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David Thornton
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Miami Vice Character
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Lile ("Rites of Passage")
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Born
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June 12, 1953, Cheraw, South Carolina
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Active
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1983-present
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Spouse/Children
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Cyndi Lauper (1991-present), one son
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David Thornton (born June 12, 1953) is an American actor. He appeared in the show Miami Vice as Lile, assistant to David Traynor and killer of Diane Gordon in the episode "Rites of Passage".
Early Life/Career[]
Thornton was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He made his acting debut in 1983's Sessions (with Lenny Von Dohlen), followed by the following selected appearances:
- Crime Story (with Dennis Farina & J.C. Quinn), 1986
- Java Burn (first movie role), 1988
- Men of Respect (with John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Dennis Farina, and Stanley Tucci, 1990
- Off and Running (with Cyndi Lauper & Richard Belzer), 1991
- Blind Spot (with Patti D'Arbanville, 1993
- New York Undercover (TV episode with Saundra Santiago & Patti D'Arbanville), 1995
- Home Alone 3 (with Lenny Von Dohlen & James Saito), 1997
- A Civil Action (with Dan Hedaya), 1998
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (with Vincent D'Onofrio), 2002
- The Notebook (2004)
- Law & Order (with Dennis Farina, 2005) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (with Richard Belzer), 2005-2010 as "Lionel Granger")
- My Sister's Keeper (2009)
- National Lampoon's Dirty Movie (2011, with Lauper)
- Trophy Kids (2011)
- Elementary (TV, 2014)
- The Other Woman (2014, with Don Johnson)
- Darcy (2017, most recent movie appearance)
- Homeland (3 episodes, 2017, most recent TV appearance)
Personal Life[]
Thornton married singer Cyndi Lauper, whom he began dating during the making of Off and Running in 1991, and they have one son, Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper, born in 1997.