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Healy brothers find movie success both on- and off-camera

As boys, Jim and Pat Healy were obsessed with movies. They?d read Roger Ebert?s reviews in the Chicago Sun-Times, then bike down to the bus stop to go see a flick. As adults, both brothers have turned their passion for movies into a career, although they?re different careers. Jim Healy was always interested in presenting and talking about films, and he?s now the director of the UW-Cinematheque film series on campus. Pat Healy, on the other hand, wanted to be in movies. He’s now a busy character actor with more than 20 films including “Rescue Dawn” and “Ghost World” to his credit, as well as a screenwriter.

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