Mandy Patinkin

[DramaTeach]

Mandy Patinkin#1

Posted: 2/19/14 at 9:41am

I know this isn't technically about a show, but he is a Broadway performer. Did anyone see him on Kelly and Michael this morning? They surprised him with ex-girlfriends and he was so genuinely excited to be reconnected with them. Seems like such a nice guy!

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Mandy Patinkin#2

Posted: 2/19/14 at 9:45am

This sounds utterly disturbing... what did I just read?

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Mandy Patinkin#2

Posted: 2/19/14 at 9:46am

I'm assuming this is what the OP is referring to...

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Mandy Patinkin#3

Posted: 2/19/14 at 9:48am

"...They surprised him with ex-girlfriends..."

Seriously??! Why would they do that? Isn't he married?

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Mandy Patinkin#4

Posted: 2/19/14 at 9:51am

What sounds disturbing? Is he NOT a nice guy? He said once you hit 60, you just want to reconnect with people from your past and his wife can't complain because she had all her exes at their wedding. It was funny.

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Mandy Patinkin#5

Posted: 2/19/14 at 10:01am

I'm sad he didn't marry Sandy, because I would laugh about Mandy and Sandy Patinkin for all eternity.

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Mandy Patinkin#6

Posted: 2/19/14 at 10:03am

I think Patti Patinkin sounds even worse, so we can be glad about that, too.

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Mandy Patinkin#7

Posted: 2/19/14 at 10:17am

He has publicly admitted he was a very angry actor for many years but as he has gotten older he has changed his tune and supposedly is very nice now.

"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."

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Mandy Patinkin#8

Posted: 2/19/14 at 10:17am

He had been looking for both women, and while he reconnected with one, timing had kept them from getting together. He went on to say how he used his FBI connections to find his college gal pal but to no avail.

It really was a very sweet suprise and a lovely segment.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

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Mandy Patinkin#9

Posted: 2/19/14 at 12:44pm

Here is the whole clip, which give better context than a 20 second clip
Mandy on Live

Now t/d/b/a haterobics on here.

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Mandy Patinkin#10

Posted: 2/19/14 at 6:20pm

Thumbs up on this guy.

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Mandy Patinkin#11

Posted: 2/19/14 at 8:39pm

I've never met Patinkin, but I have friends who have worked with him. They described him as aloof because he was so obsessively focussed on the character he was playing, but nobody I know suggested he was deliberately cruel or intentionally difficult.

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Mandy Patinkin#12

Posted: 2/20/14 at 3:45am

Hmmmm....I think Toni Collette (If I remember the story correctly) as well as a number of TV shows would have a different opinion. But, yes, I beleive all the stories come from his method acting/intensity of approach; however, that doesn't excuse poor behavior.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

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Mandy Patinkin#13

Posted: 2/20/14 at 9:02pm

Well, Toni Collette is a goddess in my book, so whatever she said, I believe her.

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Mandy Patinkin#14

Posted: 2/20/14 at 9:19pm

Didn't he get fired from Heartburn for giving Meryl Streep acting notes?

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