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Date of Birth: 30 November 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Nickname: The Patink

Height: 6' 0¾" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Mandy Patinkin was born "Mandel Bruce Patinkin" to Lester, a scrap metal dealer and Doris "Doralee". His first name was a tribute to his grandfather. Growing up he began singing in synagogue choirs at the age of 13-14 and still continues to use his fantastic voice in musicals and in recordings.

Attending Juilliard he became good friends with actor Kelsey Grammer and upon hearing that "Cheers" was auditioning for the role of Dr. Frasier Crane he immediately put Grammer's name forward for the role.

Patinkin supports many charities including: PAX, Doctors Without Borders, Americans for Peace Now, The September 11th Fund, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America and Gilda's Club.

Best known as : dr Jeffrey Geiger in Chicago Hope, Rube Sofer in Dead Like Me and Jason Gideon in Criminal Minds.

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