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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="200544-5639481865f60a7cdeaf8f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20actor%5Cn%7Cname%20%3D%20Steve%20Vinovich%20%5Cn%7Cimage%20%3D%20384px-Steve_Vinovich.jpg%7C200px%5Cn%7Ccaption%20%3D%20Steve%20Vinovich%20appeared%20in%20dual%20roles%20both%20as%20Thurston%20Howell%20III%2C%20and%20the%20actor%20which%20made%20the%20role%20famous%2C%20Jim%20Backus%2C%20in%20the%202001%20CBS-TV%20docudrama%20movie%20%5C%22Surviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%5C%22.%20%5Cn%7Cbirthname%20%20%20%3D%20Steven%20Vinovich%20%5Cn%7Cborn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%7B%7Bbirth%20date%20and%20age%7C1945%7C1%7C22%7D%7D%20%5Cn%7Cbirth_place%20%20%3D%20Peoria%2C%20Illinois%2C%20U.S.%20%5Cn%7Coccupation%20%20%3D%20Actor%20%5Cn%7Cyearsactive%20%20%3D%201967-present%20%5Cn%7Cseries%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%27%27%5B%5BSurviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%27%27%20TV%20movie%5Cn%7Ccharacter%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BThurston%20Howell%20III%5D%5D%20%5C%2F%20%5B%5BJim%20Backus%5D%5D%20%5Cn%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Infobox%20actor%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%20%22%7D" contenteditable="false" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">​ <table class="infobox actor" data-rte-style="background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" style="background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" data-rte-attribs=" class=infobox actor style= background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" style="border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Steve Vinovich </th></tr> <tr data-rte-style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align:center;"> <td class="sb-both" colspan="2" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-both colspan=2"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSurviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22384px-Steve_Vinovich.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22384px-Steve%20Vinovich%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5639481865f60a7cdeaf8f" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/c/c2/384px-Steve_Vinovich.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20140919185851" width="250" height="313" class="image" data-image-name="384px-Steve Vinovich.jpg" data-image-key="384px-Steve_Vinovich.jpg" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Steve Vinovich appeared in dual roles both as Thurston Howell III, and the actor which made the role famous, Jim Backus, in the 2001 CBS-TV docudrama movie "Surviving Gilligan's Island". </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2;" style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Personal Information </th></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Birthname:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Steven Vinovich </td></tr> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Born:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:none" style="display:none" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:none"> (<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="bday" data-rte-attribs=" class=bday">1945-01-22</span>) </span>January 22, 1945<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="noprint ForceAgeToShow" data-rte-attribs=" class=noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 75)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Birthplace:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Peoria, Illinois, U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Occupation/<br data-rte-washtml="1" />Career:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Years active:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">1967-present </td></tr> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46;" style="border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Character/Series involvement </th></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Series:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Surviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Surviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSurviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5639481865f60a7cdeaf8f" href="/wiki/Surviving_Gilligan%27s_Island" title="Surviving Gilligan's Island">Surviving Gilligan's Island</a></i> TV movie </td></tr> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Character played:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Thurston%20Howell%20III%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Thurston%20Howell%20III%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThurston%20Howell%20III%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5639481865f60a7cdeaf8f" href="/wiki/Thurston_Howell_III" title="Thurston Howell III" class="mw-redirect">Thurston Howell III</a> / <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Backus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jim%20Backus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJim%20Backus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5639481865f60a7cdeaf8f" href="/wiki/Jim_Backus" title="Jim Backus">Jim Backus</a> </td></tr> </table> ​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Born in Peoria, Illinois on January 22, 1945, <b>Steve Vinovich</b> is the son of Stephen J. Vinovich, an insurance salesman, and Jennie J. (née Kuhel), a secretary. He has had a long film career in several feature films; one of his earliest was The Mechanic" in 1972, which also featured Jill Ireland, Celeste Yarnall and Alan Gibbs. His later film credits include "Seize the Day" with John Fiedler in 1979, Mannequin in 1987 with Kim Cattrall, Carole Davis and Andrew McCarthy, "Awakenings" in 1990 with Richard Libertini and "The Santa Clause" franchise in the 1990s. In 1988, Steve co-starred with Miriam Flynn in the short-lived television series called "Raising Miranda" playing a married couple. He has appeared in several TV Shows in his career, including "Three's Company," "Hill Street Blues," "Cheers," "LA Law," and "Roseanne." In 2001, he starred in the dual roles of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Thurston%20Howell%20III%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Thurston%20Howell%20III%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThurston%20Howell%20III%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5639481865f60a7cdeaf8f" href="/wiki/Thurston_Howell_III" title="Thurston Howell III" class="mw-redirect">Thurston Howell III</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Backus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jim%20Backus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJim%20Backus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5639481865f60a7cdeaf8f" href="/wiki/Jim_Backus" title="Jim Backus">Jim Backus</a> in the CBS-TV docudrama movie <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Surviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Surviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSurviving%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-5639481865f60a7cdeaf8f" href="/wiki/Surviving_Gilligan%27s_Island" title="Surviving Gilligan's Island">Surviving Gilligan's Island</a>. </p><p /> Loading editor Actors Living Actors Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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