Glenn QuinnGlenn Quinn (May 28, 1970 - December 3, 2002) from Dublin, Ireland was a successful actor in television and film. As well as having a role as a major character in the television series Angel, he also had a recurring role as Mark in the comedy Roseanne and the short-lived UK series Covington Cross. Glenn Quinn died on December 3, 2002 at the age of 32 of an overdose of heroin. BiographyGlenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born on May 28, 1970 in Dublin, Ireland. He was raised in Cabinteely (Co Dublin) and attended Clonkeen College. In 1988 he moved to the United States of America with his mother and two sisters. In 1991, Quinn had his first role in a movie, Shout, next to John Travolta in which he shared an on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow. Later, one of Quinn's most noticeable roles was that of Mark Healy, Becky Connor's husband in the TV sitcom Roseanne, also starring Roseanne and John Goodman among others. While still working on that show, Quinn also took on the role as youngest son Cedric on the UK TV series Covington Cross. Another role that brought Quinn much popularity and fame was that of Allen Francis Doyle, a half-demon on the 1999 TV series Angel. Most of his roles had called for him to hide his Irish accent and fake an American one instead; however, the role on Angel was his first opportunity to use his original Irish accent in an American TV show or movie. His last film work was that on the critically acclaimed 2002 R.S.V.P.. In addition to acting, Quinn enjoyed music, playing the drums, and car racing. He also co-owned a nightclub called "Goldfingers" in Los Angeles, California. Glenn Quinn passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. Police and autopsy reports revealed the cause of death to be a heroin overdose. Filmography
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Police and autopsy reports revealed the cause of death to be a heroin overdose. He is also an accomplished banjo player. Glenn Quinn passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. He has since starred in the long-running television comedy series Just Shoot Me as the head of the wacky fashion and style magazine "Blush". He also co-owned a nightclub called "Goldfingers" in Los Angeles, California. He was relatively inactive in the 1980s, but bounced back as the sleazy father of Kirstie Alley's baby in Look Who's Talking, and in the 1993 sequel Look Who's Talking Now, and as the left-wing comedy writer in For the Boys (1991). In addition to acting, Quinn enjoyed music, playing the drums, and car racing. Segal was so appealing that too often he was asked to carry a film on his charm alone, especially in the 1970s. His last film work was that on the critically acclaimed 2002 R.S.V.P.. He played an inept burglar in the 1972 comedy The Hot Rock with Robert Redford, a comically unfaithful husband in A Touch of Class and a midlife crisis victim in Blume in Love. He co-starred with Jane Fonda as suburbanite-turned-bank-robbers in Fun With Dick and Jane, and starred as a faux gourmet in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?. Most of his roles had called for him to hide his Irish accent and fake an American one instead; however, the role on Angel was his first opportunity to use his original Irish accent in an American TV show or movie. Valentine's Day Massacre, a perplexed police detective Mo Brummel in No Way to Treat a Lady, a bookworm in The Owl and the Pussycat, and in a pair of impressive dramatic performances, a man laying waste to his marriage in Loving and a hairdresser turned junkie in Born to Win. Another role that brought Quinn much popularity and fame was that of Allen Francis Doyle, a half-demon on the 1999 TV series Angel. He followed with top performances as Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (for which he was Oscar-nominated), a Cagneyesque gangster in The St. While still working on that show, Quinn also took on the role as youngest son Cedric on the UK TV series Covington Cross. in King Rat. Later, one of Quinn's most noticeable roles was that of Mark Healy, Becky Connor's husband in the TV sitcom Roseanne, also starring Roseanne and John Goodman among others. The amiable, wavy-haired leading man is equally at home in drama and comedy, although he is more often seen in the latter. Originally a stage actor and musician, Segal appeared in several nondescript films in the early 1960s before raising eyebrows in 1965 as a distraught newlywed in Ship of Fools and as a P.O.W. In 1991, Quinn had his first role in a movie, Shout, next to John Travolta in which he shared an on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow. George Segal (born February 13, 1934) is a well-known American film and stage actor who was born in Great Neck, Long Island, New York. In 1988 he moved to the United States of America with his mother and two sisters. Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born on May 28, 1970 in Dublin, Ireland. He was raised in Cabinteely (Co Dublin) and attended Clonkeen College.
Roseanne. Beverly Hills, 90210. Call Me Anna. Silhouette. Convington Cross. Angel. Shout (1991). Giggles (1991). Dr. Live Nude Girls (1995). Outlaws (1997). Campfire Tales (1997). Some Girl (1998). At any Cost (2000). R.S.V.P. (2002). |