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John Lithgow

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American actor (born 1945)
For other people named John Lithgow, seeJohn Lithgow (disambiguation).

John Lithgow
Lithgow in 2008
Born
John Arthur Lithgow

(1945-10-19)October 19, 1945 (age 80)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
  • musician
  • poet
Years active1972–present
WorksFull list
Spouses
Children3, includingIan
FatherArthur Lithgow
AwardsFull list
Websitewww.johnlithgow.comEdit this at Wikidata

John Arthur Lithgow (/ˈlɪθɡoʊ/LITH-goh; bornOctober 19, 1945) is an American actor. He studied atHarvard University and theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for hisdiverse work on stage and screen. He has receivednumerous accolades including sixPrimetime Emmy Awards, twoGolden Globe Awards, aLaurence Olivier Award, and twoTony Awards, as well as nominations for twoAcademy Awards, aBritish Academy Film Award, fourGrammy Awards, and fourScreen Actors Guild Awards.

Lithgow has won twoTony Awards, his first forBest Featured Actor in a Play for hisBroadway debut inThe Changing Room (1972) and his second forBest Actor in a Musical forSweet Smell of Success (2002). He was Tony-nominated forRequiem for a Heavyweight (1985),M. Butterfly (1988), andDirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005). He has appeared on Broadway inThe Columnist (2012),A Delicate Balance (2014), andHillary and Clinton (2019). In theWest End, he portrayedRoald Dahl in the playGiant (2024), for which he won the 2025Laurence Olivier Best Actor Award.

Lithgow starred asDick Solomon in theNBC sitcom3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), winning threePrimetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He received further Emmy Awards forOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series playingArthur Mitchell in the dramaDexter (2009) and forOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal ofWinston Churchill in theNetflix dramaThe Crown (2016–2019). He also starred in theHBO drama seriesPerry Mason (2020) and theFX thriller seriesThe Old Man (2022).

In film, Lithgow has received two nominations for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his roles as atransgender ex-football player inThe World According to Garp (1982) and as a lonely banker inTerms of Endearment (1983). He also acted inAll That Jazz (1979),Blow Out (1981),Footloose (1984), The Manhattan Project (1986),Harry and the Hendersons (1987),A Civil Action (1998),Shrek (2001),Kinsey (2004),Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011),Love Is Strange (2014),Interstellar (2014),Late Night (2019),Bombshell (2019),Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), andConclave (2024).

Early life and education

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Lithgow was born on October 19, 1945,[1] inRochester, New York. His mother, Sarah Jane (née Price), was a retired actress.[2] His father,Arthur Lithgow, was a theatrical producer and director who ranMcCarter Theatre inPrinceton, New Jersey.[3][4] His father was born inPuerto Plata,Dominican Republic, to a European-American family; his great-grandfather was a vice consul and vice commercial agent in the country.[5] He is the third of four children and his siblings are an older brother David Lithgow, an older sister Robin Lithgow, and a younger sister Sarah Jane Bokaer.[6]

On the showFinding Your Roots, Lithgow discovered that he is a descendant of eightMayflower passengers, including colonial governorWilliam Bradford.[5][7][8] He is also related to that show's host, the historian and literary critic,Henry Louis Gates Jr.,[9] in addition to being distant cousins with painterFrederic Edwin Church, chefJulia Child, authorThomas Pynchon, and actorsAlec Baldwin,Clint Eastwood, andSally Field.[10]

Because of his father's job, the family moved frequently during Lithgow's childhood. He spent his childhood years inYellow Springs, Ohio, where activistCoretta Scott King was his babysitter.[11] He spent his teenage years inAkron (living atStan Hywet Hall)[12] andLakewood, Ohio,[13] followed by Princeton, New Jersey.

Lithgow is a 1963 graduate ofPrinceton High School.[14] He then studied history andEnglish literature atHarvard College. Lithgow lived inAdams House as an undergraduate and later served on theHarvard Board of Overseers. He credits a performance at Harvard ofGilbert and Sullivan'sUtopia Limited with helping him decide to become an actor.[15] He was a pupil of dramatistRobert Chapman who was the director of Harvard's Loeb Drama Center.[16] Lithgow was graduated from Harvard in 1967 with anA.B.magna cum laude and was elected toPhi Beta Kappa.

Upon graduation from Harvard, Lithgow won aFulbright Scholarship to study at theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[17] After graduation from the LAMDA, he served as the director of the Arts and Literature Department atWBAI, thePacifica radio station in New York City.

Career

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Main article:John Lithgow on screen and stage

1972–1995: Rise to prominence

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Lithgow has starred in numerous productions at thePublic Theatre

In 1972, Lithgow made his film debut inDealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues.[18] In 1976, he starred in a pivotal role inBrian De Palma'sObsession withCliff Robertson andGenevieve Bujold as Robertson's long time business partner, Robert Lasalle. In 1973, Lithgow debuted onBroadway inDavid Storey'sThe Changing Room at the Morosco Theatre, earning him his firstTony nomination forFeatured Actor in a Play and his first win. He also won a Drama Desk Award. The following year, he starred again on Broadway in the comedy playMy Fat Friend, oppositeLynn Redgrave at theBrooks Atkinson Theatre.[19] He starred in several plays, such as27 Wagons Full of Cotton,A Memory of Two Mondays, andSecret Service, withMeryl Streep atThe Public Theatre and withTom Hulce at thePlayhouse Theatre.[20] Lithgow acted inBob Fosse's semiautobiographical movieAll That Jazz (1979), playing a character loosely based on real-life Broadway director and choreographerMichael Bennett. Between 1978 and 1980, Lithgow appeared in ten episodes of the radio drama revival seriesCBS Radio Mystery Theater. Lithgow voiced the character ofYoda in theNational Public Radioadaptations ofThe Empire Strikes Back andReturn of the Jedi.[21]

In 1982 and 1983, Lithgow was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as Roberta Muldoon inThe World According to Garp and as Sam Burns inTerms of Endearment. Both films were screen adaptations of popular novels. In 1983, Lithgow appeared in a remake of the classicTwilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" inTwilight Zone: The Movie as the paranoid passenger made famous on the television show byWilliam Shatner. In an interview withBill Moyers, Lithgow revealed this role as his favorite of his film career.[22] Also in 1983, Lithgow appeared in a minor role in the nuclear apocalypse television filmThe Day After. In 1984, he starred in the filmThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as Dr. Emilio Lizardo / Lord John Whorfin. Also in 1984, he starred in2010: The Year We Make Contact and played a pastor who condemns dancing inFootloose. In 1985, he starred opposite Jodie Foster inMesmerized. Also in 1985, he starred inSanta Claus: The Movie alongside Dudley Moore. In 1986, he starred inThe Manhattan Project, directed byMarshall Brickman. In 1987, Lithgow starred in theBigfoot-themed family comedyHarry and the Hendersons. At theMartin Beck Theatre in 1985, he starred inRequiem for a Heavyweight, written byRod Serling.[23] In 1988, he starred inDavid Henry Hwang'sM. Butterfly alongsideBD Wong, at theEugene O'Neill Theatre.[24]

Lithgow at thePrimetime Emmy Awards in 1988

In 1986, Lithgow received aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his appearance in the episode "The Doll" of theAmazing Storiesanthology series.

Additionally, Lithgow has been nominated for anEmmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special forThe Day After (1983) and twoEmmy Awards forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special forResting Place (1986) and again forMy Brother's Keeper (1995). Lithgow was approached about playing Dr.Frasier Crane onCheers, but turned it down.

In 1991, he starred in the movieRicochet oppositeDenzel Washington as Earl Talbot Blake, a criminal seeking revenge against the policeman who sent him to prison. Also in 1991, he played missionary Leslie Huben in thefilm adaptation ofPeter Matthiessen's novelAt Play in the Fields of the Lord. In 1992, he starred as a man withmultiple personality disorder inBrian De Palma's filmRaising Cain. In 1992, he became the narrator in theDr. Seuss videoYertle the Turtle and Other Stories. In 1993, he starred inRenny Harlin's filmCliffhanger oppositeSylvester Stallone as terrorist leader Eric Qualen, and he reunited with Washington inAlan J. Pakula's filmThe Pelican Brief. In 1994, Lithgow playedFranklin Delano Roosevelt in theNBC miniseriesWorld War II: When Lions Roared (also known asThen There Were Giants) directed byJoseph Sargent, and starring alongsideMichael Caine andBob Hoskins.[25] In an interview withThe Los Angeles Times, Lithgow said that his parents loved Roosevelt and that his mother "burst into tears" when he told her he was playing him. Lithgow wore leg braces to mirror Roosevelt's paralysis after FDR contracted polio and expressed the difficulty of playing a reversed historical figure: "People know him and revere him so much, no matter how close you get, you’re not only far from the real thing, you are far from people’s fantasies of him. But what also makes it’s hard, is what makes it fascinating."[26]Variety praised the performances of Lithgow, Caine, and Hoskins,[27] and Paul Mavis admitted Lithgow "does quite well with the character" despite his initial reservations on whether the actor could faithfully portray FDR.[28] He provided narration for theIMAX filmSpecial Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996).

1996–2015: Established actor

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In television, Lithgow is probably most widely known for his starring role asDick Solomon in the 1996–2001 NBC sitcom3rd Rock from the Sun. He received six consecutive nominations for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and won the award three times (1996, 1997, 1999). His son, Ian, regularly appeared alongside him as Leon, one of his physics students. In 1998, he appeared in the film,A Civil Action, as Judge Walter J. Skinner.[29] Emanuel Levy ofVariety wrote that Lithgow was among the film's "standout character performances",[30] and Lithgow and costarsJames Gandolfini andSydney Pollack were cited by Janet Maslin ofThe New York Times as giving "shrewd, first-rate performances".[31] He lent his voice to the character Jean Claude in the 2000Nickelodeon Movies animated film,Rugrats in Paris: The Movie.

In 2001, Lithgow gained recognition for voicing Lord Farquaad in theAcademy Award-winningDreamWorks Animation filmShrek, alongsideMike Myers,Eddie Murphy, andCameron Diaz.[32] Upon joining the film, Lithgow read his dialogue and was shown a maquette of his character and storyboards. AsShrek experienced delays, Lithgow would return "once every eight months or so to record some new material." He admitted to not thinking the film would be as successful as it ended up being: "I thought it was like a Saturday morning cartoon or something. Not a big deal."[33] Abigail Stevens praised Lithgow andVincent Cassel as giving "deliciously evil performances",[34] and Elvis Mitchell opined that Lithgow's involvement made the film funnier.[35] Peter Bradshaw compared Lithgow's vocal characterization to being "somewhere betweenKelsey Grammer andAlan Rickman."[36]

In 2002, he narratedLife's Greatest Miracle, a documentary about human embryonic development. That same year, Lithgow returned to Broadway portraying J. J. Hunsecker in the adaptation of the 1957 filmSweet Smell of Success, acting alongsideBrian d'Arcy James. Lithgow won theTony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance. In 2005, he starred on Broadway in the musical-comedyDirty Rotten Scoundrels alongsideNorbert Leo Butz at theImperial Theatre. While both were nominated for theTony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, Butz won over Lithgow. That same year, Lithgow was elected into theAmerican Theater Hall of Fame for his work on Broadway, as well as for his performances in operas byVerdi andWagner.[37] In 2003, Lithgow wrote the narrations forChristopher Wheeldon balletCarnival of the Animals and appeared as the elephant character—nurse Mabel Buntz—with theNew York City Ballet.[38] He returned for a 2005 revival,[39] theHouston Ballet production of the same show in 2007,[40] and thePennsylvania Ballet production of it in 2008.[41]

Lithgow in 2007

In 2004, he portrayed the moralistic, rigid father ofAlfred Kinsey in that year's biopicKinsey, in whichLiam Neeson also starred. In 2006, Lithgow had a small role in the Academy Award-winning film,Dreamgirls, as Jerry Harris, a film producer offering Deena Jones (Beyoncé Knowles) a film role.[42]

In 2005, Lithgow became the first ever actor to deliver a commencement speech atHarvard University,[43] his alma mater, and they awarded him an honoraryDoctor of Arts.[44][45][46]

Since 2006, he has starred in Progresso commercials, advertising their soup brand.[citation needed]

In 2007, Lithgow playedMalvolio in theRoyal Shakespeare Company's production ofTwelfth Night, atThe Courtyard Theatre,Stratford-upon-Avon, in the United Kingdom.[47] He was featured atHeinz Hall inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 4–6, 2009 for performances ofMozart'sRequiem with thePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In certain parts of the performance, he narrated some letters written byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, some poems, and sections from theBook of Revelation.[48]

(L-R): John Lithgow,Jennifer Carpenter,Julie Benz, andMichael C. Hall atSan Diego Comic-Con in July 2009

Lithgow starred withJeffrey Tambor in the NBC sitcomTwenty Good Years. On March 5, 2009, Lithgow made a cameo on NBC's30 Rock acting in the episode "Goodbye, My Friend" with several references to his role inHarry and the Hendersons. In September 2009, Lithgow joined the cast ofDexter asArthur Mitchell, aserial killer andDexter Morgan's nemesis.[49] He won aGolden Globe Award for this role[50] and won an Emmy forOutstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series.[51] He guest starred onHow I Met Your Mother in the role ofBarney Stinson's father, Jerry.[52] In 2008 through 2009, Lithgow played Joe Keller in a Broadway revival ofArthur Miller'sAll My Sons directed bySimon McBurney. Lithgow starred alongsideDianne Wiest,Patrick Wilson, andKatie Holmes in her Broadway debut at theSchoenfeld Theatre.[53] He hostedPaloozaville, a children'sVideo on demand program onMag Rack based on his bestselling children's books. Lithgow also appears inBooks By You, a children's computer game that guides them through the steps to personalize a predesigned book.[54]

In 2010, Lithgow starred in the off-Broadway production ofDouglas Carter Beane's comedy,Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, alongsideJennifer Ehle at theSecond Stage Theater that ran from February 22, 2010, to April 4, 2010.[55] The same year, he appeared briefly in the romantic comedy,Leap Year, playingAmy Adams' father. On October 1, 2010, Lithgow appeared onDoug Benson's podcastDoug Loves Movies, with fellow guestsPaul F. Tompkins andJimmy Pardo. He appeared onChris Hardwick's showThe Nerdist Podcast in 2012 and theWTF with Marc Maron podcast in 2019. In September 2011, Lithgow was featured in a one-night-only production ofDustin Lance Black's play8, a staged reenactment of thefederal trial that overturned California'sProposition 8 ban onsame-sex marriage—as AttorneyTheodore Olson to raise money for theAmerican Foundation for Equal Rights.[56] In 2015, Lithgow did the voiceover work forGore Vidal in the documentary filmBest of Enemies, withKelsey Grammer.

In 2012, Lithgow returned to Broadway inDavid Auburn's playThe Columnist, which played at theManhattan Theatre Club. The performance earned him a nomination for theTony Award for Best Actor in a Play.[57] In the winter of 2012–13, he appeared in the London revival ofArthur Wing Pinero'sThe Magistrate as Police Magistrate Aeneas Posket at theNational Theatre.

In 2014, he returned to Manhattan and Central Park at theDelacorte Theater andShakespeare in the Park for the 2014 summer season in the title role of Shakespeare'sKing Lear, directed by Tony Award winnerDaniel Sullivan. The production was the first play at the theater since 1973 and Lithgow's first time there since 1975, when he had played Laertes.[58] In fall 2014, Lithgow returned to Broadway as Tobias in a revival of Edward Albee'sA Delicate Balance. He starred oppositeGlenn Close,Martha Plimpton,Lindsay Duncan,Bob Balaban, andClare Higgins.Pam MacKinnon directed the limited 18-week production at theJohn Golden Theatre.[59] Lithgow gained critical attention for starring inIra Sachs' independent romance filmLove Is Strange (2014). The film received a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus reading, "Held aloft by remarkable performances from John Lithgow and Alfred Molina,Love Is Strange serves as a graceful tribute to the beauty of commitment in the face of adversity."[60] The film also received fourIndependent Spirit Award nominations, including for both Lithgow and Molina.[citation needed] Lithgow during the 2010s appeared inRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011),[61]Jay Roach'sThe Campaign (2012),Judd Apatow'sThis Is 40 (2012),Christopher Nolan'sInterstellar (2014), andTommy Lee Jones'The Homesman (2014). In 2015, Lithgow made a cameo onLouis C.K.'sLouie in the season-five episode "Sleepover" alongsideGlenn Close,Michael Cera, andMatthew Broderick.[62]

2016–present: Career expansion

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Lithgow portrayedWinston Churchill, shown above, in theNetflix television series,The Crown

In 2016, Lithgow appeared in the first season ofThe Crown (2016) portrayingWinston Churchill.[63] Lithgow had no hesitation in taking the role and his research included reading and viewing archival footage of Churchill, reflecting that he did not believe "I’ve ever prepared for any role quite as much as this." Lithgow spent two days fitting thefatsuit, wearing a wig to appear balder and mouth plumpers to swell his jowls to further mimic Churchill's manner of speaking.[64] Caroline SiedeThe A.V. Club opined that Lithgow "offers his most layered performance to date on this show" as he embraced both the comical sides of Churchill and demonstrated his vulnerability.[65] Lithgow won numerous awards for his performance, including aPrimetime Emmy Award and aScreen Actors Guild Award.

On October 18, 2017, Lithgow coauthored theNew York Times daily crossword puzzle. Lithgow starred in the independent filmBeatriz at Dinner (2017). Lithgow starred in the solo playJohn Lithgow: Stories by Heart, which opened on Broadway on January 11, 2018, at theAmerican Airlines Theatre, written by Lithgow. Lithgow acted in the play around the U.S., starting at theLincoln Center Theater withWillie Nelson in 2008,[66][67] with a return performance at Lincoln Center for April to May 2019.[68] During this time he also acted inGavin O'Connor'sThe Accountant,John Madden'sMiss Sloane (2016),Sean Anders'sDaddy's Home 2 (2017),Trish Sie'sPitch Perfect 3 (2017), andPet Sematary (2019).

In 2017, Lithgow starred in the first season ofTrial & Error as a professor who becomes implicated in the murder of his wife.[69][70] In 2018, Lithgow was one of the actors who voiced the audiobook ofA Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo.[71] In 2019, Lithgow performed in Emily Chadwick Weiss's audio playIf You Win, released by Playing on Air in spring 2020. Lithgow starred asBill Clinton oppositeLaurie Metcalf asHillary Clinton in theLucas Hnath playHillary and Clinton, on Broadway at theJohn Golden Theatre. The play opened on April 18, 2019, and closed on June 23, 2019.[72][73] In 2019, Lithgow co-starred inMindy Kaling's comedyLate Night. The film premiered at theSundance Film Festival and was released on June 7, 2019. The same year, he portrayedFox News CEORoger Ailes in the filmBombshell, which starredCharlize Theron,Margot Robbie, andNicole Kidman.[74] Lithgow said he was "telling a story that needs to be told" and that the intention behind his Ailes portrayal was "to trouble people, unsettle people with the fact that they shouldn’t have sympathy for the devil."[75] Kristy Puchko ofIGN praised Lithgow as giving "a glowering menace".[76]

In 2020, Lithgow portrayed the attorney Elias Birchard "E.B." Jonathan in season one of theHBOreboot ofPerry Mason.[77] In the story, Mr. Birchard starts out as the employer of Mason, who is his investigator. On June 28, 2021,Showtime confirmed that Lithgow would reprise his role of Arthur Mitchell in the ten-episodeDexter limited series, withClyde Phillips returning as the head writer. The series premiered on November 7, 2021.[78][79] In 2022, Lithgow portrayed Harold Harper in theHulu seriesThe Old Man, oppositeJeff Bridges. For his performance, he received a nomination for theGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

In 2022, Lithgow presentedLiv Ullmann with theAcademy Honorary Award at theGovernors Awards.[80] In 2023, Lithgow played Peter Leaward inMartin Scorsese'sKillers of the Flower Moon.[81] The film co-starredLeonardo DiCaprio,Lily Gladstone, andRobert De Niro, and it received ten Academy Award nominations, including forBest Picture.[82]

In May 2024, Lithgow was announced to be starring alongsideOlivia Colman in the filmJimpa, directed by Australian directorSophie Hyde and filmed inSouth Australia, Amsterdam, andHelsinki.[83] That same year, he starred in the conspiracy thrillerConclave (2024), directed byEdward Berger. The film revolves around a fictional story aboutcardinals who are tasked in finding a successor to a deceased Pope. Lithgow starred oppositeRalph Fiennes,Stanley Tucci, andIsabella Rossellini.[84][85] In an interview, Lithgow said the film "resonates so much with our historical moment, even though it's about this very esoteric, hidden and misunderstood cabal of secret people."[86] Kristy Puchko ofMashable called his performance "intriguingly slippery".[87] Lithgow next appeared in the psychological horrorThe Rule of Jenny Pen.[88] Peter Bradshaw observed that Lithgow played his character with "true hideousness".[89] While Alison Foreman ofIndieWire praised Lithgow, she lamented that his character's "overwritten origin story means not even the legendary actor can make up the scads of solo brooding sessions this bloated effort would be better without."[90] Also in 2024, he participated in theNetflix-released animated movieSpellbound, withRachel Zegler,Nicole Kidman,Javier Bardem, andNathan Lane.[91]

In September 2024, Lithgow portrayedRoald Dahl in theWest End production of the Mark Rosenblatt playGiant at theRoyal Court Theatre.Arifa Akbar ofThe Guardian described his performance as "fabulous", adding that he bore an "uncanny resemblance to the writer".[92] For his performance, he received theLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.[93]

On February 25, 2025, Lithgow confirmed previous reports that he would playDumbledore in theHBOHarry Potter series.[94][95]

Other work

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Works for children

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Lithgow reading a book to children in 2007

Lithgow has done extensive work for children, including several books and albums. While he was the conductor of the orchestra ofBrahms Hungarian Dance Ballet andTchaikovsky'sThe Nutcracker, he took children to some of the performances. The titles of his books for children include,Marsupial Sue,Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake",Lithgow Party Paloozas!: 52 Unexpected Ways to Make a Birthday, Holiday, or Any Day a Celebration for Kids,Carnival of the Animals,A Lithgow Palooza: 101 Ways to Entertain and Inspire Your Kids,I'm a Manatee,Micawber,The Remarkable Farkle McBride,Mahalia Mouse Goes to College, andI Got Two Dogs. He also appeared as a guest onAnts in Your Pants, a Canadian program for children.

Lithgow launched into a career as a recording artist withSingin' in the Bathtub, a 1999 album of music for children. In June 2002, Lithgow released his second album for childrenFarkle and Friends; however,Waylon Jennings died four months before its release, and it was dedicated to his memory. It was the musical companion to his book,The Remarkable Farkle McBride, which tells the story of a young musical genius.Farkle and Friends features the vocal talents of Lithgow andBebe Neuwirth, backed by the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra, as well.

In August 2006, Lithgow released aFranz Schubert tribute album,The Sunny Side of the Street, his third album for children and first withRazor & Tie. This album features versions of classic songs from theGreat American Songbook, including "Getting to Know You" and "Ya Gotta Have Pep". Produced byJ. C. Hopkins, the album features guest appearances byMadeleine Peyroux,Wayne Knight,Sherie Rene Scott, andMaude Maggart. Lithgow also makes occasional appearances on stage and television singing songs for children, accompanying himself on guitar.

Satirical works and political portrayals

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Lithgow autographing copies ofThe Remarkable Farkle McBride

In June 2019, Lithgow portrayedDonald Trump inThe Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts, a live reading of special counselRobert Mueller's report on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Staged on the altar of New York City'sRiverside Church in Manhattan, the reading was created by playwrightRobert Schenkkan and narrated byAnnette Bening. The production featuredKevin Kline as Mueller,Joel Grey asJeff Sessions,Jason Alexander asChris Christie, andAlfre Woodard asHope Hicks.[96] He also portrayedRudy Giuliani in a series of skits onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[citation needed]

In October 2019, Lithgow publishedDumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse, a book of poems and illustrations. The project originated when Lithgow was asked to perform aGilbert and Sullivan–style song he wrote aboutMichael Flynn.[97] The book charted at number three onThe New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestsellers in its first week.[98]

A follow-up book entitledTrumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown was released on September 29, 2020, byChronicle Books.[99] Lithgow contributed voiceover work for the audio book version ofA Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, a 2018 children's book written byJill Twiss, a comedy writer forHBO's television showLast Week Tonight with John Oliver. The book is a loose parody ofMarlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President, a children's book written byCharlotte Pence, the daughter of then–Vice President of the United StatesMike Pence, and illustrated by her mother,Karen Pence.

Personal life

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Lithgow married Jean Taynton, a teacher, in 1966. They had one son together,[100]Ian Lithgow.[101] The couple separated following an affair he had with actressLiv Ullmann and they divorced in 1980.[100] Lithgow subsequently marriedUCLA history professor, Mary Yeager,[102] and they had a son and daughter together.[100]

Acting credits and accolades

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Main articles:John Lithgow on screen and stage andList of awards and nominations received by John Lithgow

Lithgow has received twoTony Awards, sixEmmy Awards, twoGolden Globe Awards, threeScreen Actors Guild Awards, anAmerican Comedy Award, aLaurence Olivier Award, fourDrama Desk Awards, and he has been nominated for twoAcademy Awards and fourGrammy Awards.[103][104] Lithgow has received a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame and he was inducted into theAmerican Theater Hall of Fame.

Lithgow was elected to theAmerican Philosophical Society in 2019.[105]

Discography

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Bibliography

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  • The Remarkable Farkle McBride (2000, Simon & Schuster)
  • Marsupial Sue (2001, Simon & Schuster)
  • Micawber (2002, Simon & Schuster)
  • I'm a Manatee (2003, Simon & Schuster)
  • A Lithgow Palooza (2004, Simon & Schuster)
  • Carnival of the Animals (2004, Simon & Schuster)
  • Lithgow Party Paloozas!: 52 Unexpected Ways to Make a Birthday, Holiday, or Any Day a Celebration for Kids (2005, Simon & Schuster)
  • Lithgow Paloozas!: Boredom Blasters (2005, Running Press)
  • Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake" (2005, Simon & Schuster)
  • Mahalia Mouse Goes to College (2007, Simon & Schuster)
  • I Got Two Dogs (2008, Simon & Schuster)
  • Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse (2019, Chronicle Prism)
  • Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age (2020, Chronicle Books)
  • A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portrait of American Scoundrels In Verse (2021, Chronicle Books)

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