Clint Eastwood - Wikipedia. Clint Eastwood. Born. Clinton Eastwood Jr.(1. May 3. 1, 1. 93. 0 (age 8. San Francisco, California, U. S. Occupation. Actor, director, producer, composer, musician, businessman, politician.
Years active. 19. Net worth. US$3. 75 million (2. Political party. Spouse(s)Maggie Johnson (m. 1.
Dina Ruiz(m. 1. 99. Partner(s)Sondra Locke(c. Frances Fisher(c. Children. Undetermined number,[n 1][n 2] including. Website. Official website. Mayor of Carmel- by- the- Sea, California. In office. April 8, 1.
January 1. 98. 8Clinton Eastwood Jr. May 3. 1, 1. 93. 0) is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and political figure. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns during the 1. Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.[1. For his work in the Western film Unforgiven (1. Million Dollar Baby (2.
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Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor. Eastwood's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure comedy Every Which Way But Loose (1. Any Which Way You Can (1.
Other popular films include the Western Hang 'Em High (1. Play Misty for Me (1.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1. Western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1. Escape from Alcatraz (1. Firefox (1. 98. 2), the suspense thriller Tightrope (1. Western Pale Rider (1.
Where Eagles Dare (1. Kelly's Heroes (1. Heartbreak Ridge (1. In the Line of Fire (1. The Bridges of Madison County (1. Gran Torino (2. 00.
In addition to directing many of his own star vehicles, Eastwood has also directed films in which he did not appear, such as the mystery drama Mystic River (2. Letters from Iwo Jima (2. FR-EE Rio 2 Full Movie there. Academy Award nominations, the drama Changeling (2. South African biographical political sports drama Invictus (2. The war drama biopic American Sniper (2.
January release ever and was also the largest opening ever for an Eastwood film. Eastwood received considerable critical praise in France for several films, including some that were not well received in the United States. Eastwood has been awarded two of France's highest honors: in 1. Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2. Legion of Honour medal. In 2. 00. 0, Eastwood was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival. Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
Since 1. 96. 7, Eastwood has run his own production company, Malpaso Productions, which has produced all but four of his American films. Starting in 1. 98. Eastwood served for two years as Mayor of Carmel- by- the- Sea, California, a non- partisan office. Early life[edit]Eastwood was born on May 3. San Francisco, California, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr.
Ruth Wood (née Runner; 1. Ruth later took the surname of her second husband, John Belden Wood (1. Clinton Sr.[2. 1] Eastwood was nicknamed "Samson" by the hospital nurses because he weighed 1. He has one younger sister, Jeanne Bernhardt (born 1. Eastwood is of English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry.[2. He is descended from Mayflower passenger William Bradford, and through this line is the 1. North America.[2.
His family moved often as his father worked at jobs along the West Coast,[2. Watch Season 1 Episode 2 Of Oz on this page. Settled in Piedmont, California, the Eastwoods lived in a very wealthy part of town, had a swimming pool, belonged to the country club, and each parent drove their own car.[3. Clint attended Piedmont Junior High School.[3. Shortly before he was to enter Piedmont High School, he rode his bike on the school's sports field and tore up the wet turf; this resulted in his being asked not to enroll.[3. Instead, he attended Oakland Technical High School, where he was held back due to poor academic scores and scheduled to graduate in January 1. Clint graduated from the airplane shop.
I think that was his major," joked classmate Don Kincade.[3. Another high school friend, Don Loomis, echoed "I don't think he was spending that much time at school because he was having a pretty good time elsewhere."[3. I think what happened is he just went off and started having a good time. I just don't think he finished high school," explained Fritz Manes,[3. Eastwood, who remained associated with him until their falling out in the mid- 1. Biographer Patrick Mc.
Gilligan notes that high school graduation records are a matter of strict legal confidentiality.[3. Eastwood worked at a number of jobs, including lifeguard, paper carrier, grocery clerk, forest firefighter, and golf caddy.[3. Eastwood has said that he tried to enroll at Seattle University [in 1. United States Army during the Korean War.[3. He always dropped the Korean War reference, hoping everyone would conclude that he was in combat and might be some sort of hero. Actually, he'd been a lifeguard at Fort Ord in northern California for his entire stint in the military," commented Eastwood's former longtime companion, Sondra Locke.[3. Don Loomis recalled hearing that Eastwood was romancing one of the daughters of a Fort Ord officer, who might have been entreated to watch out for him when names came up for postings.[3.
While returning from a prearranged tryst[3. Seattle, Washington, he was a passenger on a Douglas AD bomber that ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean near Point Reyes.[4. Using a life raft, he and the pilot swam 2 miles (3. Early career struggles[edit]According to the CBS press release for Rawhide, the Universal (known then as Universal- International) film company was shooting in Fort Ord when an enterprising assistant spotted Eastwood and invited him to meet the director.[4.
According to Eastwood's official biography, the key figure was a man named Chuck Hill, who was stationed in Fort Ord and had contacts in Hollywood.[4. While in Los Angeles, Hill became reacquainted with Eastwood and managed to sneak Eastwood into a Universal studio, where he showed him to cameraman Irving Glassberg.[4. Glassberg arranged for an audition under Arthur Lubin, who, although very impressed with Clint's appearance and stature at 6'4" (1. He was quite amateurish. He didn't know which way to turn or which way to go or do anything".[4. Lubin suggested that he attend drama classes and arranged for Eastwood's initial contract in April 1.
After signing, Eastwood was initially criticized for his stiff manner and delivering his lines through his teeth, a lifelong trademark.[4. In May 1. 95. 4, Eastwood made his first real audition for Six Bridges to Cross but was rejected by Joseph Pevney.[4. After many unsuccessful auditions, he was eventually given a minor role by director Jack Arnold in Revenge of the Creature (1. The Creature from the Black Lagoon.[4. In September 1. 95. Eastwood worked for three weeks on Arthur Lubin's Lady Godiva of Coventry, won a role in February 1.
Jonesy", a sailor in Francis in the Navy and appeared uncredited in another Jack Arnold film, Tarantula, where he played a squadron pilot.[4. In May 1. 95. 5, Eastwood put four hours' work into the film Never Say Goodbye and had a minor uncredited role as a ranch hand (his first western film) in August 1.
Law Man, also known as Star in the Dust.[5. Universal presented him with his first television role on July 2, 1.
NBC's Allen in Movieland, which starred comedian Steve Allen, actor Tony Curtis and swing musician Benny Goodman.[5. Although he continued to develop as an actor, Universal terminated his contract on October 2. Eastwood joined the Marsh Agency, and although Lubin landed him his biggest role to date in The First Traveling Saleslady (1. Escapade in Japan, without a formal contract Eastwood was struggling.[5. Upon the advice of Irving Leonard, his financial advisor, he changed talent agencies to the Kumin- Olenick Agency in 1.
Mitchell Gertz in 1. He landed several small roles in 1. ABC's Reader's Digest series, and as a motorcycle gang member on a Highway Patrol episode.[5.