Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin is an American film, television, and stage actor, as well as a singer. Patinkin starred as the character, Jason Gideon in the television series Criminal Minds from 2005 until 2007.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001597/ From 1999 until 2000, he played Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on the television series, Chicago Hope.

Patinkin has performed on Broadway many times. He earned a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Che in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita in 1980. He has also starred in Sunday in the Park with George, The Secret Garden, and he had a one man show titled, Mandy Patinkin in Concert.http://www.mandypatinkin.org/bio.htm

in 1989, Patinkin's concert career began. He has toured across the United States, Canada, London, and Australia. His sold-out audiences enjoyed the pleasure of hearing him sing songs by writers like Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin, Harry Chapin, and Rodgers and Hammerstein.http://www.mandypatinkin.org/bio.htm

Mandy Patinkin is married to actress and writer, Kathryn Grody. They were married in 1980 and have two sons, Isaac and Gideon. The family currently resides in New York City. During the 90s, Patinkin suffered from a condition called keratoconus, that resulted in him having to have two corneal transplants. In the year 2004, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He received treatment and recovered from the cancer.

Mandy Patinkin has earned two Golden Globe awards. He has been awarded three Emmy awards, a Screen Actors Guild award, and a Tony award for the carious work he has done over the years.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001597/. Patinkin has also been nominated for several different awards throughout his career as an actor and a singer.