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Hopper at his retrospective, 2006 |
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| Born | Dennis Lee Hopper May 17, 1936 Dodge City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Years active | 1954-present |
| Spouse(s) | Brooke Hayward (1961-1969) Michelle Phillips (1970) Daria Halprin (1972-1976) Katherine La Nasa (1989-1992) Victoria Duffy (1996-) |
Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the 1939 Western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film. Dodge City is a City and County seat of Ford Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brooke Hayward ( July 5, 1937 -) American actress and author First wife of Dennis Hopper and current wife of Peter Duchin. Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress. Daria Halprin ( December 30, 1947) is an American Psychologist, Author, Dancer, and Actress known primarily for her naturalistic Katherine La Nasa (born December 1, 1966) is an American actress Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He is known primarily for playing nervy, slightly-unhinged characters, and is best known for his roles in Blue Velvet, Hoosiers, Speed, Apocalypse Now and Easy Rider. Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir This page is about the movie "Hoosiers" Hoosiers is also the nickname of Indiana University athletic teams see Indiana Hoosiers. Speed is a 1994 American action / thriller Romance film directed by Jan de Bont set in Los Angeles. Easy Rider, a 1969 American Road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern.
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Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas, the son of Marjorie Mae (née Davis) and Jay Millard Hopper. For the 1939 Western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film. Dodge City is a City and County seat of Ford [1] He grew up on a farm and later moved to San Diego with his family, where his mother worked as a lifeguard instructor and his father was a post office manager (Hopper has acknowledged, though, that his father was in the OSS, the precursor to the CIA)[2]. Hopper was educated at Wooster School, Danbury, Connecticut and was voted most likely to succeed by his high school class (Helix High School, La Mesa, California a suburb of San Diego, California). Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Helix High School (HHS, in La Mesa California, is a charter high school built in 1952 La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It was there he developed an interest in acting, studying at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California and the Actors Studio in New York City, New York (studied with Lee Strasberg for five years). The Old Globe Theatre, located in San Diego, California, produces about 15 plays and Musicals annually including Shakespeare, in summer and California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Actors Studio is a membership Organization for Professional Actors theatre directors and Playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Lee Strasberg ( November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an Academy Award -nominated Austro-Hungarian - American Hopper struck up a friendship with actor Vincent Price, whose passion for art influenced Hopper's interest in art. Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered He was especially fond of the plays of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare ( baptised
Hopper made his acting debut on an episode of the Richard Boone television show Medic in 1955 playing a young epileptic. Medic is an American Medical drama that aired on NBC from 1954 to 1954 Hopper was then cast in two roles with James Dean (whom he admired immensely) in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 film directed by Nicholas Ray that tells the story of a rebellious teenager played by James Dean, Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens. Dean's death in a 1955 car accident affected the young Hopper deeply and it was shortly afterwards that he got into a confrontation with veteran director Henry Hathaway on the film From Hell To Texas. Henry Hathaway ( March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer Hopper refused directions for 80 takes over several days. This infamous incident resulted in his being blacklisted from films for several years.
In his book Last Train to Memphis, American popular music historian Peter Guralnick says that in 1956 when Elvis Presley was making his first film in Hollywood, Dennis Hopper was roommates with fellow actor Nick Adams and the three became friends and socialized together. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Peter Guralnick (born December 15, 1943, in Boston Massachusetts) is an American music critic, writer on music and historian of Nick Adams may refer to Nick Adams (actor (1931&ndash1968 appeared in Hollywood films and on US television during the 1950s and 1960s Hopper moved to New York and studied at the famous Lee Strasberg acting school. He appeared in over 140 episodes of television shows such as Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, The Defenders, The Big Valley, The Time Tunnel, The Rifleman and Combat!. Bonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12 1959 to January 16 1973 The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series which ran on CBS from 1961 &ndash 1965. The Big Valley is a television Western which ran on ABC from 1965 to 1969. The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 US color Science fiction TV series. The Rifleman was a Western Television program that ran from 1958–1963 on ABC, a production of Four Star Combat! is an American Television program that aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967 Hopper also became an accomplished professional photographer, and noted writer Terry Southern profiled Hopper in Home and Garden magazine as an up and coming photographer "to watch" in the mid 1950's. A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. Terry Southern ( May 1, 1924 &ndash October 29, 1995) was a highly influential American short story writer novelist essayist screenwriter He also was very talented as a painter and a poet as well as being an enthusiastic collector of Art, particularly Pop Art. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Pop Art is a visual Art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in parallel in the late 1950s in the United States. One of the first art works Hopper owned was an early print of Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans bought for $75. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol
Hopper had a supporting role as "Babalugats," the bet-taker in Cool Hand Luke (1967). Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American Drama film starring Paul Newman and directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Hopper was able to resume acting in mainstream films including The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969). The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Dean Martin. True Grit is a 1969 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne as U Both of these films starred John Wayne, and in both Hopper's character is killed. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American During the production of True Grit, he became well acquainted with Wayne. Although the screen legend would regularly (and good-naturedly) assail Hopper for his archliberal social and political leanings, a genuine kinship developed between the two men.
It was not until he teamed with Peter Fonda, Terry Southern, and Jack Nicholson and made Easy Rider that he really shook up the Hollywood establishment. Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23[[ 940]] is an American actor Terry Southern ( May 1, 1924 &ndash October 29, 1995) was a highly influential American short story writer novelist essayist screenwriter John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Easy Rider, a 1969 American Road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. This film came to represent the generation of the Vietnam War and to this day is one of the most successful independent films ever made. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Hopper won wide acclaim as the director of the film for his improvisational methods and innovative editing. However, the production was plagued by creative differences and personal acrimony between Fonda and Hopper, the dissolution of his marriage to Brooke Hayward, and an unwillingness to leave the editor's desk — all of which could be attributed to accelerating abuse of drugs and alcohol that would prove to be fatally detrimental to the production of his next film. Brooke Hayward ( July 5, 1937 -) American actress and author First wife of Dennis Hopper and current wife of Peter Duchin.
In 1971, Hopper released The Last Movie. The Last Movie is a 1971 drama film from Universal Pictures. It was written and directed by Dennis Hopper, who also played a horse wrangler named after Expecting an accessible follow-up to Easy Rider, audiences were treated to inscrutable artistic flourishes (the inclusion of "scene missing" cards) and a hazily existentialist plot that verged on the nonlinear and absurd. After finishing first at the Venice Film Festival, the film was dismissed by audiences and critics alike during its first domestic engagement in New York City and never entered national release. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world During the tumultuous editing process, Hopper ensconced himself in Taos, New Mexico for nearly a year, publicly cavorting with young women. In between contesting Fonda's rights to the majority of the residual profits from Easy Rider, he married Michelle Phillips in October 1970. Citing spousal abuse and his various addictions, she filed for divorce a week after their wedding. This whirlwind of negative publicity, combined with the failure of The Last Movie, ensured that the former wunderkind became a pariah within the industry, widely regarded as the New Hollywood's first "drug burnout".
Although he was shunned by the mainstream American film industry, Hopper was able to sustain his lifestyle and a measure of celebrity by acting in numerous low budget and European films throughout the 1970s as the archetypical "tormented maniac", including Mad Dog Morgan (1976), Tracks (1976), and The American Friend (1977). A low-budget Film is a motion picture shot on limited budget Young or unknown directors often make low-budget films due to a lack of funding from studios who Mad Dog Morgan is a 1976 Australian Bushranger Film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Dennis Hopper Tracks is a 1976 American Drama Film written and directed by Henry Jaglom. The American Friend ( Der Amerikanische Freund) is a 1977 film by Wim Wenders, loosely adapted from the novel Ripley's Game by With Francis Ford Coppola's blockbuster Apocalypse Now (1979), Hopper returned to prominence as a hypomanic Vietnam-era photojournalist, essentially portraying himself in the eyes of many viewers and critics. Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Stepping in for an overwhelmed director, Hopper won praise in 1980 for his directing and acting in Out of the Blue, the first indication that a fragment of his creative talents had remained intact. Out of the Blue is a 1980 film featuring and directed by Dennis Hopper.
Immediately thereafter, Hopper starred as an addled short-order cook "Cracker" in the low-budget Neil Young and Dean Stockwell collaboration Human Highway with the new wave group Devo. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Dean Stockwell (born March 5, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -nominated Cannes Award and Golden Globe Human Highway is a 1982 Comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his Pseudonym Bernard Shakey Devo (pronounced DEE-vo (IPA /'diːvoʊ/) or dee-VO (IPA /diː'voʊ/) often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O" is an American Production was often delayed by his unreliable behavior. Peter Biskind states in the New Hollywood history Easy Riders, Raging Bulls that Hopper's cocaine intake had reached three grams a day by this time period, complemented by an additional thirty beers, marijuana, and Cuba libres. Peter Biskind is a journalist former executive editor of Premiere magazine and the author of numerous books depicting life in Hollywood, including New Hollywood or post- classical Hollywood, sometimes referred to as the "American New Wave" refers to the brief time between roughly the mid- 1960s ( For other meanings of 'Cuba Libre' see Cuba libre (disambiguation The Cuba Libre (IPA /'kuβ̞a'liβ̞ɾe/ in Spanish kjuːbʌ liːbɹeɪ/
After staging a "suicide attempt" (really more of a daredevil act) using 17 sticks of dynamite at an "art happening" near Houston and later disappearing into the Mexican desert during a particularly extravagant bender, Hopper entered a drug rehabilitation program in 1983. Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency The not-entirely-rejuvenated Hopper gave powerful performances in Rumble Fish (1983) and The Osterman Weekend (1983). Rumble Fish is a 1983 film directed produced and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola. The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 thriller and Suspense film based on the novel by Robert Ludlum and directed by However, it was not until he portrayed the intoxicating gas-huffing, obscenity-screaming Frank Booth in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet (1986) that his career truly revived. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir After reading the script, Hopper called Lynch and told him "You have to let me play Frank Booth. Because I am Frank Booth!" Hopper won critical acclaim and several awards for this role and the same year received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Hoosiers. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
In 1988, Hopper directed a critically acclaimed film about Los Angeles gangs called Colors. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Colors is a 1988 Crime film starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall and directed by Dennis Hopper. He has continued to be an important actor, photographer and director. He was nominated for an Emmy award for the 1991 HBO films Paris Trout and Doublecrossed (in which he played real life drug smuggler and DEA informant Barry Seal). The Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA) is a United States Department of Justice Law enforcement agency tasked with combating drug smuggling and Adler Berriman Seal, or "Barry Seal" ( July 16, 1939 – February 19, 1986) was a pilot with the Central Intelligence He also co-starred in the 1994 blockbuster Speed with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Speed is a 1994 American action / thriller Romance film directed by Jan de Bont set in Los Angeles. Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26 1964 is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American - German He recently contributed to the film 1 Giant Leap with provocative anecdotes on spirituality, unity and culture. This article is about the band For the Heroes episode see " One Giant Leap " In 1995 Hopper played the villain "Deacon" in Waterworld. Waterworld is a 1995 post-apocalyptic science fiction film The film stars Kevin Costner who also produced it
Hopper teamed with Nike in the early 1990s to make a series of successful television commercials. He appeared as a "crazed referee" in those ads. He portrayed villain Victor Drazen in the first season of the popular 24 drama on the Fox television network. Hopper also starred in the NBC 2005 television series E-Ring, a drama set at The Pentagon, but the series was cancelled after 14 episodes aired. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's E-Ring was a Television Military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia.
In 2005, Dennis Hopper read for the spoken word song "Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey's Head" on the Gorillaz Demon Days album. Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic Demon Days is the second Studio album and a Concept album by Gorillaz, released on May 23, 2005 in the United [3]
Hopper has been married five times and has four children[4]
In 1999, actor Rip Torn filed a defamation lawsuit against Hopper over a story Hopper told on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Brooke Hayward ( July 5, 1937 -) American actress and author First wife of Dennis Hopper and current wife of Peter Duchin. Leland Hayward ( September 13, 1902 – March 18, 1971) was a popular powerful and wealthy Hollywood and Broadway Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daria Halprin ( December 30, 1947) is an American Psychologist, Author, Dancer, and Actress known primarily for her naturalistic Katherine La Nasa (born December 1, 1966) is an American actress Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Rip Torn (born February 6, 1931) is an American Television and Film Actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Artie The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on Hopper claimed that Torn pulled a knife on him during pre-production of the film Easy Rider. A knife is a handheld sharp-edged instrument consisting of handle attached to a Blade used for cutting Easy Rider, a 1969 American Road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. According to Hopper, Torn was originally cast in the film but was replaced with Jack Nicholson after the incident. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals According to Torn's suit, it was actually Hopper who pulled the knife on him. A judge ruled in Torn's favor and Hopper was ordered to pay $475,000 in damages. Hopper then appealed but the judge again ruled in Torn's favor and Hopper was required to pay another $475,000 in punitive damages. In Law, an appeal is a process for requesting a formal change to an official decision Punitive damages (termed exemplary damages in the United Kingdom) are Damages not awarded in order to compensate the Plaintiff, but in order [5]
Despite being famous as an actor and director, Hopper sees himself primarily as an artist, and is an accomplished and much-respected painter, art collector and photographer.
Over the past four years, Hopper has given at least $4,000 to the Republican National Committee[6] In Al Franken's book Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot, the author recounts a warm, cordial meeting between Hopper and then-Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. The Republican National Committee (RNC provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21 1951 is an Emmy Award –winning American Comedian, Writer, progressive Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations (ISBN 0-385-31474-4 is a 1996 book by political satirist Al Franken. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. Newton "Newt" Leroy Gingrich, (born Newton Leroy McPherson on June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the Speaker
Hopper presented the Turner Prize at Tate Liverpool on 3 December 2007. The Turner Prize, named after the painter JMW Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual Artist under 50 Tate Liverpool is an Art gallery and Museum in Liverpool, England, and part of Tate, along with Tate St Ives, Cornwall Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In June of that the Archibald Prize selected Australian Pastellist James DeWeaver [2].
U. K. street artist Banksy[3] while on a visit to Byron Bay, Australia, and being the art collector he is, bought numerous unknown works from both. [7]
Hopper lives in Venice, California. Venice is a district in western Los Angeles California. It is known for its Canals Beaches and Circus -like Ocean Front Walk, [8][9][10][11]
Hopper is an avid Manchester United fan, as shown in his guest appearance as himself on Entourage.
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| NAME | Hopper, Dennis |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dodge City, Kansas |
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