Dylan's mother died when he was 5. Fourteen years later, his dad, Richard, owner of Manhattan's West 4th St Saloon, married 'Eve Ensler'.
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1998]
Dated Julia Roberts during and after filming Steel Magnolias (1989)
Has a daughter named Colette (born 1996).
Daughter, with Ashfar, Colette
Favorite Television Show- I Dream Of Jeannie
2000 - Dylan and wife Shiva Rose bought a Los Angeles' home from Antonio Banderas & Melanie Griffith for $4 M.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#67). [1995]
Changed his name from Mark to "Dylan" in tribute to his stepmother, Eve Ensler, who suffered a miscarriage and who would have given her own child that name. Dylan and Eve have an extremely close and caring relationship.
His stepmother, Eve Ensler, isn't only an actress. She is also a playwright and women's rights activist as well. She wrote the famed play "The Vagina Monologues".
He took the name Dylan out of respect to his stepmother who was pregnant with a boy she named Dylan, but had a miscarriage.
Hosted VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll.
Step-mother is main character in "The Vagina Monologues".
His wife Shiva, is expecting their second child (due fall 2005).
He jokes about the fact that he is often confused with actor and musician Dermot Mulroney.
Dylan McDermott Detailed Biography
Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Dylan McDermott is perhaps best known for his role as idealistic defense attorney Bobby Donnell in David E. Kelley's Emmy Award-winning series The Practice. In PARTY MONSTER, which was recently in Dramatic Competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, McDermott co-stars with Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green. McDermott's extensive film work includes the Warner Brothers' comedy, THREE TO TANGO, also starring Neve Campbell and Matthew Perry; TEXAS RANGERS, opposite James Van Der Beek for Dimension Films; HAMBURGER HILL, STEEL MAGNOLIAS and the Jodie Foster-directed HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, opposite Holly Hunter and Robert Downey Jr. The actor also starred alongside renowned director Sir Richard Attenborough in the John Hughes' 1994 remake of MIRACLE ON 34 STREET. McDermott received accolades for his role as Clint Eastwood's secret service partner in Wolfgang Petersen's 1993 IN THE LINE OF FIRE.
Born in Connecticut and raised in New York City, McDermott first developed an interest in acting in high school, due partly to the encouragement of playwright Eve Ensler. Earning his drama degree at Fordham University, McDermott graduated from the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse in New York where he went onto Broadway in Neil Simon's production of Biloxi Blues. Other theater credits include Golden Boy directed by Joanne Woodward at the Williamstown Theater Festival.
