John Lithgow's biography
John Lithgow is 77 years old television actor born at Rochester. He was born on Friday 19th of October 1945. He is often nicknamed as Jiggles. According to year of birth 1945 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 19th of October means he is Libra. Libra sign depicts that it is all about “Balance”. It seems that their life is very balanced, however, things are way opposite as they always face unstable situations in order to balance it further.
He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be television actor. You can know him also as film actor, musician, poet, voice actor, stage actor, actor, film producer. He is recently known as banjoist.
John Lithgow's dad
John Lithgow's father's name is Arthur Lithgow.
John Lithgow's mom
John Lithgow's mother's name is Sara Jane Lithgow.
John Lithgow's family
John Lithgow's ex spouse
Mary Yeager
John Lithgow and Mary Yeager have been together.
He has 1 son.
John Lithgow's son: Ian Lithgow
John Lithgow's son's name is Ian Lithgow. Ian is known as actor. His son was born on Thursday 3rd of February 1972 in Cambridge.
John Lithgow's schools
We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Harvard College, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Princeton High School.
Detailed informations about his schools
- He attended and graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, New Jersey.
- He attended Harvard College and graduated with a Bachelor's degree magna cum laude in history and literature (1967). He lived in Adams House as an undergraduate. Lithgow later served on Harvard's Board of Overseers.
John Lithgow's career
His main focus is to be television actor. You could see him also in 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Crown, Amazing Stories, Dexter and many more. He is also a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Maybe you are curious what instrument does he play ? He plays banjo.
Awards and competitions
John Lithgow's Awards
- He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for work 3rd Rock from the Sun in 1996
- He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for work 3rd Rock from the Sun in 1997
- He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for work 3rd Rock from the Sun in 1999
- He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for work The Crown in 2017
- He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for work Amazing Stories in 1986
- He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for work Dexter in 2010
John Lithgow's Nominations
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work The World According to Garp in 1982
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Terms of Endearment in 1983
What John Lithgow has done for a first time
- The role of Frasier Craine (first on Cheers then the spin-off) was written with Lithgow in mind. He's said years later, "Kelsey [Grammer] did a fine job!".
John Lithgow's quotes
- One of the things you learn as an actor is that human beings are capable of almost anything. I'm sort of in the business of illustrating that fact.
- My sense of myself is that I'm a character actor, and character actors are ready, willing and able to do anything, to be totally different from themselves. That's my job, to be ready. I'm some kind of first responder.
- No bad guy thinks he's a bad guy. He thinks he's a good guy.
- [on the character usually played by his favorite French comic actor Jacques Tati] He was always a bit oblivious, just a little bit startled by everything, and acted in a completely rational but inappropriate way to whatever happened.
John Lithgow's body shape
Lets describe how John Lithgow looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.
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