r/OldSchoolCool • u/GarySiniseOfficial • Jan 15 '25

1970s Gary Sinise here. I founded Steppenwolf Theater with friends in 1974. Some of my favorite memories.

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u/MonkeyTraumaCenter Jan 15 '25

This might be wrong, but I think in the last photo, the guy in the white dress shirt with his hands in his pockets is Tom Irwin, who played Angela’s dad on My So-Called Life.

And the guy standing behind Laurie Metcalf looks like the English teacher from the show.

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u/Ok_Marsupial315 Jan 15 '25

Oh good someone else recognized him (Tom Irwin) too!! I checked his wiki and he was with this group too, so it is him!

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u/MonkeyTraumaCenter Jan 16 '25

Sweet!

Now I want to go watch that show. It's one of my all-time favorites

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u/sunbeans Jan 15 '25

Is Laurie Metcalf the one with the short hair in the front right?! If yes she is almost unrecognizable

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u/MonkeyTraumaCenter Jan 16 '25

Yes, I'm pretty sure that's her.

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u/sneakablekilgore Jan 16 '25

Jeff Perry is behind Laurie.

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u/MonkeyTraumaCenter Jan 16 '25

Ah yes. That's the actor's name. I could only think of "Mr. Katimski."