John Malkovich
Born December 9, 1953 in Christopher, Illinois
Born of Croatian descent, this versatile actor started in Chicago and moved on to New York on Broadway. His film debut was in Places in the Heart in 1984, where he promptly earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Other films would follow, but he is perhaps best remembered for his role in Dangerous Liaisons, a costume drama where he played opposite Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Although he returns periodically to work in Chicago, he was told by the head of the theater department at Illinois State University that he would not have a career as an actor when he was a student. That, thankfully, did not stop him.
Personal Quote: (Discussing the movie Being John Malkovich): "When I first looked at the script, the title seemed like a one-line joke, but it turned out to be a 100-page joke."
MOVIE REVIEWS
The Call (2006) |
Con Air (1997) |
Klimt (2006) |
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) |
Art School Confidential (2006) |
Mulholland Falls (1996) |
Color Me Kubrick (2005) |
Mary Reilly (1996) |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) |
In the Line of Fire (1993) |
The Libertine (2004) |
Jennifer Eight (1992) |
Johnny English (2003) |
Of Mice and Men (1992) |
Hideous Man (2002) |
Shadows and Fog (1992) |
Ripley's Game (2002) |
The Object of Beauty (1991) |
The Dancer Upstairs (2002) |
Queens Logic (1991) |
Knockaround Guys (2001) |
The Sheltering Sky (1990) |
Hotel (2001) |
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
Speak Truth to Power (2000) |
Miles from Home (1988) |
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) |
Empire of the Sun (1987) |
Ladies Room (1999) |
The Glass Menagerie (1987) |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) |
Making Mr. Right (1987) |
Being John Malkovich (1999) |
Eleni (1985) |
Rounders (1998) |
The Killing Fields (1984) |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) |
Places in the Heart (1984) |
