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 Aidan Quinn was born on March 8, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Practical Magic (1998), Benny & Joon (1993) and Flipped (2010). He has been married to Elizabeth Bracco since September 1, 1987. They have two children.
Bio:
Aidan Quinn was born on March 8, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Practical Magic (1998), Benny & Joon (1993) and Flipped (2010). He has been married to Elizabeth Bracco since September 1, 1987. They have two children.
Tivia:
After portraying Paul McCartney in a television movie, the two met by chance while staying at the same hotel and became real life friends.Was close friends with Natasha Richardson, his co-star in The Handmaid's Tale (1990). She named him as co-executor of estate in her will (2005).His parents, Teresa and Michael Quinn, a professor of literature, were from Co. Offaly, Ireland. He was raised partly in Ireland.Greatly known for his work in theatre throughout Chicago, most notably in Robert Falls' production of "Hamlet". He now works in New York theater.Daughters, with Elizabeth Bracco, Ava Eileen Quinn (born 1989) and Mia Quinn (born 1998).Brother-in-law of actress Lorraine Bracco.He was raised mainly in Chicago, Illinois and partially in Dublin, Ireland and his parents' home county of Offaly.Was Paramount's choice to play Jesus Christ in their production of The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) before a storm of controversy forced them to cancel their plans for the movie. Soon after, Universal picked up the movie with Willem Dafoe playing Christ.Has dual US and Irish citizenship.Brother of Robert Quinn, Paul Quinn, Declan Quinn and Marian Quinn.Has appeared in the "Books: Feed Your Head" literacy campaign for MTV, directed by Neil Burger and also featuring such actors as Sherilyn Fenn and Timothy Hutton.Attended and graduated from Rockford West High School in Rockford, Illinois.Father of Ava Eileen Quinn, who played the baby "David" in her father's movie Avalon (1990).Parents are Michael and Teresa Quinn.Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38.Uncle of Margaux Guerard and Stella Keitel. |
| Name: |
Aidan Quinn |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Model rank: |
324 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:59:31 |
| Height: |
6' (1.83 m) |
| Biography: |
Aidan Quinn was born on March 8, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Practical Magic (1998), Benny & Joon (1993) and Flipped (2010). He has been married to Elizabeth Bracco since September 1, 1987. They have two chi |
| Trivia: |
After portraying Paul McCartney in a television movie, the two met by chance while staying at the same hotel and became real life friends.Was close friends with Natasha Richardson, his co-star in The Handmaid's Tale (1990). She named him as co-executor of estate in her will (2005).His parents, Teresa and Michael Quinn, a professor of literature, were from Co. Offaly, Ireland. He was raised partly in Ireland.Greatly known for his work in theatre throughout Chicago, most notably in Robert Falls' production of "Hamlet". He now works in New York theater.Daughters, with Elizabeth Bracco, Ava Eileen Quinn (born 1989) and Mia Quinn (born 1998).Brother-in-law of actress Lorraine Bracco.He was raised mainly in Chicago, Illinois and partially in Dublin, Ireland and his parents' home county of Offaly.Was Paramount's choice to play Jesus Christ in their production of The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) before a storm of controversy forced them to cancel their plans for the movie. Soon after, Universal picked up the movie with Willem Dafoe playing Christ.Has dual US and Irish citizenship.Brother of Robert Quinn, Paul Quinn, Declan Quinn and Marian Quinn.Has appeared in the "Books: Feed Your Head" literacy campaign for MTV, directed by Neil Burger and also featuring such actors as Sherilyn Fenn and Timothy Hutton.Attended and graduated from Rockford West High School in Rockford, Illinois.Father of Ava Eileen Quinn, who played the baby "David" in her father's movie Avalon (1990).Parents are Michael and Teresa Quinn.Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38.Uncle of Margaux Guerard and Stella Keitel. |
| Trademarks: |
Deep resonant voice
Bold light blue eyes |
| Quotes: |
I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable.
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I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved.
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"I was on this remote island a thousand miles off the coast of Kenya. The island didn't have electricity, but some people had generators, and I went to someone's house and there was a video of Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) playing. I think it was the only frigging television on the whole island. That was very bizarre".
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I'm not a city kind of guy. I'm happiest when I'm tromping through the woods. That's why I don't live in Los Angeles. Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out.
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There was one moment in high school where I thought, "Maybe I'll take an acting class." And I walked in and saw all the quote unquote theatre people and I went, "Oh God," and walked out. But later, when I was 19, I actually took an acting class and I was very much smitten with it. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
Public service announcement for the MTV "Books: Feed Your Head" campaign promoting reading, directed by Neil Burger and also featuring such actors as Sherilyn Fenn and Timothy Hutton.
(February 1, 1985) He played the title role in William Shake |
| Spouse: |
Elizabeth Bracco (September 1, 1987 - present) (2 children) |
| Parents: |
Michael Quinn
Teresa Quinn |
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