac" (a bartender and saloon owner) and Diane McDermott; former stepson of Eve Ensler (a playwright, actress,and activist); married Shiva Rose Afshar (an actress), November 19, 1995; children: Colette, Charlotte Rose. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Judy Hofflund, Hofflund/Polone, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Cari Ross, I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

October 26, 1961?

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Robert G. "Bobby" Donnell, The Practice, ABC, 1997-2003
• Narrator, Legal Action, The Learning Channel, beginning 2001
• Host, Music behind Bars, VH1, beginning 2002
• FBI agent Max Canary, The Grid, TNT and BBC, 2004
• Miniseries
• Vic Rothman, The Neon Empire, Showtime, 1989
• Host, The 100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll, VH1, 2000
• Movies
• McComas, Into the Badlands, USA Network, 1991
• Peter Caswell, The Fear Inside, Showtime, 1992
• Specials
• Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998
• The American Red Cross Holiday Music Spectacular, Fox, 1999
• Influences: From Yesterday to Today, CBS, 1999
• Host, Hidden Victims: Children of Domestic Violence, Lifetime, 2000
• Presenter, A Home for the Holidays, CBS, 2000
• Men Strike Back (also known as VH1: Men Strike Back), VH1,2000
• (In archive footage) Himself, Sex and the City: A Farewell, HBO, 2004
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 14th Annual CableACE Awards, Lifetime, 1993
• American Film Institute Salute to Clint Eastwood, ABC, 1996
• Presenter, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1997
• Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
• Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
• Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards, TNT, 1998
• Presenter, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
• Presenter, The 1999 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1999
• Presenter, TV Guide Awards, Fox, 1999
• Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 1999
• The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
• Host, First Annual Laureus Sports Awards, TNT, 2000
• Presenter, The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000
• VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000, 2001
• Presenter, The Seventh Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001
• Presenter, The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2004
• Episodic
• Himself, "Broadway Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre," American Masters, PBS, 1989
• George, "This'll Kill Ya," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1992
• Robert G. "Bobby" Donnell, "The Inmates," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
• Robert G. "Bobby" Donnell, "These Are the Days," Ally McBeal, Fox,1998
• Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn & Teller's "Sin City Spectacular"), fX Channel, 1998
• Tom, "Heart Like a Wheelchair," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
• Robert G. "Bobby" Donnell, "Cheers (a.k.a. Adjourned: Series Finale)," The Practice, ABC, 2004
• Television Guest Appearances
• Episodic
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, multiple appearances between1997 and 2002
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 1999
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1999
• Intimate Portrait: Holly Hunter, Lifetime, 2001
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
• Intimate Portrait: Eve Ensler, Lifetime, 2003
• Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Pilots
• Robert G. "Bobby" Donnell, The Practice, ABC, 1997
• Television Director
• Episodic
• The Practice, ABC, episodes beginning c. 1999
• Film Appearances
• Sergeant Terry Frantz, Hamburger Hill, Paramount, 1987
• Vince Holloway, The Blue Iguana (also known as La iguana azul), Paramount, 1988
• Chris, Twister, Strand Releasing, 1989
• Jackson Latcherie, Steel Magnolias, TriStar, 1989
• Moses "Mo" Baxter, Hardware (also known as M.A.R.K. 13), Miramax, 1990
• Bruce Simmons, Where Sleeping Dogs Lie, c. 1991
• Agent Al D'Andrea, In the Line of Fire, Columbia, 1993
• Bryan Bedford, Miracle on 34th Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
• John Stark, The Cowboy Way, Universal, 1994
• Sal Torri, Jersey Girl, Triumph Releasing, 1994
• Julian Goddard, Destiny Turns on the Radio, Savoy Pictures, 1995
• Leo Fish, Home for the Holidays, Paramount, 1995
• Nick Dawkan, 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997
• Charles Newman, Three to Tango, Warner Bros., 1999
• Leander McNelly, Texas Rangers, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2000
• David Lind, Wonderland (also known as The Wonderland Murders), Lions Gate Films, 2003
• (Uncredited) Jacob Woods, Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
• Peter Gatien, Party Monster, Strand Releasing, 2003
• Jake Salamander, Unbeatable Harold, The Syndicate, 2005
• Lazerov, Edison, Nu-Image, c. 2005
• Doug, Mistress of Spices, Entertainment Film Distributors, 2006
• Harry Lesser, The Tenants, Millennium Films, 2006
• Roy, The Messengers (also known as Untitled Pang Brothers Horror Project), Columbia, 2006
• Film Producer
• The Tenants, Millennium Films, 2006
• Stage Appearances
• Believe It, See It, Survival, 1977
• (As Mark McDermott) Biloxi Blues, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, c. 1985-86
• Title role, Scooncat, Samuel Beckett Theatre, New York City, 1987
• Tom Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1990-91
• Floating Rhonda and the Glue Man, 1995
• Also appeared in a production of Golden Boy.
• Stage Work
• Director, Short Eyes, 1994
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• In the Line of Fire: The Ultimate Sacrifice, Columbia/TriStar HomeEntertainment, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Cosmopolitan, April, 1994, p. 102; April, 1998, p. 194
• Entertainment Weekly, August 6, 1993, pp. 20-21
• Movieline, September, 2000, pp. 48-53, 95
• Parade, August 15, 1999, pp. 4-5
• People Weekly, May 11, 1998, p. 144; May 8, 2000, p. 174
• TV Guide, February 26, 2000, pp. 18-23; January 10, 2004, p. 10

Electronic

• CNN Online, http://www.cnn.com, July 19, 2004