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John Lithgow
Actor, Musician, Author, Arts Advocate
John Lithgow's broad range of interests and talents have touched every area of the entertainment industry -- and even outside it. He's achieved stunning success in wildly varied ventures, and he's created and inhabited some of the most memorable characters in popular culture.
His major mark in films includes roles in The World According to Garp and Terms of Endearment (for which he was nominated for back-to-back Oscars). Other notables include: All That Jazz, Footloose, Harry and the Hendersons, Twilight Zone: the Movie, Buckaroo Banzai, Memphis Belle, Shrek, and his latest, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the much-anticipated prequel to Planet of the Apes.Read More
A five-time Emmy Award winner for his work on television, Lithgow earned legions of fans for what is perhaps his most celebrated creation, the loopy character of alien High Commander Dick Solomon, on NBC's hit comedy Third Rock from the Sun. His versatility as an actor was showcased yet again with his recent success on Showtime's drama Dexter, for which he received both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award.
A theater actor at heart, Lithgow won the Tony Award just three weeks after making his Broadway debut in 1973. He has since appeared on Broadway nineteen more times, earning another Tony, three more Tony nominations, four Drama Desk Awards, and induction into the Theatre Hall of Fame. He is one of the very few American actors ever invited to join The Royal Shakespeare Company, and he frequently tours the country in his one man show "Stories By Heart." In 2012, Lithgow returned to Broadway and received a Tony nomination for his role as the famous midcentury newspaperman Joseph Alsop Broadway in "The Columnist."
Passionate about the importance of the arts in education, Lithgow has written eight NY Times best-selling children's picture books, activity books for parents and children for use in elementary schools, and The Poets' Corner, a compilation of classic poems aimed at developing an early interest in poetry.
He's performed concerts for children with major symphonies across the country and at Carnegie Hall, has collaborated and performed with the New York City Ballet, and has released three kids' albums. All of his performances have included several his of own songs and rhyming narrations. His work on behalf of children has earned him two Parents' Choice Silver Honor Awards and four Grammy Award nominations. He also created Harvard's ARTS FIRST, now one of the nation's largest university arts festivals.
His memoir, Drama: An Actor's Education, was published by Harper Collins in September 2011.
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The Power of Storytelling
It might not seem obvious, but we tell stories every day. To our customers. To our colleagues. To our families and friends. Stories build brands, sell products and further missions. They build community, strengthen the bond and deepen the culture of organizations of all types.
No one knows this better than award-winning actor, musician and author John Lithgow. Performance and storytelling were a constant and cherished part of family life, which Lithgow parlayed into a career as one of the most beloved and respected actors of our time. With his trademark humor and sensitivity, Lithgow shows audiences of all types and industries how the power of storytelling can impact the world around them.
The Arts and Education
Perhaps best known for his iconic roles on film and on television, John Lithgow is also the author of several New York Times best-selling children's books and albums. He is passionate about the role creativity and the arts can play in expanding the traditional approach to education, literacy --and life!
Lithgow created Harvard's innovative ARTS FIRST festival, and its Arts Medal, given annually to a Harvard graduate for outstanding achievement in the arts. His philosophy of: Be Creative, Be Useful, Be Practical, Be Generous is applicable to everyone, and he shares examples of how fostering a culture of creativity can enrich lives and benefit entire communities.
A Conversation with John Lithgow
Respected and admired by fans worldwide, John Lithgow has enjoyed one of the most prolific careers in the entertainment industry.
In this candid and humorous presentation, Lithgow shares a wealth of behind-the-scenes stories. His ruminations on the nature of theatre, performance, and storytelling cut to the heart of why actors are driven to perform, and why people are driven to watch them do it.
Whether it's his journey as an actor and his collaborations with renowned performers and directors, reflections on personal challenges as a husband, father, and the caregiver to his beloved aging parents, or the adventure of finding one's own true calling in life, Lithgow makes every story relatable.
Either given as a standard keynote or in an interview format, Lithgow's presentations are endearing, insightful and truly memorable.
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Notable Works
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Drama: An Actor's Education
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Tonys 2012: Six-time nominee John Lithgow on original plays and a modern-day ‘Columnist’
Entertainment Weekly
John Lithgow is already a legend, but he keeps getting more legendary — racking up a sixth Tony nomination for his titular turn in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of David Auburn’s The Columnist.
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A Memoirist Ever Ready to Inhabit Another Role
The New York Times
John Lithgow is probably best known for playing oddballs and weirdos: a psychotic physicist in “Buckaroo Banzai,” an extraterrestrial college professor on the long-running sitcom “3rd Rock From the Sun” and most recently the creepy serial killer Arthur Mitchell in the Showtime series “Dexter.”
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A Return to Broadway, and a Columnist’s Role, for Lithgow
The New York Times
John Lithgow will return to Broadway next spring to star in “The Columnist,” playing the famous midcentury newspaperman Joseph Alsop in a new drama by David Auburn.
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