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 John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne (Choisser), who owned a local newspaper, and Daniel Leon Malkovich, a state conservation director. His paternal grandparents were Croatian. In 1976, Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, newly founded by his friend Gary Sinise. After that, it would take seven years before Malkovich would show up in New York and win an Obie in Sam Shepard's play "True West". In 1984, Malkovich would appear with Dustin Hoffman in the Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman", which would earn him an Emmy when it was made into a made-for-TV movie the next year. His big-screen debut would be as the blind lodger in Places in the Heart (1984), which earned him an Academy Award Nomination for best supporting actor. Other films would follow, including The Killing Fields (1984) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), but he would be well remembered as Vicomte de Valmont in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Playing against Michelle Pfeiffer and Glenn Close in a costume picture helped raise his standing in the industry. He would be cast as the psychotic political assassin in Clint Eastwood's In the Line of Fire (1993), for which he would be nominated for both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe. In 1994, Malkovich would portray the sinister Kurtz in the made-for-TV movie Heart of Darkness (1993), taking the story to Africa as it was originally written. Malkovich has periodically returned to Chicago to both act and direct.
Bio:
John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne (Choisser), who owned a local newspaper, and Daniel Leon Malkovich, a state conservation director. His paternal grandparents were Croatian. In 1976, Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, newly founded by his friend Gary Sinise. After that, it would take seven years before Malkovich would show up in New York and win an Obie in Sam Shepard's play "True West". In 1984, Malkovich would appear with Dustin Hoffman in the Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman", which would earn him an Emmy when it was made into a made-for-TV movie the next year. His big-screen debut would be as the blind lodger in Places in the Heart (1984), which earned him an Academy Award Nomination for best supporting actor. Other films would follow, including The Killing Fields (1984) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), but he would be well remembered as Vicomte de Valmont in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Playing against Michelle Pfeiffer and Glenn Close in a costume picture helped raise his standing in the industry. He would be cast as the psychotic political assassin in Clint Eastwood's In the Line of Fire (1993), for which he would be nominated for both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe. In 1994, Malkovich would portray the sinister Kurtz in the made-for-TV movie Heart of Darkness (1993), taking the story to Africa as it was originally written. Malkovich has periodically returned to Chicago to both act and direct.
Tivia:
Fluent in French, and lived in France for almost 10 years. He left in 2003.When he was a teenager, he decided to get his excessive weight under control and lost 70 pounds by eating nothing but Jell-O for four months.He co-owns a restaurant/nightclub in Portugal. (2003)First actor to win a major award (New York Film Critics) for portraying himself in a movie (non-cameo role). The film was Being John Malkovich (1999).His performance as himself in Being John Malkovich (1999) is ranked #90 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.Has developed a great passion for Portugal, where he has filmed some movies recently. He also keeps a house here, as he co-owns a disco in Lisbon.Legend has it that he was told by the head of the Theatre Department at Illinois State University that he would not have a career as an actor. Even though he did not graduate from ISU (he never took the constitution test), the Theatre Department still claims him as an alumnus. On April 4, 2005, he returned to visit the Theatre Department where he was presented with an official diploma for his bachelor's degree in theatre.Lost an undisclosed amount of money in the Bernie Madoff scandal.Good friend of G��rard Depardieu. They worked together on several projects: The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Les mis��rables (2000) and Napol��on (2002).The costume he wore in the Annie Lennox video, "Walking On Broken Glass" was borrowed from the set of Dangerous Liaisons (1988)In 1976, he quit college in order to work at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater.His paternal grandparents, Michael "Mike" Malkovich and Goldie Stanisha, were Croatian. His mother had French, German, Scottish, and English ancestry, and his maternal grandparents were Stephen Choisser and Edna Alice Johnson.Offered the role of Green Goblin/Norman Osborn in Spider-Man (2002).Attended college with Joan Allen who was occasionally a scene partner of Malkovich's in their acting classes. Later attended another acting class years with John Mahoney. He encouraged both actors to join the Steppenwolf Theater Company, which they did.His favorite films include: Citizen Kane (1941), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), High Noon (1952), The 400 Blows (1959), The Battle of Algiers (1966), The Conformist (1970) and This Is Spinal Tap (1984).As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Killing Fields (1984), Places in the Heart (1984) and Dangerous Liaisons (1988).Parents ran and owned local newspapers in his hometown Benton, Illinois, named Benton Evening News and Outdoor Illinois, a conservation magazine. His father was also a state conservation director.Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#70). (1995)Children with Nicoletta Peyran: daughter Amandine (b. 1990) and son Lowry (b. 1992).He was awarded the 1982 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "True West", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.Frequently visits Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia).Education: Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University.He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a play for "Coyote Ugly", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Robert Benton, Steven Spielberg, Bernardo Bertolucci, Woody Allen, Robert Zemeckis, Clint Eastwood, and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.He dropped out of Crazy People (1990) after around two weeks of filming and was replaced by Dudley Moore.Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36.He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in the play, "Say Goodnight, Gracie", at the Travel Light Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.In 2015, he filmed a movie, 100 Years. Which was locked away in a bulletproof safe with a time lock set to open in year 2115 (100 years after it was shot).He was awarded the 1987 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Burn This" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.Won a second Village Voice Obie this time for Direction for "Balm in Gilead" in 1985.He was awarded the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Balm in Gilead", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.Won a Village Voice Obie for his performance in "True West" in 1984.He was nominated for a 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "The Libertine", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He moved outside Boston, Massachusetts. (October 2008)Has stated he greatly admires actors Meryl Streep, Judy Davis, and Isabelle Adjani.He turned down the role played by Timothy Dalton in The King's Whore (1990).Born at 11:39 PM (CST). |
| Name: |
John Malkovich |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
158 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:36:19 |
| Height: |
6' (1.83 m) |
| Biography: |
John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne (Choisser), who owned a local newspaper, and Daniel Leon Malkovich, a state conservation director. His paternal grandparents were Croatian. In 1976, Malkovich joined Chicago\'s Stepp |
| Trivia: |
Fluent in French, and lived in France for almost 10 years. He left in 2003.When he was a teenager, he decided to get his excessive weight under control and lost 70 pounds by eating nothing but Jell-O for four months.He co-owns a restaurant/nightclub in Portugal. (2003)First actor to win a major award (New York Film Critics) for portraying himself in a movie (non-cameo role). The film was Being John Malkovich (1999).His performance as himself in Being John Malkovich (1999) is ranked #90 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.Has developed a great passion for Portugal, where he has filmed some movies recently. He also keeps a house here, as he co-owns a disco in Lisbon.Legend has it that he was told by the head of the Theatre Department at Illinois State University that he would not have a career as an actor. Even though he did not graduate from ISU (he never took the constitution test), the Theatre Department still claims him as an alumnus. On April 4, 2005, he returned to visit the Theatre Department where he was presented with an official diploma for his bachelor's degree in theatre.Lost an undisclosed amount of money in the Bernie Madoff scandal.Good friend of G��rard Depardieu. They worked together on several projects: The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Les mis��rables (2000) and Napol��on (2002).The costume he wore in the Annie Lennox video, "Walking On Broken Glass" was borrowed from the set of Dangerous Liaisons (1988)In 1976, he quit college in order to work at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater.His paternal grandparents, Michael "Mike" Malkovich and Goldie Stanisha, were Croatian. His mother had French, German, Scottish, and English ancestry, and his maternal grandparents were Stephen Choisser and Edna Alice Johnson.Offered the role of Green Goblin/Norman Osborn in Spider-Man (2002).Attended college with Joan Allen who was occasionally a scene partner of Malkovich's in their acting classes. Later attended another acting class years with John Mahoney. He encouraged both actors to join the Steppenwolf Theater Company, which they did.His favorite films include: Citizen Kane (1941), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), High Noon (1952), The 400 Blows (1959), The Battle of Algiers (1966), The Conformist (1970) and This Is Spinal Tap (1984).As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Killing Fields (1984), Places in the Heart (1984) and Dangerous Liaisons (1988).Parents ran and owned local newspapers in his hometown Benton, Illinois, named Benton Evening News and Outdoor Illinois, a conservation magazine. His father was also a state conservation director.Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#70). (1995)Children with Nicoletta Peyran: daughter Amandine (b. 1990) and son Lowry (b. 1992).He was awarded the 1982 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "True West", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.Frequently visits Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia).Education: Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University.He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a play for "Coyote Ugly", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Robert Benton, Steven Spielberg, Bernardo Bertolucci, Woody Allen, Robert Zemeckis, Clint Eastwood, and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.He dropped out of Crazy People (1990) after around two weeks of filming and was replaced by Dudley Moore.Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36.He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in the play, "Say Goodnight, Gracie", at the Travel Light Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.In 2015, he filmed a movie, 100 Years. Which was locked away in a bulletproof safe with a time lock set to open in year 2115 (100 years after it was shot).He was awarded the 1987 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Burn This" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.Won a second Village Voice Obie this time for Direction for "Balm in Gilead" in 1985.He was awarded the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Balm in Gilead", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.Won a Village Voice Obie for his performance in "True West" in 1984.He was nominated for a 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "The Libertine", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.He moved outside Boston, Massachusetts. (October 2008)Has stated he greatly admires actors Meryl Streep, Judy Davis, and Isabelle Adjani.He turned down the role played by Timothy Dalton in The King's Whore (1990).Born at 11:39 PM (CST). |
| Trademarks: |
Often plays menacing, sadistic villains
Soft mellow voice |
| Quotes: |
[on Being John Malkovich (1999)] When I first looked at the script, the title seemed like a one-line joke, but it turned out to be a 100-page joke.
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[Spike Jonze wanted to borrow photographs from his childhood for Being John Malkovich (1999)] "I gave them my mother's phone number and told them to tell her that I'm an actor and it was for a film. I don't think my parents know what I do."
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"I want to be successful. I would like it to be a success with something that doesn't make me want to vomit all over the screening room after I've seen it." (1980s quote)
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I'm not terribly articulate in many ways and particularly when it comes to what I do. And, at the risk of sounding like Holden Caulfield, I don't know if I would talk about it even if I could.
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[on Dangerous Liaisons (1988)] The movie should appeal to everyone. It's sleazy, elegant, vicious and mean, and it's about people doing hideous things to each other. If that weren't enough, it has a tragic end. What more could people ask for? |
| Salaries: |
In the Line of Fire (1993) - $1,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
(December 1999) Directed English play "Hysteria" in first American production, at the Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Ogre - main character
Music video for Annie Lennox: "Walking on Broken Glass".
(2000) TV commerci |
| Spouse: |
Nicoletta Peyran (September 20, 1989 - present) (2 children)Glenne Headly (August 2, 1982 - January 1, 1988) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Amandine MalkovichLowry Malkovich |
| Parents: |
Joe Anne Malkovich (Choisser)
Leon Malkovich |
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