John Lithgow
- Born: 19 Oct, 1945
A versatile character player who has been a familiar face in theater, film and TV since the early 1970s, John Lithgow has proven adept with a wide range of material spanning drama, comedy, sci-fi, family fare and thrillers. He won a Tony for his Broadway debut as a rugby player in 1973's "The Changing Room" and appeared in several films before gaining acclaim and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his sympathetic and dignified performance as Roberta Muldoon, a transsexual ex-pro football player in 1982's "The World According to Garp".
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Arthur W Lithgow: ran McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey
- mother Sarah Jane Lithgow:
- sister Robin Lithgow:
- siblings : has two others
- son Ian Lithgow: born c. 1971; mother, Jean Taynton; had recurring role on "3rd Rock From the Sun"
- daughter Phoebe McCurtain Lithgow: born on June 28, 1982; mother Mary Yeager
- son Nathan George Lithgow: born on September 13, 1983; mother, Mary Yeager
- wife Jean Taynton: married on September 10, 1966; divorced in 1980; mother of Ian Lithgow
- wife Mary Yeager: second wife; married in 1981; mother of Phoebe and Nathan Lithgow
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