![]() |
John Malkovich |
|
|
John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953 in Christopher, Illinois) is an American actor, producer, and director.
Biography
As a boy, Malkovich was reportedly heavy set. By high school, he had transformed himself physically and was a star athlete. He attended Illinois State University with an interest in ecology.
In 1976, Malkovich became a charter member of Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. He moved to New York City in 1983 and appeared in the play True West. He appeared on Broadway with Dustin Hoffman in Death of a Salesman (1984). Malkovich won an Emmy Award for this role when the play became a television movie. He made his film debut in Places in the Heart (1984) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 1994, he was nominated for an Oscar in the same category for In the Line of Fire (1993). He plays the title role in the Charlie Kaufman-penned Being John Malkovich and relived that role in the movie Adaptation., also penned by Kaufman. The Dancer Upstairs, Malkovich's directorial debut, was released in 2002.
Malkovich has been based in France for many years but has recently announced he is ending his residency in that country. He has two children by his French wife, Amandine and Loewy.
On April 4, 2005, while speaking at Illinois State University, Malkovich was awarded a diploma in Theatre. When attending the university as a student in the 1970's, he failed to take his last remaining graduation requirement, the U.S. Constitution test. This requirement was waived in order to award him the diploma.
Filmography
- Klimt (2005)
- Johnny English (2003)
- Ripley's Game (2002)
- Adaptation (2002)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- Les Misérables (miniseries) (2000)
- Le Temps Retrouvé (1999)
- Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
- Rounders (1998)
- Con Air (1997)
- Mary Reilly (1996)
- In the Line of Fire (1993)
- The Sheltering Sky (1990)
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
- Making Mr. Right (1987)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- The Killing Fields (1984)
- Places in the Heart (1984)
|
| |
|
|
| Video production - wailing banshee films - corporate video production services in the uk and new york. 3d animation, video editing, streaming media and media communications. |
|
|
|
