Anthony Edwards

Her role in 'Top Gun' (1986)

Born in Santa Barbara, California, Edwards has been cast in various movies and television shows, including Top Gun, ER and Northern Exposure. He reportedly earned $35,000,000 for three of his eight seasons on ER. He has been married to Jeanine Lobell since 1994, and they have had four children. Edwards was the youngest of 5 children, and was encouraged by his parents to follow his interest in acting. He studied acting at University of Southern California, but dropped out to begin actually taking roles and working. His first starring role was in the 1984 film, Revenge of the Nerds. It was his role as 'Goose' alongside Tom Cruise in the film Top Gun that brought his first widespread public acknowledgement and a terminally ill patient in Hawks alongside with Timothy Dalton. However, his best known role to date is as Dr. Mark Greene on the long running TV series ER. Source: anthony-edwards.biography.ms

There are definitely roles within this industry that are industry-related, but to be a good actor, you really have to want to act first. At the same time, my goal was never to go to Hollywood to make movies. I think if you come here with that attitude, then you've missed a few steps.More Anthony Edwards quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

There's really no point in having children if you're not going to be home enough to father them.More Anthony Edwards quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

So I was hugely thrilled that my first scene ever on camera was with Hal Holbrook.More Anthony Edwards quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I don't necessarily want my children to have [Hollywood] as their routine. There are a lot of things going on in the world that are a lot more important than the movie business, and you would never imagine that when you're living here.More Anthony Edwards quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

It's difficult to keep that perspective, I think, as a parent: to know your boundaries as to what's good parenting or just projecting your own expectations on your kids. That's the hardest.More Anthony Edwards quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

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