Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood in 2007
Born	Clinton Eastwood, Jr. May 31, 1930 (1930-05-31) (age 78) San Francisco, California
Years active	1955 - present
Spouse(s)	Maggie Johnson (1953-1978) Dina Ruiz (1996-)

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While his work as a director, on recent films like Letters from Iwo Jima and Million Dollar Baby, and also earlier films like High Plains Drifter and The Outlaw Josey Wales, have received a high degree of critical acclaim, Eastwood is best known for his tough guy, anti-hero acting roles in western films, particularly in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Revisionist Western film with a hint of supernatural horror directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 revisionist Western movie set at the end of the American Civil War directed The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. These include the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's "Dollars trilogy" of Spaghetti Westerns, and as Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry movies, both of which have become film icons. The Man with No Name is a Stock character in western films but the term usually applies specifically to the character (or possibly characters played by Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. The Dollars Trilogy, also known as The Man with No Name Trilogy, refers to the three Spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western, also known in some countries in mainland Europe as the Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western Harold Francis "Dirty Harry" Callahan is a fictional San Francisco Police Department inspector in the films Dirty Harry (1971 Dirty Harry is the name of a series of films and novels starring fictional San Francisco Police Department detective 'Dirty' Harry Callahan, portrayed by

Contents 1 Early life 2 Film career 2.1 1960s 2.2 1970s 2.3 1980s 2.4 1990s 2.5 2000s 2.6 Directing 2.7 Awards and nominations 2.8 Current projects 3 Political life 4 Personal life 5 Eastwood in popular culture 6 Filmography 6.1 Academy Award nominations 6.2 Golden Globe nominations 7 Discography 8 Further reading 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Early life

Eastwood was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Margaret Ruth (née Runner), a factory worker, and Clinton Eastwood, Sr. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods , a steelworker and migratory worker. ^[1][2] Eastwood has Scottish, English, Dutch and Irish ancestry. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate ^[3] He was raised in a "middle class Protestant home"^[4] and moved often as a child as his father worked a variety of jobs along the West Coast. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States ^[5] The family settled in Piedmont, California during his teens, and he graduated from Oakland Technical High School in 1949. Piedmont is a small extremely affluent city in Alameda County, California, United States. Oakland Technical High School, known locally as Oakland Tech or just simply "Tech", is a public high school in Oakland California, and is operated Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After high school Eastwood worked as a gas station attendant, a firefighter, and played ragtime piano at a bar in Oakland. A filling station, fueling station, gas station, service station, petrol station, or gasbar, Retail Outlet Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed Ragtime (alternately spelled Rag-time) is an American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918 Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U ^[6] He was drafted in 1950 but his plane crashed in the Pacific north of San Francisco. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He escaped serious injury, but had to remain behind to testify at a hearing investigating the cause of the crash. This prevented him from being shipped to Korea like some of his unit. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the ^[7] During his Army days Clint became friends with fellow soldiers Martin Milner and David Janssen. Martin Sam Milner (born December 28, 1931) is an American actor best known for his performances in two Popular Television series David Janssen (March 27 1931 – February 13 1980 was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy Award - nominated American Film and Television

Film career

Eastwood began work as an actor, making brief appearances in B-films such as Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula and Francis in the Navy. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double Revenge of the Creature is the first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon. Tarantula is a 1955 Science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Leo G Francis in the Navy is a 1955 Black-and-white Comedy film, the sixth and last in the Francis the Talking Mule series to be directed In 1958, he got his first starring role in a feature film, Ambush at Cimarron Pass, which he has dismissed as "probably the lousiest Western ever made. Ambush at Cimarron Pass, 1958, is a Western film directed by Jodie Copelan starring Clint Eastwood (third billed later first billed upon reissue " In 1959, he fistfought James Garner in the "Duel at Sundown" episode of Maverick. James Garner (born April 7 1928 is an American Film and Emmy -award winning Television Actor. Duel at Sundown is a 1959 episode of the Western Comedy television series Maverick starring 31-year-old James Garner This site serves as an adjunct due to article space constraints to Maverick, a page about the 1957 Western television series created by Roy Huggins Maverick is a Comedy - western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8 Eastwood then got a huge break when he was cast as the second lead in the long-running television series, Rawhide. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. As Rowdy Yates (whom Eastwood described as "the idiot of the plains" in private^[8]), he became a household name across the country.

1960s

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I like Clint Eastwood because he has only two facial expressions: one with the hat, and one without it (Sergio Leone)[9]

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The tall ( 195 cm ) (6 Feet Two Inches) Eastwood found lead roles as the mysterious Man With No Name in Sergio Leone's loose trilogy of westerns: A Fistful of Dollars / Per un pugno di dollari (1964), For a Few Dollars More / Per qualche dollaro in più (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966). Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. The Man with No Name is a Stock character in western films but the term usually applies specifically to the character (or possibly characters played by Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. A Fistful of Dollars ( Per un Pugno di Dollari in Italy and officially on-screen in the U For a Few Dollars More ( Per Qualche Dollaro in Più) is a 1965 Spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring The Good the Bad and the Ugly ( Il Buono il Brutto il Cattivo) is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti western film directed Although the first of these was evidently a tribute to Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, Leone used his innovative style to depict a wilder, more lawless and desolate world than traditional westerns. is a 1961 Jidaigeki (period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa. All three films were hits, particularly the third, and Eastwood became a star, redefining the traditional image of the American cowboy, though his character was actually a gunslinger and bounty hunter rather than a traditional hero. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of

Stardom brought more roles in the "tough guy" mold. In 1968's Where Eagles Dare, he had second billing to Richard Burton, but was paid $800,000. Where Eagles Dare is a 1968 World War II Spy film directed by Brian G Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. In the same year, he starred in Don Siegel's Coogan's Bluff, in which he played a lonely deputy sheriff who came to the big city of New York to enforce the law in his own way. Donald Siegel ( October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American Film director and producer Coogan's Bluff is the title of a 1968 Universal film starring Clint Eastwood, Lee J The film was controversial for its straightforward portrayal of violence, but it launched a more than ten-year collaboration between Eastwood and Siegel, and set the prototype for the macho cop hero that Eastwood would play in the Dirty Harry films. Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel.

In 1969, Eastwood began to branch out. Paint Your Wagon was a musical starring Eastwood and top-billing fellow non-singer Lee Marvin. Paint Your Wagon is a Musical film released in 1969, adapted by Paddy Chayefsky from the 1951 stage musical by Lerner Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 &ndash August 29, 1987) was an American Film actor

1970s

In 1970, Eastwood appeared in the war movie, Kelly's Heroes, and in the Siegel-directed western, Two Mules for Sister Sara, co-starring Shirley MacLaine. Kelly's Heroes is an offbeat 1970 War film about a group of enterprising World War II soldiers who set out to rob a bank behind enemy lines Two Mules for Sister Sara is an American western movie starring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine. Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known Both movies combined tough-guy action with offbeat humor. In The Beguiled, another movie directed by Siegel, Eastwood played a cad - as close to an outright villain as he has played.

1971 proved to be a professional turning point in Eastwood's career. His own production company, Malpaso, gave Eastwood the artistic control that he desired, allowing him to direct and star in the thriller, Play Misty for Me. Play Misty for Me is a 1971 Psychological thriller Film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, in his directorial But it was his portrayal of the hard-edged police inspector Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry that propelled Siegel's most successful movie at the box-office. Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel. Dirty Harry is arguably Eastwood's most memorable character. The film has been credited with inventing the "loose-cannon cop genre" that is imitated to this day. Eastwood's tough, no-nonsense cop touched a cultural nerve with many who were fed up with crime in the streets. Dirty Harry led to four sequels: Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983), and The Dead Pool (1988). For the Heltah Skeltah album see Magnum Force (album. Magnum Force was the first of the sequels to the The Enforcer is the 1976 third film in the Dirty Harry series. Sudden Impact is a 1983 crime thriller and the 4th film in the ''Dirty Harry'' series, directed by and starring Clint The Dead Pool ( 1988) is the fifth and last film in the Dirty Harry film series, set in San Francisco California and starring Clint

Eastwood directed two allegorical westerns during the 1970s: High Plains Drifter (1973) and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Revisionist Western film with a hint of supernatural horror directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 revisionist Western movie set at the end of the American Civil War directed

Breezy (1973) was the first film directed by Eastwood in which he did not also appear. Breezy is a 1973 American romance and Drama film, starring William Holden and Kay Lenz. It starred William Holden. William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor

In 1974, Eastwood teamed with a young Jeff Bridges in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is a four-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Musician. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 Crime film starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, and Geoffrey Lewis The movie was written and directed by Michael Cimino, who had previously written the Dirty Harry sequel Magnum Force. Michael Cimino (ˈtʃamɪnəʊ born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American, Academy Award-winning film director For the Heltah Skeltah album see Magnum Force (album. Magnum Force was the first of the sequels to the

In 1975, Eastwood brought another talent to the screen: rock climbing. In The Eiger Sanction, which he directed and in which he starred, Eastwood — a 5.9 climber — performed his own rock climbing stunts. The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 action Thriller film based on a 1972 novel by American author Dr In Rock climbing, Mountaineering and other Climbing disciplines climbers give a climbing grade to a route that concisely describes the difficulty This film has become a cult classic among rock-climbers. This film was done before the advent of CGI, so no digital manipulation was used in the film. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics

In 1977, Eastwood starred in The Gauntlet, in which he played a down and out cop assigned to escort a prostitute from Las Vegas to Phoenix to testify against the mob. The Gauntlet is a 1977 Action film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. This would be the first of 5 movies to co-star his then girlfriend, Sondra Locke. Sondra Locke (born May 28 1947 in Shelbyville Tennessee, USA is a American Actress and Film director, best known ( She did have a small role in the 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales. The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 revisionist Western movie set at the end of the American Civil War directed )

In 1978, he starred in Every Which Way But Loose in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role. Every Which Way But Loose is a 1978 US motion picture released by Warner Brothers, produced by Robert Daley and directed by Eastwood played Philo Beddoe, a trucker and brawler who roamed the American West, searching for a lost love, while accompanying his best friend/manager Orville and his pet orangutan, Clyde. The orangutans are two Species of great apes known for their intelligence long arms and reddish-brown hair Arguably, Clyde stole the show. Panned by critics, the movie was a box office success, and it spawned the 1980 sequel, Any Which Way You Can. Any Which Way You Can is a 1980 Comedy movie starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith Between these two flicks, he played the main attraction in a traveling circus show in Bronco Billy, which sparked collaboration between country music star Merle Haggard and Eastwood on the song "Bar Room Buddies. For the early Western film star see Broncho Billy Anderson. Bronco Billy is a 1980 film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. " The song became a hit on country music stations. (Haggard also appeared in the movie).

In 1979, Eastwood played yet another memorable role as the prison escapee Frank Morris in the fact-based movie Escape from Alcatraz, which was also his last collaboration with Don Siegel. Frank Lee Morris ( September 1, 1926 – disappeared June 11, 1962, exact date of death unknown was an American Criminal This article is concerned with the Escape From Alcatraz film for the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon see Escape from Alcatraz (triathlon. Morris was an escape artist who was sent to Alcatraz in 1960, which was, at the time, one of the toughest prisons in America. Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay Morris devised a meticulous plan to escape from "The Rock" and, in 1962, he and two other prisoners broke out of the prison and entered San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento They were never seen again, and although the FBI believes that the escapees drowned, to this day their actual fate is unknown.

1980s

In 1982 Eastwood directed, produced, and starred in Firefox which thrived off the USSR Vs USA Cold War. Firefox is a 1982 Warner Bros film with Clint Eastwood as director producer and star The fourth Dirty Harry film Sudden Impact (1983) made Eastwood a viable star for the 1980s. Sudden Impact is a 1983 crime thriller and the 4th film in the ''Dirty Harry'' series, directed by and starring Clint President Ronald Reagan referenced his famous "Go ahead, make my day." line in one of his speeches. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by "Go ahead make my day" is a phrase written by Joseph C In Tightrope (1984) Eastwood starred as Capt. Tightrope is a Suspense thriller starring Clint Eastwood as Wes Block a Detective investigating a string of sexually-related murders Wes Block set in New Orleans.

Eastwood revisited the western genre directing and starring in Pale Rider (1985), a homage to the western film classic Shane, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Pale Rider is a 1985 Western film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Shane is a 1953 Western film made by Paramount Pictures. It was produced and directed by George Stevens from a Screenplay The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, His fifth and final Dirty Harry film, The Dead Pool (1988), was a success overall, but it lacked the box office punch his previous films had achieved. The Dead Pool ( 1988) is the fifth and last film in the Dirty Harry film series, set in San Francisco California and starring Clint Eastwood alternated between more mainstream comedic films (if not particularly successful), such as Pink Cadillac and The Rookie (1990), and more personal projects, such as directing Bird (1988), a biopic of Charlie "Bird" Parker which gave him the nomination for the Golden Palm in the Cannes Film Festival. Pink Cadillac is a 1989 action - comedy film that has white supremacists and Clint Eastwood as a Bounty hunter, each chasing after an The Rookie is a 1990 action Thriller film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, and co-starring Charlie Sheen Bird is an Academy Award-winning 1988 US Film directed by Clint Eastwood. The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, He also directed and starred, as an ersatz John Huston, in White Hunter, Black Heart (1990), an uneven adaptation of Peter Viertel's roman à clef about the making of the classic The African Queen. John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. White Hunter Black Heart is a 1990 Film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as John Wilson based on the book by Peter Viertel Peter Viertel ( November 16 1920 &ndash November 4 2007) was an Author and Screenwriter Biography He was A roman à clef or roman à clé (French for "novel with a key" is a Novel describing real life behind a façade of Fiction The African Queen is a Drama film directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel (billed as "S The film received some critical acclaim, although Katharine Hepburn contested the veracity of much of the material. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage

1990s

Eastwood rose to prominence yet again in the early 1990s. He revisited the western genre one final time in the self-directed 1992 film, Unforgiven, taking on the role of an aging ex-gunfighter long past his prime. This article is about the 1992 film For other uses see Unforgiven (disambiguation. A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion The film, also starring such esteemed actors as Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris, laid the groundwork for such later westerns as Deadwood by re-envisioning established genre conventions in a more ambiguous and unromantic light. Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -winning American actor and author Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Richard St John Harris ( October 1 1930 - October 25 2002) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Grammy Award A great success both in terms of box office and critical acclaim, it was nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Actor for Eastwood and Best Original Screenplay for David Webb Peoples. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize This article is about David Peoples the screenwriter for the golfer of the same name see David Peoples (golfer. It won four, including Best Picture and Best Director for Eastwood. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to

The following year, Eastwood played a guilt-ridden Secret Service agent in the thriller In the Line of Fire (1993) directed by Wolfgang Petersen. In the Line of Fire is a 1993 three-time Academy Award -nominated Thriller film about a psychopath who attempts to assassinate This film was a blockbuster and among the top 10 box-office performers in that year. Eastwood directed and starred with Kevin Costner in A Perfect World the same year. Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director A Perfect World is a 1993 Drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, who co-stars in a supporting role He continued to expand his repertoire by playing opposite Meryl Streep in the love story The Bridges of Madison County (1995). Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, The Bridges of Madison County is a 1995 film based on the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller. Based on a best-selling novel, it was also a hit at the box-office. Afterward, Eastwood turned to more directing work — much of it well received — including Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997). Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a work by John Berendt. He directed and starred in Absolute Power (1997), a political thriller co-starring Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, and Dennis Haysbert. Absolute Power is a 1997 political thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -winning American actor and author Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American Film and Television Actor.

2000s

In 2002, Eastwood played an ex-FBI agent on the track of a sadistic killer in Blood Work, which was derived from a book by Michael Connelly. Blood Work is a 2002 mystery Suspense thriller starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Wanda De Jesus For the New Zealand politician see Mick Connelly Michael Connelly (born July 21, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania In 2003 he directed Mystic River for which he garnered a Best Director nomination. The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Mystic River is an American Drama film released in 2003 directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins In Space Cowboys, which also starred Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, and James Cromwell, he plays Frank Corvin, a retired NASA engineer called upon to save a dying Russian Mir satellite. Space Cowboys is a 2000 comedy / science fiction / adventure by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy Award -winning Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian Actor with a film career spanning over 50 years James Garner (born April 7 1928 is an American Film and Emmy -award winning Television Actor. James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) sometimes credited as Jamie Cromwell, is an American Film and Television He found critical acclaim with Million Dollar Baby in 2004, winning 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and Eastwood was nominated for Best Actor (the award went to Jamie Foxx). Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop; December 13, 1967) is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, Singer In 2006, he directed two movies about the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. The first one, Flags of Our Fathers, focused on the men who raised the American Flag on top of Mount Suribachi. Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American War film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr The second one, Letters from Iwo Jima, dealt with the tactics of the Japanese soldiers on the island and the letters they wrote to family members. is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. Both films were highly praised by critics and garnered several Oscar Nominations, including Best Director and Picture for Letters from Iwo Jima. Eastwood will return to the screen for his film Gran Torino in which he will play the lead role of Walt Kowalski, who tries to change the ways of his teenager neighbor after noticing he tried to steal his prize winning 1972 Gran Torino. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The film has been scheduled for a December 2008 release. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Eastwood has his own Warner Bros. Records-distributed imprint, Malpaso Records, as part of his deal with Warner Bros. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. This deal was unchanged when Warner Music Group was sold by Time Warner to private investors. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Malpaso has released all of the scores of Eastwood's films from The Bridges of Madison County onward. It also released the album of a 1996 jazz concert he hosted, titled Eastwood after Hours — Live at Carnegie Hall.

Directing

Eastwood has redefined himself as a director and has generally received greater critical acclaim for his directing than he ever did for his acting. His directorial debut occurred with Play Misty For Me in 1971. Play Misty for Me is a 1971 Psychological thriller Film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, in his directorial He had tried for some time to direct an episode of Rawhide, even being promised at one point the possibility of doing so. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. However, because of differences between the president of the studio and show producers, Eastwood's opportunity fell through. Eastwood has become known for directing high-quality but bleak dramas such as Unforgiven, A Perfect World, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers, and Letters from Iwo Jima. This article is about the 1992 film For other uses see Unforgiven (disambiguation. A Perfect World is a 1993 Drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, who co-stars in a supporting role Mystic River is an American Drama film released in 2003 directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American War film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. However, he has chosen a wide variety of films to direct, some clearly commercial, others highly personal. Articles about Eastwood often neglect to mention that he has directed 27 films (as of 2006). Many actors direct occasionally, but Eastwood has established himself as a director of quality. (See Awards. )

Eastwood produces many of his movies, and is well known in the industry for his efficient, low-cost approach to making films. Over the years, he has developed relationships with many other filmmakers, working over and over with the same crew, production designers, cinematographers, editors and other technical people. Similarly, he has a long-term relationship with the Warner Bros. studio, which finances and releases most of his films. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and However, in a 2004 interview appearing in The New York Times, Eastwood noted that he still sometimes has difficulty convincing the studio to back his films. In more recent years, Eastwood also has begun composing music for some of his films.

Awards and nominations

Eastwood has had a total of eight nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, winning in both categories for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. This article is about the 1992 film For other uses see Unforgiven (disambiguation. Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan His other nominations were for Mystic River and Letters from Iwo Jima. Mystic River is an American Drama film released in 2003 directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. He was also unsuccessfully nominated twice for Best Actor (Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby). He is one of two people to have been twice nominated for Best Actor and Best Director for the same film (Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby) the other being Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait and Reds). Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer

He is one of only three living directors (along with Miloš Forman and Francis Ford Coppola) to have directed two Best Picture winners. Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, At age 74, he was the oldest director to achieve this distinction. He directed two actors, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, in Academy Award winning roles as Best Supporting Actor in consecutive years. Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, Screenwriter, director Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Robbins won in 2003 for Mystic River while Freeman won in 2004 for his role in Million Dollar Baby. He also directed Sean Penn in his Academy Award winning role as Best Actor in Mystic River, as well as Hilary Swank in her second win for Best Actress in Million Dollar Baby and Gene Hackman in Unforgiven.

Eastwood has received numerous other awards, including an America Now TV Award as well as one of the 2000 Kennedy Center Honors. America Now TV ran on KWHY Channel 22 ( NBC Universal / Telemundo NBC) in Los Angeles for a little over 3 years in the early The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts He received an honorary degree from University of the Pacific in 2006, and an honorary degree from University of Southern California in 2007. The University of the Pacific is a private university in Stockton California, originally affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly In 1995 he received the honorary Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in film producing. ^[10] In 2006, he received a nomination for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Million Dollar Baby. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences In 2007, Eastwood was the first recipient of the Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award, an annual award presented by the MPAA to individuals in the motion picture industry whose work has reached out positively and respectfully to the world. He received the award for his work on the 2006 films Flags of Our Fathers and the Academy Award-Winning Letters from Iwo Jima. Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American War film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. ^[11]

On December 6, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Clint Eastwood into the California Hall of Fame located at The California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Conceived by First Lady Maria Shriver, the California Hall of Fame was established with The California Museum for History Women and the Arts to honor legendary individuals The California Museum for History Women and the Arts – home of the California Hall of Fame – is housed in the State Archives Building in Sacramento, one block

In early 2007, Eastwood was presented with the highest civilian distinction in France, Légion d'honneur, at a ceremony in Paris. French President Jacques Chirac told Eastwood that he embodied "the best of Hollywood". The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected ^[12]

On September 22, 2007, Clint Eastwood was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Berklee College of Music at the Monterey Jazz Festival, on which he serves as an active board member. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Doctor of Music degree ( DMus, MusD or MusDoc) like other Doctorates, is an Academic degree of the highest level Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945 is an independent music College in Boston Massachusetts. Debuting on October 3, 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF is one of the longest consecutively running Jazz festivals Upon receiving the award he gave a speech, claiming, "It's one of the great honors I’ll cherish in this lifetime. " ^[13] He was also honored with the "Cinema for Peace Award 2007 for Most Valuable Movie of the Year" for "Flags of our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima". Cinema for Peace is an international charity-gala and a platform for peace and tolerance taking place annually at the Berlin International Film Festival, to the benefit Flags Of Our Fathers (2000 is the New York Times bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya.

Current projects

Eastwood completed in December 2007 directing Universal Pictures' Changeling, a period thriller from noted writer J. Michael Straczynski and producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Changeling is an upcoming American period thriller set for release in 2008. Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J Ronald William Howard (born March 1 1954 is a director and producer as well as an Actor. Brian Grazer (born July 12, 1951, in Los Angeles, California) is an Oscar and Emmy Award -winning American Angelina Jolie is starring in the film, with a fall 2008 release date. Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4 1975 is an American film actor ^[14]

He is rumored to be directing the Nelson Mandela bio-pic The Human Factor, with Morgan Freeman playing Mandela. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The Human Factor (ISBN 0-679-40992-0 is an espionage Novel by Graham Greene, first published in 1978 and adapted into a Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. No confirmation has been released to date. Eastwood and Warner Bros. have purchased the movie rights to James Hansen's First Man, the authorized biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong. This is about the American scientist/administrator For others see James Hansen (disambiguation. Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5 1930 is a former American Astronaut, Test pilot, University Professor, and United States No production date has been announced. Eastwood recently announced that he has all but retired from acting, although maintains that "if a good western script turns up, you never know. . . "

Clint Eastwood has been announced as director and star of the upcoming Warner Brothers film, "Gran Torino". ^[15]

In early 2007, Eastwood announced that he will produce a Bruce Ricker documentary about jazz legend Dave Brubeck. David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord California) better known as Dave Brubeck, is an American jazz pianist The film is tentatively titled Dave Brubeck – In His Own Sweet Way. It will trace the development of Brubeck's latest composition, the Cannery Row Suite. This work was commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival and premiered at the 2006 festival. Debuting on October 3, 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF is one of the longest consecutively running Jazz festivals Eastwood's film crews captured early rehearsals, sound checks and the final performance. Ricker and Eastwood are currently working on a documentary about Tony Bennett, as well, titled The Music Never Ends. Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards ^[16]

Political life

Eastwood made one successful foray into elected politics, becoming the Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California (usually abbreviated to Carmel; population 4,000), a wealthy small town and artist community on the Monterey Peninsula, for one term. Take Pride in America is a United States Department of the Interior partnership program that enables individuals civic groups corporations and others to volunteer Carmel-by-the-Sea, usually called simply Carmel, is a small town endowed with a rich artistic history situated on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Carmel-by-the-Sea, usually called simply Carmel, is a small town endowed with a rich artistic history situated on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey The Monterey Peninsula in central California comprises the cities of Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove, some unincorporated area of Monterey Frustrated with what he perceived to be the bureaucracy in Carmel's politics, he ran a last-minute, small-scale campaign emphasizing better relations between the business and residential communities. On election day, April 8, 1986, with double the usual voter turnout, Eastwood obtained 72. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) 5% of the vote and was elected to a position that paid $200 per month. During his tenure, he tried to weigh the rights of preservationists against development of the town for local business. Eastwood decided not to run for a second term owing to the number of trivial decisions required of the mayor in such a small town. During his tenure, he completed Heartbreak Ridge and Bird. Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986 Film, starring Clint Eastwood (who also produced and directed and Mario Van Peebles, about the 1983 ^[17]

Although Eastwood has been registered as a Republican since 1951 and supported Richard Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign, he describes himself as a libertarian. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the He says his philosophy is "Everyone leaves everyone else alone". ^[18] He voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California in the 2003 recall election, and again in 2006. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

In 2001 he was appointed to the California State Park and Recreation Commission, by Gray Davis. ^[19] He was reappointed in 2004 by Schwarzenegger. ^[20]

Eastwood, the vice chairman of the commission, and commission chairman, Bobby Shriver, Schwarzenegger's brother-in-law, led a California State Park and Recreation Commission panel in its unanimous opposition in 2005 to a six-lane, 16-mile, toll road that would cut through San Onofre State Beach, north of San Diego, and one of Southern California's most cherished surfing beaches. Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born April 28, 1954 in Chicago Illinois) is a member of the Santa Monica City Council. San Onofre State Beach is a state park located in San Diego County, California, USA. Eastwood and Shriver also supported a 2006 lawsuit to block the toll road and urged the California Coastal Commission to reject the project, which it did in February of 2008. ^[21]

In March of 2008 Eastwood and Shriver, whose terms had expired, were not reappointed. ^[21] The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ask for a legislative investigation into the decision to not re-appoint Eastwood and Shriver, citing their opposition to the toll road extension. The Natural Resource Defense Council ( NRDC) is a New York City -based Non-profit, Non-partisan international environmental Advocacy ^[22] According to the NRDC and The New Republic, Eastwood and Shriver were not reappointed again in 2008 because both Eastwood and Shriver opposed the freeway extension of California State Route 241, that would cut through the San Onofre State Beach. The New Republic ( TNR) is an American Magazine of politics and the arts State Route 241 is a Highway in Orange County California, USA ^[23][24] An extension that Governor Schwarzenegger supports. ^[23][24] Governor Schwarzenegger press release appointing Alice Huffman and Lindy DeKoven to replace Eastwood and Shriver makes no mention of a reason for the commission change. ^[25][26]

Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Eastwood (along with actor and director Danny DeVito, actor and director Bill Duke, producer Tom Werner and producer and director Lili Zanuck) to the California Film Commission in April of 2004. Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal ^[27]

Personal life

Eastwood, who has been married twice, has five daughters and two sons by five different women: Kimber (born 1964), with Roxanne Tunis; Kyle (born in 1968) and Alison (born on May 22, 1972), with ex-wife Maggie Johnson; Scott (born March 21, 1986) and Kathryn (born February 2, 1988), with airline hostess Jacelyn Reeves; Francesca Ruth (born August 7, 1993), with Frances Fisher, his co-star in Unforgiven; and Morgan (born December 12, 1996), with current wife Dina Ruiz. Kyle Eastwood (born May 19, 1968) is an American Jazz musician Alison Eastwood (born on May 22, 1972, in Carmel California) is an American Film director, Hollywood actress Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood (born August 7 1993 is an American actress Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952 is an English-American actress. This article is about the 1992 film For other uses see Unforgiven (disambiguation. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dina Ruiz Eastwood (born Dina Ruiz; July 11 1965 is perhaps best known as a News anchor for KSBW-TV. He lived with actress Sondra Locke from 1975 to 1989. Sondra Locke (born May 28 1947 in Shelbyville Tennessee, USA is a American Actress and Film director, best known The relationship produced no children.

Eastwood remains a popular sex symbol. A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star He once said, "I like to joke that since my children weren’t giving me any grandchildren, I had two of my own. It’s a terrific feeling being a dad again at my age. I am very fortunate. I realise how unfair a thing it is that men can have children at a much older age than women. "^[28]He now has two grandchildren, Clinton (born 1984) and Graylen (born 1994) of Kimber and Kyle, respectively.

Eastwood owns the exclusive Tehàma Golf Club, located in Carmel within Monterey County. Tehàma Golf Club (pronounced tah-HEY-ma is a private golf club in Carmel California owned by Clint Eastwood. Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U The invitation-only club reportedly has around 300 members and a joining price of $500,000. He is a co-owner of the world famous Pebble Beach Golf Club^[29]. Eastwood is also the owner of the Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant, located in Carmel. He is an experienced pilot and sometimes flies his own helicopter to the studio to avoid traffic.

Eastwood is an audiophile, known for his love of jazz. An audiophile, from Latin audio "I hear" and Greek philos "loving" is an audio reproduction enthusiast who typically listens Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States He owns an extensive collection of LPs which he plays on a Rockport turntable. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s His interest in music was passed on to his son Kyle, now a jazz musician. Eastwood co-wrote "Why should I care" with Linda Thompson and Carole Bayer Sager which was recorded by Diana Krall. Linda Thompson (b 23 August 1947 in London, England) is a British singer Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8 1947) is an American Lyricist, Songwriter and Singer. Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Singer. ^[30] He is a longtime animal rights activist and maintains a vegan diet "heavy on fruit, vegetables, tofu, and other soy products. "^[31] People who have had an opportunity to meet or deal with Eastwood generally say that he is a genuinely nice person, usually reserved and quiet. He loves to golf and donates his time every year to charitable causes at major tournaments.

Eastwood in popular culture

Clint Eastwood is the name used by Marty McFly in Back to the Future Part III (1990), which parodies a western, though the other characters do not find it intimidating. Martin "Marty" McFly is a Fictional character and the main protagonist in the Back to the Future Back to the Future Part III is the third installment of the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy. Their reactions range from quizzical to insulting ("What kind of a stupid name is that?"). Marty also used a piece of metal as a bulletproof vest in a duel with Buford Tannen (as foreshadowed in Part II when Biff is watching A Fistful of Dollars in his hot tub). A Fistful of Dollars ( Per un Pugno di Dollari in Italy and officially on-screen in the U When McFly returns to the future, it is thought that he died in the process, and as such a bridge is named "Clint Eastwood" after him.

Stephen King stated in interviews, as well as in forewords and afterwords for the respective books, that one of the inspirations for Roland Deschain, a. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Roland Deschain of Gilead is a fictional character the protagonist and Anti-hero of Stephen King 's The Dark Tower series k. a. Roland of Gilead, the Gunslinger in his popular The Dark Tower opus, is Clint Eastwood. Roland Deschain of Gilead is a fictional character the protagonist and Anti-hero of Stephen King 's The Dark Tower series He said that Roland is meant to embody a gritty, melancholy persona, like that of Eastwood's "The Man With No Name" in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The Good the Bad and the Ugly ( Il Buono il Brutto il Cattivo) is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti western film directed

Reggae/dub musician Lee Perry recorded a song entitled "Clint Eastwood" in 1969 Virtual band. Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist who has been A virtual band (also called a virtual group or cartoon band) in Music, is any group whose members are not flesh-and-blood musicians but animated There is a reggae deejay called Clint Eastwood who made an album with General Saint called Two Bad DJ in 1981. Not to be confused with Disc jockey A deejay (alternatively spelled DJ) is a Reggae or Dancehall musician who sings Clint Eastwood (b Robert Brammer is a Jamaican reggae Deejay, who recorded as a solo artist in the late 1970s and early 1980s before teaming up with UK Gorillaz recorded songs called "Clint Eastwood" and "Dirty Harry". Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic " Clint Eastwood " is Gorillaz ' debut single taken from their self-titled album Gorillaz, and released in March 2001 This article is about the song by the Gorillaz. "Dirty Harry" is also a song by Adam & the Ants. Gorillaz' frontman Damon Albarn released an album called The Good, the Bad and the Queen with the help of Paul Simonon, Simon Tong, Tony Allen, and Dangermouse. The Good the Bad & the Queen is the album by an unnamed British Alternative rock supergroup, made up of Damon Albarn, Paul Rock band "The Transplants" make reference to Hang 'Em High and A Few Dollars More in some of their songs. Hang 'Em High is a 1968 Western film directed by Ted Post starring Clint Eastwood. The theme song to the television show The Fall Guy, "The Unknown Stuntman", references Eastwood with the line "I'm the unknown stuntman that makes Eastwood look so fine. The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. The Fall Guy is an American Television program produced for ABC and originally broadcast from 1981 to 1986. " The Unknown Stuntman " was a popular single sung by Lee Majors and written by Glen A "

Van Halen's song, "Hang 'Em High", from their 1982 release Diver Down, is inspired by Eastwood. Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Hang 'Em High is a 1968 Western film directed by Ted Post starring Clint Eastwood. Diver Down is the fifth Album by American Hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1982.

Def Leppard used the famous speech from Dirty Harry, as an introduction to their concerts on several tours. Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel.

Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter-Release date: 1989

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Eastwood, in cybernetic form, is the main character/driver in the game Nitro for the Commodore Amiga and Atari-ST computers, by Psygnosis (1990). Nitro is an Top-down arcade racer for the Amiga and Atari ST.

Eastwood's portrayal of the Man With No Name is also credited as an inspiration for the character Master Chief in the popular Halo series. Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, commonly called the Master Chief, is a Fictional character and the main Protagonist of the Halo Halo is a Science fiction Video game franchise created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios.

A Swedish metal band from the 1980s was named after him: The Clint Eastwood Experience. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The band featured members of Dismember and Entombed. Dismember is a Swedish Death metal band that formed from members of Carnage in 1988 Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. In the computer game Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge, one of the characters in the second allied mission (which is set in Hollywood) is named Flint Westwood. A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather Command & Conquer Yuri's Revenge is an Expansion pack to Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 developed by Westwood Studios. The character is also named for the game's produced, Westwood Studios. Westwood Studios ( 1985 - 2003) was a computer and Video game developer, founded in 1985 as Westwood Associates by Brett Sperry

Eastwood appears as an audio-animatronic in the Disney's Hollywood Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World on one of the park's most iconic attractions, The Great Movie Ride, along with other classic actors. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels The Great Movie Ride is an attraction at Walt Disney World 's Disney's Hollywood Studios Theme park. In the computer game Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, there is a mention of the "East Clintwood Institute, named after the famous movie star". Serious Sam is the title of a series of First-person shooters created by the Croatian company Croteam. The final boss in the computer game Fallout 2 is called Frank Horrigan, a reference to Clint Eastwood's character in the movie In the Line of Fire. Fallout 2 is a Computer role-playing game published by Interplay in 1998 Frank Horrigan may refer to Frank Horrigan (In the Line of Fire, main character in the 1993 film In the Line of Fire, portrayed by actor In the Line of Fire is a 1993 three-time Academy Award -nominated Thriller film about a psychopath who attempts to assassinate There are several references to Eastwood the Polish post-apocalyptic role-playing game Neuroshima. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. Neuroshima is a Polish Role playing game system set in a Postapocalyptic world inspired by such games and films as

Adam and the Ants chant Clint Eastwood's name as part of the chorus of "Los Rancheros", which appeared on their 1980 album titled Kings of the Wild Frontier. Kings of the Wild Frontier is a New Wave - punk album by Adam & the Ants, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music) He also dressed up as Eastwood's character from "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly" in the music video for his song Prince Charming. The Good the Bad and the Ugly ( Il Buono il Brutto il Cattivo) is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti western film directed Prince Charming is a Stock character who originates in a number of Fairy tales He is the Prince who comes to the rescue of the Damsel in distress There is also a demo version of a song by them called Dirty Harry that appears on the remastered version of Strip. Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel.

Something Awful featured a four part article titled "Four Days in Winter", focused on a mercenary hired to protect teenagers on an MTV series. Something Awful, often abbreviated to There are overt references to Eastwood, such as the main character carrying a . 44 Magnum and yelling "Do you feel lucky?". An MTV cast member also says to him "We hear you have a famous grandfather". At the conclusion he reveals his identity saying "My name is Eastwood" before being gunned down.

Two Japanese people in the film Crocodile Dundee II mistook the main character, Mick Dundee, as Clint Eastwood. Crocodile Dundee II is a 1988 Australian adventure and Comedy film.

One persistent rumor has it that Eastwood is the son (legitimate or otherwise) of British comic actor Stan Laurel. Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 &ndash February 23, 1965) was an English comic actor writer This is untrue, although a passing facial resemblance to the comedian (plus the fact that Eastwood was born on the same day as one of Laurel's children) has ensured that the legend often resurfaces. ^[32]

Eastwood is set to voice Harry Callahan for the Dirty Harry video game. Dirty Harry was a cancelled Video game that was in development by The Collective Inc The game was cancelled in 2007, but it is intended that it will be produced in the future.

Actor Jeremy Bulloch has stated that he based his portrayal of the Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett on Eastwood. Jeremy Bulloch (born 16 February, 1945) is an English Actor. He has appeared in numerous British TV and film productions including Doctor Who Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Boba Fett is a Fictional character and Anti-hero from the Star Wars universe. As he put it:

"I think the secret to playing Boba Fett -- if you can say I played (him) -- is the less you do, the better. There is no point in Boba Fett waving his gun around and saying, 'Look at me. ' He was very cool, and he didn't move much. I always thought of Boba Fett as Clint Eastwood in a suit of armor. "

Filmography

Further information: Clint Eastwood filmography and Clint Eastwood characters

Awards
Preceded by Anthony Quinn	Cecil B. DeMille Award 1988	Succeeded by Doris Day
Preceded by Bernardo Bertolucci for The Last Emperor	Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture 1989 for Bird	Succeeded by Oliver Stone for Born on the Fourth of July
Preceded by Jonathan Demme for The Silence of the Lambs	Academy Award for Best Director 1992 for Unforgiven	Succeeded by Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List
Preceded by Oliver Stone for JFK	Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture 1993 for Unforgiven	Succeeded by Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List
Preceded by Steven Spielberg	AFI Life Achievement Award 1996	Succeeded by Martin Scorsese
Preceded by Michael Moore for Bowling for Columbine	César Award for Best Foreign Film 2004 for Mystic River	Succeeded by Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation
Preceded by Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Academy Award for Best Director 2004 for Million Dollar Baby	Succeeded by Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
Preceded by Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture 2005 for Million Dollar Baby	Succeeded by Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
Preceded by Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation	César Award for Best Foreign Film 2006 for Million Dollar Baby	Succeeded by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris for Little Miss Sunshine
Preceded by Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film 2004 for Million Dollar Baby	Succeeded by Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
Preceded by Jonathan Demme for The Silence of the Lambs	Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film 1992 for Unforgiven	Succeeded by Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List
Preceded by Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director 2004 for Million Dollar Baby	Succeeded by David Cronenberg for A History of Violence

Academy Award nominations

• 1992 - Best Actor in a Leading Role — Unforgiven
• 1992 — Best Director — Unforgiven
• 1992 — Best Picture — Unforgiven
• 1995 — Irving G. For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation Anthony Quinn ( April 21, 1915 &ndash The Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in Motion pictures has been given annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Golden Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian Writer and Academy Award winning Film director. The Last Emperor is a Biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 Bird is an Academy Award-winning 1988 US Film directed by Clint Eastwood. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 Film adaptation of the Autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 suspense film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to This article is about the 1992 film For other uses see Unforgiven (disambiguation. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Schindler's List is a Biographical film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. 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César Award for Best Foreign Film 1976 - Profumo di donna - Dino Risi Aguirre Mystic River is an American Drama film released in 2003 directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American Film director, actress, producer and Academy Award Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan Ang Lee ( (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Film director from Taiwan. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. 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• 2003 — Best Director — Mystic River
• 2003 — Best Picture — Mystic River
• 2004 — Best Actor in a Leading Role — Million Dollar Baby
• 2004 — Best Director — Million Dollar Baby
• 2004 — Best Picture — Million Dollar Baby
• 2006 — Best Director — Letters from Iwo Jima
• 2006 — Best Picture — Letters from Iwo Jima

Golden Globe nominations

• 1971 — Henrietta Award
• 1988 — Cecil B. The Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. DeMille Award
• 1989 — Best Director — Bird
• 1993 — Best Director — Unforgiven
• 1993 — Best Motion Picture Drama — Unforgiven
• 1996 — Best Motion Picture Drama — The Bridges of Madison County
• 2004 — Best Director — Mystic River
• 2004 — Best Motion Picture Drama — Mystic River
• 2005 — Best Original Score — Million Dollar Baby
• 2005 — Best Director — Million Dollar Baby
• 2007 — Best Director — Flags of Our Fathers
• 2007 — Best Director — Letters from Iwo Jima
• 2008 — Best Original Score — Grace is Gone
• 2008 — Best Original Song — Grace is Gone

Discography

• "Unknown Girl" (single, 1961)
• "Rowdy" (single)
• "For You, For Me, For Evermore" (single)
• Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites (LP)
• Paint Your Wagon
• Kelly's Heroes
• "Barroom Buddies" (single, 1980) with Merle Haggard
• "Cowboy in a Three Piece Suit" (single, 1981)
• "Make My Day" (single, 1984) with T.G. Sheppard
• Eastwood After Hours: Live At Carnegie Hall

Further reading

• Michael Goad, "Clint Eastwood", "Stellar One" (July 18, 2003). Bird is an Academy Award-winning 1988 US Film directed by Clint Eastwood. This article is about the 1992 film For other uses see Unforgiven (disambiguation. This article is about the 1992 film For other uses see Unforgiven (disambiguation. The Bridges of Madison County is a 1992 best-selling novel by Robert James Waller which tells the story of a lonely Italian War bride who engages The Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 Film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood Hilary Swank, and Morgan Flags Of Our Fathers (2000 is the New York Times bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. " Grace Is Gone " is the second Radio single off of the Dave Matthews Band's 2002 Studio album, Busted Stuff " Grace Is Gone " is the second Radio single off of the Dave Matthews Band's 2002 Studio album, Busted Stuff Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. T G Sheppard (born Billy Neal Browder (after his father Billy Browder 20 July 1942, Humboldt, Tennessee) is an American Eastwood After Hours is a two disc set taken from an October 1996 concert at Carnegie Hall to honor Clint Eastwood for all of the work he has done on behalf Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved January 17, 2006. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

See also

References

External links

• Clint Eastwood at the Internet Movie Database
• Clint Eastwood French site
• Charlie Rose show: An hour with Clint Eastwood
• 2007 In-depth interview with Clint Eastwood from The Observer
• Entertainment Weekly Photo Gallery: Clint Eastwood
• Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
• Clint Eastwood Forums
• Clint Eastwood.NET
• Berkley makes Eastwood's day at MJF
• Clint Eastwood - Libertarian
• Classic unedited interview on First Full of Dollars from 1960s

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NAME	Eastwood, Clint
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Eastwood, Clinton, Jr.
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor, Director, film producer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 31, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Francisco, California, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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