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ACTOR

Dylan McDermott

Known for
Autómata (2014), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Hollywood (2020), The Messengers (2007)

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Dylan McDermott is an actor best known for Autómata, Miracle on 34th Street and Hollywood.

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    Dylan McDermott changed his name from Mark to Dylan in memory of his stepmother Eve Ensler, who had a miscarriage and would later give that name to her own child. Dylan and Eve share an extremely close and affectionate relationship.

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    His stepmother Eve Ensler is not only an actress. She is also a playwright and a women's rights activist. She wrote the famous play (and later film) The Vagina Monologues (2002).

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    Dylan's mother died when he was 5 years old. Fourteen years later, his father Richard, the owner of the West 4. St Saloon in Manhattan, married Eve Ensler.

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    He has two daughters with his ex-wife Shiva Rose: Colette Hayes, born in May 1996, and Charlotte Rose McDermott, born on 8 September 2005.

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    He is of Irish descent on his father's side. On his mother's side, his grandfather was of Italian descent, while his grandmother was of Irish, English and French descent.

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  6. #006

    He was engaged to actress Maggie Q (2015-2019).

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    He auditioned for Mandy Patinkin's role in the film The Princess Bride (1987).

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    He was chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.

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  9. #009

    In 1987, McDermott told an interviewer that Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro were his acting role models.

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    He was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 sexiest stars in cinema history (#67).

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    He has a younger sister named Robin McDermott.

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    He studied drama at Fordham University and studied under Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

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    In 2000, Dylan and his now ex-wife Shiva Rose bought a house in Los Angeles from Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith for 4 million dollars.

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    He is friends with Edward Asner.

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  15. #015

    Despite a common misconception, he has no relation to actor Dean McDermott.

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    In the 1980s he worked at Area, the famous New York City nightclub.

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    His favourite TV series is I Dream of Jeannie (1965).

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    He hosted VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll.

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    His ex-wife Shiva Rose is Iranian/French.

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    He usually eats at the Japanese restaurant Daichan in Studio City. It is also a regular spot for Amy Lyndon.

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  21. #021

    Dylan McDermott attended the 2005 Dubai International Film Festival in the United Arab Emirates. Other attendees included Albert Brooks, Morgan Freeman and Jon Tenney.

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    Dylan McDermott is the former son-in-law of Parviz Gharib-Afshar.

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