Glenn Quinn

At 32 years old, Glenn Quinn has this physical status:

Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn (May 28, 1970 – December 3, 2002) was an Irish actor.

While he was best known for his portrayal of Mark Healy on the popular '90s family sitcom Roseanne, Quinn also amassed a large fan base for his portrayal of Doyle, a half-demon, on Angel, a spin-off series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Early life

Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born in Dublin on 28 May 1970, the son of Bernadette Quinn (née Brady) and Murty Quinn. His father was a musician and singer with the Miami Showband, who had seven No. 1 hits in the 1960s and 1970s. He was raised in the Cabinteely suburb of Dublin, and attended Clonkeen College. In 1988, at the age of 18 he moved to the United States along with his mother and two sisters, Sonja and Louisa, who settled in Los Angeles. He also had a third sibling whom he never met, his brother, Ciaran, who had been put up for adoption as a baby. Quinn did not know of his existence prior to his death.

Personal life

Quinn struggled with substance abuse throughout his life, starting when he was a teenager in Ireland in 1987. Unable to maintain sobriety, he was eventually bought out as the owner of Goldfingers nightclub in Los Angeles in 1997. He returned to Ireland in 1997 to be with his family, who supported him in achieving short periods of sobriety and spent time in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. He would later return to Los Angeles to resume his acting career.

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Career

Quinn performed television commercials for Pepsi and Ray-Ban in 1990, and he had his first speaking appearance in Beverly Hills, 90210, after having been auditioned by Jason Priestley and Ian Ziering, respectively). In the final broadcast version, casting director Johanna Ray gave him a small part with two speaking lines in the pilot.

Quinn appeared in the 1991 film Shout, starring John Travolta and Heather Graham, and he shared an on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow in her debut film.

In 1990, Quinn appeared in Roseanne as Mark Healy, Becky Conner's boyfriend and later husband, and the show was a regular fixture. Although still on Roseanne, Quinn appeared in the American and UK television series Covington Cross in 1992 and co-starred with Holly Marie Combs in the slasher film Dr. Giggles. He appeared in Campfire Tales in 1997 and 1996.

Quinn was delighted when producers cast him in the role of Allen Francis Doyle on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off film Angel, after seven years of using an American accent on Roseanne. Despite the fact that the protagonist was not written as an Irishman, he was able to use his native Irish accent at the suggestion of Joss Whedon, a series creator. In an interview with The Irish Times, he spoke about his accent, saying, "I've been hiding it for so long that it's incredible to have some freedom." It was similar to putting on an old pair of shoes. "It's bringing my spirit back to life." The character was supposed to die early in the first season, according to Whedon, but the story became a fan favorite. Whedon informed Quinn and told him a "hero's departure."

R.S.V.P. was his last film, a dark comedy. (2002).

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