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John Mahoney
Tony Award-winner John
Mahoney portrays Frasier's (Kelsey Grammer) widowed father, Martin Crane
in the top-rated comedy series FRASIER, a Grub Street Production in
association with Paramount Network Television for NBC-TV. After
begrudgingly moving in with his son Frasier five years ago, Martin has
become accustomed to his son's well-cultured yet persnickity attitude.
A veteran of film,
stage and television, Mahoney's most recent feature film appearances
include the 1996 release of "Primal Fear" with Richard Gere
and Laura Linney and "She's the One" with Ed Burns, Jennifer
Aniston and Cameron Diaz.
Born in Manchester,
England, Mahoney immigrated to the United States after high school and
joined the Army, where he worked on losing his British accent. Mahoney
received his bachelor's degree from Quincy College and a master's egree
in English from Western Illinois University. He decided to become an
actor
after trying several unfulfilling jobs, including a college professor,
hospital orderly and medical journal editor.
At age 37, Mahoney
enrolled in classes at Chicago's St. Nicholas Theatre -- co-founded by
David Mamet -- where he performed opposite John Malkovich, who invited
him to join the famed Steppenwolf Theatre. Mahoney has since appeared in
more than 30 Steppenwolf productions. In addition to a Tony Award, he received
a Clarence Derwent Award and a Drama Desk nomination for his performance
in "House of Blue Leaves." He received his second Drama Desk
nomination and Theatre World Award for his portrayal of Harold in
Off-Broadway production "Orphans." In 1994, he made his
directorial debut at the Steppenwolf theatre with a production of
"Talking Heads," a play made up of series of monologues.
Mahoney's extensive
feature film credits includes "Tin Men,"
"Moonstruck," "Barton Fink," "Suspect,"
"The Russia House," "Frantic," "Betrayed,"
"Eight Men Out," "Say Anything," "The Manhattan
Project," "In the Line of Fire," "Article 99,"
"Striking Distance," "The Hudsucker Proxy,"
"Reality Bites" and "The American President." On
television, he has starred in the series "The Human Factor,"
"H.E.L.P." and "Lady Blue;" the NBC
mini-series "Favorite Son;" and such telefilms as "Dinner
at Eight," "The Image" and David Mamet's "The
Water Engine."
This past Spring,
Mahoney was seen on stage in the Steppenwolf Theater Company's "The
Man Who Came to Dinner." The play, a production of the 1939 comedy
of errors, was directed by James Burrows. In July, the entire cast
reprised their roles in England, at London's Barbican Center.
Mahoney resides in
Chicago.
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