John Lithgow: Summary

Recent Role:: Himself on 30 Rock

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 10-19-1945

Birthplace:: Rochester, New York, USA

Birth Name:: John Arthur Lithgow

John Lithgow was born October 19 1945 as the son of Arthur Lithgow and Sarah Jane Price. Arthur Lithgow was directing and producing theater and John followed his footsteps as he got into acting during his time at Harvard University.

After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, John attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has a brilliant Broadway career with 2 Tony awards and 5 nominations.

For TV-viewers John is mostly known as Dr. Dick Solomon, the main character of 3rd Rock from the Sun. 3rd Rock from the Sun was aired for six seasons and John was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for every one, he won 3 of the times (-96, -97 and -99).

More recently we have seen John in movies as Kinsey and the voice of Lord Farquaad in Shrek. John Lithgow was born October 19 1945 as the son of Arthur Lithgow and Sarah Jane Price. Arthur Lithgow was directing and producing theater and John followed his footsteps as he got into acting during his time at Harvard University.

After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, John attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has a brilliant Broadway career...

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John Lithgow joining Dexter
Veteran actor to play veteran serial killer on Showtime's thriller; 24 also adds pairs to cast.
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I_LOVE_NCIS
member since: Jan 19, 2006
John Lithgow is such a funny actor! ...Continue »
I love John Lithgow in 3rd Rock from the Sun, playing Dick Solomon! No one could have played that part better! I also love him as the voice of Lord Farquad in Shrek. He has a voice that is recognizable. He is one of a kind. He plays his characters so well. He is mostly comic but does some drama too. John also is a comic for little kids. He writes stories and sings songs for them! He is awesome!
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AmrodLeralonde
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Great actor, in every kind of roles! SPOILER ALERT ...Continue »
I knew John Lithgow from the series "Third rock from the Sun", and then i recognized him in other series and movies, appreciating his acting abilities and his versatility. While in the comedy show he performed perfectly as the commander of the four aliens, so overwhelmed by human feelings new to him, such as love and anger, i understood how great he is as an actor watching him jump from a character to another (especially in theatrical movies), always with remarkable results. He's definitely a very talented actor (you should imagine it just by reading his acting biography), not only because of his performance in "3rd rock" -which is by itself a demonstration of his immense talent, due to the fact the series story implied for his character a strange personality susceptible to perpetual shifting-, but also for the plurality of roles he played.
It's a shame i couldn't watch him play on a Broadway stage!
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