Denis Leary

Denis Leary in Warner Brothers' True Crime - 1999

Biography

Born 08/18/1957

Denis Leary made an angry mark in the early 1990s with cynical stand-up comedy that lambasted every aspect of popular culture – from rehab to flavored coffee. When he transitioned into film acting, the industry did not quite know how best to use the abrasive Bostonian, and bombs like “Operation...
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Highlights

  • In 2009, Reprised role of Diego the saber-toothed tiger for "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
  • In 2008, Produced the FOX show "Canterbury's Law"; also wrote and directed the pilot episode
  • In 2008, Portrayed Democratic political consultant, Michael Whouley in the HBO film, "Recount"; earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Supporting Actor in a TV-Movie

Family & Companions

  • Ann Lembeck: wife (Met when he was her instructor for an English class at Emerson College; married in 1989; mother of his two children; published a memoir, An Innocent, a Broad (2005), about the premature birth of their son on an overseas visit to England; also published the novel, Outtakes on a Marriage (2008))
  • Conan O'Brien: cousin (Distant cousin of the talk show host; has jokingly said on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (NBC) that, "All Irish people are related" )
  • John Leary: father (Irish-American; died in 1985 one day after his 60th birthday)