Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday: 11-30-1952
Mandel Bruce Patinkin è nato il 30 Novembre, 1952 a Chicago, in Illinois. Già da molto giovane Mandy impiegò la sua voce straordinaria per intrattenere, anche se la famiglia e gli amici.
Mandy frequentò gli istituti: Kenwood High School, University of Kansas and Juilliard School of Drama. La sua vera prima esperienza nel mondo dello spettacolo fu quando interpretò Che in Evita a Broadway nel 1979. Vinse il "Tony Award" per quel ruolo.
Dopo questo iniziale successo nel mondo del teatro, si orientò verso il cinema, interpretando ruoli minori in film come "Yentl and Ragtime", prima di tornare a Broadway nel 1984 per partecipare a "Sunday in the Park with George", che lo portò alla conquista di un'altra nomination per il "Tony Award".
Durante il decennio successivo, continuò a partecipare a vari film come "Dick Tracy" e "Alien Nation", a Broadway in "The Secret Garden", e fece uscire 2 album da solista intitolati: "Mandy Patinkin and Dress Casual".
Nel 1994, Ebbe il ruolo del Dr. Jeffrey Geiger di "Chicago Hope" e subito vince un Emmy Award. Nonostante ciò Mandy lasciò lo show durante la seconda stagione. Da allora prese parte a molti film e fece uscire altri 3 album. Recentemente ha anche partecipato allo show "Dead Like Me".
Per quanto riguarda la sua vita privata, Mandy è felicemente sposato con l'autrice/attrice Kathryn Grody dal 1980, e hanno due figli, Isaac e Gideon.
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Mandel Bruce Patinkin was born November 30, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. Even from an early age Mandy employed his lovely voice to entertain, whether it was singing in temple or just for family and friends.
Mandy attended Kenwood High School, University of Kansas and Juilliard School of Drama. His first real break in to show business was when he played Che in Evita on Broadway in 1979. He went on to win a Tony Award for that role.
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.
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.
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 Mandy left the show part way through the second season. 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.
Concerning his private life, Mandy has been happily married to author/actress Kathryn Grody since 1980, and they have two sons together named Isaac and Gideon.
