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| Name |
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Edward Norton |
| Real Name |
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Edward James Norton Jr. |
| Height |
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6' 1" (185
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| Date of Birth |
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18 August 1969 |
| Place of Birth |
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Columbia, Maryland, USA |
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| Biography: |
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The son of a former federal prosecutor
and an English teacher, Edward Norton was born in
Boston on 18 August 1969. He was raised in Columbia,
Maryland, and from an early age was known as an
extremely bright and serious person. His interest
in acting began at the age of five when his babysitter
took him to a musical adaptation of Cinderella.
Shortly after that, Norton enrolled at Orenstein's
Columbia School for Theatrical Arts, making his
stage debut at the age of eight in Annie Get Your
Gun. Although he was still young, Norton already
showed professionalism and took his subsequent roles
seriously. After high school, he studied astronomy,
history, and Japanese at Yale, and was also active
in the university's theatrical productions. After
earning a history degree, Norton spent a few months
in Japan and then moved to New York, where he worked
for the Enterprise Foundation. Again, Norton continued
acting at every opportunity and eventually decided
to become a full-time actor.
In 1994, he appeared in Edward Albee's Fragments
after deeply impressing the distinguished playwright
during an audition. With a number of off-Broadway
credits to his name, Norton won his role in Primal
Fear (1996). The intensity
of his screen test readings stunned almost all,
and Norton became something of a hot property even
before the film was released. An actor of unusual
talent, Norton attained almost instant stardom with
his film debut, Primal Fear. For his thoroughly
chilling breakthrough performance as a Kentucky
altar boy accused of murder, Norton was credited
and further rewarded with Golden Globe and Oscar
nominations.
The same year, Norton was cast in the tribute to
Hollywood musicals, Everyone Says I Love You. Norton
did his own singing, further impressing audiences
and critics alike with his versatility. Then, Norton
again wowed audiences that same year with his portrayal
of a determined defense attorney in The People vs.
Larry Flynt.
In 1999, Norton went on to star opposite Brad Pitt
and Helena Bonham Carter in Fight Club. Norton next
moved on to the slightly more successful crime drama
The Score (2001). Drawn
to the mystique of screen villain Hannibal Lecter,
Norton's next role was FBI agent Will Graham in
the thriller Red Dragon (2002). |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
The Painted Veil |
| 2006 |
The Illusionist |
| 2005 |
Kingdom of Heaven |
| 2005 |
Down in the Valley |
| 2003 |
The Italian Job |
| 2002 |
Frida |
| 2002 |
25th Hour |
| 2002 |
Red Dragon |
| 2002 |
Death to Smoochy |
| 2001 |
The Score |
| 2000 |
Keeping the Faith |
| 1999 |
Forever Hollywood |
| 1999 |
Fight Club |
| 1998 |
American History X |
| 1998 |
Out of the Past |
| 1998 |
Rounders |
| 1996 |
The People Vs. Larry Flynt |
| 1996 |
Everyone Says I Love You |
| 1996 |
Primal Fear |
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