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Dylan McDermott (born Mark McDermott on October 26, 1961, in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American actor of Irish and Italian descent, most famous for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the former TV legal drama The Practice.

Dylan McDermott attended acting school at the Jesuit-run Fordham University in The Bronx and got his first break as an actor in the film In the Line of Fire
. Through his connection with Clint Eastwood, McDermott was able to land his first major gig as The Practice.

McDermott is the son of Richard "Mac" McDermott, ex-husband of Eve Ensler, who authored The Vagina Monologues, and the late Diane McDermott, both of whom were teenagers when Dylan was born.

He married actress Shiva Rose on November 19, 1995. They have two daughters - Colette (born circa 1996), and Charlotte (born on September 8, 2005).

People (magazine) named McDermott one of the 50 most beautiful people in 1998

He is often confused with actor Dermot Mulroney.

Filmography

The Untitled Pang Brothers Horror Project (2006) (filming)
Fade Out (2005) (pre-production)
Unbeatable Harold (2005) - Jake Salamander
Mistress of Spices (2005) -Doug
Edison (2005) - Lazerov
The Tenants
(2005)- Henry Lesser
Runaway Jury (2003) (uncredited) -Jacob Woods
Wonderland (2003) -David Lind
Party Monster
(2003) - Peter Gatien
Texas Rangers (2001)- Leander McNelly
Three to Tango
(1999) -Charles Newman
'Til There Was You (1997) - Nick
Home for the Holidays
(1995) - Leo Fish
Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995) -Julian Goddard
Miracle on 34th Street
(1994) - Bryan Bedford
The Cowboy Way
(1994) - John Stark
In the Line of Fire
(1993) - Secret Service Agent Al D'Andrea
Jersey Girl (1992) - Sal
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1992) - Bruce Simmons
Twister (1990) -Chris
Hardware (1990) - Moses Baxter
Steel Magnolias
(1989) - Jackson Latcherie
The Blue Iguana (1988) - Vince Holloway
Hamburger Hill
(1987) - Sgt. Frantz

Television

The Grid (2004) - FBI Agent Max Canary
Will & Grace (2003) - Tom
Ally McBeal (1998)- Bobby Donnell
The Practice (1997-2003) -Bobby Donnell
The Fear Inside (1992) - Pete Caswell
Tales from the Crypt (1992) - George
Into the Badlands (1991) - McComas
The Neon Empire (1989) - Vic

Quotes

"I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making The Appaloosa a good movie."

"My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere."

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