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Kevin Dillon Biography
Birth Name:
Kevin Brady Dillon
Birth Place:
Mamaroneck, New York, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Discovered by an agent at the opening of brother Matt's 1982 film Tex
- Tutored by session drummer Allan Schwartzberg for the John Densmore role in 1991's The Doors
- Studied for his role as the gung-ho Bunny in 1986's Oscar-winning Platoon by reading Run Through the Raindrops, a novel by technical advisor and retired Marine captain Dale Dye
- Read for the NYPD Blue role of Danny Sorenson, which went to Rick Schroder, before landing a recurring role as Officer Neil Baker
- An avid golfer himself, his father Paul is golf coach at Fordham University and an artist whose portraits of Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer and others hang in the famed Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY
Awards
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
Relationships
- Brian Dillon -- Brother
- Paul Dillon Jr. -- Brother
- Tim Dillon -- Brother
- Ava Dillon -- Daughter
- Paul Dillon -- Father
- Mary Ellen Dillon -- Mother
- Kate Scholz -- Sister
- Jane Stuart -- Wife