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Jeremy Renner

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Jeremy Renner: Biography

Birth Name: Jeremy Lee Renner
Birth Place: Modesto, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/07/1971, Capricorn
Profession: Actor

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Jeremy Renner Fast Facts:

Drifted through various majors in college, including computer science and criminology, before discovering his passion for acting.
Became a makeup artist and performed in local theater before landing the lead in his first feature film, National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995).
Among many TV guest spots, he played a ruthless vampire named Penn on the supernatural drama Angel.
Earned his first Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead in the biopic Dahmer (2002) playing the real-life cannibalistic serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Trained with a U.S. Army bomb crew for his Academy Award-nominated role as a soldier who disarms bombs in the Iraqi war thriller The Hurt Locker (2009).

Jeremy Renner Relationships:
Lee Renner - Father
Valerie Cearley - Mother
Kym Vieira - Sister
Jeremy Renner Awards:
2009 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2009 BAFTA Awards: Best Leading Actor - Nominee
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2011 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2010 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
College:
Attended Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA

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2011 Academy Awards, Jeremy Renner Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Unusuals, Kai Lennox, Marcella Lowery, Amber Tamblyn, Jeremy Renner Eric Liebowitz/ABC

Unusuals, Corey Stoll, Jeremy Renner, Amber Tamblyn Patrick Harbron/ABC

Unusuals, Jeremy Renner, Ryan O'Nan Patrick Harbron/ABC

Unusuals, Molly Noe, Kai Lennox, Terry Kinney, Jeremy Renner Patrick Harbron/ABC

Unusuals, Jeremy Renner Patrick Harbron/ABC

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