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 Terry Kinney, the stage, film and television actor, was born in Lincoln, Illinois and attended Illinois State University. While at university, his friend, the aspiring actor Jeff Perry, took Kinney to Chicago to see a production of "Grease" in which his best friend, Gary Sinise, was appearing. The like-minded trio of Sinise, Perry and Kinney opened their own Chicago theatrical troupe, the Steppenwolf Theatre, in 1973 in the basement of a church in Highland Park. The company's metamorphosis into one of the country's great regional theatrical companies began in 1976, after Kinney and Perry joined it full-time after graduating from college. The theater has, since 1976, put on a full season of ensemble works.The founders of Steppenwolf supported the theater and themselves with odd jobs until he company began financially self-supporting in the early 1980s. Re-located in the old St. Nicholas Theater, Steppenwolf's productions began to attract a steady audience. Steppenwolf flourished artistically and financially in the '80s, and moved once again to its permanent home at 1650 N. Halsted Street in Chicago.At the height of the company's fame, Kinney and Sinise were Steppenwolf's artistic co-directors, winning numerous awards, and even transferring some productions, such as their monumental adaptation of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath", to Broadway. In addition to Kinney and Sinise, the company included such first rate actors as John Malkovich, Joan Allen and John Mahoney. As an actor, Kinney was nominated for a Tony Award for his appearance as the "Reverend Casy" in "Grapes."Kinney made his movie debut in 1985, with a bit part in Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986), and has been much in demand as a supporting actor ever since. On television, he had a recurring role on Thirtysomething (1987) and appeared as a regular on the HBO prison drama Oz (1997).
Bio:
Terry Kinney, the stage, film and television actor, was born in Lincoln, Illinois and attended Illinois State University. While at university, his friend, the aspiring actor Jeff Perry, took Kinney to Chicago to see a production of "Grease" in which his best friend, Gary Sinise, was appearing. The like-minded trio of Sinise, Perry and Kinney opened their own Chicago theatrical troupe, the Steppenwolf Theatre, in 1973 in the basement of a church in Highland Park. The company's metamorphosis into one of the country's great regional theatrical companies began in 1976, after Kinney and Perry joined it full-time after graduating from college. The theater has, since 1976, put on a full season of ensemble works.The founders of Steppenwolf supported the theater and themselves with odd jobs until he company began financially self-supporting in the early 1980s. Re-located in the old St. Nicholas Theater, Steppenwolf's productions began to attract a steady audience. Steppenwolf flourished artistically and financially in the '80s, and moved once again to its permanent home at 1650 N. Halsted Street in Chicago.At the height of the company's fame, Kinney and Sinise were Steppenwolf's artistic co-directors, winning numerous awards, and even transferring some productions, such as their monumental adaptation of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath", to Broadway. In addition to Kinney and Sinise, the company included such first rate actors as John Malkovich, Joan Allen and John Mahoney. As an actor, Kinney was nominated for a Tony Award for his appearance as the "Reverend Casy" in "Grapes."Kinney made his movie debut in 1985, with a bit part in Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986), and has been much in demand as a supporting actor ever since. On television, he had a recurring role on Thirtysomething (1987) and appeared as a regular on the HBO prison drama Oz (1997).
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Co-founder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.Has 2 children with Kathryn Erbe - Daughter Maeve Elsbeth Erbe Kinney born October 26, 1995 & son Carson Lincoln Kinney, born October 15, 2003.Was nominated for Broadway's 1990 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for playing Reverend Jim Casey in "The Grapes of Wrath," a part he recreated in the television version of the same title, The Grapes of Wrath (1991).Daughter, Maeve Elsbeth Erbe Kinney, born Oct. 26, 1995.Second child with Kathryn Erbe, son Carson Lincoln Kinney, born October 15, 2003.He was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Tracers" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He was nominated for a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Glass Menagerie" at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Orphans" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Grapes of Wrath" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Another Time" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.His father was of English and Irish descent and his mother was of German ancestry.He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in "Death of a Salesman" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He was awarded the 1983 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "And a Nightingale Sang" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.Born on exactly the same date as Oprah Winfrey. |
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Terry Kinney |
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Actor,Director,Producer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
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Actor,Director,Producer |
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2024-07-01 04:44:32 |
| Height: |
6' (1.83 m) |
| Biography: |
Terry Kinney, the stage, film and television actor, was born in Lincoln, Illinois and attended Illinois State University. While at university, his friend, the aspiring actor Jeff Perry, took Kinney to Chicago to see a production of \"Grease\" in |
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Co-founder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.Has 2 children with Kathryn Erbe - Daughter Maeve Elsbeth Erbe Kinney born October 26, 1995 & son Carson Lincoln Kinney, born October 15, 2003.Was nominated for Broadway's 1990 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for playing Reverend Jim Casey in "The Grapes of Wrath," a part he recreated in the television version of the same title, The Grapes of Wrath (1991).Daughter, Maeve Elsbeth Erbe Kinney, born Oct. 26, 1995.Second child with Kathryn Erbe, son Carson Lincoln Kinney, born October 15, 2003.He was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Tracers" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He was nominated for a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Glass Menagerie" at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Orphans" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Grapes of Wrath" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Another Time" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.His father was of English and Irish descent and his mother was of German ancestry.He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in "Death of a Salesman" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He was awarded the 1983 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "And a Nightingale Sang" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.Born on exactly the same date as Oprah Winfrey. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
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(March 2005) Directed "After Ashley", a play by Gina Gionfriddo (Vineyard Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).
(1974) He acted in the stage production of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in |
| Spouse: |
Kathryn Erbe (1993 - 2006) (divorced, 2 children)Elizabeth Perkins (March 27, 1984 - October 10, 1988) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Carson Lincoln KinneyMaeve Elsbeth Erbe Kinney |
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