John Mahoney was born in 1940 in Blackpool, although his family lived in Manchester, England. His mother had to move to Blackpool to give birth to John as Manchester was being bombed at the time. After giving birth his mum moved back to Manchester where John lived for his first eighteen years, before he emigrated to the States.
John Mahoney: It was post war. It was very gray, very dreary. Everything was still rationed when I first saw the United States in 1951. I went over to visit my sister who was a war bride.
John Mahoney: I'm a dog person, I've had dogs all my life. But you see, it's not really a dog [Moose who plays Eddie in Frasier]. It's more like a little robot. It's an actor. It displays no emotion whatsoever. I swear that dog doesn't know any of us even though we've done five seasons of Frasier.
John Mahoney: [About acting] But it was just like life was waiting for me to make that decision, and when I finally made it, it just took me places I never even believed existed.