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Glenn QuinnIrish film and television actor
Date of Birth: 28.05.1970
Country:  Ireland |
Content:
- Biography of Glenn Quinn
- Early Acting Roles
- Success in "Roseanne" and "Angel"
- Later Career and Personal Life
Biography of Glenn Quinn
Early Life and CareerGlenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born on May 28, 1970, in Dublin, Ireland. He grew up in Cabinteely, a suburb near Dublin. As a teenager, Quinn played drums in a local band and participated in small theater productions. He attended Clonkeen College before moving to Long Beach, California, with his mother Bernadette and two sisters, Sonia and Louise, in 1988. Before his acting career began, Quinn held various jobs, including working at a power plant and a restaurant. He also appeared in commercials for "Pepsi" and "Ray-Ban" and starred in Richard Marx's music video for the song "Satisfied."
Early Acting Roles
Quinn's first speaking role came in the pilot episode of the TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210" after going through eight separate auditions for the roles of Brandon Walsh and Steve Sanders. Although those characters were eventually given to Jason Priestley and Ian Ziering, casting director Joanna Ray still gave Quinn a small role in the series. His breakthrough role came in the episode of the TV series "Outsiders" in 1990. The following year, he played Alan in the drama "Shout" alongside John Travolta and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Success in "Roseanne" and "Angel"
One of Quinn's most notable roles was as Mark Healy, the boyfriend and later husband of Becky Conner, in the TV series "Roseanne." The Dublin native took on the responsibility of playing Cedric Gray, the youngest son, in the Anglo-American series "Covington Cross." During the filming of an episode in England, he suffered a serious back injury after falling off a horse. In 1992, Quinn and Holly Marie Combs were part of the star-studded cast of Manny Coto's slasher film "Dr. Giggles." That same year, Robert Redford became interested in Quinn for his drama film "A River Runs Through It," which starred Brad Pitt. However, exhausted from non-stop work, Quinn chose to go fishing with his uncle instead of discussing the details of the proposed role with the director. Craig Sheffer was eventually cast alongside Pitt.
Quinn continued to make appearances on American television, primarily in "Roseanne," but he was thrilled to play the role of Allen Doyle in the TV series "Angel," which allowed him to use his Irish accent. In an interview with "The Irish Times," Quinn said, "I hid it for so long that to get some freedom was just fantastic. It was like putting on old shoes. It brought my soul back to life."
Later Career and Personal Life
In 2000, Quinn appeared in Charles Winkler's television drama "Any Day Now." His final acting role was in Mark Anthony Galluzzo's horror film "R.S.V.P." in 2002, which revolved around a party where a student obsessed with studying serial killers decides to carry out a mass murder. Quinn also co-founded a nightclub called "Goldfingers" in Los Angeles, California.
Tragically, Quinn passed away from a drug overdose at his friend's home on December 3, 2002, at the age of 32.
