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• Mandy Patinkin played Jason Gideon.
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Birthday: November 30, 1952
Age: 60
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Where he lives now:
Height: 6'
Status: Married to Kathryn Grody since 1980 with 2 sons, Isaac and Gideon
Big Break: Chicago Hope

Other Acting Roles:
His first real break in to show business was when he played Che in Evita on Broadway in 1979. He went on to win a Tony Award for that role. After this initial musical theater success he moved to film, playing a number of small parts in movies such as Yentl and Ragtime, before returning to Broadway in 1984 to star in Sunday in the Park with George, which saw him earn another Tony Award nomination. He appeared in various movies such as "Dick Tracy" and Alien Nation, on Broadway in The Secret Garden, and released two solo albums called Mandy Patinkin (1989) and Dress Casual (1990). Those not familiar with most of his musical work may remember him in The Princess Bride, where, as Inigo Montoya, he uttered the famous words: "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." He also portrayed Huxley in Elmo in Grouchland.

In 1994 he appeared on the small screen as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on Chicago Hope and won an Emmy Award. Even though the show was a success, Mandy left the show partway through the second season citing Creative Differences.

Biography:
Mandy attended Kenwood High School, University of Kansas and Juilliard School of Drama.

• Why Mandy pulled the plug on Criminal Minds, Herald Sun (Australia) - August 6th, 2009.
  

Trivia:

• 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.
• One of Mandy's nicknames is "The Patink".
• Mandy also helps with the "Harvard Learning From Performers" program.
• Mandy is an avid lover/collector of Lionel model trains and he continues to enjoy playing with them to this day.
• Mandy attended the University of Kansas for two years before being "discovered."
• Mandy had his left cornea replaced due to degenerative eye disease (keratoconus) in November, 1998
• Mandy has two dogs
• Many's son Gideon was named after his character on Criminal Minds

See Also: Joe Mantegna | Thomas Gibson | AJ Cook | Shemar Moore | Matthew Gray Gubler | Kirsten Vangsness | Rachel Nichols | Mandy Patinkin (Former) | Lola Glaudini (Former) | Paget Brewster (Former) |