Brian Dennehy Net Worth

Brian Dennehy's Quotes

• [in 1993, on his quitting drinking] I used to be a pretty serious drinker. Heavy in defiance of knowing my family situation, which is chock-full of alcoholism. For a long time I was a functional alcoholic, though it never got in the way of my work. But it affected relationships. I never killed anybody, but I made people unhappy, including myself and people who are extremely important to me, like my kids. It's easy to say I had a wonderful time and a lot of great years, and I did. There were some bad times, too. So that was not a major give-up. That time was due.
• At 68 years old I'm as interested now, if not more so, than I was when I was 24 or 25...[but] if you're sixty-something, pushing 70, the chances of you getting a tremendously fascinating part in the movies are very low, as to be almost negligible, or even in television. But in the theatre, there are still things to do, very interesting, very profound things.
• It took a long time for me to have any impact in the business because I didn't look like an actor, I didn't sound like an actor.
• I lied about serving in Vietnam and I'm sorry. I did not mean to take away from the actions and the sacrifices of the ones who did really serve there...I did steal valor. That was very wrong of me. There is no real excuse for that. I was a peace-time Marine, and I got out in 1963 without ever serving in Vietnam... I started the story that I had been in 'Nam, and I got stuck with it. Then I didn't know how to set the record straight.

Interesting Facts about Brian Dennehy

1. Used to work as a stockbroker at the same firm as Martha Stewart. The two remain good friends.
2. On March 14, 1999, three performances of the Broadway production of "Death of a Salesman" had to be canceled because Dennehy had been unable to sleep and didn't feel well. After a check-up in the hospital, he was diagnosed with hypertension.
3. He served in the US Marine Corps, but contrary to previous press releases never saw any combat nor was he wounded.
4. Father of Kathleen Dennehy and Elizabeth Dennehy.
5. Member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
6. Lived in Woodstock, Connecticut. [2008]
7. While performing in "Death Of A Salesman" and "Long Day's Journey into Night" on Broadway, so many of his fans wanted to meet him after the show that producers had to hire extra security to keep the crowds in control near the stage door.
8. Joked on "The Tonight Show" that he is often mistaken for Charles Durning. In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), when the boys are singing an admiring song about figure skater Brian Boitano, they are confused by the sudden appearance of Brian Dennehy, who had mistaken the name for his.
9. Graduated with a B.F.A. in Theatre / Performing Arts from Columbia University, New York.
10. Had stated that On the Waterfront (1954) is his favorite movie.
11. Had won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Play) on his only two nominations: in 1999 for a revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," and in 2003 for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night.".
12. Father of two adopted children: Cormack (b. 1993) and Sarah (b. 1995).
13. He was the only actor to appear in both Presumed Innocent (1990) and its made-for-television sequel, The Burden of Proof (1992), and plays a different role in each.
14. Began his stage career performing in both summer stock and Off-Broadway productions.
15. His younger brother is an FBI agent.
16. Once owned a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a little cottage in Ireland.
17. Loved sailing.
18. He was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Galileo" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
19. Grew up in Mineola NY on Macatee Pl.
20. He was awarded the 1999 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Death of a Salesman" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.