Mandy Patinkin

Mandel Bruce Patinkin (born November 30, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois), is a Jewish-American actor and renowned tenor. He is perhaps best known for his trademark line in 1987's The Princess Bride ("Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!").

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November 30 - 1952 - Chicago - Illinois - Jewish-American - Actor - Tenor - 1987 - The Princess Bride

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Patinkin attended Kenwood High School, University of Kansas and Juilliard School of Drama. His first real break was when he played Che in Evita on Broadway in 1979. He went on to win a Tony Award for that role.

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Kenwood High School - University of Kansas - Juilliard School of Drama - Evita - Broadway - 1979 - Tony Award

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After this initial musical theater success he moved to film, playing a number of small parts in movies such as Yentl and Ragtime, before returning to Broadway in 1984 to star in Sunday in the Park with George, which saw him earn another Tony Award nomination.

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Musical theater - Film - Yentl - Ragtime - Sunday in the Park with George

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Over the next decade he continued to appear in various movies such as Dick Tracy and Alien Nation, on Broadway in The Secret Garden and released two solo albums called Mandy Patinkin and Dress Casual.

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Dick Tracy - Alien Nation - The Secret Garden - Mandy Patinkin - Dress Casual

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In 1994 he burst onto the small screen playing the role of Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on CBS's Chicago Hope and promptly won an Emmy Award. However despite the award and the ratings success of the show Patinkin left the show part way through the second season.

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1994 - Small screen - CBS - Chicago Hope - Emmy Award

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Since Chicago Hope, Patinkin has taken parts in a number of films. However, he has mostly been performing as a singer, releasing three more albums. He also returned to Broadway again in 2000 in the New York Shakespeare Festival's The Wild Party, earning another Tony Award nomination. Recently he has also been seen in the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me.

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Singer - 2000 - The Wild Party - Showtime - Comedy-drama - Dead Like Me

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In 2005 he stars in the CBS series Criminal Minds.

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2005 - Criminal Minds

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