- Patrick Quinn
Infobox actor
name = Patrick Quinn
imagesize = 100px
birthname = Patrick Dominic Quinn
birthdate = birth date|1950|2|12
birthplace =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania ,United States
deathdate = Death date and age|2006|9|24|1950|2|12
deathplace = Bushkill,Pennsylvania ,United States
yearsactive = 1981-2003
domesticpartner = Martin CasellaPatrick Dominic Quinn (
February 12 ,1950 ,Philadelphia –September 24 ,2006 ,Bushkill ,Pennsylvania ) was an Americanactor and a former president of theActors' Equity Association . Quinn's father was amortician .citation |first=Campbell |last=Robertson |title=Patrick Quinn, 56, an Official of Actors' Equity Association |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/25/theater/25quinn.html?fta=y |periodical=The New York Times |date=September 25 ,2005 |page=A27]Quinn studied theater at
Temple University . After graduation from college he took his first Equity role in a touring company of "Man of La Mancha ". He also helped start the Charade Dinner Theater, the first Equity dinner theater in metropolitan Philadelphia.His first Broadway role was in the 1976 revival of "
Fiddler on the Roof ". He also was in the cast of "Lend Me a Tenor ", "Beauty and the Beast", "A Class Act " and the 1998 revival of "The Sound of Music ".Quinn's television credits included a recurring role on the ABC
sitcom "Bosom Buddies " and parts on varioussoap opera s. He also appeared in all three current versions of theNBC crime drama "Law & Order ".Quinn, who had been a member of Equity since 1970, was elected to the council in 1977. He was elected president in 2000. In 1987 he helped organize the non-profit organization Equity Fights AIDS, which later merged with Broadway Cares.
At the time of his death, he was scheduled to succeed
Alan Eisenberg as executive director of the association. [Andrew Salomon, "Patrick Quinn Is Equity's New Exec. Director", "Backstage.com",August 22 ,2006 [http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/unions/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003020818] retrievedSeptember 25 ,2006 ]Quinn died from a heart attack at his country home in
Bushkill ,Pennsylvania , aged 56. He was survived by his life partner of twelve years, Martin Casella, three brothers, Jimmy, Jerry and John, one sister, Lizanne, their spouses, and nine nieces and nephews.References
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