born august american actor filmmaker activist nominated academy awards work films fear starred roles says love people fight club red dragon 25th hour kingdom heaven directed written films including directorial debut keeping faith uncredited work scripts alongside work cinema environmental social activist member board trustees non profit organization developing affordable housing founded grandfather president american branch ran raise money trust raises money charity social networking community volunteers micro donations fundraising platform july designated united_nations goodwill ambassador biodiversity secretary general july elected chairman profit theater company new_york signature board served building square signature center early life born august boston massachusetts raised columbia maryland father served vietnam marine lieutenant later environmental lawyer conservation advocate working asia federal prosecutor carter administration mother robin née teacher english died brain maternal grandfather founder developed city columbia maryland grew helped develop baltimore norfolk festival marketplace boston market founded maternal step grandmother younger siblings jim professionally collaborated brother attended shores bristol new_hampshire won acting cup returned camp council years directing theater maintains close connections camp raised graduated columbia classmates included member best selling author attended yale_university competitive rower acted university productions alongside graduating bachelor_of_arts degree history graduation worked osaka japan consulting grandfather company speaks japanese appeared textbook america nova major english language school japan moved new_york_city star broadway theater breaking involvement career film debut played altar boy charged murder defended film adaptation novel ken_tucker entertainment_weekly wrote gives performance fully equal self review film wrote performance paced tension preceding movie climactic sequence provide entertaining slightly predictable thriller despite mixed reviews won golden globe award nominated year played lawyer people played reformed neo nazi film american history new_yorker noted gives ambiguous erotic appealing film received positive reviews grossed million worldwide box office performance earned academy_award nomination later starred follows friends need quickly earn cash playing poker pay huge debt film played unreliable narrator feels trapped white collar position society based novel prepare role took lessons boxing fight club premiered venice international film festival promotion film said feel fight club way despair people feel face having inherited value system advertising film failed meet expectations box office received reactions film critics cult classic dvd release starred red dragon fbi graham 25th hour red dragon received mixed reviews commercially successful 25th hour new_york_city forced threat lawsuit having signed film contract signed fear appear italian job accordingly refused promote release won critical praise role king jerusalem kingdom heaven portrayed character hulk film incredible hulk released failed attempt rewrite film lines choosing resulted refusal promote film expected reprise role film replaced starred films valley dangerous affecting premiered film festival later sleeper hit went general release won award appeared films leaves grass estranged identical twins small time drug dealer harvard professor stone reunited score cast mate plays convict trying con parole officer early release starred honest detective assigned investigate run older brother film received critics strongly supported studio despite starring worldwide totaled million production budget million played cameo role experimental comedy comedic television appearance emmy award winning abc modern family playing fictional member real life 80s new wave band legacy played antagonist uncredited script work films appeared specifically score directorial debut keeping faith reputation managed receive final cut clashed director shooting red dragon director clashed studio shooting refused promotion starred music video spring break anthem alongside video premiered funny die segment franco played broadway actor black comedy film nominated role february announced directing june class films acquired film rights non fiction article meat shortage attempts major captain congressman import louisiana convince americans eat film highlight rivalry famous spies previous orders assassinate produce feature film personal life years dating proposed canadian film producer married son born march generally known reluctance embrace celebrity status says stop taking subway gon heart attack stated interviews fan baltimore_orioles involved retirement activities asked biography major_league_baseball mlb attended ceremony hall fame july private pilot license discussed flight training interviewed episodes late david_letterman inside actor studio personal aircraft substantially modified strong supporter governor member board trustees non profit developer affordable housing based hometown known support environmental causes energy projects enterprise solar neighbors program time money social activist causes including improving quality living low income communities work hbo documentary people election barack_obama led soundtrack proceeds going enterprise community partners participated fast company story enterprise green affordable housing president american branch raise money trust fielded team thirty runners november team included finished event celebrities time hours minutes team raised million trust addition involvement supports appearing public awareness dangers buying elephant ivory campaign united_nations goodwill ambassador spokesperson convention biological diversity launched website called uses social networking platform help raise funds charity played football england rest world match charity event event eventually raised filmography actor producer people election obama thanks sharing awards nominations
Edward Norton