What is John Lithgow?
{{Infobox person | name = John Lithgow | image = John Lithgow at Met Opera Opening in 2008.jpg | caption = Lithgow in 2008 | birth_name = John Arthur Lithgow | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|10|19}} | birth_place = [[Rochester, New York]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]])<br/>[[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|author|musician|poet}} | years_active = 1972–present | spouse = {{ubl| {{marriage|Jean Taynton|1966|1980|end=divorced}} | {{marriage|Mary Yeager|1981}} }} | works = [[John Lithgow on screen and stage|Full list]] | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by John Lithgow|Full list]] | children = 3, including [[Ian Lithgow]] | url = {{Official URL}} }} '''John Arthur Lithgow''' (born October 19, 1945) is an [[Americans|American]] [[movie]], stage, voice, [[actor|television actor]], [[poet]], [[author]], and [[musician]]. He began acting in 1972. He was in the movies ''[[The World According to Garp]]'', ''[[Footloose]]'', ''[[Terms of Endearment]]'', ''[[Shrek]]'', ''[[Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[The Campaign (movie)|The Campaign]]'' and ''[[Conclave (movie)|Conclave]]''. Lithgow was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] twice. He played Arthur Mitchell on Showtime's ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'' and won [[Golden Globe]] and [[Emmy Award]]s for his acting. He played the [[protagonist]] Dick Solomon in [[sitcom]] ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''. He later won a Golden Globe and Emmy Award for playing [[Winston Churchill]] on ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''. Lithgow was born on October 19, 1945 in [[Rochester, New York]]<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/85/John-Lithgow.html John Lithgow Biography (1945–)]</ref> and studied at [[Harvard University]]. Lithgow was married to Jean Tayton from 1966 until they [[divorce]]d in 1980. Lithgow has been married to Mary Yeager since 1