Mandel Bruce "Mandy" Patinkin (November 30, 1952, Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor of stage and screen and a tenor vocalist. He has appeared in several television series. His most noted film role was as Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride".
1970 graduate of Kenwood High School, Chicago.
Acted in very first commercial for Kelloggs Frosted Mini-Wheats; commercial filmed in Chicagos Loop.
(November 1998) Had left cornea replaced due to degenerative eye disease (keratoconus).
(May 1997) Had his right cornea replaced due to degenerative eye disease.
Father of Isaac Patinkin and Gideon Grody-Patinkin.
Occasional appearances on "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS-TV. His most memorable performances were with Tony Randall , who accompanied him pretending to have had a taxi breakdown and therefore needing an emergency rehearsal hall. Mandy then brings down the house with Al Jolson standards "Swanee", "Mammy", etc.
Was not asked to reprise his Tony award-winning role of Che in the movie version of Evita .
Attended the University of Kansas for two years before being "discovered."
Mandy does concerts for the gun control advocacy group Pax and for Doctors Without Borders, a group that provides medical relief in violence-torn areas such as Darfur, Lebanon, and many other developing countries.
Mandys mother is Doralee Patinkin Rubin, a cookbook author, who is to have her own cooking show on the Food Network.
Portrayed a spirit from the 50s in a 7-Up ad for his first TV commercial in 1970. Also played the lead in the very first TV commercial for Kelloggs Frosted Mini-Wheats.
Won Broadways 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor for playing Ernesto Che Guevara in Broadways "Evita." He was also nominated twice as Best Actor : in 1984 for Broadways "Sunday in the Park with George," a role he recreated on TV ( "American Playhouse" {Sunday in the Park with George (#5.19)} , and in 2000 for Broadways "The Wild Party".
Says that, of all the roles hes played in his career, "Inigo Montoya" from The Princess Bride is his absolute favorite.
He is a lover/collector of Lionel model trains and he continues to enjoy playing with them to this day. He considers the concept of hanging on to such "classic" influential toys from the past very important to pass down to future generations.
Did an interview for a 1987 The Princess Bride featurette pretending to have worse English than the character he was playing (a Spaniard). In reality, hes American, born and bred.
In 2000 he released a CD entitled Kidults featuring childrens songs among others.
Before he and Adam Arkin starred as doctors on the television show, "Chicago Hope" , they both played doctors in the movie, The Doctor .
Began singing in the temple choir at age 9.
Briefly studied acting at New Yorks Juilliard School of Drama, but dropped out to pursue work.
Lost his father to cancer.
Fans of The Princess Bride frequently attend his live performances just to hear him utter the famous line, "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." He frequently includes it towards the end of the show.
He has played the same character (Dr. Jeffrey Geiger) on three different series: "Picket Fences" , "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Chicago Hope" .
Starred in two film adaptations based on E.L. Doctorow novels: Ragtime and Daniel .
(June 2010) He is now starring in a new London fringe musical "Paradise Found" at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
(January 2006) He stars on the television show "Criminal Minds" .
He is now "Rube Sofer" on Showtimes "Dead Like Me" series.
(May 2005) Appearing in TV commercials for Crestor, a cholesterol management medication.
His family is Jewish (from Russia, Latvia, and Sokole, Poland).
Everything I experience influences everything I do.
The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do,"Criminal Minds" (2005) in the first place.
My life exists in an imagined reality.
If you live close to an International Rescue Committee office in the United States, find out how you can assist a refugee family as they transition to American life. Invite a newly arrived family to your home for a welcoming meal. Listen to their hopes and dreams, and share your own.
I have the strength from my mother, the survivability. I have wonderful qualities from my mother - but please, Mother, forgive me - I heard judgment constantly about my father.
