Kevin Dillon Biography

Summary

"Kevin Brady Dillon" (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor best known as Johnny 'Drama' Chase on the HBO dramedy "Entourage". He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his performance on the show.

Personal life

Dillon was born in Mamaroneck, New York, the son of Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter and investment manager. He is the younger brother of actor Matt Dillon.

On April 22, 2006, Dillon married model-actress Jane Stuart in Las Vegas. "Entourage" cast member Jerry Ferrara was the best man at the wedding and Kevin Connolly walked Stuart down the aisle after Dillon shouted 'Victory!', a tribute to his character's work on the fictional TV series "Viking Quest". In May 2006, Jane gave birth to a daughter, Ava, in Los Angeles. He also has a daughter named Amy that lives in New York, who is around 16 years old, from a previous relationship.

Career

Dillon began acting in both television and films in the 1980s and first received wide attention for his role as the psychopathic soldier Bunny in the 1986 film "Platoon." In 1988, he portrayed Brian Flagg in a remake of the 1958 American science fiction film "The Blob". The remake flopped, earning only $8.2 million against a budget of $9 million. Other notable film roles from that period included "War Party" (1988) and "The Doors" (1991), in which he played drummer John Densmore.

Much of Dillon's 2000s work has been in television, including the CBS series "That's Life" and "24 " from Fox as Lonnie McRae. Dillon is currently on the HBO hit comedy series "Entourage" playing Johnny 'Drama' Chase, for which he received a 2007, 2008, and 2009 Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination in 2008. The show is currently on its sixth season, that premiere on June 23, 2009. He quips that the character is based on a few friends including his brother Paul. He appeared in the 2006 film "Poseidon", a remake of the "The Poseidon Adventure".