Harry Robinson Hamlin was born on October 30,1951 and is an American actor, author, and entrepreneur.
40 Facts About Harry Hamlin
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Harry Hamlin was born October 30,1951, in Pasadena, California, the son of Bernice, a socialite, and Chauncey Jerome Harry Hamlin, Jr.
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Harry Hamlin attended classes at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.
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Harry Hamlin attended University of California, Berkeley, and is an alumnus of the Theta Zeta chapter of the national fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon, of which he was president in 1972.
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Harry Hamlin graduated from Yale University in 1974 with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in drama and psychology.
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Harry Hamlin then attended the American Conservatory Theater's advanced actor training program, from which he was awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting in 1976.
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Harry Hamlin appeared in the 1976 television production of Taming of the Shrew and had the title role in the 1979 television miniseries Studs Lonigan.
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Harry Hamlin starred in Movie Movie with George C Scott in 1978, for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination.
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Harry Hamlin's big-screen break was a starring role in the 1981 Greek mythology fantasy epic Clash of the Titans.
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Harry Hamlin returned to television appearing in the miniseries Master of the Game in 1984 and Space in 1985.
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Harry Hamlin remained on the series from 1986 to 1991 during which time he was voted People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1987.
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Harry Hamlin left the series at the end of the fifth season having been nominated three times for Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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In early 1991 Harry Hamlin appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care" which was made in support of US troops who were stationed in the Middle East and involved at that time in Operation Desert Storm.
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Harry Hamlin then appeared in two 1992 episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, in each episode as a separate character.
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In 2004, Harry Hamlin began a recurring role on the television series Veronica Mars.
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Harry Hamlin played fading action hero Aaron Echolls, father to central show character Logan Echolls who had a turbulent relationship with him.
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Harry Hamlin appeared beginning in the sixth episode of the first season, "Return of the Kane", and made his last appearance in the second season finale, "Not Pictured".
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In 2006, Harry Hamlin took part in the third season of Dancing with the Stars with Ashly DelGrosso, but was voted off the show in the third week.
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In 2009, Harry Hamlin starred in the series Harper's Island as Uncle Marty.
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Harry Hamlin was killed abruptly in the first episode by being cut in half while he dangled from a broken wooden bridge.
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In June 2010, Harry Hamlin guest-starred in an episode of Army Wives and then became a recurring cast member.
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In June 2010, Harry Hamlin starred in the Hallmark Channel movie You Lucky Dog.
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On December 4,2008, TV Guide reported that Hamlin and Rinna signed a deal to create a reality television series called Harry Loves Lisa that is based around their family life.
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In 2012, Harry Hamlin began playing Lloyd Lishman, an older lover to Ian Gallagher on the USversion of Shameless.
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Harry Hamlin appeared in an adult diaper commercial with his wife during a primetime television program.
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Harry Hamlin was nominated for a 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his appearance in "A Tale of Two Cities".
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In 2016, Harry Hamlin was cast in the Epix comedy Graves starring Nick Nolte, and in 2017, Harry Hamlin was cast as Addison Hayes, a mysterious and powerful mastermind whose agenda collides with Swagger, in the USA Network show Shooter.
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In 2022, Harry Hamlin was cast as Cortland Mayfair in AMC's Mayfair Witches, based on the gothic supernatural trilogy Lives of the Mayfair Witches by author Anne Rice.
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An avid Shakespearean actor, Harry Hamlin played the title role in Hamlet at the famed McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey, where he would go on to play Faust in Dr Faustus the following year.
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In 1994, Harry Hamlin received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for his portrayal of the title role in Henry V at the prestigious Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington, DC.
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In 1996, Harry Hamlin returned to Broadway as Michael Buchanan in Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke at the Roundabout Theater.
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Harry Hamlin reprised the role of Perseus in the 2007 video game God of War II.
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In 2010, Harry Hamlin authored Full Frontal Nudity: The Making of an Accidental Actor, published by Scribner, wherein he shares stories of his early life before becoming a film actor.
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Harry Hamlin is an advocate for fusion power and was an angel investor and co-founder of TAE Technologies, formerly known as Tri Alpha Energy.
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Harry Hamlin was President and CEO of the Belle Gray women's clothing boutiques in Los Angeles.
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Harry Hamlin launched The Lisa Rinna Collection with Lisa Rinna for QVC in 2012.
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Harry Hamlin is on the Board of Governors of the National Space Society.
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Harry Hamlin was in a relationship with Ursula Andress after meeting on the set of Clash of the Titans in 1979.
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Since 1997, Harry Hamlin has been married to Days of Our Lives actress and television host Lisa Rinna after meeting in 1993.
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Harry Hamlin's wives have each been prominent prime time soap-opera actresses: Rinna starred on Melrose Place, Sheridan was a regular on Knots Landing, Desperate Housewives, and the Dynasty reboot, and Johnson was a regular on Falcon Crest.