- John Dye
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name = John Dye
birthname = John Carroll Dye
birthdate = birth date and age|1963|01|31
location =Amory, Mississippi , USA
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occupation = Actor
spouse =John Carroll Dye (born
January 31 1963 ) is an American film and televisionactor known for his role as Andrew in the television series "Touched by an Angel ".Biography
Early life
John Dye was born in
Amory, Mississippi to James and Lynn Dye. His father worked as a furniture manufacturer, while his mother worked as a homemaker. The couple raised their children as devoutMethodists . [http://www.nndb.com/people/828/000110498/] While performing atTupelo High School [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/20886/John-Dye/biography] in a play as Friedrich von Trapp, the eldest son, in "The Sound of Music " Dye found himself bitten by the acting bug. After graduation, he enrolled in theUniversity of Memphis in hopes of becoming a civil rights lawyer. He would later change his major from law to theater. After his first year of college, he traveled toNew York , where he auditioned and won a place in a classical theatre company. However, because the company would conflict with his studies, Dye turned it down.Career
When he returned to
Memphis, Tennessee , he discovered that aJudd Nelson film called "Making the Grade" (1984) was filming in the area. Dye landed his first film role as Skip, one of Nelson's on-screen friends. Two years later, he starred alongside actressesVirginia Madsen andCynthia Gibb in the comedy film "Modern Girls ". It was not until 1987 that Dye would win his first leading role in "Campus Man", where he played Todd Barrett, a scheming college student, who manages to persuade the handsomest men on campus to pose for a calendar, in order to pay for his college tuition. That same year, he re-teamed with Nelson in the television miniseries "Billionaire Boys Club". In 1989 he starred alongside actorsJames Earl Jones andEric Roberts in the martial-arts drama "Best of the Best ".By the time the 90's came around, Dye decided to make a move towards television. He was cast as Private Francis "Doc Hoc" Hockenbury in the last season of "Tour of Duty". When the series finished, he moved on to short-lived series such as "Jack's Place" (1992) and "Hotel Malibu" (1994). In 1995, he appeared as Andrew, an Angel of Death. Initially, producers cast him as a recurring character. However, by season three he was made a regular. The show ran for nine seasons before ending. In 2000, he starred in the highest rated original PAX-TV television movie "Once Upon a Christmas". The following year Dye appeared in the sequel "
Twice Upon a Christmas " which was screened at theWhite House .Personal life
Dye has two brothers: Jamey and Jerre Dye.
For a short period of time, Dye dated actress
Gail O'Grady . [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800043698/bio]In 1999, Dye appeared on the first episode of the televised "Di Palma Forum" at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas , where he and fellow celebrities such asShirley Jones andElliott Gould discussed social issues. That same year, he and fellow "Touched by an Angel" co-starRoma Downey narrated the documentary "Journey to a Hate Free Millenium".Filmography
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