Biography for
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Date of Birth

8 June 1955, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Thomas Griffin Dunne

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Mini Biography

Griffin Dunne was born on June 8, 1955 in New York City, the oldest child of Dominick Dunne and Ellen Griffin Dunne. He grew up mainly in Los Angeles and attended school in Colorado before moving back to New York in the late 1970s.

As an actor, Dunne has the distinction of having starred in two 1980s cult favorites. First came the John Landis monster movie An American Werewolf in London (1981), then the Martin Scorsese black comedy After Hours (1985).

"After Hours" is also among the movies that Dunne has produced with partner Amy Robinson through their company Double Play Productions. Other Double Play productions include Running on Empty (1988), White Palace (1990), and Once Around (1991).

Dunne has continued to appear on both sides of the camera, taking supporting roles as an actor in films like My Girl (1991) and I Like It Like That (1994). He made his directorial debut with a short film, Duke of Groove (1996) (TV), which was nominated for an Oscar. Dunne then made the leap to feature films with Addicted to Love (1997), Practical Magic (1998), Famous (2000) and Fierce People (2005).

Dunne produced and starred in the film Game 6 (2005), which premiered at the Sundance film festival in 2005.

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Spouse

Anna Bingeman	(4 July 2009 - present)
Carey Lowell	(9 December 1989 - 10 December 1995) (divorced) 1 child
Kate Forte	(1973 - 1974) (annulled)

Trivia

Son of producer/writer Dominick Dunne and Ellen Griffin Dunne.

Founded with Amy Robinson production company "Double Play Productions".

Older brother of Dominique Dunne and Alexander Dunne.

Has a daughter, Hannah Dunne, born in January 1990, together with Carey Lowell.

Frequently works with actress Rosanna Arquette.

Cousin-in-law of Gerry Michael.

Nephew of John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion.

Good friends with Michael Keaton.

At age 18, Dunne skipped college and moved to New York to become an actor.

He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.

Personal Quotes

I've always been schizophrenic. I've never been interested in limiting myself. I came to New York to be an actor and I became a film producer first. I only got to be able to act, because I gave myself a job as a producer.

You're more open-minded when you know you're not listening to ideas with a gun to your head.

Acting is what I originally wanted to do. Unfortunately, the business of being an actor is a lot more disheartening than the business of being a producer. As an actor you're beholden to the material and taste of other people who are developing projects you may or may not get in. As a producer you come up with the idea.

Salary

"Amazing Stories" (1985)

$2,500 (episode, "The Secret Cinema")