John Heard

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1977" in John Willis Screen World, Vol. 29.

Graduated from Clark University, Worcester, MA in 1968.

Received the 1976-1977 Theatre World award.

Graduated from Washington, DCs Gonzaga College High School in 1964, and was inducted into the schools theatre hall of fame in the spring of 2003.

His father worked for the Pentagon.

His marriage to Margot Kidder lasted for only six days.

Portrayed Matthew in the Word of Promise audio bible.

Has one son named John "Jack" Matthew Heard with his ex-girlfriend Melissa Leo ; a daughter Annika Heard and a son Maxwell Max Heard (1994-December 6, 2016) with his ex-second wife Sharon Heard.

After securing Macaulay Culkin , Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern for Home Alone , Chris Columbus felt confident enough to cast actors who were his heroes growing up like Catherine OHara after seeing her work on "Second City TV" , as well as Heard, and then Tim Curry and Rob Schneider on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York because they were all open to the films.

His patrilineal "Heard" line settled in the area around Ipswich, Massachusetts, in the 1600s. His maternal grandfather, Harry Louis Sperling, was the son of Jewish emigrants from Poland and Hungary. The rest of Johns ancestry was mainly English and Irish. John was raised Catholic.

He was the son of Helen (Sperling) and John Heard. His father worked at the office of the Secretary of Defense, and his mother was involved in the arts, including acting on stage in community theatre.

Through Johns maternal grandmother, Ebeth A. Burton, Johns maternal great-great-uncle was Joseph R. Burton, a politician who was a Republican U.S. Senator from Kansas, from 1901 to 1906.

Although he notably co-starred with Daniel Stern in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (although they didnt share any scenes), he and Stern also co-starred in C.H.U.D. and The Milagro Beanfield War .

He died about six months after similarly-named actor John Hurt did.