Kevin Dillon Biography

Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor best known as Drama on the HBO dramedy Entourage and as Bunny in the Academy Award winning war film Platoon. He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his performance on Entourage.

Early life

Dillon was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter sales manager, and golf coach at Fordham University. He is the younger brother of actor Matt Dillon. Both brothers attended Mamaroneck High School.

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 1983, Dillon played Arnold Norberry in the TV Movie No Big Deal. 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 19 million, although in recent years it has gained a devoted cult following. Other notable film roles from that period included War Party (1988), No Escape (1994), 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 as Paul DeLucca and the Fox series 24 as Lonnie McRae. He appeared in the 2006 film Poseidon, a remake of the The Poseidon Adventure. He appeared on Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf on The Golf Channel in April 2010.

Dillon was 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 completed its final season on Sunday 9/11/2011.

He played a role in the new comedy series on to CBS How to Be a Gentleman that was cancelled after only two episodes.

Personal life

On April 21, 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 metafictional TV series Viking Quest). In May 2006, Jane gave birth to a daughter, Ava, in Los Angeles. He has a daughter, Amy, from a previous relationship. Dillon currently resides in New York City.

Filmography

Name	Year	Role	Notes
No Big Deal	1983	Arnold Norberry	TV Movie
Heaven Help Us	1985	Rooney
The Delta Force	1986	Delta Force Member	Uncredited
Platoon	1986	Bunny
Remote Control	1988	Cosmo
The Rescue	1988	J.J. Merrill	Nominated - Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
The Blob	1988	Brian Flagg
War Party	1988	Skitty Harris
Immediate Family	1989	Sam
When He's Not a Stranger	1989	Rick	TV Movie; Nominated - Young Artist Award Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special
The Doors	1991	John Densmore
A Midnight Clear	1992	Cpl. Mel Avakin
Frankie's House	1992	Sean Flynn
Tales from the Crypt	1993	Les Wilton	Episode: House of Horror
No Escape	1994	Casey
Dangerous Kiss	1995	Cadet
True Crime	1996	Tony Campbell
The Pathfinder	1996	Pathfinder/Hawkeye
Gone in the Night	1996	David Dowaliby
Stag	1997	Dan Kane
Misbegotten	1998	Billy Crapshoot
NYPD Blue	1998-2000	Off. Neil Baker	3 episodes
Hidden Agenda	1999	David Mclean
That's Life	2000-2002	Paul DeLucca	34 episodes
24	2003	Lonnie McRae	3 episodes
Karen Sisco	2003	Bob Salcheck	Episode: Dumb Bunnies
Entourage	2004-2011	Johnny 'Drama' Chase	Main cast member; 96 episodes Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2007, 2008, 2009) Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor " Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2008) Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Shared with cast) (2007, 2008) Nominated - Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Sidekick (2007) Nominated - Teen Choice Awards TV " Choice Chemistry (Shared with cast) (2006)
The Foursome	2006	Rick Foster
Poseidon	2006	Lucky Larry
Hotel for Dogs	2009	Carl Scudder
How to Be a Gentleman	2011-2012	Bert Lansing
Compulsion	2013		Filming
Twisted Metal	2014	Calypso

Video Games

Year	Name	Role	Notes
2012	Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit: "Valets" shorts		Racer