John Lithgow

John Lithgow

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Birthday: 
19 October 1945, Rochester, New York, USA
Birth Name: 
John Arthur Lithgow
Height: 
193 cm
If "born to the theater" has meaning in determining a person's life path, then John Lithgow is a prime example of this truth. He was born in Rochester, New York, to Sarah Jane (Price), an actress, and Arthur Washington Lithgow III, who was both a theatrical producer and director. John's father was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican... Show more »
If "born to the theater" has meaning in determining a person's life path, then John Lithgow is a prime example of this truth. He was born in Rochester, New York, to Sarah Jane (Price), an actress, and Arthur Washington Lithgow III, who was both a theatrical producer and director. John's father was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, where the Anglo-American Lithgow family had lived for several generations.John moved frequently as a child, while his father founded and managed local and college theaters and Shakespeare festivals throughout the Midwest of the United States. Not until he was 16, and his father became head of the McCarter Theater in Princeton New Jersey, did the family settle down. But for John, the theater was still not a career. He won a scholarship to Harvard University, where he finally caught the acting bug (as well as found a wife). Harvard was followed by a Fulbright scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Returning from London, his rigorous dramatic training stood him in good stead, and a distinguished career on Broadway gave him one Tony Award for "The Changing Room", a second nomination in 1985 for "Requiem For a Heavyweight", and a third in 1988 for "M. Butterfly". But with critical acclaim came personal confusion, and in the mid 1970s, he and his wife divorced. He entered therapy, and in 1982, his life started in a new direction, the movies - he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Roberta Muldoon in The World According to Garp (1982). A second Oscar nomination followed for Terms of Endearment (1983), and he met a UCLA economics professor who became his second wife. As the decade of the 1990s came around, he found that he was spending too much time on location, and another career move brought him to television in the hugely successful series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996). This production also played a role in bringing him back together with the son from his first marriage, Ian Lithgow, who has a regular role in the series as a dimwitted student. Show less «

John Lithgow's FILMOGRAPHY

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction - Season 1

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Trial & Error - Season 2

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The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C - Season 1

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 4

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The Late Late Show with James Corden - Season 4

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 4

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NOVA - Season 44

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The Simpsons - Season 29

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Finding Your Roots - Season 4

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The Crown - Season 2

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 22

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 21

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Conan - Season 8

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Saturday Night Live - Season 43

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Drunk History - Season 5

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Daddy's Home 2 

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Beatriz at Dinner

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Pitch Perfect 3

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The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017

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The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 3

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The Simpsons - Season 28

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The Crown - Season 1

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John Lithgow'S roles

Donald
Donald
Carter
Carter
Jerry Harris
Jerry Harris
Glenn Motch
Glenn Motch
Ben
Ben
Jack Brady
Jack Brady
Eric Qualen
Eric Qualen
Jean-Claude
Jean-Claude
John Mathewson
John Mathewson
George Henderson
George Henderson
Roberta Muldoon
Roberta Muldoon
Sam Burns
Sam Burns
Reverend Alfred Dowd
Reverend Alfred Dowd
Lord Farquaad
Lord Farquaad
Bud Brumder
Bud Brumder
Edgar West
Edgar West
Lord John Whorfin
Lord John Whorfin
Dr. Walter Curnow
Dr. Walter Curnow
Joe Huxley
Joe Huxley
Lt.Col. Bruce Derringer
Lt.Col. Bruce Derringer
Charles Rodman
Charles Rodman
Larry Henderson
Larry Henderson
Judge Walter J. Skinner
Judge Walter J. Skinner
B.Z.
B.Z.
The White Rabbit
The White Rabbit
Jerry Whitaker
Jerry Whitaker
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell
Burke
Burke
Larry Henderson
Larry Henderson