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Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, director, musician, and singer. He was born in New Zealand, spent 10 years of his childhood in Australia, and moved there permanently at age 21. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the epic historical film Gladiator (2000), for which he won an Academy Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Empire Award, and London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actor, along with 10 other nominations in the same category.

Crowe's other award-winning performances include tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film The Insider (1999) and John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001). He has also starred in films such as the drama Romper Stomper (1992), the mystery-detective thriller L.A. Confidential (1997), the epic war film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), the boxing drama Cinderella Man (2005), the Western 3:10 to Yuma (2007), the crime drama American Gangster (2007), the thriller-drama State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010).

Crowe later starred in the musical drama Les Misérables (2012), as Jor-El in the superhero epic Man of Steel (2013), the biblical fantasy drama Noah (2014), and the action comedy The Nice Guys (2016). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. He has earned several accolades, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA, and one Academy Award out of three consecutive nominations (1999, 2000, and 2001). He has been the co-owner of the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006

Early life

Russell Ira Crowe was born in the Wellington suburb of Strathmore Park on 7 April 1964, the son of film set caterers Jocelyn Yvonne (née Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe. His father also managed a hotel. His maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who was appointed an MBE for filming footage of World War II as a member of the New Zealand Film Unit. His paternal grandfather, John Doubleday Crowe, was a Welsh man from Wrexham, while one of his maternal great-great-grandmothers was a Māori woman. His other ancestry includes English, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Scottish, and Swedish. He is a cousin of former New Zealand cricket captains Martin and Jeff Crowe, and the nephew of cricketer Dave Crowe.

When Crowe was four years old, his family moved to Australia and settled in Sydney, where his parents pursued their career in film set catering. His mother's godfather was the producer of the Australian TV series Spyforce, and Crowe was hired for a line of dialogue in one episode of the series at age five or six, opposite series star Jack Thompson. Later, in 1994, Thompson would play the father of Crowe's character in The Sum of Us.[citation needed] Crowe also appeared briefly in the serial The Young Doctors. In Australia, he was educated at Vaucluse Public School and Sydney Boys High School, before his family moved back to New Zealand in 1978 when he was 14. He continued his secondary education at Auckland Grammar School, with his cousins and brother Terry, and Mount Roskill Grammar School before leaving school at the age of 16 to pursue his acting ambitions.

Acting career

New Zealand

Under guidance from his good friend Tom Sharplin, Crowe began his performing career as a musician in the early 1980s, performing under the stage name "Russ Le Roq". He released several New Zealand singles including "I Just Wanna Be Like Marlon Brando", "Pier 13", and "Shattered Glass", none of which charted. He managed an Auckland music venue called "The Venue" in 1984. When he was 18, he was featured in A Very Special Person..., a promotional video for the theology/ministry course at Avondale College, a Seventh-day Adventist tertiary education provider in New South Wales, Australia.

Australia

Crowe returned to Australia at the age of 21, intending to apply to the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He said, "I was working in a theatre show, and talked to a guy who was then the head of technical support at NIDA. I asked him what he thought about me spending three years at NIDA. He told me it'd be a waste of time. He said, 'You already do the things you go there to learn, and you've been doing it for most of your life, so there's nothing to teach you but bad habits.'"[ From 1986 to 1988, he was given his first professional role by director Daniel Abineri, in a New Zealand production of The Rocky Horror Show. He played the role of Eddie/Dr Scott. He repeated this performance in a further Australian production of the show, which also toured New Zealand. In 1987, Crowe spent six months busking when he could not find other work.[citation needed] In the 1988 Australian production of Blood Brothers, Crowe played the role of Mickey. He was also cast again by Daniel Abineri in the role of Johnny, in the stage musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom in 1989.[citation needed]

After appearing in the TV series Neighbours and Living with the Law, Crowe was cast by Faith Martin in his first film, The Crossing (1990), a small-town love triangle directed by George Ogilvie. Before production started, a film-student protégé of Ogilvie, Steve Wallace, hired Crowe for the 1990 film Blood Oath (aka Prisoners of the Sun), which was released a month earlier than The Crossing, although actually filmed later. In 1992, Crowe starred in the first episode of the second series of Police Rescue. Also in 1992, Crowe starred in Romper Stomper, an Australian film which followed the exploits and downfall of a racist skinhead group in blue-collar suburban Melbourne, directed by Geoffrey Wright and co-starring Jacqueline McKenzie. For the role, Crowe won an Australian Film Institute (AFI) award for Best Actor, following up from his Best Supporting Actor award for Proof in 1991. In 2015, it was reported that Crowe had applied for Australian citizenship in 2006 and again in 2013 but was rejected because he failed to fulfill the residency requirements. However, Australia's Immigration Department said it had no record of any such application by Crowe.

North America

After initial success in Australia, Crowe first starred in a Canadian production in 1993, For the Moment, before concentrating on American films. He co-starred with Denzel Washington in Virtuosity (the duo later appearing together in American Gangster) and with Sharon Stone in The Quick and the Dead in 1995. He went on to become a three-time Oscar nominee, winning the Academy Award as Best Actor in 2000 for Gladiator. Crowe was awarded the (Australian) Centenary Medal in 2001 for "service to Australian society and Australian film production."

Crowe received three consecutive best actor Oscar nominations, for The Insider, Gladiator, and A Beautiful Mind. Crowe won the best actor award for A Beautiful Mind at the 2002 BAFTA award ceremony, as well as the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for the same performance. Although nominated for an Academy Award, he lost to Denzel Washington. All three films were also nominated for Best Picture, and both Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind won the award. Crowe became the first actor to star as the lead in back-to-back Best Picture winners since Walter Pidgeon (who starred in How Green Was My Valley and Mrs. Miniver).

Within the six-year stretch from 1997 to 2003, he also starred in two other best picture nominees, L.A. Confidential and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. In 2005, he re-teamed with A Beautiful Mind director Ron Howard for Cinderella Man. In 2006, he re-teamed with Gladiator director Ridley Scott for A Good Year, the first of two consecutive collaborations (the second being American Gangster co-starring again with Denzel Washington, released in late 2007). Although the light romantic comedy of A Good Year was not greatly received, Crowe seemed pleased with the film, telling STV in an interview that he thought it would be enjoyed by fans of his other films.

In recent years, Crowe's box office standing has declined. The Hollywood stock market (HSX) share Russell Crowe (RCROW), issued in 1998, however, maintains constant accretion. Crowe appeared in Robin Hood, a film based on the Robin Hood legend, directed by Ridley Scott and released on 14 May 2010. Crowe starred in the 2010 Paul Haggis film The Next Three Days, an adaptation of the 2008 French film Pour Elle.

After a year off from acting, Crowe played Jackknife in The Man with the Iron Fists, opposite RZA. He took on the role of Inspector Javert in the musical film of Les Misérables (2012), and portrayed Superman's biological father, Jor-El, in the Christopher Nolan-produced film, Man of Steel, released in the summer of 2013. In 2014, he played a gangster in the film adaptation of Mark Helprin's 1983 novel Winter's Tale, and the title role in the Darren Aronofsky film Noah. In June 2013, Crowe signed to make his directorial debut with an historical drama film The Water Diviner, which he also starred in alongside Jacqueline McKenzie, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney. Set in the year 1919, the film was produced by Troy Lum, Andrew Mason and Keith Rodger. Crowe also starred in The Mummy (2017). Crowe will portray Zeus in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder, set to be released in 6 May 2022.

Music

In the 1980s, Crowe, under the name of "Russ le Roq", recorded a song titled "I Want to Be Like Marlon Brando".

In the 1980s, Crowe and friend Billy Dean Cochran formed a band, Roman Antix, which later evolved into the Australian rock band Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts (abbreviated to TOFOG). Crowe performed lead vocals and guitar for the band, which formed in 1992. The band released The Photograph Kills EP in 1995, as well as three full-length records, Gaslight (1998), Bastard Life or Clarity (2001) and Other Ways of Speaking (2003). In 2000, TOFOG performed shows in London, Los Angeles and in Austin, Texas. In 2001, the band toured in the U.S. with dates in Austin, Boulder, Chicago, Portland, San Francisco, Hollywood, Philadelphia, New York City and the last show at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

In early 2005, Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts as a group had "dissolved/evolved" with Crowe feeling his future music would take a new direction. He began a collaboration with Alan Doyle of the Canadian band Great Big Sea, and with it a new band emerged: The Ordinary Fear of God which also involved some members of the previous TOFOG line-up. A new single, Raewyn, was released in April 2005 and an album entitled My Hand, My Heart was released. The album includes a tribute song to actor Richard Harris, who became Crowe's friend during the making of Gladiator.

Crowe and his new band The Ordinary Fear of God (keeping the TOFOG acronym) toured Australia in 2005, and then in the U.S. in 2006, returned to the US to promote their new release My Hand, My Heart. In March 2010, the group's version of the John Williamson song "Winter Green" was included on a new compilation album The Absolute Best of John Williamson: 40 Years True Blue, commemorating the singer-songwriter's milestone of 40 years in the Australian music industry.[citation needed]

On 2 August 2011, the third collaboration between Crowe and Doyle was released on iTunes as The Crowe/Doyle Songbook Vol III, featuring nine original songs followed by their acoustic demo counterparts (for a total of 18 tracks). Danielle Spencer does guest vocals on most tracks. The release coincided with a pair of live performances at the LSPU Hall in St. John's, Newfoundland. The digital album was released as download versions only on Amazon.com, iTunes, Spotify. The album has since charted at No. 72 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

On 26 September 2011, Crowe appeared onstage at Rogers Arena in Vancouver in the middle of Keith Urban's concert. He sang a cover of "Folsom Prison Blues", before joining the rest of the band in a rendition of "The Joker". On 18 August 2012, Crowe appeared along with Doyle at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland as part of the city's Menningarnótt program.

By 2017 Crowe and Doyle had created a new act (with Samantha Barks, Scott Grimes and Carl Falk) called Indoor Garden Party who appeared on The One Show to promote their album called The Musical.

Philanthropy

During location filming of Cinderella Man, Crowe made a donation to a Jewish elementary school whose library had been damaged as a result of arson. A note with an anti-Semitic message had been left at the scene. Crowe called school officials to express his concern and wanted his message relayed to the students. The school's building fund received donations from throughout Canada and the amount of Crowe's donation was not disclosed.

On another occasion, Crowe donated $200,000 to a struggling primary school near his home in rural Australia. The money went towards an $800,000 project to construct a swimming pool at the school. Crowe's sympathies were sparked when a pupil drowned at the nearby Coffs Harbour beach in 2001, and he felt the pool would help students become better swimmers and improve their water safety. At the opening ceremony, he dived into the pool fully clothed as soon as it was declared open. Nana Glen principal Laurie Renshall said, "The many things he does up here, people just don't know about. We've been trying to get a pool for 10 years."

In August 2020, Crowe donated $5,000 to a fundraiser on GoFundMe by filmmaker Amanda Bailly and journalist Richard Hall to help rebuild Le Chef, a restaurant which was destroyed in the 2020 Beirut explosion. The fundraiser aimed to raise $15,000, but it raised approximately $19,000 as of August 16. In response to Hall noting the donation, Crowe tweeted: "On behalf of Anthony Bourdain. I thought he probably would have done so if he was still around. I wish you and Le Chef the best and hope things can be put back together soon."

Personal life

In 1989, Crowe met Australian singer Danielle Spencer while working on the film The Crossing and the two began an on-again, off-again relationship.[58] In 2000, he became romantically involved with American actress Meg Ryan while working on their film Proof of Life.[59] In 2001, Crowe and Spencer reconciled, and they married two years later in April 2003. The wedding took place at Crowe's cattle property in Nana Glen, New South Wales, with the ceremony taking place on Crowe's 39th birthday. The couple have two sons named Charles Spencer Crowe (born 21 December 2003)[61] and Tennyson Spencer Crowe (born 7 July 2006). In October 2012, it was reported that Crowe and Spencer had separated. They divorced in April 2018.

A longtime resident of Nana Glen, Crowe is well known in the community and is a frequent patron of the local rugby games. During the Australian bushfires in 2019 and 2020, he raised over $400,000 for the NSW RFS by selling his South Sydney Rabbitohs hat in an online auction.

On 9 March 2005, Crowe revealed to GQ magazine that FBI agents had approached him prior to the 2001 Academy Awards and told him that the terrorist group al-Qaeda wanted to kidnap him. He recalled, "It was something to do with some recording picked up by a French policewoman, I think, in either Libya or Algiers... it was about taking iconographic Americans out of the picture as a sort of cultural destabilisation plan."

At the beginning of 2009, Crowe appeared in a series of special-edition postage stamps called "Legends of the Screen", featuring Australian actors. Crowe, Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, and Nicole Kidman each appear twice in the series, once as themselves and once as their Academy Award-nominated character. Crowe is the only non-Australian to appear in the stamps.

In June 2010, Crowe, who started smoking when he was 10, announced he had quit for the sake of his two sons. In November, he told David Letterman that he had smoked more than 60 cigarettes a day for 36 years, and that he had "fallen off the wagon" the night before the interview and smoked heavily.

Altercations and controversies

Between 1999 and 2005, Crowe was involved in four altercations, which gave him a reputation for having a bad temper.

In 1999, Crowe was involved in a scuffle at the Plantation Hotel in Coffs Harbour, which was caught on a security camera. Two men were acquitted of using the video in an attempt to blackmail him.

In 2002, when part of Crowe's appearance at that year's BAFTA Awards was cut out to fit into the BBC's tape-delayed broadcast, Crowe used strong language during an argument with producer Malcolm Gerrie. The part cut was a Patrick Kavanagh poem in tribute to actor Richard Harris, which was cut for copyright reasons. Crowe later apologised, saying, "What I said to him may have been a little bit more passionate than now, in the cold light of day, I would have liked it to have been." Later that year, Crowe was alleged to have been involved in a brawl with businessman Eric Watson inside the London branch of Zuma, a Japanese restaurant chain—the fight was broken up by English actor Ross Kemp.

In June 2005, Crowe was arrested and charged with second-degree assault by the NYPD after he threw a telephone at the concierge of the Mercer Hotel who had refused to help him place a call when the system did not work from Crowe's room. He was also charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon (the telephone). The concierge was treated for a facial laceration. After his arrest, Crowe underwent a perp walk, a procedure customary in New York City, exposing the handcuffed suspect to the news media to take pictures. This procedure was under discussion as potentially violating Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Crowe later described the incident as "possibly the most shameful situation that I've ever gotten myself in". Crowe pleaded guilty and was conditionally discharged. Before the trial, he settled a lawsuit filed by the concierge, Nestor Estrada. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but amounts in the six-figure range have been reported.

The telephone incident had a generally negative impact on Crowe's public image, an example of negative public relations in the mass media, although Crowe had made a point of befriending Australian journalists in an effort to influence his image. The South Park episode "The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer" revolves around a lampooning of his aggressive tendencies. Crowe commented on the ongoing media coverage in November 2010, during an interview with American television talk show host and journalist Charlie Rose: "I think it indelibly changed me. It was a very, very minor situation that was made into something outrageous. More violence perpetuated me walking between the car to the courtroom with the waiting media than anything I'd done ... it very definitely affected me ... psychologically."

Sport

Rugby league

Crowe has been a supporter of the rugby league football team the South Sydney Rabbitohs since childhood. After his rise to fame as an actor, he has continued appearing at home games and supported the financially troubled club. Following the Super League war of the 1990s, he made an attempt to use his Hollywood connections to convince Ted Turner, a rival of Super League's Rupert Murdoch, to save the Rabbitohs before they were forced from the National Rugby League competition for two years.[ In 1999, Crowe paid $42,000 at auction for the brass bell used to open the inaugural rugby league match in Australia in 1908 at a fundraiser to assist Souths' legal battle for re-inclusion in the league. In 2005, he made the Rabbitohs the first club team in Australia to be sponsored by a film, when he negotiated a deal to advertise his film Cinderella Man on their jerseys. On 19 March 2006, the voting members of the South Sydney club voted (in a 75.8% majority) to allow Crowe and businessman Peter Holmes à Court to purchase 75% of the organisation, leaving 25% ownership with the members. It cost them A$3 million, and they received four of eight seats on the board of directors. A six-part television miniseries entitled South Side Story depicting the takeover aired in Australia in 2007. On 5 November 2006, Crowe appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to announce that Firepower International was sponsoring the South Sydney Rabbitohs for $3 million over three years. During a Tonight Show with Jay Leno appearance, Crowe showed viewers a Rabbitoh playing jersey with Firepower's name emblazoned on it.

Crowe helped to organise a rugby league game that took place at the University of North Florida, in Jacksonville, Florida, between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the 2007 Super League Grand Final winners the Leeds Rhinos on 26 January 2008 (Australia Day). Crowe told ITV Local Yorkshire the game was not a marketing exercise. Crowe wrote a letter of apology to a Sydney newspaper following the sacking of South Sydney's coach Jason Taylor and one of their players David Fa'alogo after a drunken altercation between the two at the end of the 2009 NRL season. Also in 2009, Crowe persuaded young England international forward Sam Burgess to sign with the Rabbitohs over other clubs that were competing for his signature, after inviting Burgess and his mother to the set of Robin Hood, which he was filming in Britain at the time.

Crowe's influence helped to persuade noted player Greg Inglis to renege on his deal to join the Brisbane Broncos and sign for the Rabbitohs for 2011. In 2010, the NRL was investigating Crowe's business relationships with a number of media and entertainment companies including Channel Nine, Channel Seven, ANZ Stadium and V8 Supercars in relation to the South Sydney Rabbitohs' salary cap.

In 2011, Souths also announced a corporate partnership with the bookmaking conglomerate Luxbet. Previously, Crowe had been prominent in trying to prevent gambling being associated with the Rabbitohs. In May 2011, Crowe helped arrange to have Fox broadcast the 2011 State of Origin series live for the first time in the United States, in addition to the NRL Grand Final. In November 2012 the South Sydney Rabbitohs confirmed that Russell Crowe was selling his 37.5 per cent stake in the club. At the Rabbitohs Annual General Meeting on 3 March 2013, Chairman Nick Pappas claimed Crowe "would not be selling his shareholding in the short-to-medium term and at this stage has no intention of selling at all".

Crowe was a guest presenter at the 2013 Dally M Awards and presented the prestigious Dally M Medal to winner Cooper Cronk. Russell was present at the 2014 NRL Grand Final when the Rabbitohs won the NRL premiership for the first time in 43 years.

Other sporting interests

Two of his cousins, Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe, captained the New Zealand national cricket team.

Crowe watches and plays cricket, and captained the 'Australian' Team containing Steve Waugh against an English side in the 'Hollywood Ashes' Cricket Match. On 17 July 2009, Crowe took to the commentary box for British sports channel Sky Sports as the 'third man' during the second Test of the 2009 Ashes series, between England and Australia.

Crowe is a fan of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team.

He is friends with Lloyd Carr, the former coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines American football team, and Carr used Crowe's movie Cinderella Man to motivate his 2006 team following a 7–5 season the previous year. Upon hearing of this, Crowe called Carr and invited him to Australia to address his rugby league team, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, which Carr did the following summer. In September 2007, after Carr came under fire following the Wolverines' 0–2 start, Crowe travelled to Ann Arbor, Michigan for the Wolverines' 15 September game against Notre Dame to show his support for Carr. He addressed the team before the game and watched from the sidelines as the Wolverines defeated the Irish 38–0.[citation needed] Crowe is also a fan of the National Football League. On 22 October 2007, Crowe appeared in the booth of a Monday night game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

He is also a fan of Leeds United and narrated the Take us Home: Leeds United Amazon Prime documentary.

Filmography and awards

Main articles: Russell Crowe filmography and List of awards and nominations received by Russell Crowe

Crowe has appeared in 46 films and three television series since his career began in 1985. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Gladiator (2000) and was nominated twice more for The Insider (1999) and A Beautiful Mind (2001), making him the ninth actor to have received three consecutive Academy Award nominations. He has also received six Golden Globe Award nominations (winning two), three BAFTA Award nominations (winning one) and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (winning one).

Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and producer. The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1988 film Mac and Me; her first major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy Leprechaun. Since her career progressed in the 1990s, she has become one of the world's highest-paid actresses. Films with her in the leading role have grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide, with 12 of them earning at least $100 million.

Aniston rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), for which she earned Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. She has since played starring roles in numerous dramas, comedies and romantic comedies. Her biggest box office successes include Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), and We're the Millers (2013), each of which grossed over $200 million in worldwide box office receipts. Some of her most critically acclaimed film roles include Office Space (1999), The Good Girl (2002), Friends with Money (2006), Cake (2014), and Dumplin' (2018). She returned to television in 2019, producing and starring in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show, for which she won another Screen Actors Guild Award.

Aniston has been included in numerous magazines' lists of the world's most beautiful women. Her net worth is estimated as $300 million. She is the recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is the co-founder of the production company Echo Films, established in 2008. She has been married twice: first to actor Brad Pitt, to whom she was married for five years, and later to actor Justin Theroux, whom she married in 2015 and separated from in 2017.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Career

2.1 1988–1993: Beginnings

2.2 1994–2004: Friends and worldwide recognition

2.3 2005–2013: Continued film success

2.4 2014–present: Recent roles and return to television

3 In the media

3.1 Wealth

3.2 Public image

4 Personal life

4.1 Relationships

5 Other ventures

6 Philanthropy

7 Acting credits and awards

8 See also

9 References

10 Further reading

11 External links

Early life

Aniston was born on February 11, 1969, in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles to Greek-born actor John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow. One of her maternal great-grandfathers, Louis Grieco, was from Italy. Her mother's other ancestry includes English, Irish, Scottish, and a small amount of Greek. Her father's ancestry is from the Greek island of Crete. Aniston has two half-brothers: John Melick, her older maternal half-brother; and Alex Aniston, her younger paternal half-brother. Her godfather was actor Telly Savalas, one of her father's best friends.

As a child she moved to New York City. Despite her father's television career she was discouraged from watching television, though she found ways around the prohibition. When she was six, she began attending a Waldorf school. Her parents divorced when she was nine.

Having discovered acting at age 11 at the Waldorf school, Aniston enrolled in Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she joined the school's drama society, and where Anthony Abeson was her drama teacher. She performed in The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window by Lorraine Hansberry and Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov.

Career

1988–1993: Beginnings

Aniston first worked in off-Broadway productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave, and supported herself with part-time jobs including work as a telemarketer, waitress and bike messenger. In 1988 she had an uncredited minor role in the critically panned sci-fi adventure film Mac and Me. The next year she appeared on The Howard Stern Show as a spokesmodel for Nutrisystem, and moved back to Los Angeles.

She obtained her first regular television role on Molloy in 1990, and appeared in Ferris Bueller, a television adaptation of the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off; both series were quickly canceled. She starred as a teenager going to summer camp in the made-for-television film Camp Cucamonga (1990), and as a spoiled daughter followed by a vengeful leprechaun in the horror film Leprechaun (1993). A 2014 retrospective from Entertainment Weekly identified Leprechaun as her worst role, and Aniston herself has expressed embarrassment over it.

Aniston also appeared in the two failed television comedy series The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred in Quantum Leap, Herman's Head and Burke's Law.

1994–2004: Friends and worldwide recognition

Depressed over her four unsuccessful television shows, Aniston approached Warren Littlefield at a Los Angeles gas station asking for reassurance. The head of NBC entertainment encouraged her to continue acting, and a few months later helped cast her in Friends, a sitcom set to debut on NBC's 1994–1995 fall lineup. The producer wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller, but Courteney Cox was deemed more suitable, and Aniston was cast as Rachel Green. She was also offered a spot as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, but turned it down in favor of Friends. She played Rachel until the show ended in 2004, when Aniston took a 15-year hiatus from television save for occasional guest roles

The program was a massive hit and Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained worldwide recognition. Her character was especially popular. She received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations (two for Supporting Actress, three for Lead Actress), and won for Lead Actress. She was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and won in 2003 as Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Aniston (along with her female co-stars) became the highest-paid television actress of all time with her $1 million-per-episode paycheck during the final season of Friends. Her character's relationship with Ross Geller, portrayed by David Schwimmer, was widely popular among audiences; they were frequently voted television's favorite couple in polls and magazines.

After a four-year hiatus, Aniston returned to film work in 1996, when she performed in the ensemble cast of romantic comedy She's the One. Her first starring film vehicle was Picture Perfect (1997), where she played a struggling young advertising executive opposite Kevin Bacon and Jay Mohr. It received mixed reviews and was only a moderate commercial success; but Aniston's performance was more warmly received, with many critics suggesting that she had screen presence. In 1998, she appeared as a woman who falls for a gay man (played by Paul Rudd) in the romantic comedy The Object of My Affection, and the next year she starred as a restaurant waitress in the cult film Office Space.

Aniston appeared in the dramedy Rock Star (2001) opposite Mark Wahlberg and Dominic West. She starred in the independent dramedy The Good Girl (2002) as an unglamorous cashier who cheats on her husband. The film was a commercial success in limited release, taking in over $14 million in North America. Film critic Roger Ebert declared it her breakthrough:

After languishing in a series of overlooked movies that ranged from the entertaining Office Space to the disposable Picture Perfect, Jennifer Aniston has at last decisively broken with her Friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil. It will no longer be possible to consider her in the same way.

Aniston's biggest commercial success in film has been the comedy Bruce Almighty (2003), where she played the girlfriend of a television field reporter (Jim Carrey) offered the chance to be God for one week. With a worldwide box office gross of $484 million, it was the fifth-highest-grossing feature film of the year. Aniston next starred as the old classmate of a tightly wound newlywed in the romantic comedy Along Came Polly (2004) opposite Ben Stiller, which placed number one at the North American box office, earning $27.7 million in its opening weekend; it eventually made $172 million worldwide.

2005–2013: Continued film success

In 2005, Aniston appeared as an alluring woman having an affair with an advertising executive in the thriller Derailed, and as an obituary and wedding announcement writer in the romantic comedy Rumor Has It. Both films were moderate box office hits. Aniston took on the role of a single, cash-strapped woman working as a maid in the independent drama Friends with Money (2006), which received a limited release.

Her next film was the romantic comedy The Break-Up (2006), alongside Vince Vaughn, in which she starred as one half of a couple having a complicated split when both refuse to move out of the pair's recently purchased home. It received mixed reviews but grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend and $204 million worldwide. The A.V. Club's Keith Phipps gave the film a negative review, stating, "It's like watching the 'we were on a break' episode of Friends stretched to feature length, and without the blessed relief of commercial breaks or the promise of Seinfeld around the corner." CinemaBlend gave the film a positive review stating, "In an era of formulaic romantic movies that bear no resemblance to reality, The Break-Up offers a refreshing flipside."

In 2006, Aniston directed the short film Room 10, set in a hospital emergency room and starring Robin Wright and Kris Kristofferson, as part of Glamour's Reel Moments film series. She noted that she was inspired to direct by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who also directed a short film that year. In 2007, Aniston guest-starred in an episode of Dirt—playing the rival of Courteney Cox's character—and in an episode of 30 Rock, playing a woman who stalks Jack Donaghy. For the latter she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

The 2008 comedy drama Marley & Me, starring Aniston and Owen Wilson as the owners of the titular dog, set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office sales ever with $14.75 million. It earned a total of $51.7 million over the four-day weekend and placed number one at the box office, a position it maintained for two weeks. The total worldwide gross was $242.7 million. Her next film in wide release, the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You (2009), in which she starred opposite Ben Affleck, grossed $178.8 million globally and ranked number one at the United States box office for its opening weekend. While it received mixed reviews, Aniston, along with Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jennifer Connelly, were praised by critics as standouts in the film.

Aniston appeared as the former wife of a bounty hunter (Gerard Butler) in the romantic comedy action film The Bounty Hunter (2010). The film was panned by critics, with The Hollywood Reporter writing that "the mishmash ends up as a thoroughly unfunny adult cartoon." Nevertheless, it was a box office success, garnering over $130 million worldwide. A lukewarm box office reception greeted her next film, the romantic comedy The Switch (2010), in which she starred with Jason Bateman as a 30-something single woman who decides to have a child using a sperm bank. The film's opening weekend drew what The Hollywood Reporter dubbed "a dispiriting $8.4 million". The film received generally mixed reviews, with review site Metacritic showing 13 out of 30 critics delivering a positive verdict.

In 2010, Aniston was also a guest star on the season two premiere of ABC's sitcom Cougar Town, playing a psychiatrist.[64] Her announcement that she would appear on Cougar Town garnered excitement and was dubbed her return to television. The A.V. Club wrote, "[her role] is a funny bit, and it highlights just how much Jennifer Aniston is built to be a TV star." In 2011, she starred opposite Adam Sandler as an office manager posing as the wife of a plastic surgeon in the romantic comedy Just Go with It, and played a sexually aggressive dentist in Horrible Bosses. Just Go with It and Horrible Bosses both made over $100 million in North America and $200 million worldwide.

Aniston appeared in the comedy Wanderlust (2012) with Paul Rudd, with whom she acted in The Object of My Affection and also Friends, as a married couple who join a commune after losing their money and deciding modern life is not for them. The script for Wanderlust, bought by Universal Pictures, was produced by Judd Apatow. Wanderlust received positive reviews but was a box office failure, grossing only $21 million worldwide, against a production budget of $35 million. Aniston starred as a struggling stripper who agrees to pose as a wife for a drug deal, with Jason Sudeikis, in We're the Millers (2013). The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a financial success, grossing $269 million against a budget of $37 million.

2014–present: Recent roles and return to television

Aniston played the role of a stoic socialite who becomes the target of an ill-planned kidnapping plot in Life of Crime (2014), a film adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1978 novel The Switch. The film was released in limited theaters, to positive reviews. Catherine Shoard of The Guardian described her performance as "endearingly comic"[84] and Eric Kohn of IndieWire wrote that "Aniston tops any of her recent performances with a spirited turn that harkens back to her neurotic days on Friends." She also reprised her role for Horrible Bosses 2 (2014).

In Cake (2014), Aniston starred as an astringent woman named Claire Simmons who struggles with chronic pain. The film received mixed reviews; nonetheless, Aniston's performance was acclaimed, dubbed by some critics as "Oscar-worthy". The Toronto International Film Festival called her performance "heartbreakingly good", Gregory Ellwood of HitFix stated, "It's really on most people's radar for being a rare dramatic turn for Jennifer Aniston, and she doesn't disappoint." He further stated, "Aniston makes you believe in Claire's pain. She makes you believe this character is at her lowest point and only she can pull herself out of it. ... It's a complete performance from beginning to end and she deserves the appropriate accolades for it." For her performance, Aniston was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.

In 2015, Aniston starred as a reluctant therapist in the screwball comedy She's Funny That Way,[96] which received mixed reviews and found a limited release in theaters, but her performance was once again noticed. Wesley Morris of Grantland called her "one of the great screen comedians. ... Most of her scenes here are extraneous, but her vulgarity and tartness are so sharp that the movie needs them. ... This isn't just Aniston having the best stuff. It's her having the most fun with her talent. She's funny in every way." She was "one of the film's few bright spots" according to Lou Lumenick of the New York Post.

Aniston starred as the recently divorced mother of two children in the romantic comedy Mother's Day (2016), directed by Garry Marshall, and opposite Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson. The film was panned by critics and a moderate commercial success. In 2016, she voiced a workaholic and overprotective mother in the animated film Storks, alongside Andy Samberg and Kelsey Grammer, which was released to mostly positive reviews; it grossed over $183.4 million against a $70 million budget. Her last 2016 film role was that of a frigidly cold head honcho of a company in the comedy Office Christmas Party, directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon and opposite Jason Bateman and Kate McKinnon. It grossed $114.5 million worldwide.

In The Yellow Birds, a war drama directed by Alexandre Moors, Aniston portrays the mother of a deceased soldier, alongside Alden Ehrenreich, Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, and Toni Collette. While she said she does not "normally gravitate toward being in war films", she made an exception because the film was "written so beautifully and in such a way [she] had never experienced". The film, first presented at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, received a VOD release in June 2018. The Los Angeles Times wrote in its review: "Toni Collette and Jennifer Aniston as the soldiers' quite different but equally concerned mothers, deliver uniformly naturalistic performances".

In December 2018, Netflix released the musical comedy Dumplin', with Aniston as executive producer and star—marking her first project for a streaming service. That year, she began work on two more Netflix projects: Murder Mystery, a comedy that reunites her with Adam Sandler, which premiered on June 14, 2019; and First Ladies, a film about the first lesbian president of the United States, with Tig Notaro as her wife.

Aniston made her return to television on November 1, 2019, producing and starring alongside Reese Witherspoon in the Apple TV+ drama The Morning Show. It is her first main television role since the conclusion of Friends in 2004. Aniston won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and Best Television Series – Drama as the series' producer.

She reunited with her Friends cast mates for an HBO Max unscripted television special titled Friends: The Reunion in May 2021.

In the media

Wealth

Aniston is one of the world's highest-paid actresses as of 2018. She has been on the Forbes Top Earning Actresses list for 15 years, every year since 2001—and since then also on its Celebrity 100 list (based on "earnings and fame"), topping it in 2003. According to Forbes, in October 2007, Aniston was the best-selling celebrity face of the entertainment industry.

The magazine estimated her net worth at $110 million in 2007, $150 million in 2014, and $200 million in 2017. It listed her earnings as $19.5 million in 2018.

Aniston has been included in various magazine lists of the world's most beautiful women. In 2005, she became the first GQ Woman of the Year. She has frequently appeared on People magazine's annual list of Most Beautiful Women, topping the ranking in 2004 and 2016. She also topped the magazine's Best Dressed List in 2006. She has been a regular on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list since 1996, most recently ranking at number 79 in 2012. In 2011, The Daily Telegraph reported the most sought-after body parts of the rich and famous revealed by two Hollywood plastic surgeons who carried out a survey among their patients to build up the picture of what the perfect woman would look like. Under the category of the most sought-after body shape, Aniston was voted in the top three, alongside Gisele Bündchen and Penélope Cruz. In the same year, readers of Men's Health voted Aniston as the Sexiest Woman of All Time. Men's Health also included her on its 100 Hottest Sex Symbols of All Time list, explaining that "Her down-to-earth persona makes her seem attainable, and anyone who's seen her in Office Space has to admit she makes even pieces of flair look good. She rarely plays the airhead, and she seldom overplays a role: she's funny in a quiet, refreshingly human way. And her all-too-human love life off screen inspires sympathy that not even a string of bland romantic comedies can diminish. Other sex symbols drift toward one-dimensionality, becoming flat icons in the process, but throughout her career Aniston has remained sexy, funny, and unmistakably real." Although Aniston disliked the hairstyle she wore during her first two years on Friends, "The Rachel" became very popular.

She received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 22, 2012, located at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard. She was ranked third on Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful Actresses in Hollywood in 2013.

Amid media speculation as to whether she was pregnant in July 2016, Aniston wrote an essay for The Huffington Post, in which she criticized "[t]he objectification and scrutiny we put women through". She stated: "We are complete with or without a mate, with or without a child. We get to decide for ourselves what is beautiful when it comes to our bodies. [...] We don't need to be married or mothers to be complete. We get to determine our own 'happily ever after' for ourselves." The essay was supported by many celebrities and widely covered in the media.

After years of aversion to social media, Aniston joined Instagram on October 15, 2019, causing the app to "break" (for hours the "follow" button became inoperable due to an overload of web traffic to her account) with the first picture of a Friends cast reunion. Within five hours and sixteen minutes, she broke the Guinness World Record for fastest time to reach one million followers on the platform. The record was broken in September 2020, by Sir David Attenborough, who achieved the same feat in 44 minutes.

Personal life

Aniston practices Hatha yoga and Budokan karate. In 2014, she spoke of her Transcendental Meditation practice. The following year, she revealed she has dyslexia, which had affected her education and self-esteem, and that after being diagnosed in her twenties, her outlook toward life changed. She stated, "I thought I wasn't smart. I just couldn't retain anything. Now I had this great discovery. I felt like all of my childhood trauma-dies, tragedies, dramas were explained."

Aniston donated to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and took part in a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential campaign. She endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

Relationships

Aniston met Brad Pitt in 1998; their relationship received widespread media coverage. She married Pitt, after two years of dating, on July 29, 2000, in a lavish Malibu wedding. For a few years, their marriage was considered the rare Hollywood success. On January 7, 2005, they announced their separation, and finalized their divorce on October 2. During their divorce proceedings, news media speculated that Pitt had been unfaithful to Aniston with his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie, with whom he began a relationship soon after the split. In the months following, the public's reaction toward the divorce was reported in the press, and "Team Aniston" and "Team Jolie" T-shirts appeared throughout the country. Aniston commented on the divorce in a January 2015 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, stating, "Nobody did anything wrong... It was just like, sometimes things [happen]."

In 2005, amid reports that their divorce was due to Aniston's refusal to have children with Pitt, Aniston said, "I've never in my life said I didn't want to have children. I did and I do and I will! ... I would never give up that experience for a career." Aniston said the divorce prompted her to reach out to her mother, Nancy, from whom she had been estranged for nearly a decade. Nancy had talked about her daughter on a television show and written From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir (1999). Aniston said she had been devastated by the death of her longtime therapist, whose work she credits with helping make her separation from Pitt easier. She said she did not regret her relationship with Pitt. It had been "very intense" and "a beautiful, complicated relationship".

Aniston began a relationship with actor, director, and screenwriter Justin Theroux in May 2011. The following January, they purchased a home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles for roughly $22 million.[160] They became engaged on August 10, 2012 and were married on August 5, 2015, at their estate. They separated at the end of 2017.

Other ventures

Aniston has appeared in commercials and music videos throughout her career. After starting on Friends, Aniston and her co-star Matthew Perry shot a 60-minute instructional video for the release of Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system. The next year she appeared in commercials for L'Oréal hair products.

Under a contract with Elizabeth Arden, Inc., Aniston worked for over a year on her first perfume, which was released in July 2010. Original plans called for the perfume to be named "Lolavie by Jennifer Aniston", but to avoid confusion with a similarly named perfume, the name was changed to simply "Jennifer Aniston". In 2014, she launched her second perfume, named J, followed by Near Dusk (2015), Beachscape (2016), Luxe & Chapter One (both in 2017), Chapter Two (2018), Silver & Solstice Bloom (both in 2020).

Since 2007, she has worked in a publicity campaign for the drink SmartWater; on March 7, 2011, she released a YouTube video for SmartWater, Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral, which tripled online interest in the product within 24 hours of its release. In 2012, Aniston co-founded hair care brand Living Proof and also became its spokeswoman. She left when the company was sold to Unilever in 2016. In January 2013, she became the new spokeswoman of Aveeno Skincare. She replaced Daniella van Graas as Aveeno's spokesmodel and became its new "face". Reportedly, Aniston is paid "eight figures" for her endorsement. For roughly $5 million she became the new face of Emirates airline in 2015, which was reportedly a success. For pharmaceutical company Shire, she appeared in a 2016 campaign raising awareness about chronic dry eye.

She appeared in the 1996 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers music video for "Walls", and in 2001, in Melissa Etheridge's music video for "I Want To Be in Love".[unreliable source?] She also appeared in a Heineken commercial.

Along with Brad Pitt and Brad Grey, CEO of Paramount Pictures, Aniston founded the film production company Plan B Entertainment in 2002, although she and Grey withdrew in 2005. In 2008, she and producer Kristin Hahn formed Echo Films.

Philanthropy

Aniston has been a celebrity advocate for numerous charities and received attention for her own donations. She has appeared in television commercials for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, and hosted September 2008's Stand Up to Cancer show. In the "It Can't Wait" campaign to free Burma, Aniston directed and starred in a video. She is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a nonprofit organization that helps raise money for Casa Hogar Sion, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico.

On April 14, 2007, Aniston received GLAAD's Vanguard Award for her contributions to increased visibility and understanding of the LGBT community. On Earth Day 2010, she joined Courteney Cox, Woody Harrelson, Ben Stiller and others, in "The Cove PSA: My Friend is...", an effort directed by Andres Useche to stop the slaughter of dolphins based on the documentary The Cove. In 2013, she was named the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) ambassador for the Saks Fifth Avenue Key to the Cure campaign, which raises funds for the EIF Women's Cancer Research Fund. In 2015, she supported the Comic Relief, Inc. charity. Other charities that Aniston has publicly supported include Clothes Off Our Back, Feeding America, EB Medical Research Foundation, Project A.L.S., OmniPeace, and the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.

Aniston donated $500,000 to Doctors Without Borders, Haitian health care provider Partners in Health and AmeriCares, and also participated in the Hope for Haiti Now telethon. She donated $500,000 to the Red Cross and another $500,000 to the Ricky Martin Foundation in 2017 to help victims of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.

After being honored by SmartWater in 2016 for her ongoing philanthropic work for St. Jude's, Aniston spoke of the importance of philanthropy in her life to InStyle magazine: "We live an extremely beautiful, fortunate life being able to do what we get to do for a living. And so it's a way of being able to be in a position to do something for people who are less able. It's something that makes my heart smile."

Acting credits and awards

Main articles: Jennifer Aniston filmography and List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Aniston

Aniston received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and nine SAG Award nominations for her role in Friends. From these, she won one of each. She also garnered a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her guest appearance in 30 Rock, while her performance in Cake earned her nominations at the Golden Globe and SAG awards. Aniston additionally won a SAG Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards for The Morning Show.

According to review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes and the box-office site Box Office Mojo, Aniston's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films are Office Space (1999), The Good Girl (2002), Bruce Almighty (2003), Friends with Money (2006), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), We're the Millers (2013), and Dumplin' (2018).

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in many Hollywood films, which have combined to earn more than $2 billion at the box office. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a further four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million.

Sandler's comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). He also voiced Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore in Eight Crazy Nights and Dracula in the first three films of the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2012–2018).

While some of his comedic films, including Jack and Jill (2011), have been panned, resulting in Sandler receiving nine Golden Raspberry Awards and 37 Raspberry Award nominations, more than any actor other than Sylvester Stallone, he has received critical acclaim for his dramatic performances in the dramedy films Spanglish (2004), Reign Over Me (2007), and Funny People (2009). He has also been roundly praised for his appearances in auteur led films including Punch-Drunk Love (2002) by Paul Thomas Anderson, Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), and the Safdie brothers' Uncut Gems (2019).

Early life

Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 9, 1966, to Judith "Judy" (née Levine), a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer. His family is Jewish and descends from Russian-Jewish immigrants on both sides. Sandler grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire, after moving there at the age of six. He attended Manchester Central High School. As a teen, Sandler was in BBYO, a Jewish youth group. Sandler graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988.

Career

1987–1995

Early in his career, in 1987, Sandler played Theo Huxtable's friend, Smitty, in The Cosby Show and the Stud Boy or Trivia Delinquent in the MTV game show Remote Control. After his film debut Going Overboard in 1989, Sandler performed in comedy clubs, having first taken the stage at his brother's urging when he was 17. He was discovered by comedian Dennis Miller, who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles and recommended him to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for SNL in 1990 and became a featured player the following year, making a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including "The Thanksgiving Song" and "The Chanukah Song". Sandler told Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show that NBC fired him and Chris Farley from the show in 1995, and played this up in his return to the show as a host in 2019.

In 1993, Adam Sandler appeared in the film Coneheads with Chris Farley, David Spade, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, and Jane Curtin. In 1994, he co-starred in Airheads with Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi.

1995–2007

Sandler starred in Billy Madison (1995) playing a grown man repeating grades 1–12 to earn back his father's respect and the right to inherit his father's multimillion-dollar hotel empire. The film was successful at the box office despite negative reviews. He followed this film with Bulletproof (1996), and the financially successful comedies Happy Gilmore (1996) and The Wedding Singer (1998). He was initially cast in the bachelor–party–themed comedy/thriller Very Bad Things (1998) but had to back out due to his involvement in The Waterboy (1998), one of his first hits.

Sandler formed his film production company, Happy Madison Productions, in 1999, first producing fellow SNL alumnus Rob Schneider's film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. The company has produced most of Sandler's subsequent films to date, and is located on the Sony/Columbia Pictures lot in Culver City, California. The majority of the company's films have received negative reviews from critics, with three considered to be among the worst ever made yet most have performed well at the box office. Others who frequently appear in Sandler films include David Spade, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, Chris Rock, John Turturro, Peter Dante, Allen Covert, Jonathan Loughran, and Jon Lovitz.

Although his earliest films did not receive favorable critical attention, he started to receive more positive reviews, beginning with Punch-Drunk Love in 2002. Roger Ebert's review of Punch-Drunk Love concluded that Sandler had been wasted in earlier films with poorly written scripts and characters with no development.

Sandler has moved outside the genre of slapstick comedy to take on more serious roles, such as the aforementioned Punch-Drunk Love, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe, and Mike Binder's Reign Over Me (2007), a drama about a man who loses his entire family during the September 11 attacks, and then struggles to rekindle a friendship with his old college roommate (Don Cheadle).

2007–2019

Sandler starred alongside friend Kevin James in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), and headlined You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008). The latter film was written by Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Robert Smigel, and directed by Dennis Dugan. That same year, Sandler starred along with Keri Russell and English comedian Russell Brand in Adam Shankman's children's fantasy film Bedtime Stories (2008), as a stressed hotel maintenance worker whose bedtime stories he reads to his niece and nephew begin to come true. It marked Sandler's first family film and first film under the Disney banner.

In 2009, Sandler starred in Judd Apatow's third directorial feature Funny People, a comedy-drama about a famous comedian (Sandler) with a terminal illness. The film was released on July 31, 2009. Following the release of Funny People, it, along with Punch-Drunk Love were cited in the June 2010 announcement that Sandler was one of 135 people (including 20 actors) invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In 2010, Sandler appeared in Grown Ups, alongside Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and David Spade. Sandler and Dickie Roberts scribe Fred Wolf wrote the script and Dennis Dugan directed the film. Sandler's recent comedy films, including Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2, have received strongly negative reviews. In reviewing the latter, critic Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times remarked that Sandler had become the antithesis of Judd Apatow; he was instead "the white Tyler Perry: smart enough to know better, savvy enough to do it anyway, lazy enough not to care." The following year, Sandler starred with Jennifer Aniston in the 2011 romantic comedy film Just Go with It. Sandler also voiced a capuchin monkey in Kevin James's Zookeeper, released on July 8, 2011. In 2012, he starred in That's My Boy, as a man who fathered a son (Andy Samberg) with his teacher portrayed by Eva Amurri, in high school. In 2013, he guest starred in the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie as himself in the episode entitled "Punched Dumped Love." He and Jessie star Cameron Boyce previously worked together in Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2; Sandler's 2020 film Hubie Halloween was dedicated to Boyce's memory. Sandler next reunited with Drew Barrymore in the Warner Bros. romantic comedy Blended, which was filmed in South Africa, and was released on May 23, 2014.

In October 2014, Netflix announced a four-movie deal with Adam Sandler and Happy Madison Productions. Also that year, Sandler co-starred in the drama film Men, Women & Children, directed by Jason Reitman. He was considered for the voice of Rocket Raccoon in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy but Bradley Cooper was cast instead.

In 2015, Sandler released his last theatrical film Pixels, based on French director Patrick Jean's 2010 short film of the same name, before transitioning into a distribution deal with Netflix. His first original film for Netflix was the Western comedy film The Ridiculous 6. Despite being universally panned by critics, on January 6, 2016, it was announced by Netflix that the film had been viewed more times in 30 days than any other movie in Netflix history. He starred in five additional films on Netflix between 2016 and 2020: The Do-Over (2016), Sandy Wexler (2017), The Week Of (2018), Murder Mystery (2019), and Hubie Halloween (2020).

He returned to dramatic territory in 2017 with Noah Baumbach's family drama The Meyerowitz Stories. In the film Sandler plays Danny Meyerowitz, who is unemployed and separated from his wife. His experiencing dysfunctional relationships with his brother played by Ben Stiller, his sister (Elizabeth Marvel), and his father portrayed by Dustin Hoffman. The film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where his performance received favorable notices from critics. Peter Debruge, film critic for Variety wrote of his performance that, "With no shtick to fall back on, Sandler is forced to act, and it’s a glorious thing to watch".

On May 4, 2019, Sandler made his first appearance as host of Saturday Night Live, ending the episode with a tribute to his friend and fellow former cast member Chris Farley. Sandler received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for his hosting stint.

2019–present

In December 2019, Sandler starred in the crime thriller drama Uncut Gems, directed by the Safdie brothers. The movie and Sandler's acting received critical acclaim and many end of year awards from critics, who noted this role as a career best for Sandler.

In January 2020, Netflix announced a new four-movie deal with Happy Madison Productions worth up to $275 million.

Public image

Sandler has been referenced multiple times in various media, including in the TV shows The Simpsons in the episode "Monty Can't Buy Me Love", in Family Guy in the episode "Stew-Roids", and in South Park in the episode "You're Getting Old". He was also referenced in the video game Half-Life: Opposing Force. The HBO series Animals episode "The Trial" features a mock court case to decide whether Sandler or Jim Carrey is a better comedian.

Personal life

Sandler has been married to Jacqueline "Jackie" Sandler (née Titone) since June 2003. She converted to Sandler's religion, Judaism. The couple has two daughters, Sadie (born May 2006) and Sunny (born November 2008). Sandler's wife and children often appear in his films.[46][47] Adam's nephew, Jared, has also been featured in his films, such as Pixels and Home Team.

In 2007, Sandler made a $1 million donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in his hometown, Manchester, New Hampshire.

Sandler is a supporter of the Republican Party.

Filmography

Main article: Adam Sandler filmography

This is a partial list of Sandler's film and television work.

Going Overboard (1989)

Saturday Night Live (1990–1995)

Coneheads (1993)

Airheads (1994)

Billy Madison (1995)

Happy Gilmore (1996)

The Wedding Singer (1998)

The Waterboy (1998)

Big Daddy (1999)

Little Nicky (2000)

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Mr. Deeds (2002)

Anger Management (2003)

50 First Dates (2004)

The Longest Yard (2005)

Click (2006)

Reign Over Me (2007)

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

Bedtime Stories (2008)

Funny People (2009)

Grown Ups (2010)

Just Go with It (2011)

Jack and Jill (2011)

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Grown Ups 2 (2013)

Blended (2014)

Pixels (2015)

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

Murder Mystery (2019)

Uncut Gems (2019)

Hubie Halloween (2020)

Jonah Hill Feldstein (born December 20, 1983) is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. He is known for his comedic roles in films including Superbad (2007), Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Funny People (2009), Get Him to the Greek (2010), The Sitter (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), This Is the End (2013), and 22 Jump Street (2014), as well as his dramatic performances in Moneyball (2011) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013); he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both of the latter films.

Hill ranked 28th on Forbes magazine's list of highest-paid actors from June 2014 to June 2015, at $16 million. In 2020, he was found to have sworn on film more than any other actor. As a screenwriter, he contributed to the stories of 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Sausage Party and Why Him? In 2018, he starred in the Netflix dark comedy miniseries Maniac; and made his directorial debut with the film Mid90s, from his own screenplay.

Hill has provided voices for Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Megamind (2010), How to Train Your Dragon (2010–2019), The Lego Movie (2014) and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).

Early life, family and education

Hill was born on December 20, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, to Sharon Lyn (née Chalkin), a costume designer and fashion stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. He has a younger sister, actress Beanie Feldstein (born 1993); their elder brother, Jordan Feldstein (1977–2017), was a music manager of Robin Thicke and Maroon 5 until his sudden death at age 40 from a DVT/pulmonary embolism. Their parents were originally from Long Island, New York, and the family vacationed in the Catskill Mountains. He and his siblings were raised in the wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood of Cheviot Hills, where he continues to reside, and attended the Center for Early Education, Brentwood School, and then Crossroads School,[14] in Santa Monica. He worked at Hot Rod Skateboard Shop on Westwood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Hill is Jewish, and he had a bar mitzvah ceremony.

After graduating from high school in 2002, he attended The New School and the University of Colorado Boulder, but he did not earn a degree.

Career

2000s: comedy roles

In college, Hill began writing his own plays and performing them in the Black and White bar in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. His plays developed a small following and helped him realize that his true desire was to act in films. He was befriended by Dustin Hoffman's children, Rebecca and Jake, who introduced him to their father. The elder Hoffman asked him to audition for a role in I Heart Huckabees, in which Hill made his film debut.

Hill then made a brief appearance in Judd Apatow's directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which led to his appearing in the role of a virgin video game tester in the comedy Grandma's Boy (2006), and roles in the comedies Accepted and Click, playing Adam Sandler's character's son in the latter. He had a larger supporting role in the Apatow-directed Knocked Up (2007). On television, he played the "RA Guy" on the first season of the Oxygen Network sitcom Campus Ladies, and guest-starred in an episode of Clark and Michael.

His first leading role was in the Apatow-produced comedy Superbad, where he appeared with Michael Cera, in roles based on the film's writers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. It is often cited as the film that launched both actors' careers. He followed it with an uncredited role as Dewey Cox's grown-up brother Nate in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story in December 2007. He hosted Saturday Night Live on March 15, 2008, featuring musical guest Mariah Carey.

He next starred in Judd Apatow's third directorial feature, Funny People (2009), which also starred Adam Sandler, Eric Bana and Seth Rogen. He played Cooker in Fred Wolf's Strange Wilderness. He was an associate producer of the 2009 Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary Brüno. He guest starred in The Simpsons episode "Pranks and Greens", portraying an immature man named Andy Hamilton who was hailed the best prankster in Springfield Elementary School history.

2010s

Seeking more work in independent film, Hill turned down a role as one of the three principals in The Hangover to work with directors Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass in Cyrus (2010).

In July 2011, he appeared at ESPN's ESPY Awards sporting a much slimmer physique, stating he had lost 40 pounds (18 kg). In November 2011, along with Sam Worthington and Dwight Howard, he starred in commercials for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, making his first appearance with his new look. Also in 2011, he created the Fox animated series Allen Gregory with Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. It received very negative reviews and was canceled by Fox on January 8, 2012.

In 2011, Hill starred in Bennett Miller's feature film Moneyball with Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It garnered favorable reviews. Critics noted Hill's performance as a departure from his usual comedy roles. He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture; and in late January 2012, received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the role.

In 2012, Hill co-starred with Channing Tatum in the film 21 Jump Street. It received an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Later that year, Hill starred in the film The Watch with Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.

In 2011, it was announced that Hill was in talks to appear in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained. Citing a possible conflict with his commitment to The Watch, Hill lamented that to act in a Tarantino movie was "the perfect next step" in his career. He was able to join the Django Unchained cast in a minor role, and it was released in 2012. He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012.

In 2013, Hill appeared in This Is the End as himself, and in the biographical film The Wolf of Wall Street, and received his second Academy Award nomination for his work on the latter. In an interview with Howard Stern on January 21, 2014, Hill said he had accepted SAG's minimum wage of US$60,000 for Wolf of Wall Street.

He voiced the Green Lantern in the adventure comedy The Lego Movie in February 2014, which blends computer animation and live action. He reprised his role as Morton Schmidt in 22 Jump Street (2014), the sequel to 21 Jump Street. His next performance was as Michael Finkel in the mystery thriller True Story (2015), with James Franco. In 2016, he played a surety agent for a production company in the Coen brothers' period comedy Hail, Caesar! and starred alongside Miles Teller in the biographical crime war comedy-drama War Dogs (2016) playing arms dealer Efraim Diveroli. In The Guardian, Wendy Ide wrote of his performance: "Jonah Hill is so repellent – all swagger, sweat and unapologetic sexism – in War Dogs, that for a while, you don't immediately realise what a blitzkrieg of a performance he delivers." That month, Hill also co-starred as a sausage named Carl in adult computer-animated comedy film Sausage Party, with Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, and James Franco.

Hill starred with Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black in Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot directed by Gus Van Sant. He directed the music video for Danny Brown's song "Ain't It Funny" in 2017, featuring Van Sant. Hill made his directorial debut from a screenplay he wrote with the film Mid90s (2018) starring Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, and Katherine Waterston. which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2018, and was positively received. It was theatrically released in the United States on October 19, 2018. Also in 2018, Hill starred as Owen Milgrim in the Netflix dark comedy miniseries Maniac alongside Emma Stone. In the October 2018 issue of Vanity Fair, he was named in the magazine's best dressed list. In 2019, Hill played Lewis, a heavily Southern-accented book agent, in the comedy The Beach Bum.

On September 23, 2019, it was reported that Hill was in final negotiations to play the villain in Matt Reeves's The Batman. However, an agreement was not reached and Hill eventually departed the project.

2020s

In 2020, Hill appeared alongside director Martin Scorsese in a commercial for Coca-Cola Energy, titled Show Up which aired during Super Bowl LIV.

It was also announced that Hill was cast in Adam McKay's political comedy satire Don't Look Up alongside Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, and Jennifer Lawrence. Streep let it be known on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that she will be playing the President of the United States, with Hill playing the role of her son and Chief of Staff. The film is set around a global catastrophe and is described by Streep as a Dr. Strangelove type of satirical film and a "metaphor for global warming". The film was filmed in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 pandemic and was released on Netflix in December 2021. In November 2021, Hill was cast as Jerry Garcia in the biopic feature of the Grateful Dead directed by Martin Scorsese. He will also produce the project under his Strong Baby banner along with Matt Dines.

Writing

Hill wanted to be a writer since he was young, dreaming of joining the writing teams of The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live and The Larry Sanders Show. At one point, Hill was writing a screenplay with close friend and I Heart Huckabees co-star Jason Schwartzman. At another, he was writing Pure Imagination, a comedy for Sony about a man who develops an imaginary friend after a traumatic experience. Filming was expected to begin in 2008, but it has been in development since then. Hill was a co-producer on the movie Brüno, and did some writing for Sacha Baron Cohen, who "taught him how to become a better writer". Hill co-wrote the treatment for the 2012 film 21 Jump Street with screenwriter Michael Bacall.

Writing and directing

Hill both wrote and directed (but did not appear in) the 2018 coming-of-age film Mid90s.

Personal life

In July 2011, Hill appeared at the 2011 ESPN ESPY Awards, having lost a significant amount of weight, which he later stated he had done to seek more serious roles. He explained that he had consulted with a trainer and a nutritionist, and had changed his diet to mainly sushi. He is also known to train Brazilian jiu jitsu, and described it as "humbling." In October 2019, he became engaged to Gianna Santos, but they ended the engagement in October 2020. Hill says: "TM (Transcendental Meditation) along with surfing, I'd say that those two things have changed my happiness level and my ability to cope with stress, anxiety and depression. Those two things in tandem have really helped."

In 2016 Architectural Digest reported that Hill bought a four-bedroom loft in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

In October 2021, Hill asked fans to stop making comments about his physical appearance, stating: "I know you mean well but I kindly ask that you not comment on my body, good or bad I want to politely let you know it's not helpful and doesn't feel good. Much respect."

Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American podcaster, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator, comedian, actor, and former television presenter. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast that he launched in 2009 in which he discusses topics such as current events, politics, philosophy, comedy, and hobbies with a variety of guests.

Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey, and began his career in comedy in August 1988 in the Boston area. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1994, he signed an exclusive developmental deal with Disney, and appeared as an actor on several television shows including Hardball and NewsRadio. In 1997, he started working for the UFC as an interviewer and color commentator. He released his first comedy special, I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday ..., in 2000, and hosted the game show Fear Factor from 2001 to 2006.

After leaving Fear Factor, Rogan focused on his stand-up career and hosted more comedy specials. He launched The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009; by 2015, it was one of the most popular podcasts in the world, regularly receiving millions of views per episode. Spotify obtained exclusive rights to The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 for US$100 million. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rogan drew controversy for hosting physicians who provided misinformation regarding COVID-19 and its vaccines, as well as for using racist language in reference to African Americans.

Early life

Joseph James Rogan was born on August 11, 1967, in Newark, New Jersey, US. He is of three-quarters Italian and one-quarter Irish descent. His father, Joseph, is a former police officer in Newark. Rogan's parents divorced when he was five, and he has not been in contact with his father since he was seven. Rogan recalled: "All I remember of my dad are these brief, violent flashes of domestic violence ... But I don't want to complain about my childhood. Nothing bad ever really happened to me ... I don't hate the guy." From ages seven to eleven he lived in San Francisco, California, after which his family moved to Gainesville, Florida. They later settled outside Boston in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, where Rogan attended Newton South High School, from which he graduated in 1985.

Rogan participated in Little League Baseball and developed an interest in martial arts in his early teens. He recalled being "terrified of being a loser" as a child, and martial arts, "gave me not just confidence, but also a different perspective of myself and what I was capable of. I knew that I could do something I was terrified of, and that was really difficult, and that I could excel at it. It was a big deal for me." Martial arts were, "the first thing that ever gave me hope that I wasn't going to be a loser. So I really, really gravitated toward it." At age 14, Rogan took up karate and, a year later, started Taekwondo. When he was 19, he won the US Open Championship taekwondo tournament as a lightweight. He was a Massachusetts full-contact state champion for four consecutive years and became a Taekwondo instructor. Rogan also practiced amateur kickboxing and held a 2–1 record; he retired from competition at age 21 as he began to suffer from frequent headaches and feared he might sustain worse injuries.

He attended the University of Massachusetts Boston but found it pointless and dropped out early. He lived in the Boston area until he was 24.

Rogan had no intention of being a professional stand-up comedian, and initially considered a career in kickboxing. He was a fan of comedy from a young age, and comedian Richard Pryor's film Live on the Sunset Strip affected him "in such a profound way. Nothing had made me laugh like that." Rogan's friends from gym and Taekwondo school, who he would make laugh with impressions and jokes, convinced him to have a go at stand-up comedy. At 21, after six months preparing material and practicing his delivery, he performed his first stand-up routine on August 27, 1988, at an open-mic night at a Stitches comedy club in Boston.

While living in Boston and working on his stand-up, Rogan held several jobs to secure himself financially, including teaching martial arts at Boston University and in Revere, Massachusetts, delivering newspapers, driving a limousine, doing construction work, and completing duties for a private investigator. Meanwhile, his blue comedy style earned him gigs at bachelor parties and strip clubs. One night, Rogan convinced the owner of a comedy club in Boston to allow him to try a new, five-minute routine. At the show was talent manager Jeff Sussman, who liked Rogan's act and offered to become his manager. Rogan accepted Sussman's offer.

In 1990, Rogan moved to New York City. As a full-time comedian, he was "scratching and grinding" for money, and stayed with his grandfather in Newark for the first six months. Rogan later cited Richard Jeni, Lenny Bruce, Sam Kinison and Bill Hicks as comedy influences.

1994–1999: Hardball and NewsRadio

In 1994, Rogan relocated to Los Angeles where his first national television spot followed on the MTV comedy show Half-Hour Comedy Hour. The appearance led to the network offering him a three-year exclusive contract and a role in a pilot episode of a "dopey game show" for $500. Rogan declined, but it prompted Sussman to send tapes of Rogan's performances to several networks, which sparked a bidding war. After a period of negotiation, Rogan accepted a development deal with the Disney network. He secured his first major acting role in the 1994 nine-episode Fox sitcom Hardball as Frank Valente, a young, ego-centric star player on a professional baseball team. Rogan called the hiring process "weird", as the network had no idea if he could act until he was asked by Dean Valentine, then-president of Walt Disney Television, to whom he replied: "If you can lie, you can act, and if you can lie to crazy girlfriends, you can act under pressure." The filming schedule was a new experience for Rogan, who started to work 12-hour days. Rogan later said: "It was a great show on paper until a horrible executive producer with a big ego was hired by Fox to run the show and he re-wrote it." Around this time, Rogan began performing at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and was hired as a paid regular by owner Mitzi Shore. He performed at the club for the next 13 years for free and paid for the venue's new sound system.

From 1995 to 1999, Rogan starred in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio as Joe Garrelli, an electrician and handyman at the show's fictional news radio station. The role was originally set to be played by actor Ray Romano; Romano was let go from the cast after one rehearsal, and Rogan was brought in. The switch caused Rogan to work with the show's writers to help develop the character before the show was set to launch, which he later described as a "very dumbed-down, censored version" of himself. Rogan befriended fellow cast member Phil Hartman who confided his marital problems to him. Rogan claimed he tried to persuade Hartman to divorce his wife five times, but "he loved his kids and didn't want to leave." In 1998, Hartman was murdered by his wife. The loss affected Rogan's ability to perform stand-up, and he cancelled a week of scheduled gigs. Rogan later saw acting as an easy job, but grew tired of "playing the same character every week", and only did so for the money. He later viewed his time on NewsRadio as "a dream gig" that allowed him to earn money while working on his stand-up as often as he could. During the series, he worked on a pilot for a show entitled Overseas.

1997–2006: UFC commentator and Fear Factor

Rogan began working for the mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship as a backstage and post-fight interviewer. His first show took place at UFC 12: Judgement Day in Dothan, Alabama on February 7, 1997. He became interested in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1994 after watching Royce Gracie fight at UFC 2: No Way Out, and landed the position at the organization as Sussman was friends with its co-creator and original producer, Campbell McLaren. He quit after two years as his salary could not cover the cost of traveling to the events, which were often held in rural locations at the time.

After the UFC was taken over by Zuffa in 2001, Rogan attended some events and became friends with its new president Dana White, who offered him a job as a color commentator. However, Rogan initially declined as he "just wanted to go to the fights and drink". In 2002, White was able to hire Rogan for free in exchange for prime event tickets for him and his friends. After about 15 free gigs as a commentator, Rogan accepted pay for the job, working alongside Mike Goldberg until the end of 2016. Rogan won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Award for Best Television Announcer twice, and was named MMA Personality of the Year four times by the World MMA Awards.

In 1999, Rogan secured a three-album deal with Warner Bros. Records and began tentative plans to star in his own prime-time televised sitcom on Fox named The Joe Rogan Show. The show, co-written by Seinfeld writer Bill Masters, was to feature Rogan as "a second-string sportscaster who lands a spot as the token male on a View-style women's show". In December 1999, he recorded his first stand-up comedy album in two shows at the Comedy Connection at Faneuil Hall in Boston, which was released as I'm Gonna Be Dead Some Day... in August 2000. It received national exposure on The Howard Stern Show and downloads from Napster. "Voodoo Punanny", a song Rogan wrote after Warner suggested to produce a song they could play on the radio, was subsequently released as a single. Around this time, Rogan also worked on ideas for a film and a cartoon with his comedian friend Chris McGuire, and began to operate a blog on his website, JoeRogan.net, which he used to discuss various topics that helped him develop his stand-up routines.

In 2001, the development of Rogan's television show was interrupted after he accepted an offer from NBC to host the American edition of Fear Factor. He declined initially as he thought the network would not air such a program due to its content, but Sussman convinced him to accept. Rogan later said that the main reason he accepted was to obtain observations and anecdotes for his stand-up comedy. The show increased Rogan's national exposure which caused turnouts at his stand-up gigs to grow. Fear Factor ran for an initial six seasons from 2001 to 2006.

Rogan's role as host of Fear Factor led to further television opportunities. In 2002, he appeared on the episode "A Beautiful Mind" of Just Shoot Me as Chris, the boyfriend of lead character Maya Gallo. In December 2002, Rogan was the emcee for the 2002 Blockbuster Hollywood Spectacular, a Christmas parade in Hollywood. In February 2003, Rogan became the new co-host of The Man Show on Comedy Central for its fifth season from August 2003, with fellow comedian Doug Stanhope, following the departure of original hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla. A year into the show, however, the hosts entered disagreements with Comedy Central and the show's producers over content. Rogan recalled: "I was a little misled ... I was told: 'Show nudity, and we'll blur it out. Swear and we'll bleep it out.' That hasn't been the case". The show ended in 2004. Around this time Rogan entered talks to host his own radio show, but they came to nothing due to his already busy schedule.

2005–2009: Comedy specials

In 2005, actor Wesley Snipes challenged Rogan to a cage fight. Rogan trained for the event for five months before Snipes backed out following an investigation by the IRS for alleged tax evasion. Rogan believed Snipes needed a quick payout to alleviate his debt.

After Fear Factor, Rogan focused his career on his stand-up comedy, as concentrating on television had made him feel lazy and uninspired to work on new material for his act. With the money he had earned from television, Rogan hired two people full-time to film him and his comedy friends on tour, and release clips on his website for his JoeShow web series. In May 2005, Rogan signed a deal with the Endeavor Talent Agency. Two months later, he filmed his second stand-up comedy special, Joe Rogan: Live, in Phoenix, Arizona. The special premiered on Showtime in 2007.

In 2005, Rogan wrote a blog entry on his website accusing comedian Carlos Mencia of joke thievery, a claim he had made since 1993. The situation culminated in February 2007 when Rogan confronted Mencia on stage at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. A video of the incident was uploaded onto YouTube and included evidence and comments from other comedians, including George Lopez, "The Reverend" Bob Levy, Bobby Lee and Ari Shaffir. The incident led to Rogan's talent agent expelling him as a client of The Gersh Agency, who also managed Mencia, and his ban from The Comedy Store, causing him to relocate his regular venue to the Hollywood Improv Comedy Club. Rogan later said that every comic he had talked to was happy and thankful that he did it, and went on to sign with William Morris Agency. Rogan returned to The Comedy Store in 2013 to support Shaffir in the filming of his first special.[citation needed]

In April 2007, Comedy Central Records released Rogan's fourth comedy special, Shiny Happy Jihad. The set was recorded in September 2006 at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, and contains excerpts of an improvised Q&A session with the audience that was typical of Rogan's act at the time.

2009–present: Latest endeavors and podcast

Rogan hosted short-lived CBS show Game Show in My Head that aired for eight episodes in January 2009. It was produced by Ashton Kutcher. The show involved contestants who try to convince people to perform or take part in increasingly bizarre situations for money. He agreed to host the show as the idea intrigued him, calling it "a completely mindless form of entertainment".

In 2010, Rogan accused comedian Dane Cook of joke thievery.

In 2011, Rogan resumed his role as Fear Factor host for its seventh and final season, until 2012. Rogan took the job as he "would hate to see somebody else do it." Later in 2011, Rogan played his first major film character, Gale, in the comedy film Zookeeper. He was also working on a book around this time that he tentatively titled Irresponsible Advice from a Man with No Credibility, based on his blog entries on his website.[19] Rogan played himself in Here Comes the Boom, another action-comedy film starring Kevin James that was released in 2012.

In December 2012, Rogan released his sixth comedy special Live from the Tabernacle exclusively as a download on his website for $5. He was inspired to release it that way after Louis C.K. had done the same thing.

In 2013, Rogan hosted the television show Joe Rogan Questions Everything on the SyFy network which aired for six episodes. The show covered topics discussed on his podcasts, including the existence of Bigfoot and UFOs, and featured several comedians, experts, and scientists with the aim of trying to "put some subjects to bed ... with an open-minded perspective". SyFy accepted to produce the show without a pilot episode. The production team gave Rogan some creative control over the program and aimed to present it in his own words where possible.

The Joe Rogan Experience

Main article: The Joe Rogan Experience

In December 2009, Rogan launched a free podcast with his friend and fellow comedian Brian Redban. The first episode was recorded on December 24 and was initially a live weekly broadcast on Ustream, with Rogan and Redban "sitting in front of laptops bullshitting". By August 2010, the podcast was named The Joe Rogan Experience and entered the list of Top 100 podcasts on iTunes, and in 2011, was picked up by SiriusXM Satellite Radio. The podcast features an array of guests who discuss current events, politics, philosophy, comedy, hobbies and numerous other topics. In January 2015, the podcast was downloaded over 11 million times. By October that year, the podcast was downloaded 16 million times each month, making it one of the most popular free podcasts.

On May 19, 2020, Rogan announced that he had signed a multi-year licensing deal with Spotify, worth an estimated $100 million, making it one of the largest licensing agreements in the podcast business. The deal made The Joe Rogan Experience available on Spotify starting from September 1, 2020, and from January 2021, exclusive on the platform. Clips from the video version will continue to be available on YouTube.

In February 2022, Spotify removed more than 70 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience.

Personal life

Rogan married Jessica Ditzel, a former cocktail waitress, in 2009. The couple have two daughters; the first was born in 2008 and the second in 2010. Rogan is also a stepfather to Ditzel's daughter from a previous relationship. The family moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2008, where they lived for four months, but returned to Southern California when his wife became pregnant. They settled in Bell Canyon, California, where Rogan had lived since early 2003. They purchased a new home in the area for almost $5 million in mid-2018. In 2020, the family moved into a $14 million home on Lake Austin, Texas.

He has vitiligo on his hands and feet.[12]

Rogan became interested in jiu-jitsu after watching Royce Gracie fight at UFC 2: No Way Out in 1994. In 1996, Rogan began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Carlson Gracie at his school in Hollywood, California. He is a black belt under Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, a style of no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and a black belt in gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado.

Rogan was raised Roman Catholic, having attended Catholic school in first grade, but has since abandoned following any organized religion and identifies as agnostic. In October 2019, during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Rogan confirmed that he is a cousin of My Chemical Romance lead vocalist Gerard Way, although they have never met.

In January 2020, Rogan went on a carnivore diet for the entire month, only eating grass-feed beef, elk, eggs, and vitamins and supplements such as amino acids and fish oil. As a result of this diet, Rogan said that he lost 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) and said he experienced an increase in energy and relief from some prior health issues. However, Rogan admitted that this diet also negatively impacted his digestive system. In January 2022, Rogan announced that he would go on a meat and fruit diet for the entire month.

Views

Political positions

In 2020, CNN described Rogan as "libertarian-leaning". Rogan has said that he holds a wide variety of political views and does not easily fall on any particular side of the political spectrum. He has described himself as socially liberal, saying that he supports same-sex marriage, gay rights, women's rights, recreational drug use, universal health care, and universal basic income, but also supports gun rights and the Second Amendment. Rogan describes himself as a strong supporter of freedom of speech, and has criticized what he describes as "cancel culture" and what he perceives to be suppression of those who hold right-wing views in the television and film industry. He has also criticized what he describes as an American foreign policy of military adventurism.

Rogan endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign and voted for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He endorsed Bernie Sanders during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, but ended up voting for Jo Jorgensen in the general election. Rogan has criticized political polarization in the United States and accused American liberals of hoping for former U.S. President Donald Trump to fail simply because they disliked his persona. [non-primary source needed]

2020 presidential election

Rogan publicly supported Tulsi Gabbard and encouraged her to run for the U.S. presidency in 2020. On January 21, 2020, Rogan said he would "probably" vote for Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primary, adding, "He's been insanely consistent his entire life." Sanders was criticized by fellow Democrats for touting Rogan's endorsement during the 2020 presidential campaign, including by MoveOn, which referred to Rogan as "someone known for promoting transphobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, racism and misogyny". The Human Rights Campaign called on Sanders to reject Rogan's endorsement.

After Sanders dropped out of the race, Rogan said he would "rather vote for Trump than Biden" adding that "I don't think [Biden] can handle anything." He claimed that he was concerned that Biden, who turned 78 shortly after Election Day, lacked the cognitive ability needed to run the United States and would not be able to handle the pressure of the presidency. Rogan criticized Biden for his verbal slip-ups, which he described as "not a normal way to communicate, unless you're high". Rogan has stated "Biden, to me, is like having a flashlight with a dying battery and going for a long hike in the woods, it is not going to work out. It's not going to make it." Donald Trump subsequently retweeted Rogan's comments on Biden's mental fitness.

Rogan offered to moderate a four-hour debate with Trump and Biden in an effort to avoid what he referred to as media bias; Trump said he would be willing to do such a debate. A Change.org petition was started "to elect Joe Rogan as the moderator for the 2020 Presidential Debate," claiming that Rogan was qualified to handle the debates because he is nonpartisan. The petition received over 300,000 signatures.

Rogan later revealed during a live election night podcast that he voted for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen.

Drugs and spirituality

Rogan supports the legalized use of cannabis and believes it holds numerous benefits. He hosted the documentary film The Union: The Business Behind Getting High and was featured in Marijuana: A Chronic History and The Culture High. He also supports the use of LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and DMT toward the exploration and enhancement of consciousness, as well as introspection. He was the presenter in the 2010 documentary, DMT: The Spirit Molecule.

Rogan has an interest in sensory deprivation and using an isolation tank. He has stated that his personal experiences with meditation in isolation tanks have helped him explore the nature of consciousness as well as improve his performance in various physical and mental activities and overall well-being.

Other views and advocacy

Rogan is an avid hunter and is part of the "Eat What You Kill" movement, which attempts to move away from factory farming and the mistreatment of animals raised for food.

Rogan is opposed to routine infant circumcision and has claimed there is a lack of significant scientific evidence for any benefits to the practice, which he considers not entirely different from female genital mutilation due to its non-consensual nature.

Rogan has been an outspoken critic of trans women fighting cisgender women in MMA matches.

Controversies

COVID-19

In April 2021, in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rogan stated his belief that young and healthy people should not get vaccinated against COVID-19. Rogan was criticized by White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci, who accused him of making misleading comments regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. Subsequently, Rogan backed down on his statement, and called himself a "moron" and "not a respected source of information".

In August 2021, Rogan expressed concern that means of mitigation such as vaccine passports would bring society "one step closer to dictatorship".

On September 1, 2021, Rogan tested positive for the virus. Soon after, he released an online video reporting on the status of his condition and stating that he had begun a regimen including monoclonal antibodies, prednisone, azithromycin, NAD drip, a vitamin drip, as well as ivermectin, a drug usually taken to treat parasitic infestations and not endorsed by medical experts as an effective treatment for COVID-19. This caused some controversy due to a recent spike in poison-related hospitalizations of people who had self-medicated with an over-the-counter form of ivermectin designed to treat ailments in livestock, which typically has a significantly larger dosage. Rogan criticized CNN for describing ivermectin as a "horse dewormer". Outpatient prescribing of ivermectin had recently increased significantly due to the unproven claim that it is effective against COVID-19. The FDA called this trend "disturbing". On September 3, 2021, Rogan tested negative for the virus.

In January 2022, 270 scientists, physicians, professors, doctors, and healthcare workers wrote an open letter to Spotify expressing concern over "false and societally harmful assertions" on the The Joe Rogan Experience and asked Spotify to "establish a clear and public policy to moderate misinformation on its platform." The 270 signatories took issue with Rogan "broadcasting misinformation, particularly regarding the COVID-19 pandemic" and more specifically "a highly controversial episode featuring guest Dr. Robert Malone (#1757). The episode has been criticized for promoting baseless conspiracy theories, including "an unfounded theory that societal leaders have 'hypnotized' the public." The signatories further assert that "Dr. Malone is one of two recent JRE guests who has compared pandemic policies to the Holocaust. These actions are not only objectionable and offensive, but also medically and culturally dangerous." The signatories also note that Malone was suspended from Twitter "for spreading misinformation about COVID-19".

On January 24, 2022, musician Neil Young posted an open letter threatening to remove his music from Spotify if they did not remove the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience from their service. The podcast, one of Spotify's most popular, has been criticized for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. Young wrote that "Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform". On January 26, Spotify removed Young's music; a spokesperson said Spotify wanted "all the world's music and audio content to be available to Spotify users" and that it had a "great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators". According to Newsweek, Young had 6,057,481 monthly listeners on Spotify, while The Joe Rogan Experience has an estimated 11 million listeners per episode. On January 29, Joni Mitchell removed her catalogue from Spotify in support of long-time friend and fellow polio survivor "Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue". In response to the controversy, Rogan said that he would try harder to maintain a neutral point of view in his podcasts, and said that he agreed with Spotify adding a disclaimer to the beginning of his videos.[

Use of racial slurs

In February 2022, footage of Rogan using racial slurs, including the N-word, in reference to African Americans emerged. Rogan apologized, calling his language "regretful and shameful". Spotify removed over 70 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience following Rogan's apology.

Filmography and discography

Television

Year Title Role Notes

1994 Hardball Frank Valente

1995–1999 NewsRadio Joe Garrelli

1996 MADtv Himself, guest appearance Season 2, Episode 7

1997 Bruce Testones, Fashion Photographer Writer, himself

1997–present Ultimate Fighting Championship Interviewer (1997–2002)

Color commentator (2002–present)

2001–2002 Late Friday Host

2001–2006

2011–2012 Fear Factor Host

2002 Just Shoot Me! Chris "A Beautiful Mind"

2003 Good Morning, Miami Himself Season 1, Episode 17: "Fear and Loathing in Miami"

2003–2004 The Man Show Himself Host

2003–2004 Chappelle's Show Himself Season 1, Episode 4

Season 2, Episode 12

2003–2007 Last Comic Standing Celebrity talent scout

2005–2008 The Ultimate Fighter Announcer

2006 Inside the UFC Host

2007–2009 UFC Wired Host

2009 Game Show in My Head Host

2012–2013 UFC Ultimate Insider Himself

2013 Joe Rogan Questions Everything Host

2015 Silicon Valley Himself Season 2, Episode 6: "Homicide"

Feature films and documentaries

Year Title Role

2002 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Himself, cameo

2007 The Union: The Business Behind Getting High Himself

2007 American Drug War: The Last White Hope Himself

2010 DMT: The Spirit Molecule Himself

2010 Venus & Vegas Richie

2011 Zookeeper Gale

2012 Here Comes the Boom Himself

2017 Bright Himself

Comedy specials

Year Title Format

2000 I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday ... CD

2000 "Voodoo Punanny" CD single

2001 Live from the Belly of the Beast DVD

2006 Joe Rogan: Live DVD

2007 Shiny Happy Jihad CD

2010 Talking Monkeys in Space CD, DVD

2012 Live from the Tabernacle Online

2014 Rocky Mountain High Comedy Central special, online

2016 Triggered Netflix[133]

2018 Strange Times Netflix

Video games

Year Title Role

2014 EA Sports UFC Himself

2016 EA Sports UFC 2 Himself

2018 EA Sports UFC 3 Himself

Awards and honors

Teen Choice Award

Choice TV Reality/Variety Host for Fear Factor (2003, Nominated)

World MMA Awards

2011 MMA Personality of the Year

2012 MMA Personality of the Year

2014 MMA Personality of the Year

2015 MMA Personality of the Year

2016 MMA Personality of the Year

2017 MMA Personality of the Year

2019 – July 2020 MMA Personality of the Year

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Best Television Announcer (2010, 2011)

Danil "Dendi" Ishutin is a Ukrainian professional Dota 2 and former DotA player. After spending majority of his professional career playing for Natus Vincere, he departed the active roster for the first time in September 2018 and left the organization in August 2019. In January 2020, he founded a new organization, B8.

Biography

Born in Lviv, Ukraine, Dendi got an early start with competitive gaming in net cafes when his elder brother married, moved out and took the family's PC with him. Dabbling with Counter-Strike first, he soon found Warcraft 3 where he played in local tournaments and built a love for the competition and a thirst to be the best. Though he was quite successful in Warcraft 3 and even won a few local championships in Lviv, he knew he had found his calling when he stumbled upon DotA. He picked up the game quickly and played it almost exclusively over the next few months.

Beginning with learning only supports, he practiced heavily and was quickly vouched to the IHCS1 league and soon created his own team for tournaments in Lviv. After he led his team to a championship in Kiev, he was drafted by a team called "Wolker.Gaming" and began his professional career at 17.

DotA

Dendi started playing professionally with WG in 2006. He was a part of the Ukrainian squad that finished third in MYM Prime Nations the same year. Only a few months later WG made it to the grand final of one of the most prestigious tournaments at the time; MYM Prime Defending. When Kingsurf.international merged with WG the next year he became a full-time member of Ks.int. In late 2008 he joined DTS, only to return to Ks.int in March 2009. Three months later though, Dendi returned to DTS. The team would end up finishing 2nd at ESWC 2010. At the end of 2010, Dendi and DTS finished 3rd at the prestigious WDC 2010. Dendi joined Natus Vincere at the end of 2010.

Dota 2

Dendi started his Dota 2 career with Na'Vi, who quickly established themselves as one of the best teams in the world by winning The International 2011. Na'Vi continued to dominate and won many tournaments in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. Dendi was the center of Na'Vi's consistent stable and skilled rosters, with his performance greatly contributing to their success.

The Natus Vincere Dota 2 team achieved significant success with Dendi as their midlaner during the first few years of the game; they finished as the runners-up for both The International 2012 and The International 2013, losing out to Invictus Gaming and Alliance, respectively. 2013 would mark the last year of Na'Vi and Dendi's dominance in the Dota 2 scene, as they only recorded two LAN victories since January 2014. The International 2014 saw Na'Vi and Dendi finishing the tournament outside of the top 2 for the first time and the following two Internationals, TI 5 and TI 6, they would finish in last place. The results would deteriorate further, as they would fail to even qualify for The International 2017, they failed to advance out of the group stage of the regional qualifiers. This marked the first year of The International tournaments without Dendi attending as a player. The 2017/18 season started of promising for Dendi and Na'Vi, who dominated the CIS scene in the early months, crowning their improving results with their second LAN victory since 2014. However, the second half of the season saw the roster break apart and finally the team would fail to even reach the regional qualifiers for The International 2018, after losing in the open qualifier.

Four years of roster instability and poor results finally took their toll on the reputation of the Na'Vi organization and on Dendi's status as a legendary player and a top tier midlaner. After 8 years playing mid on Na'Vi, Dendi was finally removed from the active roster in September 2018. However, Dendi vowed to continue playing professionally. After a brief stint on Tigers, Dendi joined The Pango.

In January 2020 Dendi founded his own organization called B8.

Trivia

Started his professional career as support player.

He was featured in a Valve film called Free to Play, showing a gamer's perspective into competitive Dota 2.[9]

Dendi is first person in the history of Dota 2 to participate in six Internationals under one organisation.[10]

Snuck himself into the The International 2015 All-Star Match as one of the players chosen from the crowd.

Statistics

Dendi broke the record for most games played with one team at 25 December 2015, with (1039) games under Natus Vincere's banner (Previously held by Silent, who played 1037 games for Team Empire.) When he left the active roster, Dendi had played 1560 games with Navi.

Achievements

As Player

As Broadcast Talent

Show All

Date Place Tier Tournament Team Result Prize

2017-11-22 1st Tier 2 Adrenaline Cyber League Adrenaline Cyber League Natus Vincere 3 : 1 Virtus.pro $65,000

2016-07-24 1st Tier 1 SLi StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 Natus Vincere 3 : 1 Team Secret $135,000

2016-06-19 2nd Tier 1 ESL One ESL One Frankfurt 2016 Natus Vincere 0 : 3 OG $62,909

2014-11-02 1st Tier 1 Dota 2 Champions League Dota 2 Champions League Season 4 Natus Vincere 3 : 0 Team Tinker $38,118

2014-07-19 7 - 8th Tier 1 The International The International 2014 Natus Vincere 1 : 2 Cloud9 $518,889

2014-04-15 1st Tier 1 Dota 2 Champions League Dota 2 Champions League Season 2 Natus Vincere 3 : 1 Cloud9 $61,500

2014-01-19 1st Tier 1 StarLadder StarSeries StarLadder StarSeries Season 8 Natus Vincere 3 : 1 Alliance $62,000

2013-08-11 2nd Tier 1 The International The International 2013 Natus Vincere 2 : 3 Alliance $632,364

2012-09-02 2nd Tier 1 The International The International 2012 Natus Vincere 1 : 3 Invictus Gaming $250,000

2011-08-21 1st Tier 1 The International The International 2011 Natus Vincere 3 : 1 EHOME $1,000,000

Johan Sundstein, better known as N0tail, is a Danish professional Dota 2 player for OG. As a member of OG, he has played in four iterations of The International, winning in 2018 and 2019, and has also won four Major championships.

Early years

Sundstein was born and raised in Denmark to Faroese parents former Faroese prime minister Jógvan Sundstein is his grandfather. Sundstein first began playing video games when he was two years old. Sundstein left high school early to fully devote himself to esports. Notail became one of the youngest professional Heroes of Newerth player at the early age of 15, playing the role of solo middle back then. He started by playing random pub games on HoN servers and later on decided to match up with Jascha "NoVa" Markuse and Tal "Fly" Aizik. They were recognized by the manager of Fnatic, who took them under his wing as an unofficial side project. This set off the beginning of Johan's professional career in esports.

Professional career

Heroes of Newerth

N0tail, at the age of 15, met Jascha "NoVa" Markuse and Tal "Fly" Aizik in-game where they decided to start playing together. The trio became an unofficial side project of Fnatic manager Danijel "StreeT" Remus. After changes in the existing Fnatic Heroes of Newerth roster and the performance of N0tail and his friends, the group merged with the original Fnatic players Henrik "FreshPro" Hansen and Kalle "Trixi" Saarinen. Soon, the squad began to achieve wins in online tournaments, obtaining their first LAN victory in DreamHack Winter 2011. Along with his team Johan was able to secure 1st place victories in four consecutive DreamHack events.

Dota 2

Due to decreasing activity in the professional Heroes of Newerth scene, N0tail decided to transfer to Fnatic's European Dota 2 team together with Jascha Markuse, Tal Aizik and Adrian Kryeziu on March 30, 2012. After a hard start to DotA, N0tail and his team Fnatic.EU won Thor Open LAN on December 9, 2012, beating No Tidehunter, now known as Alliance. Since Fnatic.EU won the LAN, they mostly dominated the pro scene until The International 2013, in which they placed 7-8th after losing to team Orange, which turned out to currently be the Fnatic squad.

One year later after not winning any premier tournaments and placing 13-14th in The International 2014, N0tail announced that he is leaving Fnatic together with Fly to create Team Secret, inviting Puppey, s4, and Kuroky to join. After a number of good finishes in five tournaments, Puppey decided to kick N0tail for Arteezy in preparation of the Dota 2 Asia Championships. N0tail decided to join Cloud9, replacing Aui 2000. Following multiple disappointing finishes and 9-12th place in The International 2015, Cloud9 released its squad. On August 28, 2015, it was announced that N0tail, together with his teammate Fly which was also kicked from Team Secret, have created (monkey) Business, a team featuring Miracle-, MoonMeander, Cr1t-, Fly, and N0tail.

Following promising performances, (monkey) Business proceeded to become OG. They quickly became the first team to defend a Major title in Dota 2 history after winning the Autumn Major in 2016. Later on, the team managed to become the first ever four times Major champion and the first ever two times champion of The International event.

Despite a slow start during The International 2018's group stage, OG finished fourth and were seeded into the upper bracket of the main event. Considered underdogs during their entire time at the event, OG and Sundstein advanced to the grand finals and won the tournament by defeating PSG.LGD in the best-of-five series 3–2. The following year, he won The International 2019, making him and the rest of the team the first repeat winners of an International. After winning The International 2018 and 2019, N0tail was featured in Forbes 30 under 30 category at the age of 25.

Achievements

Place Tournament Date

7-8 The International 2013 August 2013

13-14 The International 2014 July 2014

9-12 The International 2015 August 2015

1st Place Frankfurt Major December 2015

7 Shanghai Major March 2016

1st Place Manila Major June 2016

1st Place ESL One Frankfurt 2016[19] June 2016

9-12 The International 2016 August 2016

1st Place Boston Major December 2016

1st Place Kiev Major April 2017

7-8 The International 2017 August 2017

1st Place Mars Dota League Macau December 2017

1st Place The International 2018 August 2018

1st Place The International 2019 August 2019

2nd Place Los Angeles Major April 2020

Биография

Каждый заядлый киноман наверняка знает имя маленького харизматичного актера Дэнни Де Вито, который уже на протяжении порядка пятидесяти лет радует зрителей примечательными ролями. В его творческой биографии более ста работ, и с течением времени фильмография этого актера неустанно растет. Мало кто знает, что Дэнни – мужчина, который сделал себя сам, можно сказать, что низкорослый итальянец – пример типичной «американской мечты», когда человек благодаря труду и упорству восходит на «Олимп» кинематографа.

Biography

Детство и юность

Дэниел Майкл «Дэнни» Де Вито-младший родился на северо-востоке Америки, в провинциальном городе Нептьюне, находящемся в штате Нью-Джерси.

Every avid film buff probably knows the name of the small charismatic actor Danny DeVito, who for about fifty years has been pleasing audiences with remarkable roles. In his creative biography of more than a hundred works, and over time, the filmography of this actor grows tirelessly. Few people know that Danny is a self-made man, we can say that the short Italian is an example of the typical "American dream", when a man through hard work and perseverance ascends to the "Olympus" of cinematography.

Родители Дэнни (итальянцы по происхождению) – ничем не примечательные люди, которые не имели даже малейшего представления о киноискусстве. Отец будущего актера, чтобы заработать на жизнь, менял далеко не одну профессию, пытаясь открыть собственный бизнес: он торговал сладостями в кондитерской лавке, работал в прачечной, пробовал стать владельцем бильярдного клуба, но в итоге остановился на парикмахерском искусстве, открыв собственный салон.

Дэниел-старший был обеспокоен маленьким ростом сына, поэтому часто водил свое чадо по врачам, которые не выявили у Дэнни никаких физических отклонений. Мальчик оказался здоров, и отец будущего актера смирился, считая, что раз сын не преуспел в росте, то обязательно превзойдет сверстников в умственном развитии. Таким образом, юного Де Вито определили в местную католическую школу.

Childhood and Youth

Дэнни Де Вито в молодости

По воспоминаниям актера, в детстве его не дразнили из-за небольшого роста (сейчас рост актера – 147 см) и лишнего веса. Хоть у Дэниела-младшего и не заладились отношения с учебой и занятиями физкультурой, мальчик слыл авторитетом в классе. Уже на школьной скамье Дэнни показал себя как харизматичный и артистичный юноша, он был королем розыгрышей, а особое уважение друзей и одноклассников завоевал за то, что правдоподобно рассказывал леденящие кровь истории. Его страшилки про зомби, мрачные комнаты и про безумного кровожадного соседа настолько пугали слушателей, что те даже не могли пошевелиться от страха.

Daniel Michael "Danny" De Vito Jr. was born in the northeastern America, in the provincial town of Neptyun, located in New Jersey.

После окончания школы юноша пошел по стопам отца и освоил парикмахерское искусство. Совладелицами салона, который держал Дэниел-старший, были некие Николсоны. Итальянец даже и не думал о карьере в кино, но его взгляды на будущее решил случай. Однажды Дэнни подслушал разговор между тетушкой Николсон и ее сестрой Анжелой: леди беседовали о звездном племяннике Джеке, который не так давно сыграл в малобюджетном фильме «Магазинчик ужасов» (1960).

Danny parents (Italian by birth) - nothing remarkable people who did not have even the slightest idea about the art of cinema. Father of the future actor, to earn a living, changed more than one profession, trying to open his own business: he traded sweets in a candy store, worked in the laundry, tried to become the owner of the billiard club, but eventually settled on the art of hairdressing, opening its own salon.

Любопытный Де Вито, конечно же, не мог пройти мимо такой новости и отправился на премьеру «черной комедии», чтобы посмотреть на игру своего городского соседа. Фильм, повествующий о кровожадном цветке-убийце, с Джеком Николсоном в главной роли настолько впечатлил Дэнни, что тот начал всерьез задумываться об актерском будущем.

Daniel Sr. was concerned about the small stature of his son, so often took his child to the doctors, who did not identify Danny any physical abnormalities. The boy turned out to be healthy, and the father of the future actor reconciled, believing that once the son did not succeed in growth, make sure to surpass his peers in mental development. Thus, young De Vito was placed in the local Catholic school.

Danny DeVito as a young man

According to the actor's recollections, as a child he was not teased because of his small stature (the actor is now 147 cm tall) and overweight. Although Daniel Jr. and did not get along with the study and physical education classes, the boy was known authority in the classroom. Already on the school bench, Danny showed himself as a charismatic and artistic young man, he was the king of practical jokes, and gained special respect of friends and classmates for the fact that he was believable in telling bloodcurdling stories. His horror stories about zombies, dark rooms, and a mad, bloodthirsty neighbor terrified his listeners so much that they couldn't even move in fear.

Danny DeVito started out as a hairdresser

After high school, the young man followed in his father's footsteps and mastered the art of hairdressing. Co-owners of the salon, which kept Daniel senior, were certain Nicholsons. The Italian did not even think about a career in film, but his views on the future decided by chance. One day, Danny overheard a conversation between Aunt Nicholson and her sister Angela: ladies talked about the star nephew Jack, who not so long ago played in the low-budget film "Little Shop of Horrors" (1960).

Danny DeVito at the theater

Curious De Vito, of course, could not pass by such news and went to the premiere of the "black comedy" to watch his city neighbor play. The film, telling the story of a bloodthirsty killer flower, starring Jack Nicholson, impressed Danny so much that he began to think seriously about his acting future.

Но в то время Де Вито думал сменить ножницы на гримировочную кисть и даже прошел специальные курсы в драматической академии Нью-Йорка, где, помимо прочего, познавал азы актерского мастерства. После окончания учебы движимый мечтою Дэнни отправился покорять «фабрику грез», но, увы, в Голливуде низкорослого толстячка «с улицы» именитые режиссеры не приняли. Кинопродюсеры отказывали Дэнни из-за его роста и необычной внешности. Поэтому будущий актер ходил на бесконечные пробы, а чтобы заработать на жизнь, подрабатывал ночным сторожем.

But at that time, De Vito thought to change the scissors on the makeup brush, and even attended special courses in New York Drama Academy, where, among other things, learned the basics of acting. After graduation, driven by a dream Danny went to conquer the "dream factory", but, alas, in Hollywood stunted fat boy "from the street" eminent directors did not take. Movie producers rejected Danny because of his height and unusual appearance. Therefore, the future actor went to endless auditions, and to earn a living, moonlighting as a night watchman.

Фильмы

После череды неудач в Голливуде в 1966 году Дэнни покинул город мечты. Итальянцу предложили работу в летнем центре американского драматурга Юджина О’Нила, находящемся в штате Коннектикут. Там Де Вито и обрел друга – знаменитого актера Майкла Дугласа, который показал ему дорогу в кино.

Но первая работа перед режиссерскими камерами не принесла Дэнни ни огромных денег, ни популярности (имя начинающего актера даже не указали в титрах). Этим фильмом стала картина известного режиссера Вуди Аллена с нетривиальным названием «Бананы» (1971). В киноленте Де Вито удостоился роли второго плана, сказав несколько незначительных реплик.

Films

После дебюта на кинопоприще харизматичный итальянец продолжал мелькать на экранах телевизоров в мимолетных и непримечательных ролях, которые все-таки запоминались зрителям. Он сыграл в фильмах: «Хрупкие мечты» (1970), «Поторопись, а то мне стукнет 30» (1973), «Бездельник» (1973) и т.д.

After a series of failures in Hollywood in 1966, Danny left the city of dreams. The Italian was offered a job in the summer center of the American playwright Eugene O'Neill, located in Connecticut. There De Vito and found a friend - the famous actor Michael Douglas, who showed him the way into the cinema.

Но настоящую «путевку в большое кино» Дэнни Де Вито получил в 1975 году, сыграв пациента психиатрической больницы в драме Милоша Формана «Пролетая над гнездом кукушки». Его коллегами на киноплощадке были Джек Николсон, Луиза Флетчер, Брэд Дуриф и другие знаменитые звезды экрана. После выхода этого фильма кинокритики стали говорить о Дэнни как об исполнителе нового плана: маленький, но характерный актер запомнился заядлым киноманам по всему миру.

Дэнни Де Вито в сериале Такси

But the first work in front of the director's cameras did not bring Danny either huge money or popularity (the name of the novice actor was not even listed in the credits). This film was the picture of the famous director Woody Allen with a non-trivial title "Bananas" (1971). In this film De Vito was awarded the role of the second plan, saying a few minor lines.

В 1978 году Дэнни Де Вито посетил офис американского продюсера Джима Брукса, занимавшегося раскруткой мультсериала «Симпсоны». В хорошо обставленном кабинете Брукс обсуждал с коллегами новый проект. Зайдя в офис с закатанными рукавами, импозантный итальянец швырнул сценарий на стол, вопрошая о том, кто написал эту чушь. После незаурядной реплики Де Вито в офисе настала гробовая тишина, которая сменилась взрывным смехом. Из-за этого случая Дэнни получил главную роль диспетчера в комедийном сериале «Taxi», благодаря которому актер удостоился престижных кинонаград: «Золотого глобуса» и «Эмми». На полученный гонорар Дэнни исполнил свою мечту и купил домик с бассейном.

Дэнни Де Вито запомнился киноманам как разноплановый актер, которому удается любая роль. Так, экстравагантный мужчина отлично сыграл типичного мафиози в элегантной шляпе и с сигарой в зубах, который торгует антиквариатом в фильме «Роман с камнем» (1984), а в киноленте «Бэтмен возвращается» (1992) актер преобразился в мерзкого злодея – Пингвина, вышедшего из городской канализации. Кстати, перед началом съемок фильма о супергерое Дэнни запрещалось рассказывать о своем персонаже даже родственникам.

Дэнни Де Вито в роли Пингвина

After his debut at the cinema, the charismatic Italian continued to flicker on television screens in the fleeting and unremarkable roles, which are still remembered by audiences. He played in the films "Fragile Dreams" (1970), "Hurry up, or I will knock 30" (1973), "Idleman" (1973), etc.

Де Вито сообщал редакции газеты «Аргументы и факты», что он гордится своим маленьким ростом, даже Майкл Дуглас говаривал, что все интересные роли достаются коротышкам.

Danny DeVito in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Комедиант признался, что ему нравится преображаться в плохих и экстравагантных парней. Поэтому неудивительно, что Де Вито зачастую предстает перед зрителями в роли опасного бандита, и фильм «Грабеж» 2001 года – яркое тому доказательство.

But this "ticket to a great movie," Danny De Vito got in 1975, playing a patient in a psychiatric hospital in the drama Milos Forman's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. His colleagues on the film set were Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif and other famous screen stars. After the release of this film, critics began to talk about Danny as a performer of the new plan: a small but distinctive actor remembered by avid moviegoers around the world.

Danny DeVito in Taxi

In 1978, Danny De Vito visited the office of American producer Jim Brooks, engaged in promotion of the animated series "The Simpsons. In a well-furnished office Brooks was discussing with colleagues a new project. Walking into the office with his sleeves rolled up, the imposing Italian tossed the script on the desk, asking who had written the nonsense. After De Vito's unorthodox remark, there was a deathly silence in the office, which was replaced by explosive laughter. Because of this incident, Danny got the lead role of the dispatcher in the comedy series "Taxi", through which the actor won the prestigious film awards: the "Golden Globe" and "Emmy". On the received royalties Danny fulfilled his dream and bought a house with a swimming pool.

Danny DeVito in An Affair with a Stone

Danny DeVito is remembered by moviegoers as a versatile actor who succeeds in any role. Thus, an extravagant man perfectly played a typical mafioso in an elegant hat and with a cigar in his teeth, who sells antiques in the movie "An Affair with a Stone" (1984), and in the movie "Batman Returns" (1992) the actor transformed into a nasty villain - Penguin, who came out of the city sewer. By the way, before the start of filming a movie about a superhero Danny was forbidden to talk about his character, even relatives.

Danny DeVito as Penguin

De Vito told Argumenty i Fakty that he is proud of his short stature, even Michael Douglas said that all interesting roles go to short people.

The comedian admitted that he likes to transform into bad and extravagant guys. Therefore, it is not surprising that De Vito often appears before the audience as a dangerous bandit, and the 2001 film "Robbery" is vivid proof of that.

Помимо актерской деятельности итальянец занимался продюсированием и написанием сценариев, например, он работал над созданием культового фильма Квентина Тарантино – «Криминальное чтиво» с Джоном Траволтой, Сэмюэлем Л. Джексоном и Умой Турман в главных ролях.

In addition to acting, the Italian was engaged in producing and writing scripts, for example, he worked on the creation of the cult film by Quentin Tarantino - "Pulp Fiction" with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman in the lead roles.

ДэнниDanny ДеDeVito Вито вin фильмеThrow СбросьMama мамуOff сthe поездаTrain

Также Дэнни не раз стоял за режиссерской камерой: им было отснято 17 примечательных работ, одна из которых – комедия «Сбрось маму с поезда» 1987 года. Но стоит отметить, что в 2012 году Де Вито выступил в амплуа актера озвучки мультфильма «Лоракс». Сказочный лесной дух говорил голосом Дэнни на английском, итальянском, испанском, немецком и даже русском языках.

Danny also stood behind the director's camera more than once: he filmed 17 notable works, one of which was the 1987 comedy "Throw Mama off the Train". But it is worth noting that in 2012, De Vito acted as a voice actor in the animated film "The Lorax." The fairy forest spirit spoke in Danny's voice in English, Italian, Spanish, German and even Russian.

Личная жизнь

Несмотря на маленький рост, Дэнни Де Вито пользуется завидной популярностью у девушек. Но актер – однолюб: в 1982 году его женой стала лучезарная актриса Реа Перлман, а в счастливом браке родилось трое детей. Хоть супруги и исповедуют разные религии, они отлично уживаются вместе, устраивая как католические, так и традиционные иудейские праздники.

Стоит сказать, что Де Вито всегда отличался целеустремленностью. В интервью актер рассказывал, как стюарды не разрешали ему выкурить сигару на борту самолета, так как окружающим пассажирам это могло не понравиться. Но, чтобы насладиться вкусом табака, Де Вито не поленился и опросил каждого человека, сидящего в салоне, не выступают ли они против его затеи.

Personal Life

Дэнни Де Вито фото 2017 года

Despite his small stature, Danny De Vito enjoys enviable popularity with girls. But the actor is a one-woman man: in 1982, his wife became the radiant actress Rhea Perlman, and the happy marriage produced three children. Although the spouses and profess different religions, they get along well together, hosting both Catholic and traditional Jewish holidays.

Несмотря на любовь к сигарам, Дэнни предпочитает здоровый образ жизни: актер отказался от мяса, а в его рационе присутствуют полезные продукты – соки, овощи, крупы и т.д. Также он держит фабрику Premium Limoncello по изготовлению натурального лимонного ликера.

Дэнни Де Вито любит сигары

В гардеробе Дэнни практически все вещи – черного цвета. Еще с детства актер усвоил мамин урок о том, что темная одежда стройнит. Впрочем, итальянец признавался, что сидит на диетах с 10-летнего возраста (вес актера – 62 кг). Де Вито – человек суеверный. Например, каждый раз в его кармане присутствует своеобразный талисман – один и тот же носовой платок.

Danny DeVito and his wife

Дэнни Де Вито сейчас

Вполне вероятно, что в 2017-2018 годах Дэнни Де Вито порадует поклонников новыми ролями в кино. Например, известно, что он появится в фильме Тима Бертона «Дамбо», который подготавливается к съемкам. Также объявлен проект комедии «Тройняшки», в котором, предположительно, главные роли исполнят Дэнни Де Вито, Арнольд Шварценеггер и Эдди Мерфи.

It is worth saying that De Vito has always been distinguished by his determination. In interviews, the actor told how the stewards did not allow him to smoke a cigar on board the plane because the surrounding passengers might not like it. But to enjoy the taste of tobacco, De Vito was not lazy and asked every person sitting in the cabin, whether they were against his idea.

Фильмография

Danny DeVito photo of 2017

Despite his love for cigars, Danny prefers a healthy lifestyle: the actor gave up meat and his diet includes healthy foods - juices, vegetables, cereals, etc. He also runs Premium Limoncello, a factory for the production of natural lemon liqueur.

Danny DeVito likes cigars

In Danny's closet, almost all things are black. Even as a child, the actor learned his mother's lesson that dark clothes slim down. However, the Italian admitted that he had been sitting on a diet since he was 10 years old (the actor weighs 62 kg). De Vito is a superstitious man. For example, every time in his pocket there is a peculiar talisman - the same handkerchief.

Danny De Vito now.

It is likely that in 2017-2018, Danny De Vito will please fans with new roles in movies. For example, it is known that he will appear in the Tim Burton film "Dumbo," which is being prepared for filming. Also announced is the project of the comedy "Triplets", in which, presumably, the main roles will be played by Danny De Vito, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Eddie Murphy.

Filmography

«Бананы»"Bananas" (1971);

«Поторопись"Hurry Up, аOr тоI'll мне стукнетTurn 30»" (1973);

«Пролетая"Flying надOver the гнездомCuckoo's кукушки»Nest" (1975);

«Назад"Back кto приматамthe Primates!»" (1981);

«Роман"An сAffair камнем»with a Stone" (1984);

«Контора»"The Office" (1985);

«Алюминиевые"Aluminum человечки»Men" (1987);

«Бэтмен"Batman возвращается»Returns" (1992);

«Джек-медведь»"Jack the Bear" (1993);

«Человек эпохи"Renaissance Возрождения»Man" (1994);

«Марс"Mars атакуетAttacks!»" (1996);

«Грабёж»"Robbery" (2001);

«В Филадельфии всегда солнечно» (2005- н.в);

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2005-present);

«Сексоголик»"Sexaholic" (2009);

«Такса»"Dachshund" (2016).

Ранние годы

Эдвард Харрисон Нортон родился в прогрессивной епископальной семье в Бостоне, штат Массачусетс, 18 августа 1969 года. Он вырос в Колумбии, штат Мэриленд. Его отец, Эдвард Моуэр Нортон-младший, служил во Вьетнаме лейтенантом морской пехоты, прежде чем стать юристом-экологом и защитником природы, работающим в Азии, и федеральным прокурором в администрации Картера. Его мать, Лидия Робинсон Роуз, была учительницей английского языка. Она умерла от опухоли головного мозга в 1997 году. Дед Нортона по материнской линии, Джеймс Роуз, был основателем девелоперской компании The Rouse Company и соучредителем корпорации недвижимости Enterprise Community Partners. У него есть младший брат Джеймс и младшая сестра Молли.

Early Years

В возрасте пяти лет Нортон вместе с родителями посмотрел мюзикл «Золушка» в Колумбийском центре театральных искусств (CCTA), который пробудил в нем интерес к театру. В подростковом возрасте ему нравилось смотреть фильмы со своим отцом, но позже он понял, что его больше увлекал кинематограф, чем актерская игра. Нортон вспоминал, что именно театр, а не фильмы вдохновили его на актерскую деятельность. Он дебютировал на профессиональном поприще в возрасте восьми лет в мюзикле «Энни, достань свой пистолет» в театре Toby's Dinner в родном городе. В CCTA он играл в нескольких театральных постановках режиссера Тоби Оренштейна.

Edward Harrison Norton was born into a progressive Episcopalian family in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 18, 1969. He grew up in Columbia, Maryland. His father, Edward Mower Norton Jr. served in Vietnam as a lieutenant in the Marines before becoming an environmental lawyer and conservationist working in Asia and a federal prosecutor in the Carter administration. His mother, Lydia Robinson Rose, was an English teacher. She died of a brain tumor in 1997. Norton's maternal grandfather, James Rose, was the founder of The Rouse Company, a real estate development company, and co-founder of Enterprise Community Partners, a real estate corporation. He has a younger brother, James, and a younger sister, Molly.

В 1984 году Нортон выиграл кубок по актерскому мастерству в Паскуани, ежегодном летнем лагере для мальчиков в Хевроне, штат Нью-Гэмпшир, куда он позже вернулся в качестве театрального режиссера. Впоследствии он погрузился в фильмы, назвав Дастина Хоффмана и Роберта Де Ниро своими вдохновителями. Он окончил среднюю школу Уайлд-Лейк в 1987 году. Затем учился в Йельском колледже, где получил степень бакалавра истории. Находясь там, он также изучал японский язык, снимался в университетских постановках и был конкурентоспособным гребцом. После окончания Йельского университета в 1991 году, хорошо владея японским языком, Нортон работал некоммерческим представителем компании своего деда Enterprise Community Partners в Осаке, Япония. Он также обучался айкидо и крав-маге как в США, так и в Японии.

Карьера

ебютом в кино для Нортона стал фильм «Первобытный страх» (1996), где он сыграл молодого заключённого социопата. За эту роль он получил премию «Золотой глобус» и был номинирован на премию «Оскар», как лучший актёр второго плана. Впоследствии его не раз номинировали, в том числе и на лучшую мужскую роль за роль в фильме о неонацистах «Американская история Икс». Всемирную славу снискал за участие в экранизации романа Чака Паланика «Бойцовский клуб».

At the age of five, Norton saw the musical Cinderella with his parents at the Columbia Center for the Theatre Arts (CCTA), which sparked his interest in theater. As a teenager, he enjoyed watching movies with his father, but he later realized that he was more interested in filmmaking than acting. Norton recalled that it was theater, not movies, that inspired him to become an actor. He made his professional debut at the age of eight in the musical Annie, Get Your Gun at Toby's Dinner Theater in his hometown. At CCTA, he played in several theatrical productions directed by Toby Orenstein.

В том же году отказался от роли рядового Райана в фильме «Спасти рядового Райана». Продюсеры «Американского психопата» хотели, чтобы он также сыграл роль Патрика Бэйтмана[en]. В 2003 году британская версия журнала «GQ» назвала Нортона Мужчиной года в международной номинации.

In 1984 Norton won an acting trophy at Pasquaney, an annual summer camp for boys in Hebron, New Hampshire, where he later returned as a theater director. He later immersed himself in films, naming Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro as his inspirations. He graduated from Wilde Lake High School in 1987. He then attended Yale College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history. While there, he also studied Japanese, starred in university productions and was a competitive rower. After graduating from Yale in 1991 with a good command of the Japanese language, Norton worked as a nonprofit representative for his grandfather's company Enterprise Community Partners in Osaka, Japan. He also trained in aikido and krav maga in both the United States and Japan.

Нортон в 2009 году

Последнее время он играл самого себя в экспериментальном комедийном телесериале «Стелла». Также снискал одобрение критиков за роль страдающего проказой короля в фильме «Царство небесное». В 2000 году он дебютировал как режиссёр, сняв комедию «Сохраняя веру». Своей игрой в фильме «Иллюзионист» 2006 года он вновь заслужил положительные отзывы критиков. В 2008 году Эдвард сыграл Брюса Бэннера в фильме «Невероятный Халк», который получил почти исключительно положительные отзывы критиков. Из-за творческих разногласий с Marvel Studios Нортон отказался от роли Брюса Бэннера в «Мстителях», и его заменили на Марка Руффало.

В 2014 году исполнил роль бродвейского актёра в чёрной комедии «Бёрдмэн». Работа Нортона удостоилась крайне высоких оценок мировой кинопрессы и множества наград.

Career

В содружестве со своим близким другом и писателем Стюартом Блумбергом, а также продюсером Биллом Миглиором Нортон основал компанию «Class 5 Films».

his film debut for Norton was Primal Fear (1996), where he played a young incarcerated sociopath. For this role he won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Subsequently, he has been nominated several times, including for Best Actor for his role in the film about neo-Nazis, American History X. He won international fame for his participation in the adaptation of the novel by Chuck Palahniuk "Fight Club".

В 2010 году Генеральный секретарь ООН Пан Ги Мун назначил Эдварда Нортона послом организации по вопросам биоразнообразия. Нортон в свое время основал программу Solar Neighbor, которая обеспечивает солнечными электростанциями дома малообеспеченных семей. Также Нортон является членом Friends of the High Line (фонд работает над сохранением в Нью-Йорке зеленых насаждений), Grand Canyon Trust, The Wilderness Society (охраняет природные территории в США) и Earthjustice (оказывает юридическую поддержку в решении экологических проблем).

Нортон в 2009 году

The same year he turned down the role of Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan. The producers of American Psycho wanted him to also play the role of Patrick Bateman[en]. In 2003, the British version of GQ magazine named Norton Man of the Year in an international category.

Личная жизнь

Нортон решил не обсуждать свою личную жизнь публично. Он заявил, что чрезмерное освещение в средствах массовой информации его личной жизни может отвлечь его от работы. После выхода фильма «Народ против Ларри Флинта» (1996), таблоиды распространяли слухи о том, что Нортон и его коллега по экрану Кортни Лав находились в отношениях. Нортон настаивал на том, что у него не было романтических отношений с ней. Он говорил, что они были всего лишь друзьями и коллегами. Однако, Лав подтвердила, что у них были краткие отношения.

Norton in 2009.

В 1999 году он начал встречаться с Сальмой Хайек, с которой позже снялся в биографическом фильме 2002 года «Фрида». Нортон отсутствовал на премьере «Итальянской работы», в которой сыграл главную роль, чтобы присутствовать на премьере «Чуда Мальдонадо», режиссерского дебюта Хайек. Они расстались в 2003 году, но поддерживают дружеские отношения.

В 2011 году Нортон сделал предложение Шоне Робертсон после шести лет знакомства. Они поженились в 2012 году. В 2013 году у них родился сын Атлас.

Personal Life

В 2009 году Нортон и Робертсон основали благотворительную платформу CrowdRise.

Вопреки распространённому мнению, Эдвард Нортон не говорит бегло по-японски. Поклонник творчества хардкор-панк-группы Black Flag.

Нортон был критиком Джорджа Буша-младшего, сторонником губернатора Нью-Йорка от Демократической партии Элиота Спитцера и даже выступил продюсером документального фильма о Бараке Обаме (By the People: The Election of Barack Obama)

Norton chose not to discuss his personal life publicly. He stated that excessive media coverage of his personal life could distract him from his work. After the release of The People v. Larry Flynt (1996), the tabloids spread rumors that Norton and his on-screen colleague Courtney Love were in a relationship. Norton insisted that he was not in a romantic relationship with her. He said they were only friends and colleagues. However, Love confirmed that they had a brief relationship.

Год Русское название Оригинальное название Роль

1996 ф Первобытный страх Primal Fear Аарон Стэмплер

In 1999, he began dating Salma Hayek, with whom he later starred in the 2002 biographical film Frida. Norton was absent from the premiere of "The Italian Job," in which he played the title role, to attend the premiere of "The Miracle of Maldonado," Hayek's directorial debut. They broke up in 2003, but have maintained an amicable relationship.

In 2011, Norton proposed to Shauna Robertson after six years of dating. They married in 2012. In 2013, they had a son, Atlas.

In 2009, Norton and Robertson founded the charity platform CrowdRise.

Contrary to popular belief, Edward Norton does not speak fluent Japanese. He is a fan of the work of the hardcore punk band Black Flag.

Norton was a critic of George W. Bush, a supporter of the Democratic governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, and even produced a documentary about Barack Obama (By the People: The Election of Barack Obama).

Year Russian Title Original Title Role

1996 'Primal Fear' by Aaron Stampler

1996 ф Народ против Ларри Флинта The People vs. Larry Flynt Алан АйзекманAlan Isaacman

1996 ф Все говорят, что я люблю тебя Everyone Says I Love You Холден СпенсHolden Spence

1998 ф Шулера Rounders Лестер «Червь» Мёрфи

1998 'Rounders Lester "The Worm" Murphy

1998 ф Американская историяx Икс American History X Дерек ВиньярдDerek Vinyard

1999 ф Бойцовский клуб Fight Club рассказчик

1999 x Fight Club The Narrator

2000 ф Сохраняя веру x Keeping the Faith отец БрайанFather ФиннBrian Finn

2000 мф Симпсоны The Simpsons: The Great Money Caper The Great Money Caper ДевонDevon БрэдлиBradley

2001 ф Медвежатник The Score Джек Теллер

2001 f The Score Jack Teller

2002 ф Убить Смучи Death to Smoochy Шелдон Мопс /Sheldon носорогPug/Smoochy СмучиRhino

2002 ф Фрида Frida Нельсон Рокфеллер

2002 Frida Nelson Rockefeller

2002 ф Красный дракон Red Dragon Уилл ГрэмWill Graham

2002 ф 25-й час 25th Hour Монти Броган

2002 x 25th Hour Monty Brogan

2003 ф Ограбление по-итальянски x The Italian Job Стив ФредзеллиSteve Fredzelli

2005 ф Царство небесное Kingdom of Heaven король БалдуинKing Baldwin IV

2005 ф Это случилосьf вIt долинеHappened in the Valley[en] Down in the Valley Харлан Harlan

2006 ф Иллюзионист The Illusionist Айзенхайм

2006 ф Разрисованная вуаль The Painted Veil Уолтер Фейн

2006 'The Illusionist Eisenheim

2006 'The Painted Veil' Walter Fane

2008 ф Невероятный Халк x The Incredible Hulk Брюс Бэннер /Bruce ХалкBanner/Hulk

2008 ф Гордость и слава Pride and Glory Рай ТерниRye Turney

2009 ф Изобретение лжи x The Invention of Lying Коп Cop

2009 ф Травка Leaves of Grass Билл иBill Брэди& КинкейдBrady Kincaid

2009 с Американская семейка Modern Family Иззи Лафонтейн

2010 ф Стоун Stone Стоун

2012 ф Королевство полной луны Moonrise Kingdom Уорд

2009 from Modern Family American Family Izzie Lafontaine

2010 f Stone Stone

2012 Moonrise Kingdom Ward

2012 ф Эволюция Борна TF The Bourne Legacy Эрик БайерEric Bayer

2012 ф Диктатор x The Dictator в роли самогоas себяhimself (камеоcameo)

2014 ф Отель «Гранд Будапешт» The Grand Budapest Hotel инспектор ХенкельсInspector Henkels

2014 ф Бёрдмэн Birdman Майк Шайнер

2014 Birdman Mike Scheiner

2016 ф Призрачная красота Collateral Beauty Уит ЯрдсхэмWhit Yardsham

2018 ф Остров собак f Isle of Dogs Рекс Rex

2019 ф Алита: Боевой ангел Alita: battle angel профессор Дести Нова

2019 ф Сиротский Бруклин Motherless Brooklyn Лайонел Эссрог

2019 Alita: Battle Angel Professor Desti Nova

2019 f Orphan Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn Lionel Essrog

2020 ф Французский вестник f The French Dispatch шофёр chauffeur

Режиссёрские работы

Год Русское название Оригинальное название Роль

Director's Cut

Year Russian Title Original Title Role

2000 ф Сохраняя веру f Keeping the Faith

2019 ф Сиротский Бруклин f Orphan Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn

Сценарные работы

Год Русское название Оригинальное название Роль

Scripted Works

Year Russian Title Original Title Role

2016 ф Льюис иf Кларк Lewis and Clark

Продюсерские работы

Год Русское название Оригинальное название Роль

Production work

Year Russian Title Original Title Role

2000 ф Сохраняя веру f Keeping the Faith

2002 ф 25-й час 25th Hour сопродюсер, в титрах не указан

2002 f 25th Hour 25th Hour Co-producer, no credits

2006 ф Разрисованная вуаль x The Painted Veil

2009 ф Травка x Leaves of Grass

2012 ф Спасибо за обмен Thanks for Sharing исполнительный продюсерexecutive producer

2016 ф Льюис иf Кларк Lewis and Clark продюсер producer (6 эпизодовepisodes, 2016)

Монтажёрские работы

Год Русское название Оригинальное название Роль

Editing

Year Russian Title Original Title Role

2005 ф Это случилосьf вIt долинеHappened in the Valley[en] Down in the Valley

Награды и номинации

Премия Год Фильм Категория Результат

«Оскар» 1997 «Первобытный страх» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

1999 «Американская история Икс» Лучшая мужская роль Номинация

2015 «Бёрдмэн» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

«Золотой глобус» 1997 «Первобытный страх» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Победа

2015 «Бёрдмэн» Номинация

BAFTA 1997 «Первобытный страх» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

2015 «Бёрдмэн» Номинация

«Выбор критиков» 1997 «Первобытный страх» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

«Все говорят, что я люблю тебя» Номинация

«Народ против Ларри Флинта» Номинация

2013 «Королевство полной луны» Лучший актёрский состав Номинация

2015 «Бёрдмэн» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

Лучший актёрский состав Победа

«Отель „Гранд Будапешт“» Номинация

«Независимый дух» 2007 «Разрисованная вуаль» Лучшая мужская роль Номинация

2015 «Бёрдмэн» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

«Спутник» 1999 «Американская история Икс» Лучшая мужская роль — драма Победа

2001 «Сохраняя веру» Лучшая мужская роль — комедия или мюзикл Номинация

2003 «25-й час» Лучшая мужская роль — драма Номинация

2005 «Царство небесное» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана — драма Номинация

2015 «Бёрдмэн» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

2019 «Сиротский Бруклин» Auteur Award Победа

Лучший адаптированный сценарий Номинация

«Сатурн» 1997 «Первобытный страх» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

1999 «Американская история Икс» Лучшая мужская роль Номинация

Национальный совет кинокритиков США 1996 «Первобытный страх» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Победа

«Все говорят, что я люблю тебя» Победа

«Народ против Ларри Флинта» Победа

2014 «Бёрдмэн» Победа

Премия Гильдии киноактёров США 2015 «Бёрдмэн» Лучшая мужская роль второго плана Номинация

Лучший актёрский состав Победа

«Отель „Гранд Будапешт“» Номинация

Awards and nominations

Awards Year Film Category Result

"Oscar 1997 "Primal Fear" Best Supporting Actor nomination

1999 "American History X" Best Actor nomination

2015 "Birdman" Best Supporting Actor Nominee

"Golden Globe" 1997 "Primal Fear" Best Supporting Actor Male Nomination

2015 "Birdman" Nomination

BAFTA 1997 "Primal Fear" Best Supporting Actor Nomination

2015 "Birdman" Nomination

"Critics' Choice 1997 "Primal Fear" Best Supporting Actor Male Nominee

"Everybody Says I Love You" Nomination

"The People v. Larry Flynt" Nomination

2013 "Kingdom of the Full Moon" Best Actor Nomination

2015 "Birdman" Best Supporting Actor Nomination

Best cast Winner

"Grand Budapest Hotel" Nomination

"Independent Spirit" 2007 "The Painted Veil" Best Actor Nomination

2015 "Birdman" Best Supporting Actor Nomination

"Sputnik" 1999 "American History X" Best Actor - Drama Winner

2001 "Keeping the Faith" Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Nomination

2003 "The 25th Hour" Best Actor - Drama nomination

2005 "Kingdom of Heaven" Best Supporting Actor - Drama Nominee

2015 "Birdman" Best Supporting Actor - Drama Nomination

2019 "Orphan Brooklyn" Auteur Award Winner.

Best Adapted Screenplay Nomination

"Saturn" 1997 "Primal Fear" Best Supporting Male Actor Nomination

1999 "American History X" Best Actor nomination

U.S. National Film Critics Council 1996 "Primal Fear" Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actor Winner

"Everybody Says I Love You" Winner

"The People v. Larry Flynt" Winner

2014 "Birdman" Winner

U.S. Screen Actors Guild Award 2015 "Birdman" Best Supporting Actor Nomination

Best Actor Winner

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" Nomination