Grant Heslov
Grant Heslov was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on May 15th, 1963 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 60, Grant Heslov 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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Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter, and director best known for his writing and film collaborations with George Clooney, which have earned him three Oscar nominations.
In 2013, he received the Academy Award for Best Picture as a co-producer of Argo (2012).
He has appeared in films including True Lies (1994), Black Sheep (1996), Enemy of the State (1998), and The Scorpion King (2002), as well as supporting roles in several Clooney films.
Personal life
Heslov was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised in the Palos Verdes neighborhood. Arthur Heslov, a dentist, and his mother, Jerrie (née Rosen), a businesswoman. Steven and Michael are his two older brothers. Heslov is Jewish.
He attended Palos Verdes High School and later the University of Southern California. He is a member of Phi Kappa Psi.
Heslov is married to Lysa Hayland-Heslov, a writer.
Career
Heslov's acting credits include the films True Lies, Dante's Peak, Enemy of the State, The Scorpion King, Good Night and Good Luck, Congo, Black Sheep, and Catch Me If You Can. He has also appeared in such TV series as Murder, She Wrote, Happy Days, Family Ties, Spencer, Mama's Family, L.A. Law, Matlock, Sleeper Cell and The X-Files.
In August 2006, Heslov and George Clooney started Smokehouse Pictures and began writing screenplays for production. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (with Clooney) and as producer for Best Film for Good Night, and Good Luck. Heslov also appears in the film as Don Hewitt, the director of the TV series See It Now, around which the movie is centered. He directed a screen adaptation of The Men Who Stare at Goats, starring Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey and co-produced The American starring Clooney in 2012. He also worked on 2011's The Ides of March. In June 2012, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In 2013, Heslov, alongside Clooney and Ben Affleck, won the Academy Award for Best Picture for Argo (2012). The three men also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Film.
Heslov directed the first episode of the 2019 miniseries Catch-22, on which he was also executive producer.