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Ed Harris

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Ed Harris: Biography

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Birth Name: Edward Allen Harris
Birth Place: Tenafly, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/28/1950, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor; director; producer

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Ed Harris Fast Facts:

Father was once a backup singer for Ray Charles.
Was a star baseball and football player in high school and continued playing football at Columbia University.
Breakthrough role came in 1983 when he was cast as astronaut John Glenn in The Right Stuff.
Met and married actress Amy Madigan while working with her in Places in the Heart.
Pollock was a labor of love that he worked on for 10 years before eventually putting in his own money and directing himself to get the film made.
Harris and Madigan were featured in the 2010 drama Once Fallen.
Having portrayed the legendary astronaut/politician Glenn (to whom he bears a striking resemblance), Harris later took on the role of a pol from the other side of the aisle, GOP stalwart John McCain, in an HBO film, Game Change., it was announced in 2011. (Again, there is a resemblance.)

Ed Harris Relationships:
Amy Madigan - Wife
Bob L. Harris - Father
Lily Dolores Harris - Daughter
Margaret Harris - Mother
Ed Harris Awards:
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2000 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1995 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1998 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2002 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1986 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
2002 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1998 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
College:
Attended Columbia University, New York, NY; attended University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA (BFA, 1975)