John Mahoney
JOHN MAHONEY returned to Broadway after a 20 year hiatus in 2007 in the Roundabout Theatre's revival of Craig Lucas' fantastical play, Prelude to a Kiss. He has been a member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 1979, and has appeared in nearly 30 plays there, including recent productions of The Dresser, and I Never Sang for My Father. He appeared in The Drawer Boy at Steppenwolf, a role he reprised at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, as well as the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey. He starred in Long Day's Journey into Night with Chicago's Irish Repertory Theatre, both in Chicago and in Galway, Ireland, and in The Weir in Los Angeles. David Mamet cast him in the world premiere of The Water Engine at the St. Nicholas Theatre (a role he later recreated for TNT's televised version of the play). He recently appeared in Mamet's Romance at the Almeida Theatre in London. His other stage work includes starring roles in the off-Broadway revival of The Subject Was Roses, Uncle Vanya at Chicago's Goodman Theatre as well as Death and the Maiden and Wrong Turn at Lungfish, and The Man Who Came To Dinner (directed by James Burrows), at the Steppenwolf Theatre. In addition, the entire Chicago cast of The Man Who Came to Dinner reprised their work in England, at London's Barbican Center. Mahoney's work in the theatre has won him a Tony Award, a Clarence Derwent Award and a Drama Desk nomination for his portrayal of 'Artie Shaughnessy' in the Broadway production of House of Blue Leaves. He was also honored with a Theatre World Award and a second Drama Desk nomination for his performance as 'Harold' in the off-Broadway production of Orphans. Mahoney has been nominated four times for Chicago's coveted Joseph Jefferson Awards, three times for Best Actor for his roles in The Hothouse, Taking Steps and After the Fall, and once for Best Supporting Actor in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work as Martin Crane on the hit television series, Frasier ? a role he held for the eleven years that series was a mainstay of the NBC lineup. Mahoney has also appeared in numerous telefilms such as The 10 Million Dollar Getaway for the USA Network, TNT's Dinner at Eight, HBO's The Image, the NBC mini-series Favorite Son, as well as roles in Will, Listen to Your Heart, The Killing Floor, Through Naked Eyes, First Step and Dance of the Phoenix. His television series include H.E.L.P., Lady Blue, and The Human Factor. He also starred in the BBC productions of Two Lumps of Ice, and Buying a Landslide. Mahoney's film work first came to the attention of critics in 1986 when he was widely praised for his performance as Richard Dreyfuss' aluminum-siding sales partner in Barry Levinson's Tin Men. He has continued to work with some of the most illustrious directors in film. Following his appearance as the drink-splashed college professor in Norman Jewison's Moonstruck, he went directly into Peter Yates' Suspect. Other screen credits include Ben Stiller's Generation X anthem Reality Bites, Rob Reiner's The American President, two films with the Coen brothers --The Hudsucker Proxy and Barton Fink, The Russia House directed by Fred Schepisi, Louis Malle's Frantic, Costa-Gavras' Betrayed, Eight Men Out directed by John Sayles, Cameron Crowe's Say Anything, Marshall Brickman's The Manhattan Project, Streets of Gold directed by Joe Roth, Howard Deutch's Article 99, Wolfgang Petersen's In The Line of Fire with Clint Eastwood, Gregory Hoblit's murder drama Primal Fear, Ed Burns' She's the One, and The Broken Hearts Club for Greg Berlanti. John's most recently released films were Terry Green's Almost Salinas, with Lindsay Crouse and Virginia Madsen, and Rodrigo Garcia's Fathers and Sons with Ron Eldard and Kathy Baker. His voice has been heard in such popular animated films as Antz, Iron Giant, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. His next film release will be in the romantic comedy, Dan In Real Life, costarring with Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dianne Wiest and Norbert Leo Butz. Bio as of April, 2007. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: Downstage Center (audio) John Mahoney - April, 2007 - Listen Now. Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)