ACTOR
Timothy Olyphant
- Known for
- Dreamcatcher (2003), A Man Apart (2003), Mother's Day (2016), Catch and Release (2006)
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Timothy Olyphant is an actor best known for Dreamcatcher, A Man Apart and Mother's Day.
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- #001
Timothy Olyphant swam competitively at the University of Southern California, where he was a national finalist in the United States in the 200-meter individual medley.
- #002
Before he began working as an actor, Olyphant started his career performing stand-up comedy in New York City and Boston, where other up-and-coming comedians also took the stage, among them Dave Attell, Louis C. K., Sarah Silverman, Jay Mohr and Dave Chappelle.
- #003
He was considered for the role of Tony Stark in the film Iron Man (2008).
- #004
In high school, Timothy was a classmate of the actor Jeremy Renner in Modesto, California. Although they were not in the same class, both attended Beyer High School in the 1980s.
- #005
In 1990 he graduated from USC in the same class as the actor and comedian Will Ferrell and the singer Macy Gray. All three received Bachelor of Arts degrees: Olyphant studied fine arts, Ferrell earned his degree in sports information, and Macy Gray earned hers in screenwriting.
- #006
He read sports segments on the morning program of the Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1 until Joe Escalante's departure in 2008.
- #007
He turned down the role of Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious (2001), and the part went to Vin Diesel.
- #008
In his early twenties, Olyphant and his roommate sent an unsolicited audition tape to Fox, proposing to host a late-night talk show even though neither of them had any experience in the entertainment industry. They advertised their services for $100 a day.
- #009
He grew up in Modesto, California, and attended the University of Southern California.
- #010
His older brother, Andy Olyphant, is an A&R executive at Warner Bros. Records. His younger brother, Matt Olyphant, was the lead singer of Fetish.
- #011
He is a third cousin of the journalist Anderson Cooper, a second cousin twice removed of Anderson's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, and a fourth cousin of the filmmaker James Vanderbilt. Timothy's paternal great-great-great-grandparents, William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam, were also Anderson Cooper's maternal great-great-great-grandparents and James Vanderbilt's paternal great-great-great-grandparents.
- #012
He studied at the William Esper Studio in New York.
- #013
He studied fine arts and theater at the University of Southern California.
- #014
He graduated from Fred C. Beyer High School in Modesto, California, in 1986.
- #015
He wears veneers to give the impression of longer teeth.
- #016
Timothy cast his own daughter, Vivian Olyphant, in her first acting role, playing his daughter in the series Justified: City Primeval (2023).
- #017
He lives in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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