On February 4, 2018, many fans and the entire entertainment industry were surprised by the news that the acting legend, John Mahoney, died. He is a British-American actor who became famous for many impressive important roles.

Continue to read, and find information about his life and about all the achievements he made during his career.

Youth

John Mahoney was born in Blackpool, England, on June 20, 1940. His parents, Reg and Margaret, have eight children, and he is the seventh child. During the war, their house was destroyed, so after the war was finished, their parents returned to the birthplace. John’s mother is a housewife, and her father plays the piano. They don’t have a happy marriage, so most of the time spent by John at Stretford Children’s Theater.

When he was eighteen years old, Mahoney went to the US to start an acting career, and as soon as he registered at Quincy University, Illinois. After finishing college, he went to Macomb, Illinois.

John Mahoney’s career

At the beginning of his career, John worked as an editor, but he immediately left work and began to pursue his dream, acting. In 1977, he joined the Steppenwolf Theater and afterwards, won the award as the most promising male newcomer.

After playing at the House of Blue Leaves, he got the Tony Award Broadway for the best superior actors. The first film was Tin Men. After that, he played in many films such as Say Anything, American President, Eight Men Out, Moonstruck, Barton Fink, in Line of Fire and Proxy Hudsucker.

In 1993, Mahoney got the role of Martin Crane in the sitcom named Frasier. The event was aired for eleven seasons, and he received two Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Also, he received the SAG award. John is also part of the Becker sitcom.

Mahoney also gave names to various characters in events such as the new Groove Kronk, Atlantis: Milo’s Returns, The Simpsons, The Iron Giants, and Antz, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. His last role is in the game Rembrandt.

Personal life

Because he never had children and wife, there was a rumor that he was gay, but the information was never confirmedJohn Mahoney died of throat cancer. The first time he was sick in 2014.

Net worth

During his career, he gathered wealth from acting in films, series, and drama. In 2018, before he died, John Mahoney’s net wealth was $ 16 million.