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Patrick Muldoon

Biography

Patrick Muldoon

Overview

  • Born
    September 27, 1968 · San Pedro, California, USA
  • Died
    April 19, 2026 · Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack)
  • Birth name
    William Patrick Muldoon III
  • Height
    6′ 2″ (1.88 m)

Biography

  • William Patrick Muldoon III was born and raised in the Los Angeles waterfront town of San Pedro, California, the son of Deanna and William Patrick Muldoon II, a personal injury and maritime attorney. He has Irish and Croatian ancestry. His parents' artistic backgrounds, in painting, writing, and music, induced the same appetites in their son, as well as athletics. He played college football for the U.S.C. Trojans and has two Rose Bowl rings. His first job in the entertainment business was as a model for Calvin Klein and started at the esteemed Wilhelmina Modeling agency . Early in his career he appeared on Who's the Boss? (1984) with Tony Danza and Silk Stalkings (1991) with Rob Estes which led to Days of Our Lives (1965) and the role of Austin Reed. Patrick won the Soap Opera Digest award for best new actor and spent the next three years at NBC. Being one of the most visible faces from the soaps, he caught the attention of Spelling Entertainment, and received the only development deal from the company in its history - it led to a season on Melrose Place (1992). His next big break was landing the part of Zander Barkalow in Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers (1997) with Casper Van Dien. He's appeared in a host of independent films including the Sundance contestant Wicked (1998) with Julia Stiles, and Frank Darabont's Black Cat Run (1998). In 2011 he returned to Days of Our Lives (1965) for a year. He has since starred in All About Christmas Eve (2012) with Haylie Duff, _Holiday Road Trip_ with 'Ashley Scott' and George Hamilton, In the Dark (2013) with Elisabeth Röhm for 'Lifetime' and Born to Ride (2011) produced by Martin Guigui. He produced and starred in Badge of Honor starring Martin Sheen and Mena Suvari. In 2019, he produced and starred in "Arkansas" starring Vince Vaughn, John Malkovich, and Liam Hemsworth, directed by Clark Duke. In 2019, he produced and starred in"The Comeback Trail", starring Robert Deniro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Morgan Freeman. Directed by George Gallo. Both films will be released in 2020. Patrick is a singer / song writer and in 2019 released an EP "Muldoon and Ives" available on all streaming platforms. He is also blue belt in "Krav Maga", and martial arts enthusiast which he uses to fight crime all over the world.
    - IMDb mini biography by: mosaic
  • Patrick Muldoon began his acting career during the off season while playing football for the USC Trojans where he landed the role of Alyssa Milano's boyfriend on the NBC sitcom Who's the Boss starring Tony Danza. Simultaneously his Calvin Klein Jeans campaign hit the news stands around the world which sparked a lot of attention from Hollywood so he hung up his football pads and helmet for a career in entertainment.

    Early on he famously stole Kelly from Zack on NBC'S Saved By the Bell before he landed the role of Austin Reed on NBC'S Days of our Lives, for which he won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer. After a 3 year stint in the soap world he was picked up by Spelling Entertainment for the role of Richard Hart on the '90s favorite Melrose Place before he was chosen by Paul Verhoeven to play Zander Barkalow in the science fiction classic Starship Troopers.

    Muldoon starred in over fifty feature films before he introduced producing into his repetoire. He has produced and starred in Badge of Honor with Martin Sheen, as well as Arkansas with Vince Vaughn, The Comeback Trail with Robert DeNiro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman, and Marlowe with Liam Neeson.

    Muldoon also founded Storyboard Media where he was head of development and loved working with his partners creating A-level content. He was a singer songwriter, releasing the EP Muldoon & Ives. A lifelong martial artist, Muldoon specialized in boxing, wrestling, as well as jiu jitsu and Krav Maga which he used to fight crime all over the world in between gigs.
    - IMDb mini biography by:
    • Anonymous

Family

  • Parents
      William Patrick Muldoon
      Deanna
  • Relatives
      Shana Muldoon(Sibling)

Trivia

  • Posed for "Men of U.S.C." college calendar in the late 80s which eventually turned him on to modeling and, ultimately, Calvin Klein ads.
  • Played football at USC
  • He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
  • His father's ancestry is Irish and English. His mother is of Croatian origin.
  • Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world

Quotes

  • Any time you can make a living doing something artistic, you're very fortunate. There's no finish line. As an actor, you can keep getting better, working with different actors and directors, pushing yourself into more challenging roles.

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