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Published Date: June 07, 2026

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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.

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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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