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John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow (/ˈlɪθɡoʊ/ LITH-goh; born October 19, 1945) is a prolific American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before gaining fame for his diverse work on stage and screen. Over the course of his career, he earned numerous awards including six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Lithgow has enticed and mesmerized audiences with his performances in various platforms — from his Broadway debut in The Changing Room (1972) to notable roles in movies like All That Jazz (1979), Footloose (1984), and Shrek (2001). Furthermore, Lithgow starred in successful TV series like 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) and Dexter (2009). He was born on October 19, 1945, in Rochester, New York. His mother, Sarah Jane (née Price), was a retired actress, and his father, Arthur Washington Lithgow III, was a theatrical producer and director.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: John Arthur Lithgow
Born: Rochester, New York, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: October 19, 1945
Occupations: Actor, author, musician, poet
Years Active: 1972-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Jean Taynton, Mary Yeager
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Awards and Nominations Received by John Lithgow
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Movies Featuring John Lithgow
Pitch Perfect 3
Sharper
Blow Out
Love Is Strange
This Is 40
Cliffhanger
Raising Cain
The Homesman
Bombshell
Late Night
The Tomorrow Man
Ricochet
Miss Sloane
Harry and the Hendersons
Beatriz at Dinner
Obsession
2010
The World According to Garp
The Manhattan Project
Daddy's Home 2
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Pet Sematary
On Broadway
A Good Man in Africa
Killers of the Flower Moon
Cabrini
Conclave
Spellbound
The Rule of Jenny Pen
New Year’s Eve
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
Timms Valley
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Prohibition
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
9 Kisses
Inside ‘Interstellar’
Broadway: The Next Generation
Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like
On Broadway
Pet Sematary: The Tale of Timmy Baterman
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Don Quixote
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Einstein’s Big Idea
Night of 100 Stars III
The Boys
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
The Oldest Living Graduate
I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can
Ivory Hunters
The Day After
Santa Claus: The Movie
Mesmerized
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
The Glitter Dome
Distant Thunder
Out Cold
2010: The Year We Make Contact
Resting Place
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Amazing Bone
Show of Titles
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Traveling Man
2010: The Year We Make Contact
The Tuskegee Airmen
Silent Fall
Love, Cheat & Steal
Rich Kids
Princess Caraboo
Secret Service
American Cinema
The Amazing Bone
Traveling Man
Redwood Curtain
My Brother’s Keeper
Hollow Point
World War II: When Lions Roared
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
The Wrong Man
The West
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
The Big Fix
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Jimpa
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
Career Timeline
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2023
Sharper
Richard Hobbes
Killers of the Flower Moon
Prosecutor Peter Leaward
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2021
On Broadway
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes
Philip Drummond
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2019
Bombshell
Roger Ailes
Late Night
Walter Lovell
The Tomorrow Man
Ed
Pet Sematary
Jud
On Broadway
Self
2014
Love Is Strange
The Homesman
The Jungle Bunch 2: The Great Treasure Quest
Maurice (voice)
9 Kisses
Man in Club
2013
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate
Posket
Timms Valley
Ol' Gregory Timms
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Self
1995
The Tuskegee Airmen
Senator Conyers
American Cinema
Narrator
Redwood Curtain
Laird Riordan
My Brother’s Keeper
Tom Bradley / Bob Bradley
1993
Cliffhanger
Love, Cheat & Steal
Paul Harrington
The Wrong Man
Phillip Mills
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
Alexander (voice)
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Narrator
1985
Santa Claus: The Movie
B.Z.
Mesmerized
Oliver Thompson
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Self
The Amazing Bone
Narrator
The Amazing Bone
Narrator
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