Bruce Dern | |
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 Dern in 2015 | |
| Born | Bruce MacLeish Dern June 4, 1936 |
| Education | New Trier High School[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania The Actors Studio |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Spouses | Marie Dawn Pierce
(m. 1957; div. 1959)Andrea Beckett
(m. 1969) |
| Children | 2, including Laura Dern |
| Relatives | George Dern (grandfather) Andrew MacLeish (great-grandfather) Archibald MacLeish (granduncle) |
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor[2] and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013).[3] He is also a BAFTA Award, two-time Genie Award, and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
A member of the Actors Studio, he rose to prominence during the New Hollywood era through roles in films such as The Trip (1967), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971), and The Cowboys (1972). Other notable films include The Laughing Policeman (1973), The Great Gatsby (1974), Posse (1975), Family Plot (1976), Black Sunday (1977), The Driver (1978), Tattoo (1981), That Championship Season (1982), The 'Burbs (1989), Last Man Standing (1996), Monster (2003), Down in the Valley (2005), Chappaquiddick (2017), and Emperor (2020). He played Frank Harlow in the HBO series Big Love (2006–2011).
He is the father of actress Laura Dern.
- ^ Borrelli, Christopher (November 11, 2013). "Bruce Dern's long run to 'Nebraska'". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Awards - Best Actor Award". Festival De Cannes. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Actor Bruce Dern | Interviews | Tavis Smiley". PBS. January 15, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2016.