John Tillinger

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name = John Tillinger


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birthplace = Tabriz, Iran
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occupation = Actor

John Tillinger (born June 28, 1938) is theatre director and actor.

Born in Tabriz, Iran, Tillinger was raised in England, where he first was exposed to the theatre. He spent his early years on Broadway as an actor, appearing in "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" (1968), "Othello" (1970), "Hay Fever" (1970), and "The Changing Room" (1973).

Tillinger's first Broadway directing credit was "Solomon's Child" in 1982. Since then he has helmed "Love Letters" (1989) with Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards, "The Price" (1992) with Eli Wallach, "Three Men on a Horse" (1993) and "The Sunshine Boys" (1997), both with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, "Inherit the Wind" (1996) with George C. Scott and Charles Durning, "Night Must Fall" (1999) with Matthew Broderick, "Judgment at Nuremberg" (2001) with George Grizzard and Maximilian Schell, "Say Goodnight, Gracie" (2002) with Frank Gorshin, and "Absurd Person Singular" (2005) with Paxton Whitehead and Sam Robards.

Tillinger's many off-Broadway directing credits include "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" (1981), "After the Fall" (1984), "Loot" (1986), "What the Butler Saw" (1989), "The Lisbon Traviata" (1989), "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" (1991), "Sylvia" (1995), and "Jewtopia" (2004). He also has directed numerous regional theatre productions.

Tillinger was married to actress/director Dorothy Lyman from 1972-77. They have two children, actor Sebastian Tillinger and producer Emma Tillinger.

Awards and nominations

*1991 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director ("The Lisbon Traviata", winner)
*1989 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director ("Love Letters", winner)
*1986 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play ("Loot", nominee)
*1986 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play ("It's Only a Play" and "Loot", nominee)
*1986 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Direction of a Play ("Loot", winner)
*1982 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play ("Entertaining Mr. Sloane", nominee)

External links

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* [http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&keyword=name&first=John&last=Tillinger&middle=/ Lortel Archives listing]