Perhaps the icon of macho movie stars, Clint Eastwood has become a standard in international cinema. Born in San Francisco, he is the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr. and Ruth Wood (née Runner). The family frequently moved around Northern California when Clint was growing up before settling in Oregon. He...See full bio »
2005The 77th Annual Academy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Picture, Best Director/Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
(also archive footage)
[on
Paint Your Wagon] It wasn't like
Singin' in the Rain, where it had a cohesive plot line. They started out with a real dramatic story and then made it fluffy. When they changed it around, I tried to bail out. It wasn't my favorite. I wasn't particularly nervous about singing on film. My dad was a singer and we'd have sing-arounds. But certainly [Frank Sinatra] wasn't worried.
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Trivia:
His name is used as the title of the hit Gorillaz song and video "Clint Eastwood". [2001]
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Trademark:
His films often deal with the gap between the truth and the mythologized version of the truth (White Hunter Black Heart, Unforgiven, Flags of our Fathers)
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