David Patrick Kelly Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor and musician who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is perhaps best known for his role as Luther in the cult 1979 film The Warriors and T-Bird in the 1994 film The Crow.
Net Worth
$1.4 Million
Date Of Birth
January 23, 1951
Place Of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Occupation
Actor, musician
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew
Spouse
Juliana Francis
Nicknames
David Patrick Kelly, Kelly, David Patrick
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
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He is of Irish descent. His grandfather is from the village of Lisnashershane near Cork. His great granduncle is Father William Corby, third President of Notre Dame University and Chaplain to New York's Fighting 69th Irish Brigade at Gettysburg.
2
Plays Ukelele and sings "Banks Of The Ohio" on the soundtrack to JohnTurturro's "Romance and Cigarettes".
3
Daughter, Margarethe Jane Kelly, born November 26, 2008.
4
Graduated Cum Laude Bachelor of Fine Arts from University Of Detroit. He was also a student of Marcel Marceau and Mira Rostova.
5
He is one of seven children. His sister Susan Kelly is an author and expert in child protective services. His brother Robert C. Kelly is Vietnam Veteran and energy company executive. His brother John F. Kelly was a State Senator in Michigan for 16 years. His sister Margaret Kelly is an award-winning graphic designer. His sisters Maureen and Kathleen are grade school teachers.
6
The famous "Warriors come out to play" scene was improvised by him in collaboration with Walter Hill who told him to just "come up with something" when he felt the scripted scene wasn't working. He then gathered up some empty beer bottles he found under the board walk and created the taunting dialogue based on a neighbor who used to intimidate him.
7
He is a vegetarian inspired by George Bernard Shaw, Tolstoy, and the Beat Poets.
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He received an 1998 OBIE award for Sustained Excellence for his work in classic, avant garde, and new plays.
He is an avid martial artist with a Second Degree Black Belt (Nidan Rank) in Seido Karate and a practitioner of three forms of Tai Chi (Chen, Yang, Palm).
11
He is a skilled mandolin and guitar player and appears accompanying himself in Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994) singing a song he improvised for the film and on the CDs for two Broadway shows, "Twelfth Night" and "Working". He also sang and played mandolin on the 2012 Grammy Award winning soundtrack of ONCE, the Broadway musical.
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Graduated from Bishop Gallagher High School in Harper Woods, Michigan.
