John Lithgow | |
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Lithgow in Central Park in 2007
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Born |
John Arthur Lithgow October 19, 1945 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.