Aidan Quinn Biography

Fast Facts

• Parents immigrated to the U
• S
• from Ireland before he was born, but he spent most of his childhood split between Illinois and Ireland
• Trained at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, IL, run by Jeremy Piven's father, Byrne, and made his stage debut opposite Byrne Piven in 1979 in The Man in 605
• Made his film debut in the 1984 drama Reckless, but made his name a year later in Desperately Seeking Susan and the TV-movie An Early Frost
• The 1998 romantic drama This Is My Father starred Aidan, was written and directed by his brother Paul, with cinematography by brother Declan and featured a cameo by his sister Marian
• Brother-in-law of actress Lorraine Bracco
• Works with several autism-related organizations; his daughter, Ava, was diagnosed with the disorder when she was a toddler