FRiends Of the THeatre Benefit

Mandy Patinkin

A Conversation with
Mandy Patinkin

8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2005
Crafton-Preyer Theatre

Mandy Patinkin, born November 30, 1952, in Chicago, IL, as Mandel Bruce Patinkin, is an American actor and singer.

He attended Kenwood High School and the University of Kansas, before transferring to the Juilliard School of Music in New York, NY.

On Broadway, he played Che Guevara in Evita and a leading role in Stephen Sondheim's Follies.

Mandy married actress Kathryn Grody in 1980. They have two sons, Isaac and Gideon.

Stage Credits

• Dress Casual
• The Secret Garden (1991) - Archibald Craven
• Sunday in the Park with George (1984) - George
• Evita (1979) - Che (Tony Award, 1980)
• The Shadow Box - Mark

Film Credits

• Piñero (2001) - Joseph Papp
• (1994) - Brother Daniel
• The Music of Chance (1993) - Jim Nashe
• The Doctor (1991) - Dr. Murray Kaplan
• Impromptu (1991) - Alfred De Musset
• True Colors (1991) - John Palmeri
• Dick Tracy (1990) - 88 Keys
• The House on Carroll Street (1988) - Ray Salwen
• Alien Nation (1988) - Detective Samuel Francisco
• The Princess Bride (1987) - Inigo Montoya
• Daniel (1983) - Paul Isaacson
• Yentl (1983) - Avigdor
• Ragtime (1981) - Tateh
• French Postcards (1979) - Sayyid
• The Big Fix (1978) - Pool Man (film debut)

Television Credits

• Chicago Hope - Dr. Jeffrey Geiger (Emmy Award, 1995)
• Dead Like Me - Rube

Television Commercials

• Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats (1971) (the first Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats commercial ever)
• 7-Up (1970 while attending KU)