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Glenn Quinn
Born	Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn 28 May 1970(1970-05-28) Dublin, Ireland
Died	3 December 2002 (aged 32) North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–2002

Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn (28 May 1970¹ – 3 December 2002) was an Irish actor in television and film, best known for playing Mark Healy in the American sitcom Roseanne and the half-demon Doyle in Angel.²

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 Filmography 4.1 Video games 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Quinn was born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised in Cabinteely, County Dublin. As a teenager, he played drums in a band and acted in productions at small local theatres. Quinn attended Clonkeen College and moved to the Long Beach area of California in 1988 with his mother, Bernadette, and two sisters Sonya and Louisa. His older brother Ciaran, who lives in Dublin Ireland was recently reunited with his mother and two sisters. Glenn worked odd jobs at power plants, restaurants, and more before deciding to pursue an acting career.

Career

Quinn did commercials for Pepsi and Ray-Ban, appeared in the music video for the Richard Marx song "Satisfied," and his first speaking line was in the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210 after having endured eight separate auditions for the roles of both "Brandon Walsh" and then "Steve Sanders." Having lost out to Jason Priestley and Ian Ziering, respectively, the Casting Director, Johanna Ray gave him a small role with two lines in the Pilot, but Glenn was barely visible in the final broadcast version. His first substantial speaking part was as a guest-star in an episode of the short-lived The Outsiders.

In 1991, Quinn had his first major role in a movie, Shout, which starred John Travolta and in which he shared an on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow. Later, one of Quinn's more visible roles was that of Mark Healy, Becky Conner's boyfriend, and later, husband in Roseanne. Quinn took on the role as youngest son Cedric on the US & UK TV series Covington Cross. While shooting the series in England, he suffered a serious injury to his back falling from his horse while shooting a scene.^{citation needed} In 1992 he starred alongside Holly Marie Combs in Dr. Giggles.¹ Also in 1992, Glenn's Management was approached by Robert Redford who was then casting "A River Runs through It" and expressed interest in Glenn reading for the role opposite Brad Pitt. At the time Glenn was tired from working non-stop for over a year, and had planned to go on a fishing trip with his Uncle, and nothing could dissuade his intention to take that short break, and the role went to Craig Sheffer.

Although he spent years doing an American accent on Roseanne, Quinn was pleased producers made Doyle on Angel Irish because it would allow him to use his native accent. In an interview with The Irish Times, Quinn said of his accent, "I've been hiding it for so long that it's amazing to have some freedom. It was like putting on an old pair of shoes. It's bringing my soul back to life." ³ His last film work was in 2002 R.S.V.P.

Personal life and death

In addition to acting, he also co-owned a nightclub called "Goldfingers" in Los Angeles, California.

Quinn was found dead on 3 December 2002.⁴ He was 32 years old. Police and autopsy reports revealed the cause of death to be an accidental heroin overdose. His body was found on the couch of a friend he was visiting in North Hollywood, California.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1991	Shout	Alan
1992	Dr. Giggles	Max Anderson
1995	Live Nude Girls	Randy
1997	Campfire Tales	Scott Anderson	Segment: The Campfire
1998	Some Girl	Jeff
2002	R.S.V.P.	Prof. Hal Evans
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Beverly Hills, 90210	Party Jock #1	Episode: "Class of Beverly Hills"
	Bagdad Café	Johnny	Episode: "Not Enough Cooks"
	Call Me Anna	George Chakiris	ABC TV film
	Silhouette	Darren Lauder	TV film
1990–1997	Roseanne	Mark Healy	TV Land Awards (nominated)
1992	Covington Cross	Cedric Grey
1999	Jesse	Sean	Episode: "The Mischievous Elf"
	Angel	Allen Francis Doyle	9 episodes (credited for 10)
2000	At Any Cost	Ben	VH1 TV film

Video games

• Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (1996)
• Outlaws (1997) as 'Rattlesnake' Dick Farmer
• The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) as Pirate #118

References

External links

• Glenn Quinn at the Internet Movie Database
• Glenn Quinn at TV.com
• Glenn Quinn at Find a Grave

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NAME	Quinn, Glenn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Quinn, Glenn Martin Christopher Francis
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dublin, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH	December 3, 2002
PLACE OF DEATH	North Hollywood, California, U.S.