- Griffin Dunne
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1955|6|8|mf=y
birthplace =New York, New York ,U.S. Thomas Griffin Dunne (born
June 8 ,1955 ) is an Americanactor andfilm director .Biography
Dunne was born in
New York, New York , the son of Ellen Beatriz (née Griffin) Dunne andDominick Dunne . Ellen founded the victims' rights organization "Justice for Homicide Victims" andDominick Dunne is a producer, writer, and actor. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E6D71730F930A25752C0A961958260 Paid Notice: Deaths DUNNE, ELLEN GRIFFIN - New York Times] ] [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/33/Griffin-Dunne.html Griffin Dunne Biography (1955-)] ]He is the older brother of deceased actress
Dominique Dunne and the nephew of the lateJohn Gregory Dunne andJoan Didion .From 1989-95 he was married to American actress
Carey Lowell , with whom he has one daughter, named Hannah Dunne.Career
Dunne starred in "My Girl" (1991) as Jake Bixler, "
Johnny Dangerously " (1987) as Tommy Kelly, "Who's That Girl" (1987) as Loudon Trott, "After Hours" (1985) as Paul Hackett, and "An American Werewolf in London " (1981) as Jack Goodman.In "American Werewolf", Dunne's character is savaged by awerewolf , who leaves himundead , while his friend gradually turns into the titular monster. Dunne's turn is macabrely humorous as he returns throughout the film in the company of Kessler's other progressively more putrid victims to implore David to kill himself before he turns into a full-fledged monster.As of 2004, he has appeared in nearly 40 films and
TV movies , starting with "The Other Side of the Mountain " in 1975. He has produced and/or directed more than 10 other features and has made numerous TV appearances, including "Frasier ", "Saturday Night Live ", "Alias" and "".References
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