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Austin Pendleton Biography
Birth Place:
Warren, Ohio, United States
Profession
Actor, writer, stage director
Fast Facts
- As a child, got interested in acting through his mother, who started a community theatre group that rehearsed in their home
- Studied acting at New York's HB Studio under Uta Hagen
- Made his Broadway debut with the original company of Fiddler on the Roof in September 1964
- Won an OBIE Award and a Drama Desk Award for The Last Sweet Days of Isaac in 1970
- Started writing plays at age 50
- Joined Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1979
Awards
- 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
Relationships
- Audrey Christine Pendleton -- Daughter
- Thorn Pendleton -- Father
- Frances Pendleton -- Mother
- Katina Commings -- Wife