Profile of Mandy Patinkin on Famous Like Me

Mandel Bruce Patinkin (born November 30, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois), is a Jewish-American actor and renowned tenor. He is perhaps best known for his trademark line in 1987's The Princess Bride ("Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!").

Patinkin attended Kenwood High School, University of Kansas and Juilliard School of Drama. His first real break was when he played Che in Evita on Broadway in 1979. He went on to win a Tony Award for that role.

After this initial musical theater success he moved to film, playing a number of small parts in movies such as Yentl and Ragtime, before returning to Broadway in 1984 to star in Sunday in the Park with George, which saw him earn another Tony Award nomination.

Over the next decade he continued to appear in various movies such as Dick Tracy and Alien Nation, on Broadway in The Secret Garden and released two solo albums called Mandy Patinkin and Dress Casual.

In 1994 he burst onto the small screen playing the role of Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on CBS's Chicago Hope and promptly won an Emmy Award. However despite the award and the ratings success of the show Patinkin left the show part way through the second season.

Since Chicago Hope, Patinkin has taken parts in a number of films. However, he has mostly been performing as a singer, releasing three more albums. He also returned to Broadway again in 2000 in the New York Shakespeare Festival's The Wild Party, earning another Tony Award nomination. Recently he has also been seen in the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me.

In 2005 he stars in the CBS series Criminal Minds.

Personal life

Married Kathryn Grody in 1980; two sons, Isaac and Gideon.

He suffered from keratoconus, a degenerative eye disease, in the mid-1990s. This led to two corneal transplants, the right cornea in 1997 and the left in 1998.

He also was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer in 2004. He celebrated his first year of recovery by doing a 280 mile charity bike ride with his son, Isaac.

Filmography

Film

• Piñero (2001) - Joseph Papp
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) - Huxley
• Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) - Brother Daniel
• The Music of Chance (1993) - Jim Nashe
• The Doctor (1991) - Dr. Murray Kaplan
• Impromptu (1991) - Alfred De Musset
• True Colors (1991) - John Palmeri
• Dick Tracy (1990) - 88 Keys
• The House on Carroll Street (1988) - Ray Salwen
• Alien Nation (1988) - Detective Samuel Francisco
• The Princess Bride (1987) - Inigo Montoya
• Daniel (1983) - Paul Isaacson
• Yentl (1983) - Avigdor
• Ragtime (1981) - Tateh
• French Postcards (1979) - Sayyid
• The Big Fix (1978) - Pool Man (film debut)

Television

• Criminal Minds - Gideon McCandless
• Chicago Hope - Dr. Jeffrey Geiger (Emmy Award, 1995)
• Dead Like Me - Rube
• The Simpsons - Hugh Parkfield in "Lisa's Wedding" (Season six, episode 619)

Television commercials

• Crestor (2005)
• Procrit approx. 2001
• Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats (1971) (the first Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats commercial ever)
• 7-Up (1970)

Stage

• Dress Casual
• The Wild Party (2000) - Burrs
• The Secret Garden (1991) - Archibald Craven
• Sunday in the Park with George (1984) - George
• Evita (1979) - Che (Tony Award, 1980)
• The Shadow Box - Mark

Discography

• Sings Sondheim (2002)
• Kidults (2001)
• The Wild Party (2000)
• Mamaloshen (1998)
• Oscar & Steve (1995)
• Experiment (1994)
• The Secret Garden (1991)
• Dress Casual (1990)
• Mandy Patinkin (1989)
• Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
• Evita (1978)

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