John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953 in Christopher, Illinois) is an American actor, producer, and director.

Contents

1 Biography 2 Selected Filmography 3 Resources 4 External links

Biography

As a youngster, Malkovich was reportedly heavy set. By High School, he had transformed himself physically and was a star athlete. He attended Eastern Illinois University with an interest in ecology.

In 1976, Malkovich became a charter member of Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. He moved to New York City in 1983 and appeared in the play True West. He appeared on Broadway with Dustin Hoffman in Death of a Salesman (1984). Malkovich won an Emmy Award for this role when the play became a television movie. He made his film debut in Places in the Heart (1984) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 1994, he was nominated for an Oscar in the same category for In the Line of Fire (1993).

Malkovich has been based in France for many years but has recently announced he is ending his residency in that country.

Malkovich caused controversy in the United Kingdom in 2002 by announcing at the Cambridge Union Society his desire to shoot (http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/WarOnTerror/Malkovich.asp) to death left-wing journalist Robert Fisk and left-wing politician George Galloway.

Selected Filmography

• Johnny English (2003)
• Ripley's Game (2002)
• Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
• Les Misérables (miniseries) (2000)
• Being John Malkovich (1999)
• Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
• Rounders (1998)
• Con Air (1997)
• Mary Reilly (1996)
• In the Line of Fire (1993)
• The Sheltering Sky (1990)
• Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
• Making Mr. Right (1987)
• The Killing Fields (1984)
• Places in the Heart (1984)

Current Film Projects:

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Humma Kavula

Resources

• "John Malkovich". Yahoo! Movies (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800019625&cf=biog&intl=us). Retrieved Sep.16, 2004.

External links

• John Malkovich (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000518/) at the Internet Movie Database

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