Date of Birth
27 July 1968, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth Name
Julian Dana William McMahon
Height
6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Mini Biography
Julian McMahon was the second of three children born to Sir William and Lady Sonia McMahon. The late Sir William was the former Prime Minister of Australia. Julian studied law at the University of Sydney, but he became bored after one year and began a career in modeling, working primarily in commercials. In 1987, he began print modeling assignments in Los Angeles, New York, Milan, Rome and Paris. His appearance in a TV commercial promoting jeans in his home country made him popular enough to be cast as the lead in "The Power, the Passion" (1989), an Australian "Dynasty"-like series. After 18 months on the series, he starred in "Home and Away" (1988), another successful series, where he won a best actor award from a national magazine.
McMahon later performed on stage, appearing in a musical version of "Home and Away" in Britain as well as in "Love Letters" in Sydney and Melbourne. After a lead role in the feature film Wet and Wild Summer! (1992) with Elliott Gould, he went to Hollywood to read for American projects. In 1992, he was cast as Ian Rain on NBC's daytime drama "Another World" (1964). After two years, he left to appear in several plays in Los Angeles. He also appeared in the feature film Magenta (1996) before landing a role on "Profiler" (1996).
In his free time, McMahon enjoys surfing, biking, and cooking. He is a fan of baseball, football and basketball, and he collects classic books.
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Spouse
Brooke Burns (22 December 1999 - 2001) (divorced) 1 child
Dannii Minogue (2 January 1994 - 1995) (divorced)
Trivia
Was once quoted in an Australian magazine article as saying that acting was just another job to bring in money.
Has a daughter, Madison (b. June 2000), with Brooke Burns.
Has an older sister Melinda and a younger sister Deborah
Former son-in-law of Carol Minogue. Former brother-in-law of singer/actress Kylie Minogue and Brendan Minogue.
Is fluent in Spanish (as in "Nip/Tuck" (2003) pilot).
Favorite song is "People are Strange" by The Doors.
His character, Cole Turner, was killed off in the landmark 100th episode of "Charmed" (1998). He later returned for a guest appearance in the 150th episode, "The Seven Year Witch".
Attended Sydney Grammar School, a private school in Sydney. Later attended the University of Sydney.
Was being considered to take over the role of James Bond from Pierce Brosnan but lost out to Daniel Craig.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film Fantastic Four (2005); he failed to receive a nomination, however.
Is a militant non-smoker.
Was named "Givenchy Man of the Year" in 1990.
Was listed as one of "Fun Fearless Males" by Cosmopolitan Magazine in 2007.
Was listed as one of "50 Sexiest Men Alive" by People Magazine in 2004.
Won the "Breakthrough of the Year Award" as outstanding male performance for "Nip/Tuck" (2003) in 2003.
Was honored with the "Excellence in Entertainment Award" during the G'Day USA Week in 2008.
Has worked as gardener and ice cream salesman.
His home is the highest house in Hollywood Hills and the closest to the Hollywood sign.
Was rugby player in Rugby Union team and captain of rowing team in Australia.
Got the role of Christian Troy in "Nip/Tuck" (2003) after giving personally an audition tape made in his kitchen to series producers and auditioning six times. The part was initially called "Christian Vega" and was written for a Latin male.
Listed #13 top highest earner (with $6.7 million) on BRW Top 50 Aussie Entertainers List (2008).
Favorite beer is Aussie Victoria Bitter VB.
When he made a guest appearance on "The View" (1997) in October, 2006, he presented a rug to Rosie O'Donnell as a joke. The rug was used in a love scene between the two in the fourth season of "Nip/Tuck" (2003).
Named one of the "25 Most Beautiful People" by Aussie WHO Magazine in 2005.
Celebrated his 40th birthday (July 27, 2008) with some friends in L.A. by taking a pub crawl through the city aboard a London-style, double-decker bus.
Nominated as Television A-List Actor for 2009 Bravo A-List Awards.
Listed #10 Fox Tops Favourite TV Medics for his role on "Nip/Tuck" (2003) (in 2009).
Listed #6 Hottest TV Docs for his role in "Nip/Tuck" (2003) by TV Guide (2009).
He filmed his last episode of "Nip/Tuck" (2003) (landmark 100th episode) on Friday, June 19, 2009.
Personal Quotes
I always look back on Home & Away with fondness, especially when I'm in the UK. But I had no idea what I was doing back then. I just fell into acting. It was only later that I became passionate about it.
I like the oppourtunity to play characters who have these dark sides but make the audience empathise with them. You want them to think there is some kind of sweeter, softer side to it.
There is a wealth of Australian talent in Hollywood right now but we're all pretty busy and it's not as though we're best mates. When we see each other, we say hello.
I've always thought the show should have been simpler than it was, so for me, it was nice to have a little less than what we've been expanding upon for the last number of years
