American Film and television actor Jeff David Fahey was born on November 29, 1951 in Olean, New York.
He began to perform when he was 25 years old, winning a full scholarship to dance with the Joffrey Baller. Touring across the country and Broadway, he eventually landed his first major role on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. From 1982 to 1985, he potrayed the character Gary Corelli.
On the stage, he has worked on the Broadway revival of Brigadoon and toured with Oklamo.
Jeff Fahey then broke into film, getting cast as the villainous Tyree in the movie Silverado. Later on, he became known for his role as the gun dealer Eddie Kaye in Miami Vice. It was also in 1986 when he starred in Psycho 3. This marked a string of film appearances for Fahey, enabling him to rise to fame during the 1990`s
He starred in the cult classic The Lawnmower Man with Pierce Brosnan, then on Quick, and on Wyatt Earp.
He later landed the part of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on ABC`s The Marshal, which aired in 1995.
He followed this with Time Under Fire, The Sweeper, and Darkman 3: Die Darkman Die.
Fahey continued his budding career, obtaining more roles in both film and television.
He became a guest star on Wolf Lake, Nash Bridges, Crossing Jordan, and had a recurring role on American Dreams.
During that time, he got roles on films like outlow in 2001, Fallen Angels in 2002 and in the Planet Terror segment of 2007`s Grindhouse.
He was also seen in The Eden Formula, Absolute Zero, Only the Brave, and Split Second.
Fahey also gained attention for playing the helicopter pilot Frank Lapidus in the fourth season of the hit series Lost.
Other than that, he has potrayed characters in Cold Case, Crimininal Minds, and Psych.
He has also garnered fame when he starred in the acclaimed live television play The Execution of Raymond Graham, as well the TNT mini-series 44 Days
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Non-acting careers:
When Jeff was seventeen years old, after graduating from high School, he began traveling extensively. His travels took him to Alaska, Europe, Israel, India, the Himalayas and Afghanistan. His great range and diversity as an actor may well be a direct result of his traveling days, as he lived and learned of the life and culture of the vast diversity of people wherever he traveled, working his way around by taking odd jobs at different locations
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His first major big-screen role, as Deputy Tyree in Silverado. From his first break in Silverado in 1984, and continuing to the present day, he has never experienced a lull in his acting career. Calling himself a "jobber actor", Jeff makes around four or five films per year, selecting his parts according to the needs he wishes to fulfill inside himself.
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- The Marshal, produced by his close friend, and acting colleague, Don Johnson.
- Jeff has said that more than any other vehicle he had acted in to date, his own personality, values, and feelings become encompassed in the character that was to evolve, and emerge, as Winston MacBride. Unique in its concept, the show starred only Jeff, as he liked to say in interviews at the time, one man, one hour. It was a show which showcased the talent of a very versatile actor well.
- Lost Executive Producers, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, said that Jeff was the first and only choice for the role of Frank Lapidus.
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- At the age of twenty five, while he worked as a ballroom dancing teacher he was invited to attend the ballet. He applied and won a full scholarship to dance with the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. It was while he was dancing that he learned the importance of utilizing his entire body to tell a story, and not to rely only on a tone of voice or change in facial features to express his thoughts and emotions. The Joffrey Ballet led to stage roles, first in the chorus, then in more and increasingly longer speaking roles. An accident in London necessitated Jeff to return home prematurely. Jeff remained, as ever, undaunted.
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