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John Mahoney
American actor (1940–2018)
For other people named John Mahoney, see John Mahoney (disambiguation).
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| Born | Charles John Mahoney (1940-06-20)June 20, 1940 Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | February 4, 2018(2018-02-04) (aged 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–2017 |
Charles John Mahoney (June 20, 1940 – February 4, 2018) was an English-American actor. He played retired police officer Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004, receiving nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
After moving from England to the United States, Mahoney began his career in Chicago as a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He earned the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the 1986 Broadway revival of John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves, and went on to achieve wider recognition for his roles in the films Suspect and Moonstruck (both 1987). Other credits included Tin Men (1987), Frantic, Eight Men Out (both 1988), Say Anything... (1989), Barton Fink (1991), Striking Distance, In the Line of Fire (both 1993), Reality Bites (1994), The American President (1995), Primal Fear (1996), and The Broken Hearts Club (2000). He also voiced roles in animated films such as Antz (1998), The Iron Giant (1999), and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).
Early life and education
Charles John Mahoney was born in Blackpool, England, on June 20, 1940, the seventh of eight children. His father, Reg, was a baker who played classical piano, and his mother, Margaret (née Watson), was a housewife who loved reading. His paternal grandfather was Irish. The family had been evacuated to Blackpool from their home city of Manchester when it was heavily bombed during World War II. Mahoney started school at St Joseph's C
The Untold Truth Of John Mahoney
ByCarmen Ribecca
Veteran stage actor and sitcom star John Mahoney passed away on February 4, 2018. For 11 years, he played Martin Crane, the irascible father of Frasier and Niles Crane on NBC's hit Cheers spin off, Frasier. It was a completely against-type role for the congenial British actor, who was once described by a neighbor as "a delight." The role also turned Mahoney into an instant star, which afforded him the luxury of pursuing his lifelong passion, theater. But he actually didn't set foot on a professional stage until he was almost 40. So what was he doing all those years before his Frasier fame, and how did the sitcom's success affect his left afterwards? This is the untold truth of John Mahoney.
Martin Crane was his role to refuse
In a guest entry for Frasier writer, Ken Levine's blog, Frasier co-creator, Peter Casey, recounted the story of how the show came together, including how they used — and eventually landed — their dream cast of David Hyde Pierce and Martin Crane in their pitch to NBC and Paramount Studios. "When we pitched the character of Martin, we said to picture John Mahoney. Warren [Littlefield, then-NBC Entertainment president] said if we could get John, he was also pre-approved," Casey wrote.
In another bit of serendipity, then-chairman of Paramount Television, Kerry McCluggage, just so happened to have a relationship with Mahoney, so he arranged a meeting between the showrunners and the actor, who liked the concept, but wouldn't commit without reading a script. After reading it, Mahoney was in, having supposedly chosen it over "a two foot stack of pilots" he'd previously rejected.
His love for Martin Crane didn't last
Though he was initially excited about the Frasier role, Mahoney felt that over time his character was diminished into more of a gimmick than a substantial part of the plot. In an interview with independent.ie, Ma John Mahoney has died. The actor passed away on Sunday in Chicago, Illinois, his manager confirmed to PEOPLE. He was 77. Born in Blackpool, England, in 1940, Mahoney became best known for his role as Martin Crane in NBC’s Frasier, though he didn’t kick-start his acting career until later on in life. As a child, Mahoney — who was one of eight children from a Irish-Catholic family — witnessed the struggles of war firsthand as it quickly tore apart his parents’ marriage. The British native attended St. Joseph’s College in Blackpool but was determined to immigrate to the United States. At 19, he moved to the America with the help of his older sister, Vera, a war bride living in Illinois. As Mahoney acclimated himself with life Stateside, he began studying at Quincy University in Illinois. Shortly after, he spent three years in the United States Army and received his citizenship in 1959. “It was so bleak and dark in England — those gray and foggy postwar years,” he previously told the Chicago Tribune. “[The United States], it was so sunny. The people smiled.” After graduating from Quincy with a Bachelor’s degree, he began working on his Master’s degree while teaching English at Western Illinois University and working as a hospital orderly. Shortly after, Mahoney made the move to Chicago and began editing a medical journal. However, according to the Tribune, Mahoney wasn’t completed satisfied with his life. He spent most of his time “at home, smoking and drinking a few beers.” “There was this deep-seated frustration,” he said. “I knew that the only place I had ever been really happy was on stage.” Ready to take on showbiz, Mahoney quit his job and started taking acting classes and soon got his first role in David Mamet’s Water Engine in 1977. Four years after pursuing acting, John Malkovich encouraged him to join Chicago’s legendary Steppenwolf Theatre. “The t GETTY IMAGES “First sign of conflict, I was gone. Wouldn't discuss it, because I was afraid it would lead to an argument.” He continued: “And it's weird, because my brothers and sisters all have great marriages. “I took the fear of marriage from my parents' relationship, because I didn't want to end up in a relationship like that, whereas my brothers and sisters learnt a lesson from it and made sure they didn't carry it on into their own marriages.” And while he never married, the Hot in Cleveland actor was godfather to Frasier co-star Jane Leeves’ (who portrayed Daphne Moon) son Finn. GETTY Fellow Frasier star David Hyde Pierce is also the godfather to her first child. When did John Mahoney die? John Mahoney passed away at the age of 77 on Sunday in a hospice centre in Chicago, Illinois, after a short illness. The actor’s representative, Wendy Morris, said she was “sad” to announce his death and that “the family will issue a statement at a later date”.John Mahoney, Beloved Patriarch of TV's 'Frasier', Dies at 77
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