Edward Norton
Personal Information
Personal Information
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Edward Norton has starred in the films
Primal Fear; Everyone Says I Love
You; The People vs. Larry Flynt;
Rounders; American History X; Fight
Club; Keeping the Faith; The Score;
Death to Smoochy; Red Dragon; and
the just-released The 25th Hour,
directed by Spike Lee. He also directed
and produced Keeping the Faith,
and he wrote the screenplay of the
Oscar-nominated film Frida,
about the life of Mexican painter Frida
Kahlo, starring Salma Hayek and
directed by Julie Taymor. Norton has
received two Academy Award nominations,
as Best Actor for his performance in
American History X and Best
Supporting Actor for Primal
Fear. That performance also earned
him the Golden Globe Award for Best
Supporting Actor. Norton first
performed with Signature Theatre
Company in the 1994 New York premiere
of Edward Albee's Fragments and
has served on the company's board since
1996. He also serves on the National
Board of the Enterprise Foundation, an
organization dedicated to providing
affordable housing for low-income
families.
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Awards
Awards
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Award |
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NOMINATED
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2003 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actor |
Burn This |
Actor |
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WON
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2003 Obie Award, Best Performance |
Burn This |
Actor |
