Mandy Patinkin

Ohmigod ! I was never a great fan of Mandy Patinkin . He was great in a little Broadway show called 'Evita' and that shot him to stardom and it seemed, at least to me, that the shot went straight into his head and he seemed a little too pleased with himself. Of course, that could have just been his character on 'Chicago Hope.' But I watched 'Three Rivers" on CBS (actually, I watched it Monday from On Demand through Comcast ) and he blew me away. He played Victor, a man with ALS who is in a car accident that puts him on ... Read Full Story

Mandy Patinkin is returning to CBS — and he's bringing a personal story line with him. The network says the former "Criminal Minds" star will make a guest appearance on the medical drama "Three Rivers." He'll play an aspiring organ donor. Patinkin received corneal implants, donated by the families of a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, to correct a disease that distorts the shape of the cornea and severely impairs vision. The 56-year-old actor asked to be released from his role as FBI profiler Jason Gideon on CBS' "Criminal Minds" in 2007, citing creative differences. "Three Rivers," which airs on Sundays, explores the ... Read Full Story

  LOS ANGELES – Mandy Patinkin is returning to CBS — and he's bringing a personal story line with him. The network says the former " Criminal Minds " star will make a guest appearance on the medical drama "Three Rivers." He'll play an aspiring organ donor . Patinkin received corneal implants, donated by the families of a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, to correct a disease that distorts the shape of the cornea and severely impairs vision. The 56-year-old actor asked to be released from his role as FBI profiler Jason Gideon on CBS' "Criminal Minds" in 2007, citing creative differences . ... Read Full Story

(AP Photo/CBS, Monty Brinton) In this Oct. 2009 publicity image released by CBS, actor Alex O'Loughlin, left, and Emmy and Tony Award winner, and real-life double corneal transplant recipient, Mandy Patinkin, center, is seen in 'The Luckiest Man' episode of the CBS series 'Three Rivers.' Patinkin plays Victor, an ALS patient who asks to be to taken off of life support following a car crash, so that his organs can be used to save others. Patinkin is bringing a personal story line with him - he received corneal implants, donated by the families of a 13 year-old girl and a 12 year-old boy, to ... Read Full Story

Happy 20th Anniversary to The Princess Bride . If you haven’t seen it lately, it’s always a good bet to pop in the Betamax/ VCR/ Laserdisk/ DVD/ Computer/ Blu-ray/ Download/ On Demand/ ESP and look back at the careers that took flight from this fantasy we don’t even feel a little big guilty about indulging in. Cary Elwes filled juicy roles in Days Of Thunder , Hot Shots! , Dracula , The X Files , and Liar Liar , which should be paying dividends for years to come. With his talent for both the dramatic arc and comic timing, he graduated to lead roles ... Read Full Story