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Edward H. Norton[1] (born August 18, 1969) is an
Academy Award-nominated American film actor and director.
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Born August 18, 1969 (age 37)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Notable roles Will Graham in Red Dragon
Derek Vinyard in American History X
"Jack"/The Narrator in Fight Club
Steve Frazelli in The Italian Job
Aaron Stampler in Primal Fear
Eisenheim in The Illusionist
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Biography
Early
life
Norton was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew
up in Columbia, Maryland. His mother Robin, an English teacher, died of a brain
tumor in 1997; his father, Edward Sr. is an attorney and former federal
prosecutor under the Carter administration who now works for the Nature
Conservancy. Norton Jr. is the grandson of developer James W. Rouse (also see
The Rouse Company), who designed the city of Columbia, Maryland (where Norton
grew up) and who also helped develop Baltimore's Inner Harbor and Boston's
Quincy Market. He has two younger siblings; his sister Molly Norton, who
attended Washington and Lee University and his brother Jim with whom he has
collaborated professionally.
Norton graduated from Wilde Lake High School in
1987, then from Yale University in 1991 with a B.A. in history. It was at Yale
that Norton became heavily involved in theater, taking as many classes as he
could although never majoring in drama. Actors Ron Livingston and Paul Giamatti
were classmates and fellow collegiate actors.
Following graduation, Norton worked in Osaka,
Japan, consulting for his grandfather's company, Enterprise Foundation. He also
appeared in an ESL textbook, Only in America, used by NOVA, a major Japanese
language school. [1]
Injury
Edward Norton says he broke three vertebrae during
a horse-riding accident on the set of his new romantic drama, The Painted Veil.
Norton said a horse threw him off while he was galloping before filming a scene
for the movie, directed by John Curran, which was shot entirely in China.[2]
Career
Norton moved to New York City and began his acting
career in Off-Broadway theater.
Moving into film, he was launched into the
spotlight by 1996's Primal Fear, in which he played Aaron Stampler, a young man
accused of a brutal murder, and for which he won a Golden Globe and a nomination
for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
He earned Academy Award nomination for Best Actor,
for his role as a reformed neo-Nazi in 1998's American History X, then in the
1998 card playing hit Rounders with Matt Damon, and he also starred in the 1999
adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's cult novel Fight Club. He played himself in a
cameo role in the experimental comedy show Stella, and won critical acclaim for
his uncredited role as the leper king of Jerusalem in Kingdom of Heaven. In
2006, he starred in the independent movie The Illusionist, which premiered at
the Sundance Film Festival and later became a sleeper hit when it was released
theatrically in August.
He has also done uncredited script work on some of
the films he has appeared in, specifically Frida, which he claims to have
written entirely[2], and The Score.
In 2000, he made his debut as a film director with
Keeping the Faith. He will also direct his film adaptation of the novel
Motherless Brooklyn.
In 2006, the the Academy Awards ceased offering
gift baskets(containing items often valued at anywhere from $35,000 to $100,000
per basket) to performers and hosts at the ceremony, due to an IRS decision to
audit actors and actresses who did not report these gifts as income on their tax
returns. Norton spoke out in favour of this change, calling the baskets
"obscene" and suggesting that money be donated to a charity of the winner's
choice. [3]
Personal life
Norton is generally known for his reluctance to
embrace his celebrity status.
He has put time and money toward social activist
causes, including improving the quality of living in low-income communities.
He has been a particularly strong supporter of
Eliot Spitzer, who was elected governor of New York in 2006. Norton has
introduced Spitzer at several campaign events and also rode on his campaign bus.
He is a member of the trustees of the Enterprise
Foundation, a non-profit developer of affordable housing. He is also well-known
for his support for environmental causes and renewable energy projects, such as
BP's Solar Neighbors program. [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
He has dated actresses Salma Hayek and Drew
Barrymore, as well as musician/actress Courtney Love, with whom he toured as a
temporary guitarist for alternative band Hole.[9], [10], [11]
He is a self-proclaimed Deadhead.
He is fluent in Japanese.
He has a private pilot license and discussed his
flight training when interviewed on an episode of The Late Show with David
Letterman.
He has premiered several of his films at
Baltimore's Senator Theatre. He recently injured his back while filming the
Painted Veil.
Awards
and nominations
Year Group Award Won? Film
2005 Satellite Awards Outstanding Actor in a
Supporting Role, Drama No Kingdom of Heaven
2004 Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Actor (Mejor
Actor Extranjero) Yes 25th Hour
2003 Satellite Awards Best Performance by an Actor
in a Motion Picture, Drama No 25th Hour
2001 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion
Picture, Comedy or Musical No Keeping the Faith
2000 Street Film Festival, Milan Best Feature Film
Yes
MTV Movie Awards Best Fight No Fight Club
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor No
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Action
Team (with Brad Pitt) No
1999 Satellite Awards Best Performance by an Actor
in a Motion Picture - Drama Yes American History X
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Best
Actor Yes
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor No
Chlotrudis Awards Best Actor No
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor
No
Academy Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a
Leading Role No
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
Best Actor No
1997 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Best Supporting Actor Yes Primal Fear
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best
Supporting Actor Yes
MTV Movie Awards Best Villain No
Academy Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role No
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
Best Supporting Actor No
BAFTA Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a
Supporting Role No
Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a
Supporting Role in a Motion Yes
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most
Promising Actor Yes Primal Fear, The People vs. Larry Flynt and Everyone Says I
Love You
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting
Actor Yes
1996 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best
Supporting Actor Yes
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best
Supporting Actor Yes
National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor Yes
Everyone Says I Love You
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards Best
Supporting Actor Yes Primal Fear and The People vs. Larry Flynt
Filmography
Director credits
Keeping the Faith (2000)
Producer credits
Undaunted Courage (2007) TV miniseries, announced
Down in the Valley (2006)
The Painted Veil (2006)
Keeping the Faith(2000)
Music credits
Death to Smoochy (2002) song/ song performer ("My
Stepdad's Not Mean (He's Just Adjusting)") Death to Smoochy (2002) Song
Performer ("Smoochy's Methadone Song" "Smoochy's Magic Jungle Theme" "The Cookie
Chant") Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Song Performer ("Just You Just Me" "My
Baby Just Cares for Me" "I'm Thru With Love")
Salary
[citation needed]
The Italian Job (2003): $1,000,000
25th Hour (2002): $500,000
Red Dragon (2002): $8,000,000
Death to Smoochy (2002): $8,000,000
The Score (2001): $6,500,000
Primal Fear (1996): $50,000
References
1. Edward Norton - Frequently Asked Questions.
Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
2. Edward Norton - A.V. Club Interview. Retrieved
on 2007-1-09.
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