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Birth Name: Mark McDermott
Birthdate: October 26, 1961
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut
Occupation: Actor
Quote:
"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.
" --Dylan McDermott in US, April 1997
Claim to Fame: Plays attorney Bobby Donnell on ABC's The Practice
Significant Other(s):
Wife: Shiva Rose, actress; married 1995
Julia Roberts, actress; met during filming of Steel Magnolias; briefly engaged 1990
Family:
Grandmother: Avis Marino; helped raise McDermott and his sister
Father: Richard McDermott, bar owner, bartender; owned New York's West Fourth Street Saloon; was 17 when McDermott was born
Mother: Diane McDermott; died 1968; was 15 when she had McDermott
Stepmother: Eve Ensler, playwright; legally adopted McDermott 1983
Sister: Robin McDermott
Daughter: Colette McDermott; born May 1996; mother, Shiva Rose
Education:
Fordham University in New York, New York; majored in drama
Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, New York; studied acting with Sanford Meisner