- Born
- Birth nameJerry Sherwood Lanning
- Jerry Lanning was born on May 17, 1943 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Damn Yankees! (1967), Search for Tomorrow (1951) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He was previously married to Sherry Mathis.
- SpouseSherry Mathis(June 30, 1979 - 1992) (divorced)
- Parents
- Has had a Broadway career spanning more than 30 years performing in 8 productions from the original production of "Mame" (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29) in 1966 continuing through the revival of "1776" (Rev. John Witherspoon) in 1997.
- On Search for Tomorrow (1951), while playing hit man "Nick D'Antoni", he choked Sherry Mathis so hard, she literally turned blue. A week later, they were married in real life.
- Singer/actor, primarily on the legitimate stage.
- Son of Roberta Sherwood and Don Lanning.
- In 2013 while performing as Eugene O'Neill in the stage play "And Give Us The Shadows", he fainted on stage - in character - from dehydration. He said his line "I can barely walk" and then said "I'm very sorry; I'm going to faint now." and fell slowly to the floor.
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