A Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee, Dylan McDermott has proved his talent in film, television and theater. He was born Mark Anthony McDermott in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Diane at the Williamstown Theater Festival.
Majored in drama at Fordham University and studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC under Sanford Meisner.
Dylans mother died when he was 5. Fourteen years later, his dad, Richard, owner of Manhattans West 4th St Saloon, married Eve Ensler.
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
Favorite Television Show- "I Dream of Jeannie" .
2000 - Dylan and now ex-wife, Shiva Rose , bought a Los Angeles home from Antonio Banderas & Melanie Griffith for $4 million.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#67).
Changed his name from Mark to Dylan in tribute to his ex-stepmother, Eve Ensler , who suffered a miscarriage and who would have given her own child that name. Dylan and Eve have an extremely close and caring relationship.
His former stepmother, Eve Ensler , isnt only an actress. She is also a playwright and womens rights activist, as well. She wrote the famed play The Vagina Monologues.
Hosted VH1s 100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll.
He jokes about the fact that he is often confused with actor/musician Dermot Mulroney.
Two daughters with his now ex-wife, Shiva Rose : Colette Rose McDermott , born in May, 1996, and Charlotte Rose McDermott, born on September 8, 2005.
Studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC under Sanford Meisner.
Attended the 2005 Dubai International Film Festival in the United Arab Emirates. Other attendees included Albert Brooks , Morgan Freeman and Jon Tenney.
Ex-son-in-law of Parviz Gharib-Afshar.
His ex-wife, Shiva Rose , is Iranian/French.
Often dines at Japanese eatery Daichan in Studio City. Also frequented by Amy Lyndon.
Has a younger sister, Robin McDermott.
Auditioned for Mandy Patinkin s role in The Princess Bride .
He has Irish ancestry on his fathers side. His maternal grandfather was of Italian descent, while his maternal grandmother had Irish, English, and French ancestry.
McDermott told an interviewer in 1987 that Bogart, Brando, Nicholson, and De Niro were his acting role models.
Engaged to his "Stalker" co-star, Maggie Q [January 2015].
Friends with Edward Asner.
Yeah, romantic comedies are the hardest movies to make. Maybe one works a year. .
