20 Facts About Julian McMahon

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Julian Dana William McMahon was born on 27 July 1968 and is an Australian actor and former model.

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Julian McMahon is the only son of former Prime Minister of Australia, Sir William McMahon.

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Julian McMahon's father was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives and a high-ranking minister in the 24-year Liberal Government for many years before Julian's birth; he became the 20th Prime Minister of Australia in March 1971, when Julian was two years old.

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Julian McMahon's mother left their three children in the care of a nanny to be with her husband in Canberra during his Prime Ministership.

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Julian McMahon has an older sister, Melinda, and a younger sister, Deborah.

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Julian McMahon must have gone through a strange misunderstanding of how you were parented in 1908 versus how you parent in 1972; it would have been so conflicting.

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Julian McMahon briefly studied law at the University of Sydney and economics at the University of Wollongong.

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Julian McMahon found no interest in his studies, and began a modelling career.

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Julian McMahon became known as a model in various fashion capitals, such as Milan, London, New York City, Rome, and Paris.

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Julian McMahon was working in Europe when his father died, and returned to Australia for the funeral.

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Julian McMahon appeared in films with leading and supporting roles, such as Chasing Sleep alongside Jeff Daniels, Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four franchise, Premonition starring alongside Sandra Bullock, Red alongside Bruce Willis, Faces in the Crowd alongside Milla Jovovich, and Bait alongside Dan Wyllie and Xavier Samuel.

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In 2018, Julian McMahon returned to Australia to film Swinging Safari in Queensland, alongside Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell, Asher Keddie, and Jeremy Sims.

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Julian McMahon stated that he found it difficult speaking with an Australian accent in the movie because the majority of his career he has adapted to performing with an American accent.

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From 2020 to 2022, Julian McMahon starred as Jess LaCroix for more than two seasons on the CBS crime drama FBI: Most Wanted.

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Julian McMahon stated that when he received the script for the series from CBS, he had an "aha moment" and knew he had to play the character.

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Julian McMahon jokingly noted in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel that his mother [was] "a very scary lady" because she would visit him on the set of his films and critique his performance when he finished a scene.

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Julian McMahon starred in her music video clip for the single "This Is It", a song that summed up the couple's relationship and hopes for the future.

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The newlyweds spent a great deal of their marriage apart due to Julian McMahon pursuing his career in Los Angeles and Minogue in England.

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In 1999 Julian McMahon married Baywatch star Brooke Burns and had a daughter, before divorcing in 2001.

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Julian McMahon married for the third time in 2014 to Kelly Paniagua.