Dylan McDermott is a Waterbury, Connecticut-based actor. He is best known for his role as Bobby Donnell in the courtroom drama series The Practice.

From 1997 to 2004, the eight-season series aired on ABC and garnered awards for its content. McDermott also played Ben Harmon and Johny Morgan in the first two seasons of American Horror Story. His other notable works include Dark Blue, Hostages, and Stalker. He is still engaged in mass media, television, and the big screen these days.

What is the Net Worth of Dylan McDermott ?

Dylan McDermott is an American actor who has a net worth of $20 million. He is a Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee who has been active in film, television and theater.

Early Life of Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott was born on October 26, 1961 in Waterbury, Connecticut. His parents were both in their early teens when he was born: Diane was 15 and Richard was 17. By 1967, McDermott and his mother were living with his maternal grandmother Avis Marino.

On February 9, 1967, his mother Diane was murdered. Initially considered an accident, authorities later claimed to have found enough evidence to arrest John Sponza, who lived with Diane at the time, with murder. Sponza’s remains was found in a car trunk in Massachusetts in 1972. So McDermott and his sister were reared by Avis. He attended Holy Cross High School in Waterbury.

McDermott went to New York to see his biological father Richard. McDermott worked at Richard’s West Fourth Street Saloon in Greenwich Village. He began emulating his acting heroes Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart as a teen. His father’s third wife, writer Eve Ensler, adopted him at 15 and 23. Although she divorced his father, she remained close to McDermott and was the first to push him to pursue an acting career. She helped him by casting him in her plays. After Ensler miscarried, he took on the name “Dylan,” the name she had selected for her unborn child. With her support, McDermott enrolled in Fordham University’s acting program and New York’s Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Acting Career of Dylan McDermott

McDermott debuted in 1987’s “Hamburger Hill.” He worked on “Twister” and “Neon Empire” in the 1980s (1989). McDermott’s connection with Clint Eastwood was highlighted in the 1993 film “In the Line of Fire.”

This helped McDermott obtain a part on “The Practice.” From 1997 until 2004, he portrayed Bobby Donnell, a lawyer and firm boss. In 1998 and 2000, he topped People’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” list. Nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Actor in a Drama Series, for his role as Bobby Donnell. Despite his success, he was removed from the show due to “economic and creative realities” and pressure from ABC to cut costs.

In the four-part miniseries “The Grid,” he played an FBI Special Agent assigned to a counter-terrorist force. In Eve Ensler’s 2006 drama “The Treatment,” he played a returning soldier with PTSD. Then he starred in “Big Shots” (2007-2008), which had just 11 episodes instead of the expected 13, and “Dark Blue” (2009-2010), in which he played a veteran LAPD officer. He played Ben Harmon, a psychiatrist who cheated on his wife, in the first season and Johnny Morgan in the second.

In 2013, he appeared in three Steven Spielberg films: The Campaign, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Nobody Walks. In the 2013 CBS shows “Hostages” and “Stalker,” he played FBI agent Duncan Carlisle and Detective Jack Larsen, respectively.

Other Projects and Pursuits

McDermott launched his first photography exhibition, “The Dylan Project, Make Some Noise!” in Montreal Quebec, at Avenue Art Gallery. The exhibition was a collaboration with Art Agent, Marina Cutler, in support of The V-Day Organization, which supported women who have suffered violent acts of aggression. The exhibition was a way for McDermott to combine his support for the organization with his love of photography, and raise funds and awareness for a good cause.

Personal Life of Dylan McDermott

McDermott married actress Shiva Rose on November 19, 1995. They have two daughters together, Colette and Charlotte. Reflecting McDermott’s close relationship with playwright Eve Ensler, his daughter Colette’s birth features prominently in Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” People Magazine confirmed in September 2007 that McDormott and Rose had separated. McDermott filed for divorced in May 2008, and their it was finalized in January 2009. McDermott began dating his “Stalker” co-star Maggie Q after meeting on-set in early 2014, and they announced their engagement in January 2015. However, the couple split after a four-year engagement in February 2019.

Dylan McDermott: Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Dylan McDermott won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Television Series Drama in 1999 for his role in The Practice. He also won the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for Best Performance for his role in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. His TV series The Practice has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Awards, Satellite Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and many other prestigious awards.

Dylan McDermott: Rumors and Controversy

The loss of Dylan’s mother, Diane, was a major event in Dylan’s life. According to legend, his mother was murdered by John Sponza, the man who was married to her at the time. A large number of individuals were aware that John was a nasty guy. He was the son of a local jailer and a police informant, and he had a criminal record. Diane’s murder was staged to appear as though it had been an accident rather than a crime at all. John was assassinated in 1972.

Dylan McDermott: Description to Body Measurements

In this case, Dylan McDermott is 6 feet tall and weighs 74 pounds. Hair: His hair is dark brown. Eyes: His eyes are blue. The width of his chest is 40 inches, and his waist is 34 inches. His biceps are 12 inches long, and he has a waist of 34 inches. How big Dylan’s dress and shoe sizes are not known, so we can’t say for sure.

 Social Media Profile

Dylan is active on social media and has 618K followers on Facebook, 169K followers on Twitter and 130.5K followers on Instagram.

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