Michael Bean is an American actor whose peak of fame came in the 80s. He starred in a large number of films, but the most famous were the works of cult director James Cameron, among them the Terminator. In it, the actor played the soldier Kyle Reeves, who came from the future with an important mission for humanity.
Early biography
Michael Bean was born in 1956 in the small American city of Anniston. About the early years of the actor’s life, practically nothing is known. He was brought up in an ordinary, unremarkable family. At the same time, Michael grew up as a pretty beautiful child, which he owed to his British, German and Czech roots. After graduating from high school, Bean entered the University of Arizona to study acting. He was so eager to conquer Hollywood that, without finishing his education, the young man went straight there.
The aspiring artist began to participate in numerous film screenings, but he was not in a hurry to take on significant roles. For several years in a row he remained in the background. Finally, the image of a psychopath in the film "Fan", released in 1981, turned out to be quite successful. Two years later, Bean starred in another experimental film, "Lords of Discipline." At one of the movie sites, the actor met then-aspiring director James Cameron, who approved him for one of the main roles in the upcoming fantastic epic "Terminator".
Success in cinema
Unexpectedly for everyone, the 1984 film, which also starred the famous action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger and future conqueror of the audience’s hearts, Linda Hamilton, really fell in love with the audience, and he repeatedly paid for himself at the box office, marking the beginning of the franchise, which continues to this day. Michael Bean himself did not appear in subsequent parts, but his character became their integral part.
In 1986, the actor, with the recommendations of Cameron, played in the next cult science fiction film "Alien", and in 1989, James again approved Bean in his film "Abyss", which received an Academy Award for best visual effects. The subsequent roles of Michael were no longer so significant, and the artist less and less participated in the filming. He has appeared in the films The Rock, The American, and The Planet of Fear.
