Rex Linn
Gender: Male
Born: 13th November 1956 (currently 55 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: CSI: Miami
Movies: Cutthroat Island, Cliffhanger, The Postman, The Zodiac, Rush Hour, Crossfire Trail, Breakdown, The Hunted, Drop Zone, Iron Will, Instinct, Appaloosa, Monte Walsh, Wyatt Earp, American Gun, The Jack Bull, Jack Reed: A Search for Justice, Blast From the Past, Black Cat Run, Smoke Jumper, Tin Cup, The Odd Couple II, The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
Rex Maynard Linn (born November 13, 1956) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Frank Tripp in the television series CSI: Miami.
Linn was born in Hansford County, Texas, the third child, and second son, of Darlene (née Deere) and James Paul Linn. In August 1969, his parents relocated the family to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where his father practiced law. There he attended Heritage Hall and later Casady School, an independent school affiliated with the Episcopal Church, and was employed part-time at the Oklahoma City Zoo. It was in November 1975, after seeing Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, that Linn announced that he really wanted to be an actor.
In his high school's production of Fiddler On The Roof, in which he very nearly demolished a set during a dance number, Linn was asked to leave the play by his drama coach. He was advised to direct his energy to some other field of endeavour, which effectively ended his high school acting career. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1980.
After graduation, Linn worked his way up to VP of Energy Lending for the Lakeshore Bank, remaining with it until July 5, 1982, when the
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