Tilda Swinton is a remarkable British actress, model, and artist who has appeared in many renowned films and has won big awards for her superior performances. Swinton was born in London in a renowned family. Her father was a major general who formerly headed the Household Division in the British Army. Involve in acting from a young age, she began functioning on stage when she was still in college. She later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made her professional acting introduction in the play ‘Measure for Measure’. She later propelled to the cinema, making her movie introduction in the British film ‘Caravaggio’.

Tilda Swinton is a remarkable British actress, model, and artist who has appeared in many renowned films and has won big awards for her superior performances. Swinton was born in London in a renowned family. Her father was a major general who formerly headed the Household Division in the British Army. Involve in acting from a young age, she began functioning on stage when she was still in college. She later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made her professional acting introduction in the play ‘Measure for Measure’. She later propelled to the cinema, making her movie introduction in the British film ‘Caravaggio’.

Tilda Swinton Wiki/Bio

Birth Name	Katherine Matilda Swinton
Nick Name	Swilda, Tilda
Age	(as in 2023) 63 years
Religion	Agnosticism
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Birth Place	London, England, UK
Date of Birth	05 November 1960
Nationality	English
Residence	Nairn, Scotland
Home Town	London
Hobbies	Not Available
Family
Mother’s Name	Judith Balfour Killen
Father’s Name	Maj John Swinton (Retired Major General in the British Army and was also Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1989-2000)
Brother(s)	James Christopher Swinton (Brother) (Video Producer) Alexander Harold Swinton (Brother) (Stockbroker) Maj William Henry Cospatrick Swinton (Brother) (Commissioned Scots Guards)
Sister	None
Boyfriends/Affairs/Partners
Affairs/Boyfriends/Partners	Béla Tarr John Byrne (1995-2003) Sandro Kopp (2004-Present)
Marital Status, Husband and Children
Husband/Spouse	Unmarried
Children	Son- Xavier Swinton Byrne Daughter- Honor Swinton Byrne (twins – b. October 6, 1997)
Education
School	Queen’s Gate School in London The West Heath Girls’ School
College/University	Fettes College New Hall which is now known as Murray Edwards College, a part of the University of Cambridge
Educational Qualification	Graduated in Social and Political Sciences
Profession	Actress
Brands Endorsed	Tilda Swinton has served as the brand ambassador for NARS and was the face of their Spring / Summer 2015 collection. Victoria jewelry
Career Manager	Hamilton Hodell
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’10”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 57 kg in pounds- 126 lbs
Figure Measurements
Breast Size	34 Inches
Hips Size	35 Inches
Waist Size	26 Inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Red
Eye Color	Green
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	4 (US) or 36 (EU)
Shoe Size	8 (US)
Favorite Things
Favorite Movies	I Know Where I’m Going (1945), School of Rock (2003), Brüno (2009)
Favorite Books	Auntie Mame (By Patrick Dennis), The Essential (By P.G. Wodehouse)
Favorite Comedian	Amy Schumer
Favorite Musicians	David Bowie, Bjork
Controversies	None

Life Journey

Tilda Swinton was born on 5th November 1960 in London. Her father John Swinton was a major general in the British Army and her mother was Judith Balfour. She has three brothers. She learned at three different schools, one of them being an expensive boarding school named West Heath Girls’ School.

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She later termed her experience at the school as sour and has said that boarding schools are very cruel and children don’t advance from that kind of environment. She later attended New Hall (now called Murray Edwards College) at the University of Cambridge, where she earned a degree in social and political sciences in 1983.

During this time, she entered the Communist Party and later, the Scottish Socialist Party. It was also during this span that she began acting on stage. Tilda Swinton dated scenarist John Byrne from 1989 to 2003. They have two children, twins Honor and Xavier Swinton Byrne, who were born in 1997.

Her present partner is Sandro Kopp, a German painter. Other than acting, Tilda Swinton is also known for various other works. She initiated the new Screen Academy Scotland production center in Edinburgh and began the film festival ‘Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams’.

Tilda Swinton Net Worth

Tilda Swinton has a net worth of $14 million.

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Tilda Swinton Movies And TV Shows

• Tilda Swinton joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1984, and appeared in the play ‘Measure for Measure’. Her first work in cinema was in the 1986 drama film ‘Caravaggio’ directed by Derek Jarman.
• Her TV career also began in 1986, with a role in the mini-series ‘Zastrozzi: A Romance’ which was based on the Gothic novel by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
• From 1986 to 1990, she was seen in the TV series ‘The Open Universe’.
  She continued to work with Jarman in some of his other works, such as ‘The Last of England’ (1987), ‘War Requiem’ (1989) and ‘Edward II’ (1991), for which she received the Volpi Cup at the 1991 Venice Film Festival in the ‘Best Actress Category’.
• During the late 1990s, she appeared in the movies ‘Female Perversions’ (1996), ‘Conceiving Ada’ (1997), and ‘The War Zone’ (1999).
• In 2000, she was seen in the Canadian film ‘Possible Worlds’, which was adapted from a play of the same name. She was next seen alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the drama thriller film ‘The Beach’. The film was a commercial success, though reviews were mostly negative.
• She starred with Tom Cruise in the 2001 sci-fi psychological thriller ‘Vanilla Sky’. It was a commercial success and reviews were mostly mixed.
• In the ensuing years, she appeared in films like ‘Adaptation’ (2002), ‘Young Adam’ (2003), ‘Constantine’ (2005), ‘Stephanie Daley’ (2006), and ‘The Man from London’ (2007).
• She was seen in the legal thriller ‘Michael Clayton’ (2007), which was a commercial and critical success. Directed by Tony Gilroy, the film was nominated for seven Oscars, including the one for Best Picture. The sole win went to Swinton in the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ category. She also won the BAFTA Award for ‘Best Supporting Actress’.
• In 2008, she was seen in the lead role in the crime drama film ‘Julia’. She next played a supporting role in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’, which was a commercial success and was met with mostly positive reviews.
• She appeared in the black comedy film ‘Burn After Reading’ in 2008. Her next work was a minor role in David Fincher’s fantasy romantic drama film ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ which was nominated for thirteen Oscars, including Best Picture.
• Her other important works include ‘I am Love’ (2009) where she also served as the executive producer. The film was a critical and commercial success.
• In 2011, she played the lead role in the psychological thriller film ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’. Her performance earned her nominations for the BAFTA Award and the Golden Globe Award in the ‘Best Actress Category’.
• In the 2010s, she continued appearing in successful films, such as ‘The Moonrise Kingdom’ (2012), ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ (2013), ‘Snowpiercer’ (2013), ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ (2014) and ‘Hail, Caesar’ (2016).
• In 2016, she appeared in the superhero film ‘Doctor Strange’, playing ‘The Ancient One’, the mentor of the titular character. The film was a success, financially and critically.
• Her most recent works are ‘Okja’ (2017), ‘War Machine’ (2017), and ‘The Isle of Dogs’ (2018).

Facts

1. Swinton is the descendant of the Saxon origin from the kingdom of Northumberland. Her parental ancestry which is Anglo-Scot can be traced back to thousands of years, to the middle ages.
2. Tilda Swinton joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1984 and appeared in the play Measure for Measure.
3. Her first work in cinema was in the 1986 drama film Caravaggio directed by Derek Jarman.
4. She is widely known for her androgynous presence as people widely confuse her to a male because of her tall frame and lack of lipstick.
5. Her TV career also began in 1986, with a character in the mini-series Zastrozzi: A Romance which was based on the Gothic novel by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
6. In 1988, she was a member of the jury at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
7. In 1993, she was a participant of the jury at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.
8. In 1996, she emerged in the music video for Orbital’s The Box.
9. Tilda had joined the Communist Party and later the Scottish Socialist Party when she was studying at the University of Cambridge.
10. In July 2008, she created the film festival Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams. The event took place in a ballroom in Nairn on Scotland’s Moray Firth in August.
11. In 2012, Swinton emerged in Doug Aitken’s SONG 1, an outdoor video installation created for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C.
12. In 2013, she was named as one of the fifty best-dressed over 50 by The Guardian and often appears on International Best Dressed Lists.
13. In February 2013, she characterized the part of David Bowie’s wife in the promotional video for his song, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), directed by Floria Sigismondi.
14. In July 2013, Swinton appeared photographed in front of Moscow’s St. Basil’s Cathedral holding a rainbow flag in support of the country’s LGBT community, reportedly releasing a statement: In solidarity. From Russia with love.
15. She was ranked one of the best dressed women in 2018 by fashion website Net-a-Porter.

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John Goodman is an American film, television, and stage actor and a beneficiary of the Golden Globe Award surfaced his way to success with the prosperous and one of the most-watched television series, ‘Roseanne’. He has verified himself to be one of Hollywood’s most skilled and capable character actors who can play any appearance with ease and comfort. An avid football player, during his school and teenage years, he even earned a football scholarship to study at the Missouri State University. Sadly due to his injuries, Goodman was not capable to continue playing football and he instead propelled to New York City in search of acting opportunities.

After a span of struggle in New York, doing odd jobs and distressing commercials, he finally made his first arrival in films with ‘Eddie Macon’s Run’, in which he performed a minor appearance. He has materialized in over 50 films, including great Disney films and the films directed by the Coen brothers. Some of his films include, ‘Argo, The Flintstones’, ‘Coyote Ugly’ and The Artist’. He communicates openly about his struggles with alcoholism which he has since overwhelmed.

John Goodman Wiki/Bio

Birth Name	John Stephen Goodman
Nick Name	John Goodman
Age	(as in 2023) 71 years
Religion	Baptist
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Birth Place	St. Louis, Missouri
Date of Birth	20 June 1952
Nationality	American
Residence	New Orleans, USA
Home Town	Affton
Hobbies	Not Available
Family
Mother’s Name	Virginia Roos
Father’s Name	Leslie F. Goodman
Brother	Leslie Goodman
Sister	Elisabeth Goodman
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	Heather Laruso Hutchins
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Anna Beth Goodman
Marriage Date	27 October 1989
Children	Daughter- Molly Evangeline Goodman Son- None
Education
School	St. Louis Community College Affton High School
College/University	Missouri State University
Educational Qualification	Graduated
Profession	Voice Actor, Comedian, Television producer
Brands Endorsed	Not Available
Career Manager	Not Available
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 185.4cm in meters- 1.85 m in feet inches- 6’1”
Weight (Approx.)	• Before Weight Loss in kilograms- 180 kg in pounds- 400 lbs • After Weight Loss in kilograms- 135 kg in pounds- 300 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	Not Available
Hips Size	Not Available
Waist Size	Not Available
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Light Brown
Eye Color	Blue
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	12 (U.S.)
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Not Available
Favourite Actors	Not Available
Favourite Colors	Not Available
Favourite Sport	Not Available
Controversies	Not Available

Life Journey

John Goodman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to his mother Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman, and his father Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who passed away when John was a small kid. He is of English, Welsh, and German ancestry.

He has two more siblings.

He joined the Affton High School in St. Louis County, Missouri, where he was an avid football player and theatre actor. He thereafter graduated from Missouri State University.

In 1975, after he injured himself, he put an end to his football career and shifted to New York in order to start a career in the field of acting. In New York, he did many works, acted in commercials, and worked on off-Broadway.

John Goodman Net Worth

John Goodman has a net worth of $65 million dollars.

In 2018, WoodGram estimated Goodman’s fortune at $65 million in 2019. However, with his 50% raise for The Conners — plus the increment in the number of episodes for Season Two — Goodman’s net worth has likely reached $70 million in 2019.

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While Goodman’s network TV engagements may not be the star-studded cases Coen brothers films are, they exactly pay well. After the nine seasons that punted off in the ’80s, Goodman’s return to Roseanne for the 2018 reboot confirmed remarkably profitable.

According to Origins, Goodman brought in $250,000 per episode for that nine-show season, which represents he grossed $2.25 million for the reboot. While Roseanne quitted up getting wiped out following a racist tantrum by Roseanne Barr, Goodman settled on his feet with The Conners.

For the Roseanne spinoff, Goodman did even better, earning in the neighborhood of $300,000 per episode. At 11 episodes for the show’s first season, Goodman walked with over $3 million for that installment.

For Season Two, Goodman and his co-stars brought in a reported $375,000 per episode plus a specimen of the back end. Considering the season will have 19 episodes, Goodman will earn over $7 million. With his long career and knack for such high-paying appearances, Goodman’s net worth won’t come as bewilderment to many.

John Goodman Movies And TV Shows

• In 1983, he made his first presence in the movies with ‘Eddie Macon’s Run’, which was directed by Jeff Kanew. In the film, he performed a minor appearance as ‘Herbert’.
• In 1985, he was part of the cast of the prosperous Broadway musical, ‘Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’. The musical was depended on Mark Twain’s novel, ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’.
• In 1987, he performed the character of ‘Gale Snoats’ in the comedy film, ‘Raising Arizona’, which was directed by the Coen brothers. The movie is well known for its visual tricks and symbolic elements.
• From 1988, he acted in the American sitcom, ‘Roseanne’, which was an immensely successful TV series, broadcasted on ABC network. In the show, he performed the character of ‘Dan Conner’.
• In 1991, he acted in the American comedy film, ‘King Ralph’, which was directed by David S. Ward. The film was a conservative success and was based on the novel, ‘Headlong’ by Emlyn Williams.
• In 1992, he handed over the voice appearance of ‘Frosty the snowman’ in the animated Christmas TV special, ‘Frosty Returns’. The show was transmission on the CBS television network.
• He performed the character of ‘Fred Flintstone’ in the Brian Levant comedy film, ‘The Flintstones’ in 1994. Even though the film got negative reviews, it was a success at the box office.
• In 1998, he acted in the comedy film, ‘The Big Lebowski’, which was directed by the Coen brothers. The movie earned good reviews and it was screened at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.
• In 2000, he was acted in the romantic comedy-drama film, ‘Coyote Ugly’, which was based on the real Coyote Ugly Saloon, a chain of bars in the U.S. The film was set in New York City.
• In 2004, he emerged as ‘Stephen Blauner’, singer/actor Bobby Darin’s talent manager in the biographical film, ‘Beyond the Sea’. The film was originated in the life of Bobby Darin.
• In 2006, he performed a voice character in the animated film, ‘Cars’, which was directed by John Lasseter. The film received several accolades including an Academy Award nomination.
• In 2009, he performed the character of ‘Graham Bloomwood’ in the romantic comedy film, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’. The film revolves around the life of a shopaholic journalist.
• He performed the character of ‘Al Zimmer’ in the silent film, ‘The Artist’ in 2011. The film was directed by Michel Hazanavicius and it was re-released in France and Belgium the following year.
• In 2012, he played the character of ‘John Chambers’, in the historical drama film, ‘Argo’, which was originated on the Iran Hostage crisis in 1979. The film was directed by Ben Affleck.

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Facts

1. John Goodman has not only been a guest on the Saturday Night Live show but has also hosted 13 episodes.
2. His first ever job was a bouncer. After having a go at being a bouncer, he started waiting tables while trying to crack the code that is Hollywood.
3. Way back when in 1993, John Goodman was the first star to appear on the Conan O’ Brien show.
4. He was an excellent football player, Excelling in the game in high school, he was given a scholarship to Missouri State University for his sporting ability.
5. He has a degree in Fine Arts.
6. His favourite acting role was in the film, The Big Lebowski.
7. He starred in a number of TV commercials in the ’70s.
8. In 1982, he emerged in a McDonald’s commercial for the Egg McMuffin. Following that, you would have seen him in other ads such as Levis, Campbell’s Soup, M&M’s, and Burger King.
9. Not only was he a star football player, but everyone simply liked him in high school.
10. He performed the main character of Fred Flintstone in the popular film. But the producers granted that, if he didn’t take the character, they would not have even made the film.
11. He reveals that his mother was a waitress while he was growing up and realizes how difficult it can be to live off of points and how hard she worked. For that reason, he is an exceedingly generous tipper at restaurants.
12. He bought his mother an amazing gift after becoming a star, he purchased a home from a famous rock star.
13. Not only has he played the role of the United States president, but also the King of England.
14. In 2005, his doctor suggested him to lose a considerable amount of weight in order to save his health. He says that that was the biggest challenge of his life, aside from quitting smoking in 2003.
15. Despite his enormous acting skills and impressive resume, John Goodman has yet to win an oscar.
16. When lobbing a dart, he holds the pointed tip with his thumb and index finger and throws it in the opposite end pointing the dartboard. In this way, the dart makes a 180 degree turn mid-air. You can see this little trick when he played in the film, King Ralph.
17. He played the character of Dan Conner in the TV sitcom, Roseanne. For this role, he was ranked number 13 in the TV guide’s list of “50 Greatest TV Dads Of All Time”.
18. The star decided to give up drinking alcohol perfectly in 2007 in fear of becoming an alcoholic.
19. In his first year at Missouri State University, he suffered a sports injury that completely ended his then-dream of becoming a professional athlete. It was then that he changed majors and pursued drama.
20. His great breakthrough was in 1987.

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Farrah Fawcett was an American actress, model, and artist, who is best known for her role in the movie ‘The Apostle.’ She had been nominated for the Emmy Award 4 times and the Golden Globe award 6 times in her career. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, began her career appearing in commercials. She also starred in guest roles in TV shows, such as ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ and ‘The Flying Nun’. She made her movie debut with a supporting role in the French film ‘Love is a Funny Thing’. She became internationally famous for her iconic red swimsuit poster which instantly became the best selling pin-up poster in history.

After that, she appeared in many other popular TV series and films which helped to establish her as an s*x symbol in the industry. Her role as a private detective in the crime drama series ‘Charlie’s Angels’ was much appreciated. The series shows the adventures of three women working in a private detective agency in Los Angeles. Along with playing glamorous roles, she was also reputed for taking up dramatic roles such as the character of a battered wife in the TV movie ‘The Burning Bed.’ She was ranked at number 26 in TV Guide’s ’50 Greatest TV stars of All-Time’. She was diagnosed with anal cancer at the age of 59 and she passed away three years later.

 Farrah Fawcett Bio/ Wiki

Family, Father, Mother, and Education

Farrah Fawcett is a true Hollywood success story. A native of Texas, she was the daughter of Pauline Fawcett (Pauline Alice Evans), a homemaker, and James Fawcett, an oil field contractor.

She was a natural athlete, something that her father encouraged, and she attended a high school with a strong arts program. She attended the University of Texas in Austin, graduating with a degree in Microbiology, but only wanted to be an actress.

Winning a campus beauty contest got her noticed by an agent, who encouraged her to pursue acting. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles and her healthy, all-American blond beauty was immediately noticed.

Height, Weight & More

Dr. Lawrence Piro (Cancer specialist) was treating Fawcett in L.A. He and Fawcett’s friend Angels co-star Kate Jackson, a breast cancer survivor who appeared together on The Today Show. They dispelled tabloid-fueled rumors, including suggestions that Fawcett had ever been in a coma, had ever dropped to 86 pounds (39 kg), and had ever given up her fight against the disease or lost the will to live.

Farrah Fawcett Net Worth

At the time of her death, Farrah Fawcett had an estimated net worth of $20 million.

She left most of her fortune, $4.5 million to their son Redmond. She also left $500,000 to her nephew, Gregory Walls; $500,000 to her father, James Fawcett; and $100,000 to her college boyfriend Gregory Lott.

Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal: 30 years of love Life

Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal were the hot celebrity couple of their time. With their striking good looks and high-profile work, they were basically the Brangelina of the ‘80s. Although Farrah and Ryan never married, the two had a love that lasted through the decades in spite of the tabloid scandal after the tabloid scandal.

Their love endured through problems with substance abuse, infidelity, and constant media scrutiny. Sadly, the romance ended with Farrah Fawcett’s tragic death from cancer in 2009. Eleven years later, we’re looking back at this beautiful Hollywood couple whose problems were all too relatable for many of the rest of us.

Son: Fathered by Ryan O’Neal

In the final days of Farrah Fawcett’s life, she was so heavily sedated that she sometimes failed to recognize even Ryan O’Neal, her lover of 30 years and father of her only child.

Fawcett’s only child, Redmond James Fawcett-O’Neal, was fathered by Ryan O’Neal and was born on January 30, 1985.

• He has struggled with drug addiction for most of his adult life.
• In 2008, Redmond and his father were arrested for drug possession in their Malibu home.
• In April 2009, Redmond was on probation for driving under the influence when he was arrested for possession of narcotics. Fawcett was in the hospital at the time.
• In 2014, his half-sister Tatum O’Neal told People, “I love him, but I have never seen a more scary side of addiction,” and urged him to go to 12-step meetings with her but he refused.
• In 2015, his probation was revoked and he was sentenced to three years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
• In 2018, he was arrested and charged with attempted murder, robbery, assault, and drug possession after he allegedly tried to rob a convenience store in Santa Monica. From jail he blamed his struggles on his parents, adding that it was “not drugs that have been a problem, it’s the psychological trauma of my entire life, my whole life experiences have affected me the most.”

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Red Bathing Suit in Charlie’s Angels

Fawcett debuted as former policewoman Jill Monroe in the TV series Charlie’s Angels On September 22, 1976. Also starring famous beauties Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, the Aaron Spelling drama gained too high ratings. However, critics had a dimmer view, classifying Charlie’s Angels as “family-style p*rn” and “jiggle TV.”

During the show’s first season, a poster of Fawcett turned out in an ostensibly innocent red bathing suit that sold 12 million copies. The image, which catapulted Fawcett to superstardom, represents her perfect combination of girl-next-door innocence and blonde bombshell femininity. Moreover, the layered hairstyle that she sported became a very stunning trend with American women that a Farrah Fawcett shampoo was launched.

Despite her overwhelming popularity, Fawcett did not return for the second season of Charlie’s Angels. Spelling, who get a large amount of power in Hollywood, sued the actress for breach of contract. Faced with a $7 million lawsuit, Fawcett settled out of court by agreeing to make timely guest appearances on the show over the next few years.

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Movies: ‘Logan’s Run’ to ‘The Cannonball Run’

Fawcett made her attention toward film roles, acting in Logan’s Run (1976), Sunburn (1979), and Saturn 3 (1980). All of that performed not well at the box office. Although Fawcett was admired for her first dramatic television presence in the 1981 series Murder in Texas, her role as a ditsy blonde in the film The Cannonball Run (1981) was more challenging of the scripts that came her way.

Emmy Nominations for ‘The Burning Bed,’ ‘Small Sacrifices,’ ‘The Guardian’

In the year 1984, Fawcett produced and starred in the TV movie The Burning Bed. which was based on the story of domestic violence. For her fascinating performance as a woman driven to kill her husband after suffering for years under his physical abuse. Fawcett got national recognition, the same as an Emmy nomination.

Fawcett also won acclaim in the stage and a movie version of Extremities (1986). She played a rape victim who turns the tables on her attacker in this film. In 1989, she played a mother who shot her children in another series, Small Sacrifices, getting a second Emmy nomination. Her third Emmy nomination came in 2001 for her acting in The Guardian.

TV Movies and Later Screen Roles

Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Fawcett’s projects were mainly TV movies. Her achievements included Nazi Hunter: The Beate Karsfeld Story (1986), Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourge-White (1989), Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987), Double  Criminal Behavior (1992) and The Substitute Wife (1994).

In 1997, Fawcett acted an adorable role opposite Robert Duvall in the applauded religious drama The Apostle. This introduced her to a new generation of moviegoers. In 2000, she acted with Richard Gere and Helen Hunt in the Robert Altman comedy Dr. T and the Women (2000).

Turning Out in ‘Playboy’

After resisting any n*dity in films or magazines for years, the 48-year-old actress posed topless within the December 1995 issue for Playboy magazine. Then Issue quickly became one in all the foremost popular within the magazine’s history, with over 4 million copies sold worldwide. Two years later, Fawcett all over again graced the pages of Playboy.

Fight With Cancer and Death

Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006. She began treatment that included chemotherapy and surgery. After 4 months, on February 2, 2007 (at age 60 years), the Associated Press reported that Fawcett was at that point cancer-free. Further, in May 2007, Fawcett accomplished a repetition and was analyzed with stage IV cancer that had to sift to her liver. Not wanting to proceed with a colostomy for treatment of her stage IV cancer, she migrated to Germany for treatments represented variously in the press as “aggressive” and “alternative”.

Although initially, the tumors were regressing, their reappearance a few months later necessitated a new course, this time including laser therapy and chemotherapy. At the starting of April 2009, Fawcett had come back to the United States. She was unconscious and in critical condition, although subsequent reports indicated her condition was not so fine.

After one month on May 7, Fawcett was reported as being critically ill, with Ryan O’Neal quoted as saying she now spends her days at home on an IV stage of cancer and often asleep. At that time she was in the last stages of terminal cancer and had the chance to see her son Redmond in April 2009. although he was shackled and under supervision because he was then incarcerated. Her 91-year-old father, James, flew out to Los Angeles to visit.

Finally, Fawcett died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 62.

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Facts

• That picture of Farrah that everybody knows, one-piece red bathing suit, is the best-selling poster in history.
• Farrah was her own stylist on that shoot.
• She styled her own hair and did her makeup without a mirror. She even made her blonde highlights stand out by squeezing lemon juice into her hair.
• She was one of the original Charlie’s Angels but she broke the contract and left after the first season of the show which resulted in a lawsuit.
• Farrah was accused of being a drug addict after she went on Late Show with David Letterman. The audience and David noticed that she wasn’t making eye contact and was particularly giggly. Farrah just said that she was nervous and unprepared.
• Ryan said that when he first met Farrah, he instantly fell in love. They met at a friend’s party and he saw her in the driveway. She smiled at him and he said that was the moment he knew they were meant to be.
• Fawcett’s first name was improvised. Her mother named her “Farrah” simply because it would sound nice in front of the name “Fawcett.”
• Surprising no none, Fawcett was elected “Most Beautiful” of her class during her freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years at high school.
• Fawcett was pursued by Hollywood agent David Mirisch for two years. He had seen her stuff and urged Fawcett to move to Los Angeles.
• As a student devoted to her studies, Fawcett initially turned him down. It wasn’t until 1968 that she finally took up Mirisch’s offer, gaining permission from her parents to “try her luck” at stardom.
• She starred in TV ads for Noxzema, Max Factor, Mercury Cougar automobiles, and even Beautyrest mattresses. Her small-screen profile finally grew with guest parts in shows like The Flying Nun and I Dream of Jeannie.
• Fawcett’s poster-girl fame put her on the map. The attention nabbed Fawcett her first movie role, albeit a small one: she was cast as “Holly 13” in the sci-fi camp classic Logan’s Run.
• Farrah Fawcett was married to Lee Majors from 1973 to 1982. The marriage resulted in no children, but she did use the stage name “Farrah Fawcett-Majors” even after their 1979 separation and right up until the divorce.

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Bill Murray initiated his career in acting with comic roles but later moved on to do dramatic roles. He is a golf believer – he worked as a caddy in his determinative years, and it was here that he flourished a keen love for the game. He is also a baseball enthusiast.

As a young man, he initiated on the wrong note, getting arrested for custody of cannabis. He took his life in the right direction when he and his brothers set out to act in the comedy ‘The Second City’. This was followed by roles in ‘Saturday Night Live’.

His first prosperous movie was ‘Meatball”. It was followed by the cult classic ‘Caddyshack’ and box-office hits such as ‘Stripes’, and ‘Tootsie’. His most popular movie was ‘Ghostbusters’. He did dramatic roles in ‘Wild Things’, ‘Cradle Will Rock’, ‘Hamlet’, and in 2001 critically applauded the movie ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’. He provided the voice for cartoon characters such as Garfield and Mr. Badger in ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’.

He has no agents or supervisors and no retinue following him around. He is involved in providing affordable housing to low-income seniors through Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.), to which he has made a generous donation.

Bill Murray Wiki/Bio

Birth Name	William James Murray
Nick Name	Bill, The Murricane
Age	(as in 2023) 73 years
Religion	Roman Catholic
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	White
Birth Place	Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Date of Birth	21 September 1950
Nationality	American
Residence	Los Angeles, California, United States Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California, United States Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States Charleston, South Carolina, United States Palisades, Rockland County, New York, United States Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Home Town	Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Hobbies	Not Known
Family
Mother's Name	Lucille Mary (Collins) (Mail-Room Clerk) (Died in 1988)
Father's Name	Edward Joseph Murray II of Clan Murray (Lumber Salesman) (Died in 1967 from complications of diabetes)
Brother	John Murray of Clan Murray (Younger Brother) (Actor, Writer, Producer) Joel Murray of Clan Murray (Younger Brother) (Actor) Brian Doyle-Murray of Clan Murray (Older Brother) (Actor, Voice Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter) Edward Murray III of Clan Murray (Older Brother) (Stockbroker) Andy Murray of Clan Murray (Brother)
Sister	1. Nancy Murray 2. Peggy Murray 3. Laura Murray
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	1. Linda Ronstadt 2. Margaret Murray (1981-1996) 3. Joan Lunden (1990-1995) 4. Jennifer Butler (1991-2008) 5. Crystle Stewart (2008) 6. Jenny Lewis (2015)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	1. Jennifer Butler 2. Margaret Kelly
Marriage Date	4 July 1997 (Jennifer Butler) 25 January 1981 (Margaret Kelly)
Children	1. Luke 2. Homer 3. Cooper 4. Jackson 5. Lincoln 6. Cal
Education
School	St. Joseph’s Grade School Loyola Academy which is a co-educational Jesuit college preparatory high school located in Wilmette, Illinois
College/University	Regis University located in Denver, Colorado.
Educational Qualification	Doctor of Humanities degree
Profession	Actor, Voiceover Artist, Comedian, Singer, Writer, Producer, Director, Editor
Brands Endorsed	Bill Murray has appeared in several TV commercials such as the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am commercial.
Career Manager	1. Ziffren 2. Brittenham 3. Law Firm 4. Los Angeles 5. California 6. United States
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in Feet/Inches- 6'1" in Centimeters- 185.5cm in Meters- 1.85m
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilogram- 75 kg or in Pounds- 165.5 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	42 Inches
Hips Size	40 Inches
Waist Size	32 Inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Gray
Eye Color	Blue
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	Not Known
Shoe Size	Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Movies	Lost in Translation
Favourite Music	Oklahoma!
Favourite Colors	Black
Favourite Sports Teams	Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Bulls
Controversies	None

William James “Bill” Murray was born to Lucille Collins, a mailroom clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, a lumber salesman. Murray had eight siblings. He attended St. Joseph grade school and Loyola Academy. In order to fund his education at the Jesuit high school, he worked as a golf caddy in his teens.

As a teen, he was the singer of a band called the Dutch Masters and performed in high school and community theatre. He attended Regis University, Denver but dropped out and returned to Illinois. In 1970, he was arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport for trying to smuggle cannabis. He was convicted and sentenced to probation.

Murray was married to Margaret “Mickey” Kelley from 1981 to 1994. They have two sons, Homer and Luke. In 1997, he married Jennifer Butler, with whom he has four sons: Jackson, Cal, Cooper, and Lincoln. They divorced in 2008.

In 2016, Murray enjoyed one of the biggest honors of his career as the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Outside of acting, Murray has been involved in the restaurant business with his siblings. The Murray Bros. Caddyshack Restaurant opened in St. Augustine, Florida, in 2001, and in 2018 the crew introduced a second location at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois.

Bill Murray Net Worth

Bill Murray has a net worth of $185 million.

He starred as Carl Spackler in Caddyshack, which earned $40 million worldwide. The movie focuses on the happenings at an exclusive golf club with a new member and a destructive gopher. He is also part of Ghostbusters, which earned approximately $653 million. His American buddy military comedy film Stripes in 1981 was also a hit ending with a total gross of $85 million.

Bill Murray Movies And TV Shows

• It didn’t take long for Murray to move from the small screen to the big screen, and his first major film role was in the 1979 box office hit Meatballs. This was followed by the biographical flop Where the Buffalo Roam (1980), in which Murray starred as gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
• Murray redeemed himself later that year by going back to his comedic roots with the cult classic Caddyshack. He continued with a string of successes in film, including the Army farce Stripes (1981), Tootsie (1982), and Ghostbusters (1984), the latter of which co-starred Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
• The comedy was one of the decade’s biggest hits, earning almost $300 million worldwide and spawning a sequel, a cartoon series, action figures, and even a chart-topping theme song.
• Murray’s next move caught loyal fans off guard. He starred in and co-wrote an adaptation of the Somerset Maugham novel The Razor’s Edge in 1984, which had been a lifelong dream.
• The hairpin turn from farce to literary drama proved too sharp, and the film was a failure. Murray spent the next several years away from Hollywood, only making a cameo appearance in the 1986 musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors.
• Murray finally made his comeback in 1988 with Scrooged, a darkly comedic version of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. While it performed moderately well, it was not the smash many predicted—nor was 1989’s Ghostbusters II.
• But Scrooged went on to become a holiday classic, and it runs seemingly around the clock at Christmastime. In 1991, Murray starred in What About Bob?, which was an unqualified hit, and followed with the equally acclaimed Groundhog Day in 1993 and Ed Wood in 1994.
• In 1998, Murray played what many believed to be one of his finest roles in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore. As a business tycoon competing with an eccentric 15-year-old for the affections of a first-grade teacher, Murray won the best supporting actor from both the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics.
• The film’s success helped put him back at the forefront, and Murray was added to Anderson’s stable of go-to actors. He drew further exposure that year from his appearance as a sleazy lawyer in the controversial Wild Things.
• In 1999, Murray appeared in Tim Robbins’ Cradle Will Rock, and the following year he played the affably dense Bosley in Charlie’s Angels remake. The actor again gained critical praise for his performance in Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), but it was his role as aging movie star Bob Harris in Sofia Coppola’s Lost In Translation (2003), opposite Scarlett Johannson, that led to some of the strongest reviews of his career and his first Academy Award nomination.
• In 2004, Murray voiced Garfield in Fox’s live-action adaptation of the comic-strip feline and teamed up yet again with director Anderson for the offbeat comedy The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.
• Murray then made a cameo in the Anderson film The Darjeeling Limited (2007), following with starring turns in the comedy Get Smart (2008) and the children’s adventure film City of Ember (2008). In 2009, continuing his work in the realm of dramas, he starred in Jim Jarmusch’s The Limits of Control.
• Murray earned rave reviews for his portrayal of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), about Roosevelt’s relationship with his distant cousin and confidante Margaret Stuckley (Laura Linney). He then reunited with Anderson for the Moonrise Kingdom that same year and for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), which featured Jude Law and Ralph Fiennes among the ensemble cast.
• Also in 2014, Murray appeared in The Monuments Men, with George Clooney, Matt Damon, and John Goodman, and earned a lead actor Golden Globe nomination for his role in the comedy St. Vincent, co-starring Melissa McCarthy, and Naomi Watts.
• That same year he starred as Jack Kennison in the acclaimed HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge, for which he earned his second Emmy Award. In 2015, Murray was seen in the comedy Rock the Kasbah portraying a music manager who starts to handle the career of an Afghani teen.
• In 2016, Murray provided voice work for The Jungle Book and appeared in the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters, as supernatural skeptic Martin Heiss.
• After joining longtime collaborator Anderson yet again, as the voice of one of the main canines in the stop-motion flick Isle of Dogs (2018), Murray appeared in a pair of 2019 zombie flicks, The Dead Don’t Die and Zombieland: Double Tap. Next up was a return to one of the fame-making roles of his early career with the scheduled July 2020 arrival of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Saturday Night Live

Murray eventually relocated to New York City, where he took his comedic talents on the air in the radio show National Lampoon Hour (1973-74) alongside Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, and John Belushi. In 1975, both Murray brothers were in an off-Broadway spin-off of the radio show when Bill was spotted by sportscaster Howard Cosell, who recruited him for the cast of his ABC variety program Saturday Night Live With Howard Cosell (1975-76).

On NBC, a program also named Saturday Night Live (1975- ) was creating a much bigger sensation. A year later, producer Lorne Michaels tapped Murray to replace Chevy Chase, who had moved on to pursue a film career. It was on the set of Saturday Night Live that Murray created the sleazy, insincere comedic character that became his calling card for many films to come. He also earned an Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for his work on the show.

Facts

• Bill Murray grew up alongside his siblings in Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
• While growing up, he used to read children’s biographies of American heroes such as Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok, and Davy Crockett.
• His father passed away while he was still in his teen years. That was also the time when Bill Murray used to work as a golf caddy to earn money to fund his educational pursuits.
• He has been interested in acting since his early years and used to participate in high school and community theater productions.
• Bill Murray was arrested by the police on his 20th birthday at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport because he was trying to smuggle 4.5 kg (10 lbs) of cannabis. Later, after the discovery of the drugs, he was convicted and sentenced to probation.
• He co-owns Murray Bros. Caddy Shack along with his brothers. It is a restaurant that opened at the World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida in 2011.
• He also partly owns the professional baseball team, St. Paul Saints.
• Interestingly enough, unlike others in the show business, Bill Murray does not have an agent or a manager and can be contacted via a personal telephone number with a voice mailbox. Despite his detachment, this practice has also cost him some roles in movies, such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Monsters, Inc., The Squid, and the Whale, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Little Miss Sunshine, but he has not been very concerned about his inaccessibility and has said that “It’s not that hard.
• If you have a good script that’s what gets you involved. People say they can’t find me. Well, if you can write a good script, that’s a lot harder than finding someone. I don’t worry about it; it’s not my problem.”
• Bill Murray has also been cast in several shows such as Saturday Night Live, All You Need Is Cash, Alpha House, Olive Kitteridge, Parks and Recreation, Angie Tribeca, Vice Principals, and Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray’s Extra Innings.
• Some in the industry believe that he is a difficult person to work with and, hence, Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker, Dan Aykroyd, has referred to him as “The Murricane”. However, Bill Murray has defended himself saying that “…I only got that reputation from people I didn’t like working with or people who didn’t know how to work, or what work is. Jim, Wes, and Sofia, they know what it is to work, and they understand how you’re supposed to treat people.”
• He was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the Kennedy Center in 2016.
• He has worked frequently with directors such as Harold Ramis, Sofia Coppola, Ivan Reitman, Wes Anderson, and Jim Jarmusch.
• In 1987, Bill Murray donated a large sum of money to help in the development and building of the Nathalie Salmon House, a home that has provided affordable housing for low-income seniors.
• He supported Green Party candidate Ralph Nader, a political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney, during the 2000 presidential campaign.
• In August 2008, Bill Murray performed a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights at the 50th annual Chicago Air & Water Show.
• As per the reports by Den of Geek, Murray, and actress Sean Young did not get along very well during the filming of the buddy military comedy film, Stripes, and he also refused to work with her in the future.
• While filming the fantasy romantic comedy film, Groundhog Day, Bill Murray was bitten by the groundhog twice.
• Bill Murray was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003 in the “Best Actor” category and a Screen Actors Guild Award in the “Male Actor in a Leading Role” category for his performance in the film, Lost in Translation. He co-starred in the film alongside Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, and Fumihiro Hayashi.
• During the filming of Mad Dog and Glory (1993), he accidentally broke Robert De Niro‘s nose.
• Bill Murray was ranked at number #82 in “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list designed by Empire (UK) magazine in their October 1997 issue.
• He was cast alongside his 3 brothers in the Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film, Scrooged (1988). For his role as Francis Xavier “Frank” Cross, he was also nominated for a Saturn Award in the “Best Actor” category.
• Initially, it was John Belushi who was considered for the role of Dr. Peter Venkman in the fantasy film, Ghostbusters (1984). The role finally went to Bill Murray.
• He topped the list on Comedy Central’s show ‘Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses’.
• As a producer, Bill Murray has worked on several projects such as Bill Murray Live from the Second City, The Sweet Spot, A Very Murray Christmas, and Extra Innings.
• He both produced as well as directed the comedy crime film, Quick Change (1990).
• Bill Murray has also served as a writer for various shows and movies which include Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, Super Bowl, TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards, The TVTV Show, Saturday Night Live, Bill Murray Life from the Second City, The Razor’s Edge, The Sweet Spot, A Very Murray Christmas, and Extra Innings.
• In 2013, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the “Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy” category for his role as Franklin D. Roosevelt in the British historical comedy-drama film, Hyde Park on Hudson (2012).
• In the comedy film Airplane!, Bill Murray was considered for the role of Ted Stryker which later went to Robert Hays. Also, in the 1990 movie Kindergarten Cop, he was considered for the role of Detective John Kimble which later went to Arnold Schwarzenegger.
• He has often played depressed characters in movies such as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Lost in Translation, Broken Flowers, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Rushmore.
• He enjoys playing golf and has been a part of many pro-am golf tournaments.
• Premiere Magazine has ranked Bill Murray’s performance as Phil Connors in Groundhog Day (1993) at number #48 in the “100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006)” list and his performance as Carl Spackler in Caddyshack (1980) at number #18 in the “100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time” list.
• Along with Marlon Brando and Red Buttons, he is the only American actor who has been nominated for an Oscar for a movie that was set in the territory of Japan until June 2019.
• He was both the first as well as the last guest on the late-night talk show, Late Night with David Letterman.
• Bill Murray was friends with celebrity chef and restaurateur, Kerry Simon.
• In 2012, he was inducted to the South Atlantic minor league’s Baseball Hall of Fame.
• According to Bill Murray, there aren’t many disadvantages of being rich, other than paying taxes and having relatives asking for money. On the other hand, it requires a whole lot of effort to be famous as it is a 24-hour job.
• In 2015, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the “Cast in a Motion Picture” category for his role as M. Ivan in the comedy film, The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
• In 2019, Selena Gomez, the famous singer and actress and Murray’s co-star in The Dead Don’t Die (2019), humorously stated in an Instagram caption that said “By the way, Bill Murray and I are getting married.” This attracted a lot of eyeballs from their fans.
• Bill Murray does not have any verified social media account.

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