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Dylan Baker (born October 7, 1959) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, known for playing supporting roles in both major studio and independent film
Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several major film studios which controlled the production, distribution, and exhibition of films in the United States from the early 1920s through 1950s....
s. He is known for portraying Dr. Curt Connors in Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 in film Cinema of the United States superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon....
 and Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 in film superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man based on the fictional character Marvel Comics character Spider-Man....
.

r was born in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....
 and was raised in Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 71,282 at the 2007 United States Census. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River , Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills", "The Hill City" and sometimes described as "A City Unto Itself" mostly in ref...
, where he began his career as a teenager in regional theater productions. He attended Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School (Lynchburg, Virginia)

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School is a private school, Roman Catholic high school in Lynchburg, Virginia located at 2125 Langhorne Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24501....
 and then went on to attend Darlington School and finally graduated from the Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Preparatory School

Georgetown Preparatory School is an United States Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12, and is the oldest all boys school in America and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country....
 in 1976.






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Dylan Baker (born October 7, 1959) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, known for playing supporting roles in both major studio and independent film
Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several major film studios which controlled the production, distribution, and exhibition of films in the United States from the early 1920s through 1950s....
s. He is known for portraying Dr. Curt Connors in Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 in film Cinema of the United States superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon....
 and Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 in film superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man based on the fictional character Marvel Comics character Spider-Man....
.

Biography


Early life

Baker was born in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....
 and was raised in Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 71,282 at the 2007 United States Census. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River , Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills", "The Hill City" and sometimes described as "A City Unto Itself" mostly in ref...
, where he began his career as a teenager in regional theater productions. He attended Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School (Lynchburg, Virginia)

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School is a private school, Roman Catholic high school in Lynchburg, Virginia located at 2125 Langhorne Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24501....
 and then went on to attend Darlington School and finally graduated from the Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Preparatory School

Georgetown Preparatory School is an United States Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12, and is the oldest all boys school in America and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country....
 in 1976. He attended the College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary

The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public university research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, Virginia, United States....
 in Virginia and later graduated from Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
 in 1980. Baker then received a Masters in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama

The Yale School of Drama is a Graduate school professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , theater director, dramaturgy and Theatre criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theatre management....
.

Career

Is most well known for his role in the Spider-Man films. It is speculated that his character, Dr. Curt Connors, may become his villainous alter-ego, The Lizard, in the fourth installment. Baker also made a memorable turn as the ruffian, snorting, "baby come out sideways" Owen in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." He also starred in the horror comedy Fido
Fido (film)

Fido is a Canada zombie comedy film released in 2006. It was directed by Andrew Currie and written by Robert Chomiak, Andrew Currie, and Dennis Heaton from an original story by Dennis Heaton....
. Dylan Baker also starred in the short-lived FOX TV series The Pitts
The Pitts

The Pitts was an United States situation comedy on Fox Broadcasting Company. It is about a family and their bad luck. It was a satire on typical American sitcoms with over-the-top sight gags....
 in the role of "Bob Pitts" and played a suburbanite who molests a little boy in Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz

Todd Solondz is an United States screenwriter and independent film film director known for his style of dark, thought-provoking socially conscious satire....
's Happiness.

Personal life

In 1990, he married actress Becky Gelke, now known professionally as Becky Ann Baker
Becky Ann Baker

Becky Ann Baker is an United States actress who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Jean Weir on NBC's Emmy Award-winning Freaks and Geeks....
. They have one child and reside in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.

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