Julian Dana William McMahon is an Australian actor and model. He is best known for his portrayals of Cole Turner in The WB series Charmed, Christian Troy on the series Nip/Tuck, and Doctor Doom in the films Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rumble, Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actor
Movies
Premonition, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, Faces in the Crowd, RED, Chasing Sleep, You're Not You, Paranoia, Bait 3D, Fire with Fire, Exchange Lifeguards, Another Day, Meet Market, Magenta, Prisoner
TV Shows
Nip/Tuck, Charmed, Profiler, Another World, Home and Away, The Power, The Passion
I've always thought the show should have been simpler than it was, so for me, it was nice to have a little less than what we've been expanding upon for the last number of years
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There is a wealth of Australian talent in Hollywood right now but we're all pretty busy and it's not as though we're best mates. When we see each other, we say hello.
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I like the oppourtunity to play characters who have these dark sides but make the audience empathise with them. You want them to think there is some kind of sweeter, softer side to it.
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I always look back on Home and Away (1988) with fondness, especially when I'm in the UK. But I had no idea what I was doing back then. I just fell into acting. It was only later that I became passionate about it.
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Fact
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Julian and current wife Kelly Paniagua were boyfriend/girlfriend for eleven years when Julian proposed, but were only engaged for six months before their wedding ceremony, in Lake Tahoe, California, in August 2014.
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Because Julian's father, Sir Billy McMahon was 60 years old when Julian was born, Julian was still a few month's shy of his 20th birthday when his father died, age 80, in March 1988.
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Daughter Madison "helped" Julian to propose marriage to Julian's long-time girlfriend, now third wife, Kelly Paniagua, over the Atlantic Ocean, mid-flight to Paris, France.
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Filmed his last episode of Nip/Tuck (2003) (landmark 100th episode) on June 19, 2009.
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Listed #6 Hottest TV Docs for his role in Nip/Tuck (2003) by TV Guide (2009).
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Listed #10 Fox Tops Favourite TV Medics for his role on Nip/Tuck (2003) (in 2009).
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Nominated as Television A-List Actor for 2009 Bravo A-List Awards.
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Celebrated his 40th birthday (July 27, 2008) with some friends in Los Angeles by taking a pub crawl through the city aboard a London-style, double-decker bus.
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Named one of the "25 Most Beautiful People" by Aussie WHO Magazine in 2005.
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When he made a guest appearance on The View (1997) in October 2006, he presented a rug to Rosie O'Donnell as a joke. The rug was used in a love scene between the two in the fourth season of Nip/Tuck (2003).
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Listed #13 top highest earner (with $6.7 million) on BRW Top 50 Aussie Entertainers List (2008).
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Got the role of Christian Troy in Nip/Tuck (2003) after giving personally an audition tape made in his kitchen to series producers and auditioning six times. The part was initially called "Christian Vega" and was written for a Latin male.
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Was rugby player in Rugby Union team and captain of rowing team in Australia.
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His home is the highest house in Hollywood Hills and the closest to the Hollywood sign.
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Has worked as gardener and ice cream salesman.
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Was honored with the "Excellence in Entertainment Award" during the G'Day USA Week in 2008.
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Won the "Breakthrough of the Year Award" as outstanding male performance for Nip/Tuck (2003) in 2003.
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Was listed as one of "50 Sexiest Men Alive" by People Magazine in 2004.
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Was listed as one of "Fun Fearless Males" by Cosmopolitan Magazine in 2007.
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Was named "Givenchy Man of the Year" in 1990.
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Is a militant non-smoker.
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Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film Fantastic Four (2005); he failed to receive a nomination, however.
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Was being considered to take over the role of James Bond from Pierce Brosnan but lost out to Daniel Craig.
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Attended Sydney Grammar School, a private school in Sydney. Later attended the University of Wollongong for one year.
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His character, "Cole Turner", was killed off in the landmark 100th episode of Charmed (1998). He later returned for a guest appearance in the 150th episode, Charmed: The Seven Year Witch (2005).
$16 Million
