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D.B. Sweeney Biography
Birth Name:
Daniel Bernard Sweeney
Birth Place:
Shoreham, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, writer, director
Fast Facts
- Best known for playing "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out and Dish Boggett in the miniseries Lonesome Dove
- Briefly played minor-league baseball for the Kenosha Twins
- Is close friends with NHL defenseman Chris Chelios, who is godfather to Sweeney's son, Cade
- In 2008, flew a CH-46E helicopter in squadron HMM-364, "The World Famous Purple Foxes," in Iraq while visiting troops to promote his movie Two Tickets to Paradise
Relationships
- Tommy -- Brother
- Tommy Sweeney -- Brother
- Cody Sweeney -- Daughter
- Barbara -- Sister
- Kathleen -- Sister
- Cade Sweeney -- Son
- Ashley Vachon -- Wife
- Ashley Vachon Sweeney -- Wife