David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor and musician who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is widely known for roles such as Luther in the cult 1979 film The Warriors, and another character named Luther in the 1982 Eddie Murphy film 48 Hrs., Sully in the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger film Commando, Jerry Horne in Twin Peaks, and T-Bird in the 1994 film The Crow. 2Early life Kelly was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Margaret Elizabeth (Murphy) and Robert Corby Kelly, an accountant. His father was a Bronze Star recipient for service during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. His grandfather, Daniel Murphy, was from Lisnashearshane, Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. His great-grand-uncle was Father William Corby, chaplain of the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg and, as detailed in his book, Memoir of a Chaplain Life: 3 Years With the Irish Brigade, Father Corby eventually became president of the University of Notre Dame. Kelly was given a mandolin on St. Patrick's Day 1964 by his mother and considers that the greatest influence on his artistic life. As an undergraduate, Kelly wrote the lyrics and music for four musicals produced on Detroit stages. They were Lysistrata (from Aristophanes), The World from My Window (based on a book of children's poems), a project based on Gulliver's Travels (in the land of horses) and Home for Silent Clowns, a mime show with songs. Kelly graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Detroit and was also a student of Marcel Marceau and Mira Rostov