Mandy Patinkin

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Mandy Patinkin is an actor and singer known for stage musicals and roles in The Princess Bride, Homeland, and Criminal Minds. His work spans musical theatre, Shakespeare, and television drama, and he has said he left Criminal Minds because he could not accept its violent storylines. He has made refugee advocacy a sustained part of his public life as an International Rescue Committee ambassador, and has spoken at an Israeli left-wing conference, supported Israeli actors who declined to perform in West Bank settlements, campaigned against Donald Trump, and publicly criticized Israeli government policy and the war in Gaza.