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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Top 10 Actos of All Time



Image of Jack Nicholson
1.
Jack Nicholson
Actor, The Shining
Abandoned by his father in his childhood, he was raised believing his grandmother was his mother and his mother was his older sister. The truth was revealed to him years later when a Time magazine journalist uncovered the truth while preparing a story on the star. Jack had an on-and-off relationship with actress Anjelica Huston...
“ Oscars: 3 (Tied for 1st All-Time)
Oscar Nominations: 12 (*All-Time Record*)
BAFTA Awards: 4 (Tied for 2nd All-Time)
BAFTA Nominations: 8 (Tied for 3rd All-Time)
Golden Globes: 6 (*All-Time Movie Record*)
Golden Globe Nominations: 17 (2nd All-Time) ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Marlon Brando
2.
Marlon Brando
Actor, The Godfather
Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in 1949...
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 3
BAFTA Nominations: 7
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Robert De Niro
3.
Robert De Niro
Actor, Goodfellas
Robert De Niro, who is thought of as one of the greatest actors of his time, was born in New York City in 1943 to two artists. He was trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the American Workshop. He first gained fame for his role in Bang the Drum Slowly, but he gained his reputation as a volatile actor in Mean Streets...
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 1
Golden Globe Nominations: 8 ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Al Pacino
4.
Al Pacino
Actor, The Godfather
Known for his forceful dramatic presentation, Al Pacino is most closely associated with the roles of Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, as well as Tony Montana of the legendary gangster film Scarface. But it was his performance as Frank Slade, a blind, retired Lt. Colonel, in Scent of a Woman that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1993...
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 8
BAFTA Awards: 2
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 15 ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Daniel Day-Lewis
5.
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the only person in film history to win the Oscar award for Best Actor three times. Born in London, England, he is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis (A.K.A. Nicholas Blake) (Poet Laureate of England) and his second wife, Jill Balcon. His maternal grandfather was SirMichael Balcon...
“ Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: 4
BAFTA Nominations: 6
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Dustin Hoffman
6.
Dustin Hoffman
Graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1954. Went to Santa Monica City College where he dropped out after a year due to bad grades. But before he did, he took an acting course because he was told that "nobody flunks acting." Also received some training at Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. Decided to go into acting because he did not want to work or go into the service...
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 4
BAFTA Nominations: 10
Golden Globes: 5
Golden Globe Nominations: 13 ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Tom Hanks
7.
Tom Hanks
Born in California, Tom Hanks grew up in what he calls a "fractured" family. His parents were pioneers in the development of marriage dissolution law in that state, and Tom moved around a lot, living with a succession of step-families. No problems, no abuse, no alcoholism - just a confused childhood...
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 5
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 3
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Anthony Hopkins
8.
Anthony Hopkins
Actor, Hannibal
Anthony Hopkins was born on 31 December 1937, in Margam, Wales. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, he moved to London and joined the National Theatre, invited byLaurence Olivier, who could see the talent in Hopkins. In 1967, he made his first film for television, A Flea in Her Ear...
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 4
BAFTA Awards: 3
BAFTA Nominations: 9
Golden Globes: 0
Golden Globe Nominations: 6 ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Paul Newman
9.
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was born in January of 1925, the second son of Arthur and Theresa (nee' Fetsko) Newman in Cleveland, Ohio. The Newmans were a well-to-do family and Paul grew up in a nice home in Shaker Heights. Newman's father, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Hungary, was the owner of a highly successful sporting goods store...
“ Oscars: 1
Oscar Nominations: 10
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 5
Golden Globes: 3
Golden Globe Nominations: 12 ” - chriswalczyk55

Image of Denzel Washington
10.
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington was born in December 28,1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the 3 children of a Pentecostal minister father and a beautician mother. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University intent on a career in journalism. However, he caught the acting bug while appearing in student drama productions and...
“ Oscars: 2
Oscar Nominations: 6
BAFTA Awards: 0
BAFTA Nominations: 0
Golden Globes: 2
Golden Globe Nominations: 7 ” - chriswalczyk55

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