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MANDY PATINKIN Mandy Patinkin has been fortunate to carve out a varied career including theater, the concert stage, film, television, and as a recording artist. In his 1980 Broadway debut, Mandy won a Tony Award for his role as ‘Che’ in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita and was nominated in 1984 for his starring role as ‘George’ in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Sunday in the Park with George. Mandy’s other stage credits include: Compulsion, Paradise Found, The Tempest, Enemy of the People, The Wild Party, Falsettos, The Secret Garden, The Winter's Tale, The Knife, Leave It to Beaver is Dead, Rebel Women, Hamlet, Trelawney of the ‘Wells,’ The Shadow Box, The Split, Savages, and Henry IV, Part I. In 1989, Mandy began his concert career at Joseph Papp's Public Theater in New York City. Since then he has toured (and continues to) his various solo concerts across North America, in London’s West End, through Australia and New Zealand, as well as on Broadway and off-Broadway. In 1997 he played a sold-out Broadway engagement of Mandy Patinkin in Concert, with all profits benefiting five charitable organizations, and in 1999, while on tour, Mandy ended each concert by heading to the theater lobby with a cardboard box, asking patrons to empty their pockets for PAX, a gun safety organization, and Doctors Without Borders, in response to both the Columbine shooting and the Bosnian War. In addition to his solo concerts, Mandy has created collaborations with artists including opera super-star Nathan Gunn in An Evening with Mandy Patinkin & Nathan Gunn; with his dear friend Patti LuPone in An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin which has toured since 2007 and played Broadway in 2012; Bridges, a concert with musicians from various countries in the Middle East; and most recently, The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville, with the performance artist Taylor Mac, directed by Susan Stroman. Mandy has appeared in many feature films, including Ali and Nino, The Queen of Spain, Wish I Was Here, The Choking Man, Pinero, The Adventures of Elmo In Grouchland, Lulu on the Bridge, Men with Guns, The Princess Bride, Yentl, The Music of Chance, Daniel, Ragtime, Impromptu, The Doctor, Alien Nation, Dick Tracy, The House on Carroll Street, True Colors, and Maxie. He has also lent his voice talents to numerous animated films, including Smurfs: The Lost Village, The Wind Rises, Everyone’s Hero, and Castle in the Sky. Most recently, Mandy can be found in this hit movie Wonder playing ‘Mr. Tushman.’ He also recently wrapped Life Itself, which is expected to be released in the fall of 2018. Currently, Mandy can be seen in the Award-winning Showtime Original Series “Homeland” as CIA Agent ‘Saul Berenson.’' He has also won a 1995 Emmy Award for his performance in the CBS series "Chicago Hope”, and starred in the CBS series “Criminal Minds” and in the Showtime Original Series “Dead Like Me”. As a recording artist on CBS Records, Mandy released two solo albums, Mandy Patinkin and Mandy Patinkin In Concert: Dress Casual. On the Nonesuch label, Mandy has recorded Experiment, Oscar & Steve, Leonard Bernstein's New York, Kidults and Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim. In 1998 he debuted his most personal project, Mamaloshen, a collection of traditional, classic and contemporary songs sung entirely in Yiddish. The recording of Mamaloshen won the Deutschen Schallplattenpreis (Germany’s equivalent of the Grammy Award). He resides in NYC with his wife, actress and writer Kathryn Grody. MANDY PATINKIN (2017) In his 1980 Broadway debut, MANDY PATINKIN won a Tony® Award for his role as “Che” in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita and was nominated in 1984 for his starring role as “George” in the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Sunday In The Park With George. In 1991, he returned to Broadway in the Tony® Award winning musical The Secret Garden and, in 1997, played a sold-out engagement of his one-man show Mandy Patinkin In Concert, with all profits benefiting five charitable organizations. Patinkin’s other solo concerts, Dress Casual, Celebrating Sondheim and Mamaloshen, have been presented on Broadway, off-Broadway, London’s West End and in Australia. Most recently, Patinkin debuted the new musical The Last Two People On Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville, co-starring performance artist Taylor Mac with direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. Patinkin’s other stage credits include: the world premiere of Compulsion, a new play by Rinne Groff (Yale Rep, Berkeley Rep, and The Public Theater), Paradise Found (London’s Menier Chocolate Factory), The Tempest (Classic Stage Company), Enemy Of The People (Williamstown Theatre Festival), The Wild Party (2000 Tony nomination) Falsettos, The Winter’s Tale, The Knife, Leave It To Beaver Is Dead, Rebel Women, Hamlet, Trelawney Of The ‘Wells, ’ The Shadow Box, The Split, Savages and Henry IV, Part I. Feature film credits include: Wish I Was Here, The Wind Rises, Everyone’s Hero, Choking Man, Pinero, The Adventures of Elmo In Grouch land, Lulu On The Bridge, Men With Guns, The Princess Bride, Yentl (1984 Golden Globe® nomination), The House On Carroll Street, True Colors and Maxie. Patinkin can next be seen in several feature films including Ali & Nino, The Queen of Spain with Penelope Cruz, Wonder with Julia Roberts and will voice the character of “Papa Smurf” in the animated feature Smurfs: The Lost Village. Patinkin currently stars in the Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award winning SHOWTIME® Original Series HOMELAND as the CIA’s “Saul Berenson, ” for which he has been nominated for a Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. Patinkin won a 1995 Emmy® Award (as well as a Golden Globe® nomination) for his performance in the CBS series Chicago Hope and starred in the CBS series Criminal Minds as FBI profiler “Jason Gideon” and in the SHOWTIME® Original Series Dead Like Me as the reaper “Rube Sofer.” His other television appearances include the role of “Kenneth Duberstein” in the SHOWTIME® film Strange Justice; playing “Quasimodo” opposite Richard Harris in the TNT film presentation of The Hunchback; a film version of Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass, for BBC/WGBH-Boston, and episodes of Three Rivers, The Larry Sanders Show (1996 Emmy® nomination), Law & Order, Boston Public, Touched By An Angel and The Simpsons. In 1989, Patinkin began his concert career at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater. This coincided with the release of his first solo album entitled Mandy Patinkin. Since then he has toured extensively, appearing to sold-out audiences across the United States, Canada, London and Australia, performing songs from writers including Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Randy Newman, Adam Guettel and Harry Chapin, among others. In 1990, he released his second solo album entitled Mandy Patinkin In Concert: Dress Casual on CBS Records. His 1994 recording Experiment, on the Nonesuch label, features songs from nine decades of popular music from Irving Berlin to Alan Menken. Also recorded on the Nonesuch label are Oscar & Steve, Leonard Bernstein’s New York, Kidults and Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim. In 1998, he debuted his most personal project Mamaloshen, a collection of traditional, classic and contemporary songs sung entirely in Yiddish. The recording of Mamaloshen won the Deutschen Schallplattenpreis (Germany’s equivalent of the Grammy® Award). In October 2007, Patinkin debuted a new concert with dear friend Patti LuPone and they continue touring their show An Evening With Patti LuPone And Mandy Patinkin throughout the US, Australia, New Zealand and, most recently, during a 9-week Broadway run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Patinkin continues to collaborate with An Evening With Mandy Patinkin & Nathan Gunn, which recently played a two-week tour of Australia and New Zealand. NOMINEE: Mandy Patinkin CATEGORY: □ MP □ LP □'TV □ RC □ RD □ P/H* □ DIG SPONSOR: Twentieth Century Fox Television 410LLUW00D TELEPHONE: 310.369.8250 WALK OF FAME EMAIL: [email protected] Nomination for 2018 Selection BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF NOMINEE PHOTO OF THE NOMINEE Use additional blank paper if more space is needed. Include no more than 5 pages. DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1952 r l PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago, Illinois SEE ATTACHED BIO fi. 4 NOMINEE’S QUALIFICATIONS Mandy's award-winning career in television, film, Broadway, concerts and music, has spanned four decades, and although he is currently known for his incredible performance as Emmy°award winning Homeland's "Saul" and may be best known in popular culture for his character indgo Montoya from The Princess Bride, few [performers have contributed more deeply across all mediums. In his Broadway debut Pulitzer Prize winning play A Walk in the Park with George. In television, he received the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series for his work on Chicago Hope as "Dr. Jeffrey Geiger" and jatasuanminateri foiJiisJAtQjJiLQD_Iba Lam/ Sanders Shaw-(Guest.Actnr), and twice fadfatisjxde of "Saul rnmrn s ociud -W0 aJ-an Comedy). LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND CIVIC-ORIENTED PARTICIPATION Mandv currently serves as ambassador to International Rescue Committee, where he has witnessed the refugee crisis firsthand, meeting with refugees in Greece, the borders of Serbia and Croatia and in Germany. He has been incredibly involved and vocal, advocating for governments around the world to lift bands and welcome the millions of men, women and children who have be forced to flee their countries for safety, and find themselves caught in crisis and perpetual limbo as the______ political climate has become increasingly hostile towards refugees and their prospects for legal asylum become ever more limited. Mandv supports many charities including PAX. Doctors Without Borders. Americans for Peace Now. The September 11th Fund and others □ LETTER OF AGREEMENT FROM THE NOMINEE OR HIS/HER MANAGEMENT Original signed letter of agreement from Nominee must be mailed to: 2018 Walk of Fame Committee: c/o Ana Martinez, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 6255 Sunset Blvd, Ste 150, Hollywood, CA 90028 No previous forms will be accepted.