John Lithgow

John Lithgow

1945-10-19Rochester, New York, USAActing

John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Grammy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Lithgow won two Tony Awards, his first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut in The Changing Room (1972) and his second for Best Actor in a Musical for the musical Sweet Smell of Success (2002). He was Tony-nominated for Requiem for a Heavyweight (1985), M. Butterfly (1988), and Dirty Rot

Known For

Shrek
Shrek
Footloose
Footloose
Sharper
Sharper
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic
2010
2010
Obsession
Obsession
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
Kinsey
Kinsey
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
Blow Out
Blow Out
The Day After
The Day After
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway
Leap Year
Leap Year
Shrek 3-D
Shrek 3-D
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons
A Civil Action
A Civil Action