- Lara Flynn Boyle and Dylan McDermott's removal from TV show THE PRACTICE came as a complete shock to the cast and crew because they were only expecting pay cuts - They are two of five regulars on the legal drama who were axed from the show last week by producer David E. Kelley after a season of declining ratings. (May 27, 2003)
- Dylan McDermott, Lara Flynn Boyle and four other cast members of THE PRACTICE are exiting David E. Kelley's ABC legal drama next season after their options were not picked up by David E. Kelley Prods. and 20th Century Fox TV -- The slimming of PRACTICE's actor payroll comes as the series faces at least a 50 percent reduction in the license fee paid by ABC. (May 21, 2003)
- Families of Pennsylvania crime victims say Music Behind Bars, the program he hosts, is an affront to the memory of those whose lives were forever altered, and in some cases ended, by the criminal musicians. (October 18, 2002)
- Had a tumultuous childhood.
- After the final battle in HAMBURGER HILL (1987), McDermott, as Sgt. Frantz, vehemently tells an Army photographer who shows up to Unass my AO! In the condensed language of GI slang, it is an order to move his ass out of the sergeant's Area of Operations, and in this context it expresses the infantry GI's contempt for soldiers who don't fight.
- Dyaln's favorite television show is I DREAM OF JEANNIE
- His 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)
- Dylan and wife Shiva Rose bought a Los Angeles' home from Antonio Banderas & Melanie Griffith for $4 M. (2000)
- 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.
- Is half Italian
- 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.
- Hosted VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for The Practice (2001)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for The Practice (2001)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for The Practice (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for The Practice (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series at Emmy Awards for The Practice (1999)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for The Practice (1999)
Quotes- "My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere."
- "I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even HE has a hard time making The Appaloosa a good movie."
Awards- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama, The Practice (1999)
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