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Ed Harris

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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 was as astronaut John Glenn in 1983's The Right Stuff.
Met and married Amy Madigan while working with her in 1984's Places in the Heart.
The 2000 biopic Pollock was a labor of love that he worked on for 10 years. Ultimately Harris produced and directed it himself, and earned an Oscar nod for his performance as the legendary painter.

Ed Harris Relationships:
Amy Madigan - Wife
Bob L. Harris - Father
Lily Dolores Harris - Daughter
Margaret Harris - Mother
Ed Harris Awards:
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
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - 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: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play - Nominee
College:
Attended Columbia University, New York, NY; attended University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA (BFA, 1975)