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Dermot Mulroney grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, and went to Maury Elementary School. He played the cello in school and city youth orchestras and acted in children's community theater. He made his high school stage debut in an awful play called "Are Teachers Human?" at George Washington Middle School. He graduated from T.C. Williams High School in 1981. His dad was a lawyer. He grew up with three brothers - Sean, Conor and Kieran Mulroney (now also an actor) - and a sister named Moira.

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Graduated from Northwestern University in 1985, where he attended the School of Speech.

Was in a band called "The Low & Sweet Orchestra". Now plays in a band called the "Cranky George Trio".

Was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at Northwestern University.

Sister Moira works in the Philadelphia DA's office as an assistant district attorney.

First child born, with Catherine Keener, a son named Clyde. [June 1999]

Mulroney's younger brother Kieran Mulroney is also an actor. The brothers starred together in the John Hughes comedy, Career Opportunities (1991) with Jennifer Connelly and Frank Whaley.

He and his younger brother, Sean Mulroney, are co-owners of "The Double Door", one of Chicago's more popular music clubs.

Was married to actress Catherine Keener from 1990-2007. They met in 1987 when filming Survival Quest (1989).

Plays cello in the song Place Your Mind from Melissa Etheridge's 1992 album Never Enough, and in the score to Mission: Impossible III (2006).

Good friends with Brad Pitt.

Born on the same day as actor/comedian Rob Schneider.

Plays double bass and cello on the debut EP of Rain Phoenix and Summer Phoenix's band, 'Papercranes'.

Lives in Los Angeles.

He is sometimes confused with actor Dylan McDermott; there is a slight resemblance and a similar sounding name.

Is of predominantly Irish ancestry. All of his siblings have traditional Irish names

Attended T.C. Williams High School, which later became the setting of a Disney movie with Denzel Washington.

Former brother-in-law of Elizabeth Keener.

Good friends with actress Julia Roberts.

Both of his parents were originally from Iowa.

Welcomed second child, a girl named Mabel Ray, in April 2008. Mother is Dermot's girlfriend Tharita.

He got the scar on his lip from falling on a piece of glass when he was three.

Personal Quotes

(On Longtime Companion (1990)) I remember every second of it, from the first audition straight through to the wrap. I knew it was going to be a groundbreaking film by the time I'd read the first ten pages of Craig Lucas's script, because I'd never read anything like it before.

(1997 - On his favorite films that he has done) I've always held Longtime Companion (1990) and Where the Day Takes You (1992) in a little higher regard than some of the more simply entertaining films I've done - they were films that had something to reveal to the world. Also, Living in Oblivion (1995) was a strange little achievement by a handful of people I really love.

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