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Malcolm McDowell
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About: Born Malcolm John Taylor on June 13, 1943, in Leeds, England, Malcolm McDowell has portrayed a string of nasty characters on film, creating an indelibly etched image as a screen villain.McDowell worked as a Royal Shakespeare Company extra before securing the part of an amoral hooligan in A Clockwork Orange (1971). McDowell chalked up a Golden Globe nomination for his chilling portrayal and was catapulted to fame, but the role ultimately typecast him. In 1979, he made an auspicious American movie... Link: Malcolm McDowell |
Matthew McConaughey
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About: Voted Most Handsome in high school and designated People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2005, Matthew McConaughey almost didn't land his breakthrough role in Dazed and Confused (1993) because director Richard Linklater thought him too handsome for the part.Born Nov. 4, 1969, in Uvalde, Texas, McConaughey worked in Australia before studying film at the University of Texas, Austin. After his break in Dazed and Confused, McConaughey moved to Los Angeles, where he landed a number of supporting role... Link: Matthew McConaughey |
Sandra Bullock
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About: Sandra Bullock was born into a performing arts family on July 26, 1964, in Washington, D.C. Her mother was an opera singer, and her father was a voice teacher; the family often shuttled between Salzburg, Austria, and Arlington, Va., for her mother's work. No wonder she was bitten by the acting bug.Stardom began its circuitous path with the lead role as Tess McGill in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Working Girl." That stint was followed by big-screen films such as Love Potion No. 9 and Demolition Ma... Link: Sandra Bullock |
Samuel L. Jackson
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About: Born December 21, 1948, in Washington, D.C., Jackson was raised by his mother and grandparents in Chattanooga, Tenn. After attending Morehouse College and co-founding Atlanta's black-oriented Just Us Theater, Jackson got his big break (and a Best Supporting Actor win at Cannes) as a drug addict in fellow Morehouse alum Spike Lee's critically acclaimed Jungle Fever.Known thereafter as a hard-hitting performer, Jackson was catapulted to stardom by his fearsome intensity and commanding on-screen pr... Link: Samuel L. Jackson |
Oliver Platt
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About: Born in Ontario on Jan. 12, 1960, to a U.S. diplomat and his wife, Oliver Platt grew up all over the world but planted roots in New York City. His high jinks as part of the Manhattan Punch Line Theatre Group caught the eye of actor Bill Murray, who encouraged Jonathan Demme to cast him in Married to the Mob (1988).That role led to a small part in Working Girl (1988) and regular spots in Hollywood films such as Flatliners (1990), Indecent Proposal (1993), A Time to Kill (1996), Bulworth (1998) an... Link: Oliver Platt |
Donald Sutherland
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About: Born on July 17, 1935, in Saint John, New Brunswick, Donald Sutherland studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, then started playing small parts in European horror films and thrillers.His first major role came when he appeared as one of the Army misfits in The Dirty Dozen (1967). It was another quirky war film, Robert Altman's MASH (1970), that thrust Sutherland to stardom. In the 1970s, the politically active Sutherland carved out a career as an eccentric character lead, mixing... Link: Donald Sutherland |
Ashley Judd
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About: Ashley Judd was born on April 19, 1968, into a talented family (she's related to country greats Naomi and Wynonna Judd). Ashley chose to forge her own path in Hollywood and first made a splash on television, in the acclaimed series "Sisters."She caught the eye of Hollywood years later in the title role in Ruby in Paradise, followed by Smoke, Heat and The Passion of Darkly Noon. In 1996, Ashley was nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her arresting performance in the miniseries... Link: Ashley Judd |
Chris Cooper
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About: An incisive character actor with sturdy Midwestern appeal, Chris Cooper was born July 9, 1951, in Kansas City, Mo. A graduate of the University of Missouri drama school, Cooper gained good notices on Broadway in the 1980s.He made a critically acclaimed starring debut in John Sayles's Matewan in 1987, but remained little-known to the general movie public for years. The miniseries "Lonesome Dove" and Sayles's Lone Star (1996) brought Cooper wider exposure and bigger roles in such films as The Hors... Link: Chris Cooper |
Helen Hunt
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About: The daughter of director and acting coach Gordon Hunt, Helen Hunt was born June 15, 1963, in Los Angeles, Calif. Acting in dozens of television series and movies since age 10, Hunt landed her first notable adult role as Clancy Williams on the 1980s TV series "St. Elsewhere."After a run of supporting parts in films, Hunt received high praise for her role in The Waterdance (1992). She became a household name through the 1990s thanks to her role as Jamie Buchman in the long-running sitcom "Mad Abou... Link: Helen Hunt |
Scarlett Johansson
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About: Born November 22, 1984, in New York, Scarlett Johansson is that rarest of Hollywood commodities -- a child actor who's made the transition to adult roles easily and gracefully. Acting on the New York stage by age 8 (opposite Ethan Hawke in "Sophistry"), she made her film debut just two years later in Rob Reiner's North.In 1996, Johansson's work in Manny & Lo caught the attention of Robert Redford, who cast her as Kristin Scott Thomas's daughter in The Horse Whisperer, a role that brought her wid... Link: Scarlett Johansson |