Bruce Dern
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Bruce MacLeish Dern is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013) and the Silver Bear for Best Actor for That Championship Season (1982). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013). He is also a BAFTA Award, two-time Genie Award, and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
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Bruce Dern is an American actor, screenwriter, and film and television actor who began his professional career in 1960. Born in Chicago on June 4, 1936, he is a United States citizen who speaks English. Dern received his education at Choate Rosemary Hall, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Actors Studio. He is the father of Laura Dern and the spouse of Diane Ladd, with George Dern listed as a relative.
Throughout his career, Dern has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. He has received the Silver Bear for Best Actor and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. His work has been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Dern has also authored two works, including *Things I've said, but probably shouldn't have*.
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- Born
- Bruce MacLeish Dern , ( 1936-06-04 ) June 4, 1936 (age 89) , Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1960–present
- Spouses
- Marie Dawn Pierce ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1959 ) Diane Ladd ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) Andrea Beckett ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 )
- Children
- 2, including Laura
- Relatives
- George Dern (grandfather) Andrew MacLeish (great-grandfather) Archibald MacLeish (grand-uncle)
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Encyclopedic overview
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013), which also earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for That Championship Season (1982). He was also Oscar nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978). He is also a BAFTA Award, two-time Genie Award, and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
A member of the Actors Studio, after portraying small roles in films like Marnie (1964) and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), he rose to prominence during the New Hollywood era. His notable film credits The Trip (1967), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), The Cowboys (1972), Silent Running (1972), The Great Gatsby (1974), Family Plot (1976), Black Sunday (1977), The Driver (1978), Tattoo (1981), The 'Burbs (1989), Monster (2003), The Hateful Eight (2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also starred in the HBO series Big Love (2006–2011).
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