The master of reincarnation, as they call John Malkovich, a famous American film and theater actor, director and producer. The actor was twice nominated for an Academy Award, but never received an award.
Biography
The actor was born December 9, 1964 in the city of Christopher, Illinois, USA. His parents emigrated from Croatia and successfully worked in a print publishing house. John's mom, Joe Ann, was the publisher and editor of the magazine, and Father Daniel wrote about environmental issues.
The boy attended a Catholic school, but studying was not a favorite pastime. From childhood he was interested in music. He graduated from music school and played the tuba very well. In his free time, John reads fiction with enthusiasm and takes part in school productions.
Despite the craving for art, the boy after leaving school decides to follow in his father's footsteps. He graduates from the University of East Illinois at the Department of Ecology. But the theater has sunk into the soul of the future actor. He begins to study acting and collects his own troupe. The youth theater was named "Steppe Wolf" and first presented the production of "The Curse of the Starving Class" in 1976. The theater did not bring serious income, but allowed Malkovich to improve as an actor and try himself as a director.
Career
Thanks to theatrical performances, a talented actor was noticed and invited to play on Broadway. After graduating from the University, Malkovich moves to New York and meets Dustin Hoffman. Together they participate in the production of The Death of a Salesman. In 1985, a television version of the play was released, it brings fame to the novice actor, the Emmy Award and an invitation to shoot in the film "Places in the Heart". The first film role was marked by an Oscar nomination as the best supporting role. The next film of the actor was the main role in the drama "Empire of the Sun", where he starred with Christian Bale.
The actor’s best work is considered the role of Viscount de Valmont in the film adaptation of the historical novel "Dangerous Communications" in 1988. Together with Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, Keanu Reeves and Glenn Crowes take part in the film.
Then the director Bernardo Bertolucci invites the actor to the film "Under cover of heaven", which tells about a married couple on the verge of a divorce. But the film was not appreciated. This was followed by work in the films "On Mice and Men" and "On the Line of Fire", for which the actor was nominated for the second time at the Oscars. In 1999, the underground fantasy "Being John Malkovich" was released, in which he plays himself.
The following works of the actor in the films "Found Time", "Bouncers", "Ripley's Game", "Agent Johnny English, " Libertine ", " Climpt ", " After Reading Burn, "RED", "The Heat of Our Bodies" and many others. The filmography of the actor is more than 70 works in the cinema, he also continues to play actively in the theater.
Personal life
The first marriage of John Malkovich lasted 6 years. His wife was actress Glenn Headley. This marriage broke up due to an affair with actress Michelle Pfeiffer. A year later, a fateful meeting takes place during the filming of the film “Under the Veil of Heaven”, at which he meets the beauty Nicolette Peyran. She became the second wife of the actor and gave two children: a son, Lowie and a daughter, Amandine. The family lived for some time in the south of France, where John played in a local theater. In 2003, he and his family returned to the United States, and live in Massachusetts, Cambridge.
