Bruce Dern

TV Actor

Bruce Dern was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on June 4th, 1936 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 87, Bruce Dern biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Bruce MacLeish Dern
Date of Birth
June 4, 1936
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Age
87 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Networth
$10 Million
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Screenwriter, Television Actor
Bruce Dern Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 87 years old, Bruce Dern has this physical status:

Height
183cm
Weight
81kg
Hair Color
Grey
Eye Color
Dark brown
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Bruce Dern Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
University of Pennsylvania, The Actors Studio
Bruce Dern Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Andrea Beckett
Children
2, including Laura Dern
Dating / Affair
Maud Adams, Andrea Beckett, Diane Ladd, Marie Dawn Pierce
Parents
Jean MacLeish Dern (July 25, 1908 - Jan 8, 1972; John Henry Dern
Siblings
John Dern Jr, Jean E. Dern Sigel
Bruce Dern Life

Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor who is often seen as a supporter of jerky characters of insecure nature.

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978), as well as the Academy Award for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013).

The Cowboys (1972), Posse (1975), Family Plot (1977), Tattoo (1976), One Upon a Time in Hollywood (1990), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

Early life

Dern was born in Chicago, the son of Jean (née MacLeish, 1908–1972) and John Dern (1903-1989), a utility chief and attorney, and an economist. He grew up in Kenilworth, Illinois. George Dern, his paternal grandfather, was a Utah governor and Secretary of War (he was in office at the time of Bruce's birth). Dern's maternal grandfather, Andrew MacLeish, was a Vice President of the Carson, Pirie, and Scott stores, which were founded by his own father, Scottish-born businessman Andrew MacLeish. Archibald MacLeish, Dern's maternal grandchild, was a poet. Adlai Stevenson II, the governor and two-time presidential nominee, was his godfather. Dern attended New Trier High School and the University of Pennsylvania. He was an avid runner who participated in high school and hoped to qualify for the Olympic Trials in 1956.

Personal life

Dern was married to Marie Dawn Pierce from 1957 to 1959. In 1960, he married Diane Laddd. Diane Elizabeth Dern (born November 29, 1960) died of head injury after falling into a swimming pond on May 18, 1962. Laura, the couple's second daughter, is also an actress. Dern married Andrea Beckett after separating from Laddd in 1969. On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Dern, Laddd, and Laura were among the adjoining stars.

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Bruce Dern Career

Career

Dern studied at The Actors Studio, alongside Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg. He starred with Lyle Kessler in the Philadelphia premiere of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Dern starred with Paul Newman and Geraldine Page in the original Broadway run of Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth. Dern began working on films and television series in the 1960s. After his film debut Wild River, he played the sailor in a few flashbacks in Marnie and a murdered lover in Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte. He played a murderous rustler in Hang 'Em High, a gunfighter in Support Your Local Sheriff!, and an impoverished farmer with a pregnant wife in the film adaptation of Horace McCoy's novel They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.

In Mark Rydell's western film The Cowboys, he played a cattle thief who kills a rancher (John Wayne). While filming, Wayne warned Dern: "America will hate you for this," and Dern replied, "Yeah, but they'll love me in Berkeley." Dern had a leading role in the ecological science-fiction film Silent Running and co-starred with Jack Nicholson in The King of Marvin Gardens. Dern played Tom Buchanan in the film adaptation for F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1974). In Kirk Douglas' Revisionist Western film Posse, Dern played a train-robber who uses the wiles to turn the tables on his captor, an ambitious, politically minded US marshal (Douglas). Dern starred in the beauty pageant satire film Smile, and in Alfred Hitchcock's final film Family Plot. Dern played a detective on the trail of a getaway driver (Ryan O'Neal) in the neo-noir film The Driver. In John Frankenheimer's thriller film Black Sunday, Dern played a vengeful Vietnam War veteran and Goodyear Blimp pilot who launches a massive terrorist attack at the Super Bowl. Dern played another Vietnam veteran and the disturbed husband of a perplexed woman (Jane Fonda) in Hal Ashby's war film Coming Home, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In Bob Brooks's erotic thriller film Tattoo, Dern played an increasingly-deranged tattoo artist who imprisons a fashion model (Maud Adams). The film was dogged by controversy throughout its post-production and pre-release phase - the film's release was delayed by nearly a year - and for his lead performance, Dern earned a Worst Actor Razzie nomination. However, he bounced back by winning the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in Jason Miller's That Championship Season (1982). Over the next few decades, Dern played a Vietnam veteran and neighborhood survivalist in Joe Dante's suburban satire The 'Burbs, a local crime boss in Michael Ritchie's Diggstown, a rival of Wild Bill Hickok in Walter Hill's Wild Bill, and George Spahn in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Dern's autobiography, Things I've Said, But Probably Shouldn't Have: An Unrepentant Memoir, was published in 2007.

In Alexander Payne's film Nebraska, Dern played an elderly resident who believes he has won a million dollars, and undertakes a road trip from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska to claim the prize. He won the Best Actor Award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

In the course of his long and prolific career, Dern collaborated with film directors, including Walter Hill (The Driver, Wild Bill and Last Man Standing), Joe Dante (The 'Burbs, Small Soldiers and The Hole), and Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). In an interview for The A.V. Club, Dern said, "I always say that I feel like I’ve worked for six geniuses in my career... And the six directors, not in any order, would be Mr. Kazan, Mr. Hitchcock, Douglas Trumbull, Alexander Payne, Quentin Tarantino, and Francis Coppola." In an interview with Josh Olson and Joe Dante for the podcast series The Movies That Made Me, and while discussing his career, Dern cited the films of David Lean (specifically, Lawrence of Arabia, Great Expectations and The Bridge on the River Kwai), as among the films that inspired him.

When asked if he has ever contemplated retirement, Dern has stated, “If you think I’m gonna retire so Jimmy fucking Caan can get another part from me, you’re dead wrong. Because I’m gonna go till I’m 100. My goal is to do stuff with older characters that people never got the chance to do, because they never lived long enough... And because I don’t have anything else I can do."

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ALISON BOSHOFF: Golden Globes axes their 'ambassador' jobs for boys and girls of Hollywood A-listers

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 5, 2023
ALISON BOSHOFF: Since 1963, celebrity offspring have had a moment in the Globes, serving almost as prom queens (and kings) with several common names. Melanie Griffith (daughter of Tippi Hedren) and her daughter Dakota Johnson (left) appeared in the 1975 Miss Golden Globe; she and her father, Kevin Johnson (left), appeared in the same scene in 2006. Laura Dern (inset) (daughter of Bruce Dern and Diane Laddd) appeared in 1986, and in 2009, Rumer Willis (daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore) appeared. Sistine, Scarlett, and Sophia Stallone, Sylvester's daughters, were born in 2017. In 2021, the last ambassadors to the United Kingdom were Jackson and Satchel Lee: director Spike's children. However, a source close to the awards, which will be held in a televised ceremony at the Beverly Hilton ballroom next Tuesday, confirms the tradition has been lost, despite Covid's claims that the event will not be held this year.'

Ambassador roles for actor's children have been scrapped by the Golden Globes DUMPS

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 5, 2023
The Golden Globes are axing their 'ambassadors,' the sons and daughters of A-listers who have ushered award winners onto and off stage during the tournament for 60 years. Celebrity offspring have had a moment in the spotlight at the Globes since 1963, serving almost as prom queens (and kings), while also receiving a huge amount of media attention. Many well-known celebrities have served as ambassadors. Melanie Griffith (daughter of Tippi Hedren) and her daughter Dakota Johnson appeared in the same role in 2006 as the 1975 Miss Golden Globe. Laura Dern (daughter of Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd) appeared in 1986; and in 2009, Rumer Willis (daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore) was involved. Sistine, Scarlett, and Sophia Stallone, Sylvester's daughters, served in 2017.

What happened to the child stars of your favorite classic Christmas movies?

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 23, 2022
What do these actors have in common? They all found fame in Christmas films before they hit adulthood, which has been immortalized on our screens. However, when the children actors hit the acting gold rush at an early age, their paths to follow wound up in different directions, with continued success for some and less positive results for others. So where are actors who played Sophie from The Holiday, Ralphie from A Christmas Story, Bernard the Elf from The Santa Clause, Eloise from Eloise at Christmastime and Kevin from Home Alone (left to right) now?