Dylan McDermott Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for multiple awards from 1998 to 2001 for his role as Bobby Donnell in "The Practice," including the Satellite Awards and the Viewers for Quality Television
• Launched "The Dylan Project, Make Some Noise!" in 2013 with a photography exhibition to bring awareness and raise funds for women who have suffered violent acts of aggression
• Attended Fordham University as a drama major and studied under method acting teacher Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse
• Following the tragic shooting of his mother when he was 5 years old, he and his sister were raised by Avis, their maternal grandmother
• Debuted in the hit film "In the Line of Fire" with Clint Eastwood, a connection that later helped him land the role of Bobby Donnell in "The Practice․"
• His father Richard owned the West Fourth Street Saloon in Greenwich Village, where a young Dylan used to work behind the bar and as a peacemaker in addition to sneaking into surrounding hot spots like Studio 54
• Was encouraged to start a career in acting by stepmother and successful playwright Eve Ensler
• Quote: "My gut was really telling me that this was the show because I was looking for something different and looking for, obviously, a show that was going to be successful and that was going to resonate and I think I found it with American Horror․"
• Claimed his favorite TV show was "I Dream of Jeanie" due to his childhood crush on star Barbara Eden
• He underwent months of military training to prepare for his role in director John Irvin's Vietnam drama "Hamburger Hill․"
• Made People magazine's 1998 list of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World, as the magazine called him a "prime-time heartthrob․"