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 American actor and producer Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Miriam (Klein) and Harry Keitel. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976), Ridley Scott's The Duellists (1977) and Thelma & Louise (1991), Peter Yates' Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976), Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994), Jane Campion's The Piano (1993), Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992), Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), James Mangold's Cop Land (1997), Paolo Sorrentino's Youth (2015). He is regarded as one of the greatest method actors ever. Along with actors Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn, he is the current co-president of the Actors Studio.Keitel studied under both Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg and at the HB Studio, eventually landing roles in some Off-Broadway productions. During this time, Keitel auditioned for filmmaker Martin Scorsese and gained a starring role as "J.R.", in Scorsese's first feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967). Since then, Scorsese and Keitel have worked together on several projects. Keitel had the starring role in Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973), which also proved to be Robert De Niro's breakthrough film. Keitel re-teamed with Scorsese for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), in which he had a villainous supporting role, and appeared with Robert De Niro again in Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976), playing the role of Jodie Foster's pimp.
Bio:
American actor and producer Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Miriam (Klein) and Harry Keitel. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976), Ridley Scott's The Duellists (1977) and Thelma & Louise (1991), Peter Yates' Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976), Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994), Jane Campion's The Piano (1993), Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992), Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), James Mangold's Cop Land (1997), Paolo Sorrentino's Youth (2015). He is regarded as one of the greatest method actors ever. Along with actors Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn, he is the current co-president of the Actors Studio.Keitel studied under both Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg and at the HB Studio, eventually landing roles in some Off-Broadway productions. During this time, Keitel auditioned for filmmaker Martin Scorsese and gained a starring role as "J.R.", in Scorsese's first feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967). Since then, Scorsese and Keitel have worked together on several projects. Keitel had the starring role in Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973), which also proved to be Robert De Niro's breakthrough film. Keitel re-teamed with Scorsese for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), in which he had a villainous supporting role, and appeared with Robert De Niro again in Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976), playing the role of Jodie Foster's pimp.
Tivia:
Like his good friend Robert De Niro, Keitel is usually very uncomfortable during interviews, often nervously laughing through them.Worked as a court stenographer in New York City for about 10 years while he was a struggling actor.Served 3 years in the United States Marine Corps. In 1958, he was sent to Lebanon during a U.S. military intervention aimed at defusing a major political crisis there.Has demonstrated extraordinary enthusiasm for working with first-time directors, from Martin Scorsese in 1968 to Ridley Scott, Paul Schrader, James Toback, Quentin Tarantino, and in 1999, Vietnamese-American Tony Bui.Was in a long-term relationship with actress Lorraine Bracco (1982-1993). They had one daughter, Stella Keitel (born 1985).He was originally cast as Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979). He was let go from the film, just two weeks into filming due to creative differences with director Francis Ford Coppola. Martin Sheen replaced him.Although he frequently plays U.S. Italian characters, Keitel is the son of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. His mother, Miriam (Klein), was from Romania, and his father, Harry Keitel, was from Poland.Met wife, Daphna Kastner at the Toronto film festival on 11 September 2001 and married her in a secret ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel three weeks later (7 October).As of 2020, has appeared in 7 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Taxi Driver (1976), Bugsy (1991), The Piano (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Inglourious Basterds (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The Irishman (2019).Has played a "cleaner" in both Point of No Return (1993) (Victor the Cleaner) and in Pulp Fiction (1994) (Winston "The Wolf" Wolfe).Godfather to good friend Michael Madsen's son Max.He was Sylvester Stallone's original choice to play Paulie in Rocky (1976).During the shoot of See You Soon (2019) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Keitel took some time off and visited his mother's birthplace, Leordina, Maramures county, northern Romania. His mother lived in the Leordina commune until the age of twelve. After visiting the house where his mother grew up, Keitel also visited the Jewish cemetery where his ancestors are buried. Keitel was welcomed with traditional food and drinks and received a traditional costume. The authorities in Leordina named him an honorary citizen of the commune, and promised to restore his mother's old house. [July 2017].Has appeared in the crime drama Get Shorty (1995) and its sequel, Be Cool (2005), but in two completely different roles.He was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 24th Istanbul Film Festival on April 16, 2005.Worked as a salesman in a women's shoestore.Listed as one of Entertainment Weekly magazine's 25 Best Actors (1998).Harvey's favorite actor is Pauly Shore and he claimed in an interview with Larry King that Shore's performance in Son in Law (1993) nearly made him leave the business to make way for new talent.Since 2014, he has reprised his role of Winston Wolfe from Pulp Fiction (1994) as part of a ��40 million television advertising campaign for British insurance company Direct Line.Received his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the prestigious Actors Studio, New School University in New York City, under Dean James Lipton.Worked with Martin Scorsese in 6 movies: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Irishman (2019). Although he was the main star in the first two, he wasn't the first name in credits.He was the first choice to replace Mandy Patinkin on Criminal Minds (2005).He was considered for the role of Warden Norton in The Shawshank Redemption (1994) that went to Bob Gunton.Presented good friend and fellow actor Michael Madsen with the inaugural Rebel Award for his past, present and ongoing commitment to independent film at Rebelfest 2005, Toronto.He was considered for the role of Max in Once Upon a Time in America (1984) that went to James Woods.Resides in New York City. Also owns a home in California.He was originally cast as Victor Ziegler in Eyes Wide Shut (1999) but clashes with Stanley Kubrick during filming led to him being replaced by Sydney Pollack.Shares two roles with Dennis Farina. At the end of Get Shorty (1995), he plays the Dennis Farina character in the movie-within-a-movie. Farina also originated the role of Jack Crawford in Manhunter (1986), a role that Keitel played in the remake Red Dragon (2002).Ranked #37 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (October 1997)He has appeared in four films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Thelma & Louise (1991) and Pulp Fiction (1994).He auditioned for the role of Curly in City Slickers (1991). Jack Palance subsequently won an Oscar for the role.Is a member of the Actors Studio, had studied with Frank Corsaro, Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler.His last name is pronounced "ky-tel".He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.Has one son from his then girlfriend with Lisa Karmazin, a potter in California: Hudson Keitel (born 2001).Has starred in the debuts of four directors: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) by Martin Scorsese, The Duellists (1977) by Ridley Scott, Fingers (1978) by James Toback and Reservoir Dogs (1992) by Quentin Tarantino.Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#95) (1995).Is one of three actors to play Jack Crawford in the Hannibal Lecter films. He played the role in Red Dragon (2002), while Scott Glenn played the role in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and Dennis Farina played the role in Manhunter (1986).Has played both a criminal pursuing a woman who is disguised as a nun by a police lieutenant in Sister Act (1992), and a police lieutenant pursuing two criminals who raped a nun in Bad Lieutenant (1992).As of 2017, he appeared in three films that won that Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival: Taxi Driver (1976), The Piano (1993) and Pulp Fiction (1994).Has starred in the debuts of two iconic directors of different generations: Martin Scorsese's Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) and Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). He also starred in the movies that would launch their careers: Mean Streets (1973) and Pulp Fiction (1994).Operates his own film production company, The Goatsingers, with partner Peggy Gormley.He was considered for Mr. Horowitz in Clueless (1995), but was deemed too expensive for the part.Apocalypse Now (1979), from which he was fired, was loosely based on Joseph Conrad's novel, "Heart of Darkness". Although Keitel did not appear in the final film, he does appear in The Duellists (1977), which is based on another Conrad story.In January 2008, he played Jerry Springer in the New York City premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall.After his Marine Corps service he attended NYU and The Actors Studio.Alumnus of Stella Adler Studio of Acting.He was considered for the role of Jimmy Serrano in Midnight Run (1988) that went to Dennis Farina.Has one son with wife Daphna Kastner: Roman Keitel. (August 2004)His parents ran a refreshment stand on Brighton Beach. |
| Name: |
Harvey Keitel |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
128 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:15:05 |
| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
American actor and producer Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Miriam (Klein) and Harry Keitel. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese\'s Mean Streets (1973) and Ta |
| Trivia: |
Like his good friend Robert De Niro, Keitel is usually very uncomfortable during interviews, often nervously laughing through them.Worked as a court stenographer in New York City for about 10 years while he was a struggling actor.Served 3 years in the United States Marine Corps. In 1958, he was sent to Lebanon during a U.S. military intervention aimed at defusing a major political crisis there.Has demonstrated extraordinary enthusiasm for working with first-time directors, from Martin Scorsese in 1968 to Ridley Scott, Paul Schrader, James Toback, Quentin Tarantino, and in 1999, Vietnamese-American Tony Bui.Was in a long-term relationship with actress Lorraine Bracco (1982-1993). They had one daughter, Stella Keitel (born 1985).He was originally cast as Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979). He was let go from the film, just two weeks into filming due to creative differences with director Francis Ford Coppola. Martin Sheen replaced him.Although he frequently plays U.S. Italian characters, Keitel is the son of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. His mother, Miriam (Klein), was from Romania, and his father, Harry Keitel, was from Poland.Met wife, Daphna Kastner at the Toronto film festival on 11 September 2001 and married her in a secret ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel three weeks later (7 October).As of 2020, has appeared in 7 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Taxi Driver (1976), Bugsy (1991), The Piano (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Inglourious Basterds (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The Irishman (2019).Has played a "cleaner" in both Point of No Return (1993) (Victor the Cleaner) and in Pulp Fiction (1994) (Winston "The Wolf" Wolfe).Godfather to good friend Michael Madsen's son Max.He was Sylvester Stallone's original choice to play Paulie in Rocky (1976).During the shoot of See You Soon (2019) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Keitel took some time off and visited his mother's birthplace, Leordina, Maramures county, northern Romania. His mother lived in the Leordina commune until the age of twelve. After visiting the house where his mother grew up, Keitel also visited the Jewish cemetery where his ancestors are buried. Keitel was welcomed with traditional food and drinks and received a traditional costume. The authorities in Leordina named him an honorary citizen of the commune, and promised to restore his mother's old house. [July 2017].Has appeared in the crime drama Get Shorty (1995) and its sequel, Be Cool (2005), but in two completely different roles.He was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 24th Istanbul Film Festival on April 16, 2005.Worked as a salesman in a women's shoestore.Listed as one of Entertainment Weekly magazine's 25 Best Actors (1998).Harvey's favorite actor is Pauly Shore and he claimed in an interview with Larry King that Shore's performance in Son in Law (1993) nearly made him leave the business to make way for new talent.Since 2014, he has reprised his role of Winston Wolfe from Pulp Fiction (1994) as part of a ��40 million television advertising campaign for British insurance company Direct Line.Received his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the prestigious Actors Studio, New School University in New York City, under Dean James Lipton.Worked with Martin Scorsese in 6 movies: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Irishman (2019). Although he was the main star in the first two, he wasn't the first name in credits.He was the first choice to replace Mandy Patinkin on Criminal Minds (2005).He was considered for the role of Warden Norton in The Shawshank Redemption (1994) that went to Bob Gunton.Presented good friend and fellow actor Michael Madsen with the inaugural Rebel Award for his past, present and ongoing commitment to independent film at Rebelfest 2005, Toronto.He was considered for the role of Max in Once Upon a Time in America (1984) that went to James Woods.Resides in New York City. Also owns a home in California.He was originally cast as Victor Ziegler in Eyes Wide Shut (1999) but clashes with Stanley Kubrick during filming led to him being replaced by Sydney Pollack.Shares two roles with Dennis Farina. At the end of Get Shorty (1995), he plays the Dennis Farina character in the movie-within-a-movie. Farina also originated the role of Jack Crawford in Manhunter (1986), a role that Keitel played in the remake Red Dragon (2002).Ranked #37 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (October 1997)He has appeared in four films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Thelma & Louise (1991) and Pulp Fiction (1994).He auditioned for the role of Curly in City Slickers (1991). Jack Palance subsequently won an Oscar for the role.Is a member of the Actors Studio, had studied with Frank Corsaro, Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler.His last name is pronounced "ky-tel".He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.Has one son from his then girlfriend with Lisa Karmazin, a potter in California: Hudson Keitel (born 2001).Has starred in the debuts of four directors: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) by Martin Scorsese, The Duellists (1977) by Ridley Scott, Fingers (1978) by James Toback and Reservoir Dogs (1992) by Quentin Tarantino.Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#95) (1995).Is one of three actors to play Jack Crawford in the Hannibal Lecter films. He played the role in Red Dragon (2002), while Scott Glenn played the role in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and Dennis Farina played the role in Manhunter (1986).Has played both a criminal pursuing a woman who is disguised as a nun by a police lieutenant in Sister Act (1992), and a police lieutenant pursuing two criminals who raped a nun in Bad Lieutenant (1992).As of 2017, he appeared in three films that won that Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival: Taxi Driver (1976), The Piano (1993) and Pulp Fiction (1994).Has starred in the debuts of two iconic directors of different generations: Martin Scorsese's Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) and Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). He also starred in the movies that would launch their careers: Mean Streets (1973) and Pulp Fiction (1994).Operates his own film production company, The Goatsingers, with partner Peggy Gormley.He was considered for Mr. Horowitz in Clueless (1995), but was deemed too expensive for the part.Apocalypse Now (1979), from which he was fired, was loosely based on Joseph Conrad's novel, "Heart of Darkness". Although Keitel did not appear in the final film, he does appear in The Duellists (1977), which is based on another Conrad story.In January 2008, he played Jerry Springer in the New York City premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall.After his Marine Corps service he attended NYU and The Actors Studio.Alumnus of Stella Adler Studio of Acting.He was considered for the role of Jimmy Serrano in Midnight Run (1988) that went to Dennis Farina.Has one son with wife Daphna Kastner: Roman Keitel. (August 2004)His parents ran a refreshment stand on Brighton Beach. |
| Trademarks: |
Often works with Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Robert De Niro
Heavy Brooklyn accent
Frequently plays violent characters with a deep seated moral center
Intense emotional acting style |
| Quotes: |
Everyone wants to learn something; maybe not everyone makes the effort, because they get discouraged. I certainly was like that as a teenager in Brooklyn, always trying to hide my ignorance. But you have to find the strength to acknowledge that ignorance within yourself, otherwise you are going to remain stagnant. I learnt a valuable lesson with Ridley Scott. My agent kept insisting that I go watch the show-reel of this commercial director and I kept turning him down, thinking there was no way that I was even going to consider working with a commercial director. In the end I saw his reel and I was blown away by how great it was.
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Fear is a marker I need to rise above, otherwise I would drown in my fear of myself.
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I don't want people to think that awards amount to the value of an actor. Real success means involvement - to engage oneself totally in something. Unless you become involved, you will stay uninvolved. If money is your god, you will accumulate money, but little else. If you seek out the experience of something... you have a good chance to have a full life.
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Existence is a struggle.
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[explaining why he supports a mandatory military draft] We, the people, should participate in the privileges we have in this democracy that we live in, and we should all share in the dangers and the risks with our lives to protect the freedoms that we have. I don't see how our young men can feel they're part of the country if they don't participate in the defense of the country - in the defense of our values - when it's necessary to do so. I feel, strongly, that by excluding themselves, they sacrifice something integral. They separate themselves from the hero's journey - this journey we all must take to find ourselves. |
| Salaries: |
Saturn 3 (1980) - $90,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
(8/84-1/85) Stage: Appeared (as "Phil") in "Hurlyburly" by David Rabe on Broadway (Ethel Barrymore Theatre).
TV commercial: UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland)
(2000) TV commercial: Johnny Walker Red Label liquor
Music video: Appea |
| Spouse: |
Daphna Kastner (October 7, 2001 - present) (1 child) |
| Children: |
Stella KeitelHudson Karmazin KeitelRoman Keitel |
| Parents: |
Miriam Klein
Harry Keitel |
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