John Lithgow

**John Arthur Lithgow** (IPA: [ˈʤɔn ˈlɪθɡaʊ]) (19.10. 1945.) je američki glumac najpoznatiji po glavnoj ulozi Dicka Solomona u NBC-jevom sitcomu *[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]*. Također je igrao brojne uloge na pozornici, filmu i radiju. Osvojio je nekoliko nagrada Emmy i Tony, kao i dvije nominacije za Oscara. Snimio je nekoliko muzičkih albuma za djecu. Ima diplomu s Harvarda. Imao je i zapažen nastup u TV-seriji Dexter gdje je tumačio lik Arthura Mitchella.

### Biografija
Lithgow se rodio u Rochesteru u državi New York, kao dijete umirovljene glumice Sarah Jane (Price) i Arthura Lithgowa, kazališnog producenta i režisera koji je vodio McCarter Theatre u Princetonu. Lithgow se zbog očevog posla često selio zajedno s porodicom.

Lithgow je dobio stipendiju za Harvard, gdje je boravio u istom studentskom domu s budućim potpredsjednikom Alom Goreom i glumcem Tommyjem Lee Jonesom. Lithgow je zahvaljujući hardvardskoj predstavi Gilbert i Sullivanove *[[Utopia Limited]]* odlučio postati profesionalni glumac. Na Harvardu je diplomirao 1967.

Lithgow je od 1966. do 1980. bio oženjen za Jean Taynton s kojom ima sina Iana (1972). Od 1981. je u braku s Mary Yeager, s kojom ima kći Phoebe MacCurtain (1983) i sina Nathana Georgea (1983).

## Filmografija

* 2006 *[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]*
* 2004 *[[Kinsey (film)|Kinsey]]*
* 2004 *[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]*
* 2003 *[[Shrek 4-D]]*
* 2002 *[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]*
* 2001 *Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party*
* 2001 *[[Shrek (film)|Shrek]]*
* 2000 *[[C-Scam]]*
* 2000 *[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]] - *Rugrats II*
* 2000 *Don Quixote*
* 1998 *Officer Buckle and Gloria* | *A Civil Action*
* 1998 *Homegrown* | *Johnny Skidmarks*
* 1996 *Special Effects: Anything Can Happen*
* 1995 *Hollow Point* | *The Tuskegee Airmen*
* 1995 *Redwood Curtain* | *My Brother's Keeper*
* 1994 *Silent Fall* | *Princess Caraboo* | *A Good Man in Africa*
* 1993 *The Pelican Brief* | *Love, Cheat & Steal*
* 1993 *The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale*
* 1993 *The Wrong Man* | *Cliffhanger*
* 1992 *Raising Cain*
* 1991 *At Play in the Fields of the Lord* | *Ricochet*
* 1991 *The Boys* | *L.A. Story*
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* 1990 *Memphis Belle* | *Ivory Hunters*
* 1989 *Traveling Man* | *Out Cold*
* 1988 *Distant Thunder*
* 1987 *Harry and the Hendersons* | *Baby Girl Scott*
* 1986 *Mesmerized* | *The Manhattan Project* | *Resting Place*
* 1985 *Santa Claus: The Movie*
* 1984 *2010: The Year We Make Contact* | *The Glitter Dome*
* 1984 *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension*
* 1984 *Footloose*
* 1983 *Terms of Endearment* | *The Day After* | *Twilight Zone: The Movie*
* 1982 *Not in Front of the Children* | *The World According to Garp*
* 1982 *I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can*
* 1981 *Blow Out*
* 1980 *Big Blonde* | *Mom, the Wolfman and Me* | *The Oldest Living Graduate*
* 1979 *All That Jazz* | *Rich Kids*
* 1978 *The Big Fix*
* 1977 *Secret Service*
* 1976 *Obsession*
* 1972 *''


## Reference

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* Official website 
* Profile of Lithgow 
* American Theatre Wing - 2005 interview
* 2006 bio article on Lithgow
* Razor and Tie Artist Page
* Razor and Tie Media Page 
* TonyAwards.com Interview with John Lithgow