Dylan McDermott Height, Weight, Age, Body Stats

Dylan McDermott is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as head of law firm Bobby Donnell in The Exercise television series from 1997 to 2004, for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama. He also had the role of FBI agent Max Canary on The Grid (2004) TV series and Duncan Collinsworth on the series Great Shots from 2007 to 2008. One of Dylan’s most notable roles was in the first two seasons of the TV series American Horror story titled American Horror Story: Murder House(2011), where he played the role of Dr. Ben Harmon starred, and American Horror Story: Asylum (2012-2013), where he starred as Johnny Morgan. Dylan returned in 2018 for another episode of the series titled Return to Murder House as Ben Harmon.

Besides starring in other TV series such as Dark Blue (2009-2010), Hostages (2013-2014), Stalker (2014-2015), LA to Vegas (2018) and The Politician (2019), he has had many recognized roles as a film actor. In 1990 he starred in the science fiction Hardware , then had starring roles in Where the Dogs Are Sleeping (1991) with Sharon Stone, In the Line of Fire (1993) with Clint Eastwood and Rene Russo and Three to the Tango (1999) opposite Matthew Perry . Dylan also starred in Texas Rangers (2001) with Ashton Kutcher, Rachael Leigh Cook and James Van Der Beek andWonderland (2003) with Kate Bosworth and Lisa Kudrow. In 2013, Dylan McDermott had a starring role from Forbes in Olympia Has Fallen alongside Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman and another prominent role from Don in The Clovehitch Killer (2018).

Born name

Mark Anthony McDermott

nickname

Dylan, Tony

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

Residence

New York City, New York, United States

nationality

training

He attended Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA, graduating in 1979. Dylan then enrolled at Fordham University in New York City, New York, USA, and majored in acting.

He later studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater, also in New York City, under the tutelage of a well-known drama teacher, Sanford Meisner.

occupation

Actor, director, screenwriter

family

• Father – Richard McDermott (Salon Bar Owner)
• Mother – Diane McDermott (d. 1967), Eve Ensler (adoptive) (playwright)
• Siblings – Robin née McDermott Lynne (Younger sister)
• Other – Avis née Rogers Marino (maternal grandmother), Peter Marino (maternal grandfather), Jasper Samuel Rogers (maternal grandfather), Hortense (Tensy) M. Higgins (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Dylan McDermott is represented by –

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (Talentagentur) in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA
• Industry Entertainment (Manager) in Los Angeles, California, USA
• Arcieri & Associates (Talagent Voice & Commercial) in New York, New York, United States
• Talent Agent Commercial in West Hollywood, California, USA
• Imprint PR (publicist) in Los Angeles, California, USA
• Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush & Kaller (legal representative) in Beverly Hills, California, USA
• Full Empire Promotions (Talent agent in person) in Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA

Genre

Traditional

instruments

Life

labels

unknown

To build

Athletic

Height

6ft or 183cm

weight

80 kg or 176.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Dylan McDermott dated –

1. Julia Roberts (1988-1989) – He met Julia Roberts, a well-known American actress, in 1988 after they starred in the film Steel Magnolias (1989). They were even briefly engaged before calling it quits in late 1989.
2. Melissa Gilbert (1992) – Dylan began dating American actress Melissa Gilbert in 1992, but their relationship was short-lived as it lasted less than a year.
3. Shiva Rose (1994-2009) – One of his most famous relationships was with Shiva, a TV personality. Dylan met Shiva the same day he found out he was being cast in the film In the Line of Fire (1993). They met in 1994 and married on November 19, 1995. Their first daughter, Colette Rose McDermott, was born on May 13, 1996. Her birth was featured in The V*gina Monologues , a play Dylan’s adoptive mother, Eve Ensler, wrote. Their second daughter, Charlotte Rose McDermott, was born on September 8, 2005. On September 27, 2007, this was confirmed by Peoplemagazine that the couple broke up. On May 16, 2008, it was revealed that Dylan was filing for divorce and his divorce from Shiva was finalized on January 2, 2009.
4. Shasi Wells (2008-2014) – Long term relationship of 6 years with Shasi, a lesser known actress and model. They went their separate ways in May 2014.
5. Maggie Q (2014-2019) – Dylan met Maggie on the set of Stalker TV series, which they filmed together in early 2014, and they were later spotted shopping together several times. They announced their engagement on January 14, 2015 after appearing together on the red carpet for the Golden Globe Awards. Both Dylan and Maggie admitted they are in no rush to get married in numerous interviews. In February 2019, it was announced that the couple called off their 4-year engagement.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Irish descent on his father’s side and of Italian, French, Irish and English descent on his mother’s side.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Light Blue

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Medium length messy haircut
• Facial hair with stubble
• Defined facial features
• Half sleeve tattoo on the right forearm

brand promotion

• He did a voiceover for the 1997 Toyota Camry TV commercial.
• His adoptive mother Eve started a safe house organization called V-Day in Congo and Kenya, Africa and Dylan promoted the value of helping girls and women affected by violence while participating in interviews and travelling.

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Known for

• A character played by Al D’Andrea in The Line of Fire (1993)
• Starred as Bobby Donnell in the TV series The Exercise from 1997 to 2004
• Having a smaller father role in The Perks of a Wallflower in 2012
• Performer as Forbes in Olympia Has Fallen (2013)
• Playing a character of Duncan Carlisle in a TV series Hostages (2013-2014) and Jack Larsen in Stalker (2014-2015)
• With a prominent role by Dr. Ben Harmon and Johnny Morgan in American Horror Story TV Series from 2011 to 2018

As a singer

Dylan made his debut as a musician with a song Wouldn’t It Be Nice? in an episode titled Heart Like a Wheelchair of the television series Will & Grace in 2003. 15 years passed before his second appearance with a song titled Two Princes from an episode Things to Do in Vegas When You Am Flooring the LA to Vegas TV series in 2018, where he starred as the character Captain Dave.

first movie

Dylan McDermott made his film debut as Sargeant Adam Frantz in the action drama Hamburger Hügel in 1987.

First TV show

Dylan McDermott first appeared as himself in an episode entitled Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of Group Theater of the documentary series American Masters in 1989.

Personal trainer

Dylan likes to keep things interesting when it comes to his workouts. Besides the usual gymnastics exercises, he likes to practice boxing as a form of HIIT training.

For cardio, Dylan often hikes and walks his dogs in the great outdoors to have fun and stay in shape.

Dylan McDermott favorite things

• Activity – travelling, riding horses, walking his dogs
• Hobby – landscape photography
• Sport – Baseball
• Baseball-Club – New York Mets
• TV Show – I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
• Restaurant – Daichan in Studio City, Los Angeles
• Acting Role Models – Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, Robert De Niro
• Glasses – Salt McKean 59mm Aviator Sunglasses
• Music genre – rock, rock
• Rockbands – Whitesnake, Foghat, KISS, Kansas, Poison
• Song – Every rose has thorns of poison
• Personal Offer – “My theory about actors is that we all run milk cartons. Expiration dates everywhere.”

Dylan McDermott facts

1. His father was 17 years old while his mother was 15. Dylan was born. Richard, his father, used to hang out in the pool to earn enough money for his family, but they broke up when Dylan was very young.
2. When he was 5 years old, his mother Diane was shot dead by her boyfriend John Sponza. Initially, a suicide or accidental shooting was ordered when John first claimed she shot herself in the head. He later claimed he was cleaning his gun and it fired, hitting Diane. After police reopened the case in 2012, forensics proved it would be impossible to accidentally shoot, but John was long dead – he was killed in 1972 due to his links to organized crime.
3. Dylan and his sister Robin McDermott were taken in by their maternal grandmother, Avis Marino, but they maintained a close bond with their father. He worked in the bar his father owned. West Fourth Street Saloon In Greenwich Village, New York, drinks are served and fights that have occurred break up.
4. As a child, he wasn’t comfortable in his own skin, instead trying to emulate the behavior of his favorite actors, Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart, to gain confidence.
5. His father’s third wife, Eve Ensler, adopted Dylan when he was 15 and she was 23. Although she later divorced Richard, he remained in a close relationship and thanked her for pushing him to pursue an acting career Fordham University and majored in Drama.
6. He was born Mark Anthony McDermott, but when he found out there was already an actor named Mark McDermott, just before he was recognized for his acting skills. He used the name Dylan in honor of the name his adoptive mother, Eva, wanted to give her unborn son, but suffered a miscarriage.
7. Dylan is a passionate photographer and opened his first photography exhibition in May 2013 at the Avenue Art Gallery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was titled THE DYLAN PROJECT MAKES NOISE and was made in association with the V-Day organization that his adoptive mother runs.
8. In 2012, Dylan McDermott played Logan Lerman’s father in the drama The Perks of a Wallflower opposite Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman and Kate Walsh.
9. Dylan has been an alcoholic in the past but has made a successful recovery and has been sober since the early 1990s.
10. He was a finalist in GQ Magazine ‘s Man of the Year issue in 1999.
11. In 1995, Dylan was named one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Motion Picture History” by Empire magazine.
12. In 1998, he was named one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” in the World by People magazine.
13. He is a great lover of rock music and has 100 greatest rock and roll songs on VH1 channel in 2000.
14. Dylan is a big dog lover and has a terrier named Otis who has his own Instagram account.
15. His daughter, Colette McDermott, graduated from Barnard College in May 2018.
16. His co-stars in American Horror Story TV Series (2011) were Connie Britton, TaissaFarmiga, Jessica Lange, Frances Conroy, Denis O’Hare, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Ben Woolf and Christine Estabrook. In the second season, Zachary Quinto, Chloe Sevigny and Sarah Paulson joined the cast.
17. He was often confused with Dermot Mulroney, another well-known actor, but embraced it and often played it off as a joke.
18. Dylan auditioned for the role of Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride (1987) with Cary Elwes, André the Giant and Robin Wright. The role ultimately went to Mandy Patinkin.
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