Julian McMahon
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| Born | Julian Dana William McMahon 27 July 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | Since 1989 |
| Spouse | Brooke Burns (1999–2001; 1 child) Dannii Minogue (1994–1995) |
Julian Dana William McMahon (English pronunciation: /ˈdʒuːliən məkˈmɑːn/; born 27 July 1968) is an Australian actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his portrayals of Cole Turner in The WB hit series Charmed, womanizing plastic surgeon Christian Troy on the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning TV show Nip/Tuck, and Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
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[edit] Early life
McMahon was born in Sydney, Australia, the second of the three children of Billy McMahon, MP and future Australian Prime Minister, and his wife Sonia McMahon, a former occupational therapist and fashion icon.[1][2] He has an older sister, Melinda, and a younger sister, Deborah. McMahon has Irish ancestry.[3]
McMahon was educated at Sydney Grammar School, a private boys school.[citation needed] He briefly studied Law at the University of Sydney and Economics at the University of Wollongong,[citation needed] but this bored him and he started a successful modeling career. Because of this, he became known in the fashion capitals Milan, London, New York, Rome, and Paris.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
In addition to a career as a fashion model, including a jeans commercial for Levi Strauss, McMahon began an acting career on Australian soap Home and Away, playing the soldier Ben Lucini (1989–1991). McMahon was one of several Home and Away cast-members to star in a stage musical about the soap, which toured the UK in 1991. Adam Willits, Sharyn Hodgson (who played his on-screen wife, Carly), Mouche Phillips and Justine Clarke also starred.[4] Shortly afterward, he moved to the United States, and took voice classes to lose his Australian accent.[5]
He then appeared in the film Wet and Wild Summer! (aka Exchange Lifeguards) in 1992, and following this he appeared in his then soon-to-be wife Dannii Minogue's music videos for her 1993 hits "This Is It" and "This Is The Way". His first role on American television was on the daytime soap opera Another World, playing Ian Rain from 1993 to 1995. He also went on to play Dr. Michael Walsh in the movie Magenta in 1996, Sheriff Hayes in In Quiet Night (aka You Belong to Me Forever) in 1998, George Simian in the psychological thriller Chasing Sleep in 2000, and David Cameron in the made for TV movie Another Day in 2001.
From 1996 to 2000, he starred in all four seasons of the NBC drama Profiler as Agent John Grant. Following this, McMahon joined the cast of the WB's supernatural hit show Charmed, playing the conflicted half-demon/half-human Cole Turner from 2000 to 2003, and returned for one episode in 2005. Following Charmed, McMahon's next role was playboy plastic surgeon Christian Troy on the FX series Nip/Tuck. He was nominated for the Golden Globe award for "Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama" in 2005 for his performance.
During this time, McMahon also portrayed supervillain Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four, the 2005 film adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. The film was a box office success, and McMahon reprised his role as Doom in the sequel in 2007.
He also appeared alongside Sandra Bullock in the 2007 supernatural thriller Premonition. McMahon will co-star with Milla Jovovich in Julien Magnat's thriller Faces in the Crowd.[6]
[edit] Personal life
In 1994 McMahon married Australian singer and actress Dannii Minogue. After only a year the marriage ended and the pair divorced. [7]
He has a daughter, Madison, by Brooke Burns.[8][9]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | The Power, The Passion | Kane Edmonds | Soap opera |
| 1989–1991 | Home and Away | Ben Lucini | |
| 1992 | Wet and Wild Summer! | Mick Dooley | |
| G.P. | Const. Colin 'Clutch' Carmody | Episode: "Beat It" | |
| 1992–1994 | Another World | Ian Rain | |
| 1996 | Magenta | Michael Walsh | |
| 1996–2000 | Profiler | John Grant | 82 episodes |
| 1998 | In Quiet Night | Hayes | |
| Will & Grace | Guy | Episode "Where There's a Will, There's No Way" | |
| 2000 | Chasing Sleep | George | |
| 2000–2003, 2005 | Charmed | Cole Turner | 57 episodes (1 uncredited, 9 credited only) |
| 2001 | Another Day | David | TV film |
| 2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Christian Troy | Won — Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actor (2007) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2004) Won — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2003) Won — Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (2005, 2006) |
| 2005 | Fantastic Four | Doctor Doom | |
| 2007 | Premonition | Jim Hanson | |
| Prisoner | Derek Plato | ||
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Doctor Doom | ||
| 2008 | Meet Market | Hutch | |
| Robot Chicken | Dr. Doom/Pilot/Detective | Episode: "Monstourage" | |
| 2010 | Red | Vice President Robert Stanton | |
| Faces in the Crowd | Detective Kerrest | ||
| 2011 | The Smell of Apples | In production |
[edit] References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ USA WEEKEND Magazine[dead link]
- ^ "Julian McMahon Interview Full Text". Popsyndicate.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080507001234/http://www.popsyndicate.com/index.php/site/story/julian_mcmahon_interview_full_text/. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Home and Away musical", mook. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ^ Kappes, Serena; with Adrienne Bard and Linda Trischitta. Celeb Spotlight: Julian McMahon. People, 2005-07-07.
- ^ "Victor von Doom and 'Nip/Tuck' Star Joins 'Faces in the Crowd'". Bloody Disgusting. The Collective. 2010-05-05. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20094. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ Todd, Ben (2009-10-29). "Dannii Minogue reveals she stripped off for Playboy to pay her debts". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223684/Dannii-Minogue-posed-nude-Playboy-pay-debts.html.
- ^ Aguilar, Candice (Summer 2008), "Brooke Burns Interview", U. Magazine: 6–7, http://read.umagazine.com/showmag.php?mid=gwhgr#/page8/, retrieved 2008-07-04
- ^ CelebrityWonder.com Profile – Brooke Burns. Accessed July 4, 2008
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