David Patrick Kelly

About David Patrick Kelly

Who is it?: Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day: January 23, 1951
Birth Place:  Detroit, Michigan, United States
Birth Sign: Aquarius
Alma mater: University of Detroit (BFA)
Occupation: Actor, musician
Years active: 1979–present
Spouse(s): Juliana Francis (2005–present)
Website: davidpatrickkelly.com

David Patrick Kelly Net Worth

David Patrick Kelly was born on January 23, 1951 in  Detroit, Michigan, United States, is Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew. Compact, feisty and fierce character actor David Patrick Kelly was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Margaret Elizabeth (Murphy) and Robert Corby Kelly, Sr., an accountant. He burst onto the acting scene in 1979, playing the devious leader of the leather-clad gang "The Rogues" in Walter Hill's controversial New York City gang film The Warriors (1979). Kelly's tight-lipped expressions and attitude that made him appear like a grenade with the pin pulled, got him plenty of roles playing defiant young men, often in trouble with authority. He locked horns with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in Walter Hill's fast-paced 48 Hrs. (1982), was dropped over a cliff by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the violent Commando (1985), was a member of a trio of killers after Harry Dean Stanton in David Lynch's' Wild at Heart (1990), and played, T Bird, the leader of a gang of arsonist murderers in The Crow (1994). His range of roles in a wide variety of genres has earned him great respect in Hollywood as he is a wonderfully captivating actor. One of his most popular and influential performances came with the unsettling screeching cries of "Warriors, come out to plaaayyy", from his debut on-screen role!
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💰David Patrick Kelly Net worth: $700,000

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Awards and nominations:

Kelly played Dropshadow in David Lynch's film Wild At Heart which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1990. Kelly sang and played mandolin on the Grammy Award winning soundtrack for the Broadway musical Once. He received a Connecticut Critcs Circle Award for his performance in Tartuffe at Hartford Stage. He was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for his performance in Nathan Louis Jackson"s When I Come To Die at LCT3. In 1998 Kelly received an Obie Award for sustained excellence for his theater work in classics, new plays and the avant-garde.

Biography/Timeline

1964

Kelly was given a mandolin on St. Patrick's Day 1964 by his mother and considers that the greatest influence on his artistic life.

1979

In his debut role of Luther in the 1979 cult film The Warriors, Kelly screeches the famous line, "Warriors...come out to play-ee-ay!!", which he himself improvised. In the hit 1982 film 48 Hrs., starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy Director Walter Hill rewrote a role for Kelly and again named the character "Luther".

1985

Kelly's film credits include Commando (1985), in which he played Sully (a Green Beret-turned-mercenary), The Crow, as well as Crooklyn, Hammett, Wild at Heart, Dreamscape, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Last Man Standing, Songcatcher, K-PAX, the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, Flags of Our Fathers, John Wick (reprising his role as Charlie in John Wick: Chapter Two), and Chi-Raq. He also appeared in the pioneering video game Ripper.

1990

Kelly played Dropshadow in David Lynch's film Wild At Heart which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1990. Kelly sang and played mandolin on the Grammy Award winning Soundtrack for the Broadway musical Once. He received a Connecticut Critcs Circle Award for his performance in Tartuffe at Hartford Stage. He was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for his performance in Nathan Louis Jackson"s When I Come To Die at LCT3. In 1998 Kelly received an Obie Award for sustained excellence for his theater work in classics, new plays and the avant-garde.

2005

Kelly married theater Actress and Writer Juliana Francis at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in New York on August 14, 2005.

2008

As a Composer and musician, Kelly participated in New York's rock and cabaret scene playing such legendary venues as Max's Kansas City, Reno Sweeney's, CBGB, and The Lower Manhattan Ocean Club. In May 2008, he released a CD of his original music titled David Patrick Kelly: Rip Van Boy Man, which contained new songs and live recordings from his club days in 1975.

2012

On Broadway, Kelly originated the role of Da in Once, which was awarded the 2012 Tony Award for Best Musical. In 1998 he played Feste in the Lincoln Center production of Twelfth Night.

2015

In 2015 he appeared as Michaud in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Thérèse Raquin alongside Keira Knightley at Studio 54.