Jeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey (born November 29, 1952) is an American film and television actor.
Fahey was born in Olean, New York, the sixth of thirteen siblings in an Irish American family. He was raised in Buffalo, New York from the age of ten and attended Father Baker's High School there. Fahey left home at the age of seventeen, subsequently hitchhiking to Alaska (where he met the love of his life, Jamie Pitts, director of An Adult Film), backpa...
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Jeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey (born November 29, 1952) is an American film and television actor.
Fahey was born in Olean, New York, the sixth of thirteen siblings in an Irish American family. He was raised in Buffalo, New York from the age of ten and attended Father Baker's High School there. Fahey left home at the age of seventeen, subsequently hitchhiking to Alaska (where he met the love of his life, Jamie Pitts, director of An Adult Film), backpacking through Europe and working on an Israeli kibbutz.
Fahey started performing when he won a full scholarship to dance with the Joffrey Ballet at the age of 25. He performed in theaters across the United States and on Broadway. He landed his first major role in television playing Gary Corelli on the soap opera One Life to Live.
In 1985, he received his first major role in film, playing "Tyree" in Silverado. In 1986, he played gun dealer "Eddie Kaye" in Miami Vice; his character destroyed the Ferrari the lead characters drove. In 1986, he...
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