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| Talent Agent: |
Paradigm - Sarah Fargo
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| Profession: |
Actor / Producer / Thanks |
| Born: |
8 March 1959, Chicago, Illinois, USA (age 50) |
| Birth Name: |
Aidan T. Quinn |
| Height: |
5' 11½" (1.82 m) |
| Spouse: |
Elizabeth Bracco (1 September 1987 - present) 2 children
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| Awards: |
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 8 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1984 - 2011 |
Real Life Quotes
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I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable. |
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I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved. |
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"I was on this remote island a thousand miles off the coast of Kenya. The island didn't have electricity, but some people had generators, and I went to someone's house and there was a video of Desperately Seeking Susan playing. I think it was the only frigging television on the whole island. That was very bizarre". |
Trivia
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Was Paramount's choice to play Jesus Christ in their production of The Last Temptation of Christ before a storm of controversy forced them to cancel their plans for the movie. Soon after, Universal picked up the movie with Willem Dafoe playing Christ. |
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Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38. |
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Brother of Declan Quinn, Marian Quinn and Paul Quinn. |
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Daughters, with Elizabeth Bracco, Ava Eileen Quinn (b. 1989) and Mia (b. 1998). |
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After portraying Paul McCartney in a television movie, the two met by chance while staying at the same hotel and became real life friends. |
Other Works
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Public service announcement for the MTV "Books: Feed Your Head" campaign promoting reading, directed by Neil Burger and also featuring such actors as Sherilyn Fenn and Timothy Hutton. | |
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