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Edward Norton
1969-present
Who Is Edward Norton?
Born to a privileged Boston family, Edward Norton turned to acting two years after graduating from Yale University in 1991. He worked in theater before landing his first film role in 1996's Primal Fear. Norton earned an Oscar nomination for that role and for 1998's American History X. He went on to produce and star in movies like The Incredible Hulk, Pride and Glory, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman, for which he earned a third Oscar nomination.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Edward Harrison Norton
BORN: August 18, 1969
BIRTHPLACE: Boston, Massachusetts
SPOUSE: Shauna Robertson (2012-present)
CHILDREN: Atlas
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Leo
Early Life and Career
Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Edward Norton Sr., was a former federal prosecutor under President Jimmy Carter's administration and his mother, Robin, was an English teacher. He grew up the eldest of three children in the progressive, multicultural community of Columbia, Maryland, which
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American actor, filmmaker and activist Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Columbia, Maryland.
His mother, Lydia Robinson "Robin" (Rouse), was a foundation executive and teacher of English, and a daughter of famed real estate developer James Rouse, who developed Columbia, MD; she passed away of brain cancer on March 6, 1997. His father, Edward Mower Norton, was an environmental lawyer and conservationist, who works for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Edward has two younger siblings, James and Molly.
From the age of five onward, the Yale graduate (majoring in history) was interested in acting. At the age of eight, he would ask his drama teacher what his motivation in a scene was. He attended theater schools throughout his life, and eventually managed to find work on stage in New York as a member of the Signature players, who produced the works of playwright and director Edward Albee. Around the time when he was appearing in Albee's Fragments, in Hollywood, they were looking for a young actor
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Edward Norton
Edward Harrison Norton[1] (born August 18, 1969) is an American movie actor and director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards. He won the Golden Globe in 1997 for Primal Fear.[source?]
Biography
[change | change source]Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18th 1969. When he was 28, he played someone accused of murder in the movie, Primal Fear (movie) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1997, Norton starred in the movieAmerican History X and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1998, Norton played a character in the Matt DamonmovieRounders about poker. In 1999, Norton co-starred with Brad Pitt in the movie Fight Club. In 2000, Norton wrote the screenplay for a movie called Keeping the Faith.
In 2024, he played folk singer Pete Seeger in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.
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