John Ashton was born on February 22, 1948 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA as John David Ashton. He is an actor, known for Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). He was previously married to Bridget Ashton and Victoria Marie Runn.
University of Southern California, Enfield High School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Barbara Valentin (m. 1983–1986), Bridget Ashton (m. 1976–2001), Victoria Marie Runn (m. 1968–1970)
Music Groups
The Psychedelic Furs
Nominations
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble
Movies
Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, Midnight Run, Gone Baby Gone, Some Kind of Wonderful, Uncle John, King Kong Lives, Little Big League, Meet the Deedles, Trapped in Paradise, Breaking Away, She's Having a Baby, Middle Men, The Deliberate Stranger, The Shooter, Instinct, Reign of the Gargoyles...
TV Shows
Hardball, The Take
Star Sign
Pisces
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Quote
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Think big, work hard, and have a dream
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Fact
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Won Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award 1973 for Supporting Actor as "Camille" in The Company of Angels production of "A Flea in Her Ear".
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Won Los Angeles Drama Logue Award 1981 for Outstanding Performance as "Lee" in The South Coast Repertory Theater production of "True West".
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Classmates at University of Southern California included John Ritter, Jack Bender.
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Although Mark Harmon became the focal point of NCIS (2003), Ashton was the first actor to play an NCIS agent on JAG (1995).
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Taking acting lessons from age 12, he made his professional stage debut at age 14 in a small role in a production of "Othello" at the Hartford Stage Company.
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Burly, balding character actor best known for his 80s detectives in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988).
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While appearing with a touring theater troupe from USC, won scholarship to travel abroad in 1970 and appeared in 15 productions throughout Europe.
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Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and raised in Connecticut.
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Graduated University of Southern California School of Theatre. Among classmates were Bob Quinn.
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