List of American actors of Irish descent

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of notable Irish American actors.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is Irish American and a notable actor.

The list is organized in reverse chronological order of birth decades and all of the actors' surnames are in alphabetical order. Script error: No such module "Hatnote".

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References

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  171. "KING: Are you angry, Bill? Are you by nature angry? MAHER: You see that I'm trying – Irish, all Irish people are. KING: Why is that? We have never discussed this. MAHER: Potatoes, Larry. We didn't have enough potatoes in the 1850s. They ran out of them. It has been in out blood ever since. KING: It does stem back from that? MAHER: But I think we need more angry people, and among them Democrats. That's why Democrats used to be great Irish politicians. And there is not enough of those Irish..."
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  183. "An awful lot of Americans have an Irish ancestry. Do you? Both of my parents are half Irish... it wasn't a real strong part of my upbringing. Being Catholic was but not being Irish... I just felt it would work best for my knowledge and for a general audience being set in Ireland.... Because you yourself are Irish?"
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  185. "The oldest of a large Irish Catholic family, Julia's first step on the path to disillusion comes when her mother tells her that her birthday is in October, not September."
  186. "But John Travolta has more of a claim than others being half Irish on his mother Helen's side and growing up in a predominantly Irish neighbourhood in New Jersey. His mother was also a drama coach. Although the Italian side of his lineage is what he is most recognised for, Travolta himself sees it differently. He told Plus Magazine recently, "The emotional, romantic, whimsical part of me is Irish. Spiritually, I probably feel more like an Irishman – that's where my heart is.""
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  194. "I'm Irish, my mother was Irish, and I have a million superstitions"
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