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At 80, John Lithgow Makes Tony History as Oldest Male Acting Winner and Sets a 53-Year Record
John Lithgow is only getting better with age. With his latest Tony Awards win for actor in a play for “Giant,” Lithgow, 80, became the oldest man ever to win a competitive acting Tony. The record was previously held by Roy Dotrice at 77, for featured actor in a play in the 2000 “A Moon […]
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According to Variety’s source item, At 80, John Lithgow Makes Tony History as Oldest Male Acting Winner and Sets a 53-Year Record, John Lithgow is only getting better with age. With his latest Tony Awards win for actor in a play for “Giant,” Lithgow, 80, became the oldest man ever to win a competitive acting Tony. The record was previously held by Roy Dotrice at 77, for featured actor in a play in the 2000 “A Moon […]
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- At 80, John Lithgow Makes Tony History as Oldest Male Acting Winner and Sets a 53-Year RecordVariety - 2026-06-08T02:04:16+00:00
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