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- Birth nameGlenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn
- Height1.78 m
- Quinn was born in Dublin, Ireland, and moved to the United States with his mother and two sisters in 1988. His first role was as a pool shark in the Richard Marx video Satisfied. He later landed a major role in the John Travolta film Shout (1991), where he shared a screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow. He went on to have roles in a number of other movies and television series. His most notable roles were as Becky's husband, Mark, on Roseanne (1988) and half-demon Doyle on the WB's Angel (1999). He died of a heroin overdose in 2002.- IMDb mini biography by: GlennQuinn.com < zero@glennquinn.com>
- ParentsMurty Quinn
- RelativesSonya Quinn(Sibling)Louisa Quinn(Sibling)Annabelle Young(Niece or Nephew)
- Actor Michael Fishman, who co-starred with Quinn on Roseanne, set up a memorial fund in his name.
- His character Mark Healy on Roseanne (1988) was intended to be a one-episode guest appearance, but became a seven-year stint.
- Though allowed to use his native Irish accent in the show Angel (1999), it was so thick that he had to occasionally "Americanize" it so you could understand what he was saying. This sometimes made it sound as if his accent was fading in and out.
- Was a co-owner of Goldfingers, a 007 themed nightclub in Hollywood.
- When you get to speak Irish, you become more at one with yourself, you kind of have a spark when you use it, and I think it's a great dialect. When they first cast me, I was a pretty avid fan of vampire movies and Celtic mythology, so I was excited to get a chance to walk in Doyle's shoes and have fun with it.
- I'm into doing my own stunts. I learned [how to] years ago when I was doing a show for American TV called Covington Cross. I had a lot of fighting and rough stuff in that and I always want to do my own stunts -- it just looks a lot better. We've got really good stunt guys on the show and they teach us all this stuff. The other night I had to put on a back brace and pads and everything -- I want to participate and they're letting me, so it's pretty cool.
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