Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon
Dillon at the Post-Emmys Party, Pacific Design Center, Sept. 21, 2008
Born	Kevin Brady Dillon August 19, 1965 (1965-08-19) (age 44) Mamaroneck, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present
Spouse(s)	Jane Stuart (April 22, 2006 – present)

Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor best known as Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO dramedy Entourage. He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his performance on the show.

Personal life

Dillon was born in Mamaroneck, New York, the son of Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter and investment manager. He is the younger brother of actor Matt Dillon.^[1]

On April 22, 2006, Dillon married model-actress Jane Stuart in Las Vegas. Entourage cast member Jerry Ferrara was the best man at the wedding and Kevin Connolly walked Stuart down the aisle after Dillon shouted 'Victory!', a tribute to his character's work on the fictional TV series Viking Quest. In May 2006, Jane gave birth to a daughter, Ava, in Los Angeles. He also has a daughter named Amy who lives in New York, who is around 16 years old, from a previous relationship.

Career

Dillon began acting in both television and films in the 1980s and first received wide attention for his role as the psychopathic soldier Bunny in the 1986 film Platoon. In 1988, he portrayed Brian Flagg in a remake of the 1958 American science fiction film The Blob. The remake flopped, earning only $8.2 million against a budget of $9 million. Other notable film roles from that period included War Party (1988), No Escape (1994), and The Doors (1991), in which he played drummer John Densmore.

Much of Dillon's 2000s work has been in television, including the CBS series That's Life as Paul DeLucca and the Fox series 24 as Lonnie McRae. He appeared in the 2006 film Poseidon, a remake of the The Poseidon Adventure.

Entourage

Dillon is currently on the HBO hit comedy series Entourage playing Johnny "Drama" Chase, for which he received a 2007, 2008, and 2009 Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination in 2008. The show is currently on its sixth season, which premiered on June 23, 2009. He quips that the character is based on a few friends including his brother Paul.^[2]

Nominations

• Emmy Award 2009 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Entourage.
• Emmy Award 2008 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Entourage.
• Emmy Award 2007 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Entourage.
• Golden Globe 2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Entourage.

References

External links

• Kevin Dillon at the Internet Movie Database
• Kevin Dillon is Drama free
• Interview in Complex Magazine