Profession:
Actor & Singer
Born "Mandel Bruce Patinkin":
November 30
(named Mandel after grandfather)
Current Home:
New York City, NY
Original Home:
Chicago, IL
Height:
approximately 6'
Education:
University of Kansas
Juilliard School of Drama
John Houseman's Acting Company
Married to:
Author/Actor Kathryn Grody
Credits:

Film
Theater
Television
Discography

Children:
Sons Isaac and Gideon

Awards/Honors:

 

[TONY] Won Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Che in 'Evita'), 1980
Awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Che in 'Evita'), 1980
Nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actor in a Musical for 'Evita', 198
Nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical (George in 'Sunday in the Park with George'), 1983
Nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actor in a Musical for 'Sunday in the Park With George', 1984
Nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (Avigdor in 'Yentl'), 1983
Nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actor in a Musical for 'The Knife', 1987
Nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One Person Show for 'Dress Casual', 1990
Nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actor in a Musical for 'The Secret Garden', 1991
Nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama (Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on 'Chicago Hope'), 1995
Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on 'Chicago Hope'), 1995
Nominated with the rest of the Chicago Hope cast for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series, 1995
[EMMY]Won Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama (Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on 'Chicago Hope'), 1995
Nominated for an Emmy Award as Guest Actor in a Television Comedy (playing himself on 'The Larry Sanders Show'), 1996
Nominated for Cable Ace Award for Best Actor in a Television Movie (Quasimodo in 'The Hunchback'), 1997
"Remembrance Award" given by the Friends of the New England Holocaust Memorial for his efforts on behalf of Holocaust Remembrance, 1998
Nominated for an Emmy for Guest Actor in a Drama (Chicago Hope), 1999
Nominated for a Grammy along with Betty Buckley and Walter Cronkite in the Spoken Word category (The Diaries of Adam & Eve: Translated by Mark Twain), 1999
Given an award for his commitment to the theater by the Joseph Papp New York Shakespeare Festival in 2000
The Diaries of Adam and Eve (narrated by Patinkin, Betty Buckley and Walter Cronkite) was awarded a 2000 Audie Award by Audio Publishers in the category of Multi-Voiced Narration
Nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Burrs in the Wild Party in 2000
Nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Burrs in the Wild Party in 2000
Presented with the Shalom Award by Americans for Peace Now for his commitment to peace, 2000
Received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from NCSA at its Commencement ceremony in May of 2002

Hobbies and Interests:

Lionel Trains [LIONEL LOGO]
Yoga

Charities Mandy has supported:

PAX
Doctors Without Borders
Americans for Peace Now
The September 11 Fund
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
Gilda's Club

 


Background by Hirschfeld

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