Biography for
Neal McDonough
Date of Birth
13 February 1966, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Mini Biography
Neal McDonough is best known for his roles in the Steven Spielberg produced projects, Band Of Brothers, Minority Report, Boomtown and the Clint Eastwood directed Flags Of Our Fathers.
He has also co-starred in such projects as Timeline for Richard Donner, Walking Tall opposite The Rock and The Guardian with Kevin Costner.
His most recent TV credits include Tin Man, Desperate Housewives and Justified.
Neal's most prized accomplishment, as he will tell you, is his wife Ruve' whom he married in 2003. They have four children.
The McDonough's live in Los Angeles.
IMDb Mini Biography By: evanasst@untitledent.com
Spouse
Ruve McDonough (1 December 2003 - present) 4 children
Trivia
Attended Barnstable High School in Massachusetts.
Decided to give up on acting until his manager got him a meeting and audition for "Band of Brothers" (2001). His work on that led to Steven Spielberg casting him in Minority Report (2002).
Is one of 6 children, has 4 brothers and one sister.
His parents are Catherine and Frank McDonough, both of whom immigrated from Ireland, with his mother coming from County Tipperary, Province of Munster, and his father from County Galway, Province of Connacht.
Was named Mr. BHS his senior year at Barnastable High School. (a male spoof on the Junior Miss Pageant).
His character of "Lt. Hawk" in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) was originally written as the first openly gay character in any Star Trek series or movie, but all references to his sexual orientation were written out of later drafts of the screenplay. The character was later confirmed as having been gay in the Star Trek tie-in novel "Section 31: Rogue" by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin.
His brother Gerard appeared as a contestant on an episode of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". He left with $32,000 after giving the incorrect answer for the $64,000 question.
Is a big fan of Warren Zevon.
Daughter, Catherine "Cate" Maggie McDonough (born May 14, 2007) with Ruve McDonough.
Son, Morgan McDonough (born November 28, 2005) with his wife, Ruve McDonough.
Like his "Tin Man" (2007) costar, Zooey Deschanel, he appeared in advertising for the clothing chain, The GAP.
In grade school his first acting role was that of the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz". According to McDonough, he really wanted to play the Tin Man. In 2007 he finally got his chance, appearing in the title role of SciFi Network's mini-series "Tin Man" (2007).
Daughter, London Jane McDonough (born January 11, 2010) with Ruve McDonough. London weighed 7.95 lbs and measured 19 inches long.
Member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Syracuse 1988.
Irish-American.
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