John Lithgow

John Lithgow
Lithgow in Central Park in 2007
Born	John Arthur Lithgow (1945-10-19) October 19, 1945 (age 71) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard College London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor, musician, poet, author, comedian, singer
Years active	1972–present
Spouse(s)	Jean Taynton (m. 1966–1980) Mary Yeager (m. 1981)
Children	3; including Ian Lithgow

John Arthur Lithgow (/ˈlɪθɡoʊ/ LITH-goh; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, singer, comedian and author. He has received two Tony Awards, five Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, an American Comedy Award, four Drama Desk Awards and has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards. Lithgow has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Lithgow is well known for his television roles as Dick Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun, Arthur Mitchell in Dexter and Sir Winston Churchill in The Crown as well as for his roles in films Blow Out, The World According to Garp, Terms of Endearment, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Footloose, Harry and the Hendersons, Raising Cain, Shrek, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Interstellar.