Editing Mandy Patinkin (section)

=== 1975–1988: Breakthrough and stardom ===
[[File:A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884.png|thumb|280px|Patinkin starred in [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] musical ''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'' (1984) based on [[Georges-Pierre Seurat|Georges Seurat]]'s painting ''[[A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte]]'']]
After some television-commercial and radio appearances (including on ''[[CBS Radio Mystery Theater]]'' in 1974); Patinkin started his career on the New York stage in 1975, starring in ''[[Trelawny of the 'Wells']]'' as Arthur Gower.
Patinkin starred alongside [[Meryl Streep]], who played Imogen Parrott, and [[John Lithgow]], who played Ferdinand Gadd. Clive Barnes of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the production writing, "The production looks beautiful and, indeed, still charms".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/16/archives/the-stage-papp-transplants-pineros-trelawny.html|title= The Stage: Papp Transplants Pinero's 'Trelawny'|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date= October 16, 1975|access-date= October 31, 2023|last1= Barnes|first1= Clive}}</ref>
From 1975 through 1976, Patinkin played the Player King and Fortinbras, Prince of Norway in a Broadway revival of ''[[Hamlet]]'', with [[Sam Waterston]] in the leading role. In 1977 he starred in the play ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' written by [[Michael Cristofer]]. He had his first film role as a Pool Man in the political comedy ''[[The Big Fix (1978 film)|The Big Fix]]'' (1978) starring [[Richard Dreyfus]], [[John Lithgow]], and [[F. Murray Abraham]]. The following year he acted in the coming of age romantic comedy ''[[French Postcards]]'' and the neo-noir ''[[Last Embrace]]''.

Patinkin had his first success in musical theater when he starred as Che in [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'', opposite [[Patti LuPone]], on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 1979.<ref name=Philly7 /><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=''Evita'' (1979)|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/evita-broadway-theatre-vault-0000012263|access-date=February 16, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> [[Walter Kerr]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described his performance as "vigorous".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/26/archives/stage-evita-a-musical-peron-ambitions-progress.html|title= Stage: Evita a Musical Peron|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date= September 26, 1979|access-date= October 31, 2023|last1= Kerr|first1= Walter}}</ref> James Lardner of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote, "Patinkin gives a sympathetic, consistent and rather sweet performance".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/07/01/evita-fails-as-history-but-hits-as-musical/6e794b2e-c9c8-44ae-b515-abe37c49d776/|title= 'Evita'- Fails As History, but Hits as Musical|newspaper= The Washington Post|access-date= October 31, 2023}}</ref> Patinkin won the [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical]] for his performance. He also received a nomination for the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical]].<ref name=Philly7 /><ref name=MPnet /><ref name=":0" /> Patinkin took film roles in [[Milos Forman]]'s historical drama ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'' (1980)  playing Tateh and [[Sidney Lumet]]'s drama ''[[Daniel (1983 film)|Daniel]]'' (1983) portraying Paul Isaacson.

Patinkin won acclaim for his role as an Orthodox Jewish man Avigdor in [[Barbra Streisand]]'s romantic drama epic ''[[Yentl (film)|Yentl]]'' (1983), which earned him a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]].<ref name=MPnet /> Richard Corliss of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' praised his performance but criticized Streisand's choice to not have him sing in the film. Corliss wrote, "For her male co-star she hired Mandy Patinkin, who has wrapped his crystalline Broadway tenor voice around [[Stephen Sondheim]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], then gave him no songs to sing".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,926354,00.html|title= Cinema: Toot, Toot, Tootseleh|magazine= Time|date= November 21, 1983|access-date= October 31, 2023|last1= Corliss|first1= Richard}}</ref> Veron Scott of ''[[UPI|United Press International]]'' wrote, "When Patinkin is in a scene it is difficult to focus on anyone else, including Streisand who is at her very best in ''Yentl''. He plays profound, passionate men of action."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/11/14/Scotts-WorldNEWLNStreisands-Yentl-co-star-Mandy-Patinkin/4537437634000/|title= Scott's World;NEWLN:Streisand's 'Yentl' co-star, Mandy Patinkin|website= UPI|access-date= November 1, 2023}}</ref> Patinkin noted that both ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'' (1981) and ''[[Daniel (1983 film)|Daniel]]'' (1983) weren't as successful as he had hoped commercially and critically saying, "When you care about the content of a film, you want people to see it". He stated he had a positive experience working with Streisand saying, "'She tried to overcome her superstardom to make me feel comfortable. She worked hard to get to know me for what I am." Patinkin also was able to explore his Jewish roots while making the film saying, "I also spent a couple of weeks in [[Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem|Ohr Semach]] in [[Jerusalem]] at a [[yeshiva]], studying the [[Talmud]] and attending lectures. The experience awakened many thoughts and feelings that had been sleeping in me for some time."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/11/14/Scotts-WorldNEWLNStreisands-Yentl-co-star-Mandy-Patinkin/4537437634000/|title= Scott's World: Streisand's 'Yentl' co-star, Mandy Patinkin|website= [[UPI|United Press International]]|access-date= November 1, 2023}}</ref>

Patinkin returned to Broadway to star in [[Stephen Sondheim]] and [[James Lapine]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning musical ''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'',<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=''Sunday in the Park with George'' (1984)|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/sunday-in-the-park-with-george-booth-theatre-vault-0000001686|access-date=February 16, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> in which he played the [[pointillist]] artist [[Georges Seurat]] and his fictional great-grandson George.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Witchel |first=Alex |title=Mandy Patinkin: 'I Behaved Abominably' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/magazine/mandy-patinkin-i-behaved-abominably.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 21, 2013 |access-date=August 4, 2020 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Performances began in April 1984 and he starred opposite [[Bernadette Peters]]. Patinkin earned nominations for a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical]] and a [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical]].<ref name=MPnet /><ref name=":1" /> [[Frank Rich]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Seurat, here embodied commandingly by Mandy Patinkin, could well be a stand-in for Mr. Sondheim, who brings the same fierce, methodical intellectual precision to musical and verbal composition that the artist brought to his pictorial realm."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/03/theater/stage-sunday-in-the-park-with-george.html|title= STAGE: 'SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE'|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date= May 3, 1984|access-date= October 31, 2023|last1= Rich|first1= Frank}}</ref> Patinkin left the show on September 17 and was replaced by [[Robert Westenberg]]. He returned to the show on August 5, 1985, until the show closed two months later. His performance was captured on film and shown on television as a part of ''[[American Playhouse]]''. The following year he took the role of Buddy Plummer in ''[[Follies|Follies: In Concert]]'' at [[Lincoln Center]].

[[File:Fantasy Worlds of Myth and Magic, EMP, Seattle - The Princess Bride (15201586859).jpg|thumb|180px|left|Patinkin's costume for [[Inigo Montoya]] from ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' (1987)]] 
In 1985 Patinkin took a leading role in the romantic fantasy comedy ''[[Maxie (1985 film)|Maxie]]'' opposite [[Glenn Close]]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the film a mixed review but praised Patinkin, writing, "Much of the credit for keeping [''Maxie''] alive must go to Mandy Patinkin, who shows himself to be a good-looking leading man with a rare light touch for romantic comedy."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/1984/film/reviews/maxie-1200426526/|title= Maxie|website= Variety|date= January 1985|access-date= November 1, 2023}}</ref> In 1987, Patinkin played [[Inigo Montoya]] in [[Rob Reiner]]'s ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', playing the role of the best swordsman in the country, looking to avenge his father's death.<ref name=":2" /> Patinkin acted opposite [[Cary Elwes]], [[Robin Wright]], [[Andre the Giant]], and [[Billy Crystal]].  ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised his performance writing, "Patinkin especially is a joy to watch and the film comes to life when his longhaired, scruffy cavalier is on screen."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/1986/film/reviews/the-princess-bride-1200427068/|title= The Princess Bride|website= Variety|date= January 1987|access-date= October 31, 2023}}</ref> His character has earned a [[cult following]] and his memorable line "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die," was ranked as one of ''[[IGN]]'''s best movie moments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Movie Moments – #86 "My name is Inigo Montoya!" |website=[[IGN]] |year=2014 |url=http://www.ign.com/top/movie-moments/86 |access-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108042105/http://www.ign.com/top/movie-moments/86 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
The following year in 1988 he acted in the science fiction action film ''[[Alien Nation (film)|Alien Nation]]'' directed by [[Graham Baker (director)|Graham Baker]] and the neo-noir film ''[[The House on Carroll Street]]'' directed by [[Peter Yates]].