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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 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:
  • 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
  • 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - 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)
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