DeMunn made his film debut in 1980, and is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Frank Daramont. He appeared in all of his films to date: The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, The Majestic and The Mist. Jeffrey DeMunn graduated with an English degree from Union College. He trained at the Old Vic in England in the 1970s, and returned to the United States to appear in several stage productions; he notably won a Drama Desk Award for the 1978 play A Prayer for My Daughter. He played at the AMC series, The Walking Dead. DeMunn also recurred in the NBC series Law & Order, and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the HBO television movie Citizen X. He has appeared in such films as “The Blob” (1988), “The X-Files: Fight the Future” (1998), “Hollywoodland” (2006), “Burn After Reading” (2008) and such television shows as “Hill Street Blues” (1981), “Kojak: The Price of Justice” (1987) and many more.
Bio:
Name: Jeffrey DeMunn
Nickname: Jeff
Date of Birth: April 25, 1947
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York
Place of Residence: Woodstock, NY, United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Education: Union College
Body Stats:
Height: 5′ 8”/ 173 cm
Weight: 171 lbs/ 78 kg
Shoe size: 10
Dress size: 12
Ethnicity: White
Hair Color: White
Eye Color: Brown
Social Networks:
- Twitter: jeffreydemunn
- Facebook: Jeffrey-DeMunn
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Fun Facts:
Relationships: DeMunn married Ann Sekjaer in 1974; they divorced in 1995. He married Kerry Leah in 2001.
Children: DeMunn has two children, Heather and Kevin.
Awards and Honors:
- 1978 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, Won
- 1983 Tony Award, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, Nominated
- 1995 CableACE Award, Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries, Won
- 1995 Emmy Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Nominated
- 1999 Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Nominated
- 2006 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Won
- 2011 Craig Noel Award, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play – Male, Nominated
Hobbies and Interests: Sculpting rocks
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Food: Fish
Favorite Actress: Barbara Stanwyck
Favorite Book: “The Sense of an Ending.”
Favorite Sports: Basketball
Favorite Movie: “Sunset.”
Favorite TV Show: “The Sopranos”
Interesting Facts:
- Jeffrey DeMunn (Dale) has been in all four of Frank Darabount’s films. He was also in the 1988 horror flick, The Blob. He is a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him in all of his movies to date.
- He and Laurie Holden(Laurie Holden Height and Weight Stats) worked together on The Mist and The Majestic.
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Has a son, Kevin DeMunn. They were both cast in The Majestic (2001) – Kevin played the Western Union Clerk in the second to last scene.
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Was nominated for Broadway’s 1983 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for “K2”.
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Has one daughter, Heather.
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Often appears in productions based on material by Stephen King. In addition to “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile”, he appeared in another movie by Stephen King: “Storm of the Century”.
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Played William Herndon in the miniseries “Lincoln” and then played Abraham Lincoln in “Persistence of Dreams”.
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Has twice played Harry Houdini: in “Ragtime” and “Young Harry Houdini”.
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