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

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 Theatre 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). He plays the title role in the Charlie Kaufman-penned Being John Malkovich and relived that role in the movie Adaptation, also penned by Kaufman. The Dancer Upstairs, Malkovich's directorial debut, was released in 2002.

Malkovich has been based in France for many years but has recently announced he is ending his residency in that country. He has two children by his French wife, Amandine and Loewy.

Malkovich caused controversy in the United Kingdom in 2002 by announcing at the Cambridge Union Society his desire to shoot to death left-wing journalist Robert Fisk and left-wing politician George Galloway.

On April 4,2005, while speaking at Illinois State University, Malkovich was awarded a diploma in Theatre. When attending the university as a student in the 1970's, he failed to take his last remaining graduation requirement, the U.S. Constitution test. This requirement was waived in order to award him the diploma.

Selected Filmography

• Klimt (2005)
• Johnny English (2003)
• Ripley's Game (2002)
• Adaptation (2002)
• Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
• Les Misérables (miniseries) (2000)
• Le Temps Retrouvé (1999)
• 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)
• Empire of the Sun (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. Retrieved Sep.16, 2004.

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