Mandy Patinkin

In 1995, Mandy was nominated for a SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series" for Chicago Hope.

Despite winning an Emmy award for his portrayal of Dr. Jeffery Geiger in Chicago Hope, Mandy gave up the role as he was unhappy spending so much time away from his wife.

He also worked with Thomas Gibson on the tv series Chicago Hope.

Mandy was not asked to reprise his Tony award winning role of 'Che' in the movie version of Evita.

Mandy was a 1970 graduate of Kenwood High School in Chicago, Illinios.

Mandy has won several awards, including: Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Ernesto 'Che' Guevara in Evita. He was also nominated twice as Best Actor (Musical). Once was in 1984 for Sunday in the Park with George, (a role he recreated in the television version with the same title), and in 2000 for The Wild Party.

Mandy did an interview for a 1987 Princess Bride featurette pretending to have worse English than the character he was playing (a Spaniard). In reality, he's American, born and bred.

Mandy is currently starring in the medication "Crestor" commercials.

Mandy is actually called Mandel.

Before he and Adam Arkin starred as doctors on the television show Chicago Hope, they both played doctors in the movie The Doctor in 1991.

It took Mandy two years to be discovered.

One of Mandy's nicknames is "The Patink".

Mandy played the role of Che in the film Evita.

Mandy has appeared in a Kellogs Frosted Mini-Wheats advert for T.V.

Mandy has two sons named Isaac and Gideon.

In 1970, Mandy appeared in a TV commercial for "7-Up".

Mandy also helps with the "Harvard Learning From Performers" program.

Mandy recorded his album titled "Sings Sondheim" in 2002.

Mandy recorded his album titled "Kidults" in 2001.

Mandy appeared on the soundtrack for the Broadway show The Wild Party in 2000.

In 1998, Mandy released his first Yiddish album. It was titled "Mamaloshen".

Mandy released an album titled "Oscar & Steve" in 1995.

Mandy released his album titled "Experiment" in 1994.

Mandy appeared on the soundtrack for the Broadway show The Secret Garden in 1991.

In 1990, Mandy released the album "Dress Casual".

Mandy recorded and released his self titled album "Mandy Patinkin" in 1989.

Mandy appeared on the soundtrack for the Broadway show Sunday in the Park with George in 1984.

Mandy appeared on the soundtrack for the Broadway show Evita in 1978.

Mandy celebrated his first year of recovery (from prostate cancer) by doing a 280 mile charity bike ride with his son Isaac.

Mandy does concerts for the gun control advocacy group, Pax, and for Doctors Without Borders, a group that provides medical relief in violence-torn areas such as Kosovo and Littleton, Colorado.

Mandy did an interview for a 1987 Princess Bride featurette pretending to have worse English than the character he was playing (a Spaniard). In reality, he's American, born and bred.

Mandy is an avid lover/collector of Lionel model trains and he continues to enjoy playing with them to this day.

Mandy says that of all the roles he's played in his career, 'Inigo Montoya', from The Princess Bride, is his absolute most favourite.

Mandy was nominated twice for a Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical): in 1984 for Sunday in the Park with George, a role he recreated in the television version with the same title, Sunday in the Park with George (1986), and in 2000 for The Wild Party.

Mandy won Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Ernesto 'Che' Guevara in Evita.

Mandy's mother is Doralee Patinkin Rubin, a cookbook author, who is to have her own cooking show on the Food Network.

Mandy attended the University of Kansas for two years before being "discovered."

Mandy is 6'¾" tall.

In 1971, Mandy appeared in a TV commercial for "Frosted Mini-Wheats".

Mandy lent his voice to the TV commercials for "Procrid".

Mandy played 'Archibald Craven' in the musical The Secret Garden starting in 1991 for 706 performances.

Mandy had his left cornea replaced due to degenerative eye disease (keratoconus) in November, 1998.

Mandy made occasional appearances on David Letterman's Late Night on CBS. His most memorable performances were with Tony Randall, who accompanied him pretending to have had a taxi breakdown and therefore needing an emergency rehearsal hall. Mandy then brings down the house with "Swanee", "Mammy", etc.

In 1995, Mandy won an Emmy award for his role in Chicago Hope as Best Actor in a Drama Series.