Warren Beatty

At 87 years old, Warren Beatty has this physical status:

Career

Beatty began his career as a host on television programs including Studio One (1957), Kraft Television Theatre (1957), and Playhouse 90 (1959). During the first season (1959–60), he was a semi-regular on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a 1960 Theatre World Award for his appearance in William Inge's A Loss of Roses on Broadway. It was his first appearance on Broadway.

In Elia Kazan's Splendor (1961), opposite Natalie Wood, he made his film debut. Beatty was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Actor, and he was nominated for the New Star of the Year – Actor award. The film was also nominated for two Oscars, one of which was praised.

Kazan "was the first in a line of major directors Beatty sought out, mentors, or father figures from whom he wanted to hear," author Peter Biskind explains. Beatty, who appeared at a Kennedy Center tribute to Kazan, told the audience that Kazan "had given him the most important break in his career." According to Biskind, they were "very dissimilar": actor vs. protegé, producer vs. actor, immigrant outsider vs. native son. Kazan was armed with the confidence that comes with age and triumph, while Beatty was literally unstoppable with youth's arrogance.

Kazan recalls his impressions of Beatty:

He continued his film with Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961), directed by John Frankenheimer; Lilith (1964), with Anna Stewart and Keenan Smith directed by Arthur Williams; with John Frankenheimer; and After That One (1964), with Susannah York and Clive Revill (1966). In 1965, he founded Tatira, which he named for Kathlyn (whose nickname was "Tat") and Ira.

Beatty, a 29-year-old boy who appeared and appeared in Bonnie and Clyde, was released in 1967. Arthur Penn directed a team that included writers Robert Benton and David Newman, as well as director Arthur Penn. Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Gene Wilder, and Michael J. Pollard were among the cast members selected by Beatty. Beatty also oversaw the script and spearheaded the film's completion.

Beatty chose Gene Hackman because he had worked with him in Lilith in 1964 and thought he was a "great" actor. Hackman was credited with giving the most "authentic performance in the film," recalls Dunaway. After seeing him in a play and refusing to invite him to audition for what would be Wilder's first film appearance, Beatty was so impressed with him. "Michael J. Pollard was one of my oldest friends," Beatty said. "I'd known him for a lifetime; the day I got my first television show was on tape." On Broadway, we had a play together."

Despite early mistakes by studio owner Jack Warner, who donated the money, Bonnie and Clyde became a critical and commercial success. "What does Warren Beatty think he is doing," Warner said before filming began.

How did he ever get us into this thing?

"This gangster stuff went out with Cagney." The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor and seven Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Beatty was originally entitled to 40% of the film's profits, but his 30% interest earned him more than $6,000 per year.

Beatty and Clyde were reunited with Elizabeth Taylor in The Only Game in Town (1970), directed by George Stevens; McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), directed by Robert Altman; and Dollars (1971), directed by Richard Brooks.

Beatty organized a number of benefit concerts in 1972 to help with publicity and fundraising in the George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign. Beatty was among the Four for McGovern at The Forum in the Los Angeles area, influencing Barbra Streisand, Carole King, and James Taylor to appear. Quincy Jones and his Orchestra performed at the Forum, and the album Live Concert at the Forum was released. Beatty performed another show at the Cleveland Arena, in which Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon joined James Taylor two weeks later. Beatty created Together for McGovern, reuniting Simon and Garfunkel, Nichols and May, and Peter, Paul and Mary, with Dionne Warwick as the protagonist. Beatty had "invented the political concert" in these performances, according to campaign manager Gary Hart. He had mobilized Hollywood celebrities for a political cause on a scale never before seen, triggering a new power dynamic.

Beatty appeared in the films The Parallax View (1974), directed by Alan Pakula; and The Fortune (1975), directed by Mike Nichols. Beatty produced, co-wrote, and appeared in Shampoo (1975), directed by Hal Ashby, which was nominated for four Academy Awards, as well as five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. Beatty directed, produced, and appeared in Heaven Can Wait (1978) (sharing co-directing credit with Buck Henry). The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Adapted Screenplay. It also received three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture and Best Actor.

Beatty's next film, Reds (1981), a historical epic about American Communist journalist John Reed, who survived the Russian October Revolution, was released in 1970, a Beatty's first film since 1970. Despite being an American film about an American Communist made and released during the Cold War, it was a critical and commercial success. It received 12 Academy Award nominations, including four for Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay; winning three; Beatty received the Best Supporting Actress award for Best Supporting Actress (playing anarchist Emma Goldman) and Vittorio Storaro received the Best Cinematography award. Best Motion Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay were among the seven Golden Globe awards for the film, including Best Motion Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay. Beatty was named Best Director of the Golden Globe Awards.

Beatty did not appear in a film for five years until 1987's Ishtar, written and directed by Elaine May, after Reds. The film received mixed feedback in press reviews as a result of intense criticism by the new British studio chief David Puttnam's debut before its release and was unimpressive financially. Puttnam was shot by his predecessor and was released shortly after.

Beatty produced, directed, and played the title role of comic strip-based detective Dick Tracy in the 1990 film of the same name, under his second production company, Mulholland Productions. The film received good feedback and was one of the year's highest-grossing films. It received seven Academy Award nominations, three for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Original Song. It also received four Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture.

In 1991, he produced and starred as the true-life gangster Bugsy Siegel in the critically acclaimed and commercially lucrative film Bugsy, directed by Barry Levinson; the film then received two of the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design; later in 1991, it was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Costume Design; it later received two of the awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. In addition, the film received eight Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture and Best Actor for Best Motion Picture. Love Affair (1994), Beatty's next film, received mixed reviews and was deemed a commercial failure.

He wrote, produced, produced, directed, and starred in Bulworth, which was critically praised and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1998. Best Motion Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay were also nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay. Beatty has appeared in several documentaries, including Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) and One Bright Shining Moment: George McGovern's The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern (2005).

Following Beatty's poor box office results in Town & Country (2001), in which Beatty appeared, he did not appear in or direct another film for 15 years.

Beatty filed a lawsuit against Tribune Media in May 2005, alleging that he still had the right to Dick Tracy. Beatty's favour was restored in Beatty's favor by U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson on March 25, 2011.

Beatty produced and reprised his role as Dick Tracy in a 30-minute comedy film called Dick Tracy Special, which premiered on TCM in 2010. Dick Tracy and film critic and scholar Leonard Maltin appear in the short metafiction film, the latter of whom addresses Tracy's past and development. Tracy discusses how he admired Ralph Byrd and Morgan Conway, who appeared in several films, but that he was unconcerned about Beatty's portrayal of him or his film. Beatty said at CinemaCon in April 2016, he wants to make a Dick Tracy sequel.

Rules Don't Apply (2016) is a fictionalized true-life romantic comedy starring Howard Hughes, set in 1958 Hollywood and Las Vegas. Beatty, who wrote, co-produced, and directed the film, appears in it. With supporting actors including Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Candice Bergen, Ed Harris, and Martin Sheen, it co-stars Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins. Some have claimed that Beatty's film is now 40 years in production. Beatty, a writer and essayist, and possibly produce a Howard Hughes film in the mid-1970s, agreed to star in, produce, write, and possibly direct a Howard Hughes film in the mid-1970s. When Beatty started Heaven Can Wait, the project was suspended. Initially, Beatty intended to film John Reed and Hughes' life story back-to-back, but as he progressed into the project, he mainly concentrated on the Reed film Reds. In June 2011, it was announced that Beatty would produce, write, direct, and act in a Hughes film, focusing on an affair he had with a younger woman in the final years of his life. Beatty interviewed actors to appear in his ensemble cast during this time. He spoke with Andrew Garfield, Alec Baldwin, Owen Wilson, Justin Timberlake, Shia LaBeouf, Jack Nicholson, Rooney Mara, and Felicity Jones. It was Beatty's first film in 15 years and was released on November 23, 2016. According to one review, Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics" received a 63% "Fresh" rating, with one calling it "hugely amusing." "The wait was worth it," another reviewer said. The film was also a commercial disappointment.

In 2017, Beatty reunited with Bonnie and Clyde co-star Faye Dunaway at the 89th Academy Awards in honor of the film's 50th anniversary. They stepped out onto the stage to present the Best Picture Award after Jimmy Kimmel introduced them. The wrong envelope had been given to Dunaway, prompting them to incorrectly announce La Land as the Best Picture rather than the actual winner, Moonlight. This is now a social media sensation, with celebrities all around the world. Beatty and Dunaway returned to Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018, receiving a standing ovation upon their arrival, boasting about the previous year's flub. Beatty also announced The Shape of Water as the winner despite the incident.

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