Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Infobox actor

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born April 22, 1966) is an American actor. After nearly 20 years in the industry, Morgan became well known in 2006 for playing three high-profile recurring roles simultaneously: patient Denny Duquette on "Grey's Anatomy", patriarch John Winchester on "Supernatural", and Judah Botwin, the deceased husband of show protagonist Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) on the Showtime series "Weeds".

Biography

Early life

Morgan was born in Seattle, Washington and attended Ben Franklin Elementary School, Rose Hill Junior High and Lake Washington High School in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland. Morgan was a basketball player in high school and university, until a knee injury ended his desire for a career in the sport. He was a graphic artist for a time, until he helped a friend move to Los Angeles.

Career

Starting with the 1991 movie "Uncaged", Morgan has appeared in 15 feature films. The bulk of Morgan's work has been in television. He was the star of the 1996-1997 television show "The Burning Zone"; his character, Dr. Edward Marcase, appeared in 10 out of 19 episodes that season. Since 2000, he has amassed a number of credits in television shows such as "ER", "JAG", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Angel", "Tru Calling", "", "Sliders", "The O.C.", and "Monk".

In 2005 and 2006, Morgan simultaneously appeared in three separate television series: On the CW series "Supernatural" as John Winchester, the mysterious father of Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles); in a recurring role on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" as heart transplant patient Denny Duquette, who carried on a relationship with intern Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and died in the show's second-season finale. (During the third season's three show arc his character made an appearance during Meredith's death scene.); as Judah Botwin, on the Showtime series "Weeds". Morgan's three roles are notable in that all three of the characters are now deceased, two of whom died onscreen.

Morgan was cast in a new project by "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes. The show, tentatively titled "Correspondents", was to have started production in summer 2007. ABC picked up a spinoff of "Grey's Anatomy", called "Private Practice", that was also created by Rhimes, and that project has rendered the future of "Correspondents" uncertain. Morgan is also among the cast of a movie that is based on a novel by the Irish novelist Cecelia Ahern, "PS, I Love You". The movie was released on December 21 2007. Another 2007 film starring Morgan is "The Accidental Husband", which finished filming in New York City in March 2007. Morgan also recently finished filming "Days of Wrath", a film about gangland violence in Los Angeles.

It has been confirmed that Morgan will portray The Comedian, a cigar-chomping vigilante, in the upcoming "Watchmen", based on Alan Moore's graphic novel. [ [http://www.superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=6056 Watchmen Cast Confirmed! - Superhero Hype! ] ]

Personal life

At some point in his young adulthood he was married, according to a 1993 interview in "Playboy". Little is known publicly about the marriage, other than that it ended in divorce.

Morgan began dating his former "Weeds" costar, Mary-Louise Parker, in December 2006.citeweb|url=http://www.dose.ca/celeb/story.html?id=9a8752bc-6408-473b-9853-32981fe7b48b&k=84069|title=Weeds Star's Relationship Hasn't Gone To Pot|date=December 10, 2007] The couple briefly split in June 2007, [ [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043766,00.html Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Split - Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mary-Louise Parker : People.com ] ] though they later reconciled. On February 12, 2008, Morgan and Parker announced their engagement,citeweb|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/02/12/2008-02-12_marylouise_parker_and_jeffrey_dean_morga.html|title=Mary-Louise Parker and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Engaged|publisher=The New York Daily News] only to break it off in April 2008. [ [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20190014,00.html Mary-Louise Parker, Fiancé Break Off Engagement] ]

Filmography

References

External links

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