Rip Torn

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Rip Torn Fast Facts:

Studied animal husbandry in college before switching to acting.
Served as an officer with the military police in the U.S. Army after college.
A bullet was fired through the window of his home after he spoke out against the war in Vietnam on The Dick Cavett Show in 1970.
Was the league commissioner of GSN's Extreme Dodgeball.
Managed to avoid jail time for an incident that involved Torn allegedly breaking into a bank near his Connecticut home in 2010.
Appeared in the 2011 They Might Be Giants video for "Can't Keep Johnny Down."

Rip Torn Relationships:
Danae Torn - Daughter
Sissy Spacek - Cousin
Tony Torn - Son
Claire Torn - Daughter
Katie Torn - Daughter
Thelma Torn - Mother
Ann Wedgeworth - Ex-wife
Geraldine Page - Wife (deceased)
Amy Wright - Wife
Elmore Rual Torn Sr. - Father
Angelica Page - Daughter
Jonathan Torn - Son
Rip Torn Awards:
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor for a Drama Series - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Comedy Series - Winner
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Nominee
1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1960 Tony: Actor, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Attended Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; University of Texas, Austin, TX (BS, 1953)