Jeremy Renner

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  • 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
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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