John Lithgow AKA John Arthur Lithgow Born: 19-Oct-1945 Birthplace: Rochester, NY
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States Executive summary: Third Rock From The Sun Father: Arthur Lithgow (theater producer and director, b. 1915, d. 2004) Mother: Sarah Jane Price (actress, b. 1917) Wife: Jean Thaynton (m. 10-Sep-1966, div. 1980, one son) Son: Ian Lithgow (actor, b. 1972) Wife: Mary Yeager (m. 1981, one son, one daughter) Son: Nathan George Daughter: Phoebe (b. 1982)
High School: Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ University: BA History and Literature, Harvard University (1967, magna cum laude)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2010 Obama for America Fulbright Emmy 1986, Best Guest Actor for Amazing Stories Emmy 1996, Best Actor for 3rd Rock from the Sun Emmy 1997, Best Actor for 3rd Rock from the Sun Golden Globe 1997, Best Actor for 3rd Rock from the Sun Emmy 1999, Best Actor for 3rd Rock from the Sun Golden Globe 2010, Best Supporting Actor for Dexter Emmy 2010, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Dexter Hollywood Walk of Fame 6666 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
TELEVISION Dexter Arthur Mitchell (2009) Twenty Good Years John Mason (2006-08) Third Rock from the Sun Dr. Dick Solomon (1996-2001)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Pet Sematary (16-Mar-2019) The Tomorrow Man (30-Jan-2019) Late Night (25-Jan-2019) Pitch Perfect 3 (20-Dec-2017) Daddy's Home 2 (8-Nov-2017) Beatriz at Dinner (23-Jan-2017) Miss Sloane (11-Nov-2016) The Accountant (13-Oct-2016) Interstellar (26-Oct-2014) The Homesman (18-May-2014) Love Is Strange (18-Jan-2014) This Is 40 (20-Dec-2012) The Campaign (4-Aug-2012) · Glenn Motch Rise of the Planet of the Apes (5-Aug-2011) · Charles Rodman Leap Year (6-Jan-2010) · Jack Confessions of a Shopaholic (12-Feb-2009) Dreamgirls (15-Dec-2006) Kinsey (12-Nov-2004) · Alfred Seguine Kinsey The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (21-May-2004) Orange County (7-Jan-2002) Shrek (22-Apr-2001) [VOICE] Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (5-Nov-2000) [VOICE] Don Quixote (9-Apr-2000) A Civil Action (25-Dec-1998) Homegrown (17-Apr-1998) Johnny Skidmarks (18-Jan-1998) · Larry Skovik Hollow Point (14-Aug-1996) The Tuskegee Airmen (26-Aug-1995) Redwood Curtain (23-Apr-1995) Silent Fall (28-Oct-1994) Princess Caraboo (16-Sep-1994) A Good Man in Africa (14-Jul-1994) · Fanshawe World War II: When Lions Roared (19-Apr-1994) The Pelican Brief (17-Dec-1993) Love, Cheat & Steal (5-Dec-1993) · Paul Harrington The Wrong Man (5-Sep-1993) Cliffhanger (28-May-1993) · Qualen Raising Cain (7-Aug-1992) · Carter, Cain, Dr. Nix, Josh, and Margo At Play in the Fields of the Lord (6-Dec-1991) Ricochet (4-Oct-1991) · Blake The Boys (15-Apr-1991) Memphis Belle (7-Sep-1990) · Lt. Col. Bruce Derringer Ivory Hunters (20-Aug-1990) Out Cold (3-Mar-1989) · Dave Distant Thunder (11-Nov-1988) Harry and the Hendersons (5-Jun-1987) · George Henderson The Manhattan Project (13-Jun-1986) · John Mathewson Mesmerized (1986) · Oliver Santa Claus (29-Nov-1985) 2010 (7-Dec-1984) · Walter Curnow The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (15-Aug-1984) · Dr. Emilio Lizardo Footloose (17-Feb-1984) · Rev. Shaw Moore Terms of Endearment (23-Nov-1983) · Sam Burns The Day After (20-Nov-1983) Twilight Zone: The Movie (24-Jun-1983) · Valentine The World According to Garp (23-Jul-1982) I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (5-Mar-1982) Blow Out (24-Jul-1981) The Oldest Living Graduate (7-Apr-1980) · Clarence All That Jazz (20-Dec-1979) Rich Kids (Aug-1979) · Paul Philips The Big Fix (6-Oct-1978) · Sam Sebastian Obsession (1-Aug-1976) Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (25-Feb-1972)
Official Website: http://www.johnlithgow.com/
Author of books:
A Lithgow Palooza: 101 Ways to Entertain and Inspire Your Kids (2004) Drama: An Actor's Education (2011, memoir)
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