Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn (May 28, 1970 â€" December 3,
2002) was an Irish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Mark
Healy on the popular '90s family sitcom Roseanne. Quinn also amassed a
large fan base for his portrayal of Doyle, a half-demon, on Angel, a
spin-off series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Quinn was born in Dublin,
Ireland on May 28, 1970, the son of Murty Quinn, a musician and singer
with the Miami Showband who enjoyed seven #1 hits in the '60s and
'70s, and his wife, Bernadette Quinn (née Brady). He was raised in
Cabinteely, a suburb of Dublin, and attended Clonkeen College. He
emigrated from Ireland to the United States with his mother and two
sisters, Sonja and Louisa, in 1988, when he was still just a teenager,
with the family settling in Los Angeles, California. Quinn had a third
sibling, a brother Ciaran, whom he never knew existed as the boy had
been placed for adoption.Quinn did commercials for Pepsi and Ray-Ban,
appeared in the music video for the Richard Marx song "Satisfied", and
had his first speaking line in the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210 after
having endured eight separate auditions for the role of "Brandon
Walsh" and then "Steve Sanders" (played by Jason Priestley and Ian
Ziering, respectively). Casting director Johanna Ray gave him a small
role with two lines in the pilot, but Quinn was barely visible in the
final broadcast version.In 1991, Quinn had his first major role in the
movie Shout, which starred John Travolta and in which Quinn shared an
on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow in her debut film.
2002) was an Irish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Mark
Healy on the popular '90s family sitcom Roseanne. Quinn also amassed a
large fan base for his portrayal of Doyle, a half-demon, on Angel, a
spin-off series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Quinn was born in Dublin,
Ireland on May 28, 1970, the son of Murty Quinn, a musician and singer
with the Miami Showband who enjoyed seven #1 hits in the '60s and
'70s, and his wife, Bernadette Quinn (née Brady). He was raised in
Cabinteely, a suburb of Dublin, and attended Clonkeen College. He
emigrated from Ireland to the United States with his mother and two
sisters, Sonja and Louisa, in 1988, when he was still just a teenager,
with the family settling in Los Angeles, California. Quinn had a third
sibling, a brother Ciaran, whom he never knew existed as the boy had
been placed for adoption.Quinn did commercials for Pepsi and Ray-Ban,
appeared in the music video for the Richard Marx song "Satisfied", and
had his first speaking line in the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210 after
having endured eight separate auditions for the role of "Brandon
Walsh" and then "Steve Sanders" (played by Jason Priestley and Ian
Ziering, respectively). Casting director Johanna Ray gave him a small
role with two lines in the pilot, but Quinn was barely visible in the
final broadcast version.In 1991, Quinn had his first major role in the
movie Shout, which starred John Travolta and in which Quinn shared an
on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow in her debut film.
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