:''Not to be confused with novelist Tom Robbins''

Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
birth name	Timothy Francis Robbins
birth date	October 16, 1958
birth place	West Covina, California, United States
years active	1976–present
occupation	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, activist, musician
partner	Susan Sarandon (1988–2009)
website	http://www.timrobbins.net/ }}

Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is the former longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon. He is known for his roles as Nuke in ''Bull Durham'', Andy Dufresne in ''The Shawshank Redemption'', and as Dave Boyle in ''Mystic River'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Early life

Robbins was born in West Covina, California, and raised in New York City, the son of Mary Robbins (née Bledsoe), an actress, and Gilbert Lee Robbins (1931–2011), a musician, folk singer, actor and former manager of The Gaslight Cafe. Robbins has two sisters, Adele and Gabrielle, and a brother, David. Robbins was raised Catholic. He moved to Greenwich Village with his family at a young age, while his father pursued a career as a member of the folk music group The Highwaymen. Robbins started doing theater at age twelve and joined the drama club at Stuyvesant High School. He spent two years at SUNY Plattsburgh and then returned to California to study at the UCLA Film School.

Career

Robbins's acting career began at Theater for the New City, where he spent his teenage years in their Annual Summer Street Theater and also played the title role in a musical adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's ''The Little Prince''. After graduation from college in 1981, Robbins founded the Actors' Gang, an experimental theater group, in Los Angeles with actor friends from his college softball team (including John Cusack). In 1982, he appeared as domestic terrorist Andrew Reinhardt in three episodes of the television program St. Elsewhere. In 1985, he guest-starred in the second episode of the television series Moonlighting, "Gunfight at the So-So Corral". He also took small parts in films, such as the role of frat animal "Mother" in ''Fraternity Vacation'' (1985) and "Lt. Sam 'Merlin' Wells" in the iconic fighter pilot film ''Top Gun'' (1986). He played in ''The Love Boat'', as a young version of one of the characters in retrospection about Second World War. His breakthrough role was as pitcher Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh in the 1988 baseball film ''Bull Durham''.

He received critical acclaim and won the Best Actor Award at Cannes for his starring role as an amoral film executive in Robert Altman's 1992 film ''The Player''. He made his directorial and screenwriting debut with 1992's ''Bob Roberts'', a mockumentary about a right-wing senatorial candidate. Robbins then starred alongside Morgan Freeman in the critically acclaimed ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), which was based on Stephen King's short story.

Robbins has written, produced, and directed several films with strong social content, such as the critically acclaimed capital punishment saga ''Dead Man Walking'' (1995), starring Sarandon and Sean Penn. The film earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director. His next directorial effort was 1999's Depression-era musical ''Cradle Will Rock''. Robbins has also appeared in mainstream Hollywood thrillers, such as 1999's ''Arlington Road'' (as a terrorist) and 2001's ''Antitrust'' (as a malicious computer tycoon), and in comical films such as The Hudsucker Proxy, Nothing to Lose, and High Fidelity. Robbins has also acted in and directed several Actors' Gang theater productions.

Robbins won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and the SAG Award for his work in ''Mystic River'' (2003), as a man traumatized from having been molested as a child. In 2005, he won the 39th annual Man of the Year Pudding Pot Award given by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard. His most recent acting roles include a temporarily blind man who is nursed to health by a psychologically wounded young woman in ''The Secret Life of Words'' and an Apartheid torturer in ''Catch a Fire''.

In early 2006, Robbins directed an adaptation of George Orwell's novel ''1984'', written by Michael Gene Sullivan of the Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe. The show opened at Actors' Gang, at their new location at The Ivy Substation in Culver City, California. In addition to venues around the United States, it has played in Athens, Greece, the Melbourne International Festival in Australia and the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Robbins is considering adapting the play into a film version.

Robbins appeared in 2008's ''The Lucky Ones'', with co-star Rachel McAdams. Shooting took place in Illinois, including scenes filmed at Mojo's Music in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Robbins has just finished writing and directing a new pilot for Showtime called ''Possible Side Effects'' about a family that runs a pharmaceutical company. It will premiere later in 2010.

Robbins played Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of the film's villain Hector Hammond, in the 2011 superhero film ''Green Lantern''.

In 2010, Robbins released the album ''Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band'', a collection of songs written over the course of 25 years that he ultimately took on a world tour. He was originally offered the chance to record an album in 1992 after the success of his film ''Bob Roberts'', but he declined because he had "too much respect for the process", having seen his father work so hard as a musician, and because he felt he had nothing to say at the time.

Personal life

In 1988, Robbins entered into a relationship with actress Susan Sarandon, whom he met on the set of ''Bull Durham''. They have two sons: John "Jack" Henry (born May 15, 1989) and Miles Guthrie (born May 4, 1992). Robbins, like Sarandon, is a lapsed Catholic, and they both share liberal political views. The end of Robbins' relationship with Sarandon was announced in December 2009.

Robbins supported Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential campaign and appeared on stage in character as Bob Roberts during the "Nader Rocks the Garden" rally at Madison Square Garden. Robbins is a prominent spokesperson for anti-globalisation, a frequent critic of former U.S. President George W. Bush, and a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq. In December 2007, he endorsed and campaigned for Senator John Edwards in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

In 2003, a 15th anniversary celebration of ''Bull Durham'' at the National Baseball Hall of Fame was canceled by Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey. Petroskey, who was on the White House staff during the Reagan administration, told Robbins that his stance helped to "undermine the U.S. position, which could put our troops in even more danger." ''Durham'' co-star Kevin Costner, a self-described libertarian, defended Robbins and Sarandon, saying, "I think Tim and Susan's courage is the type of courage that makes our democracy work. Pulling back this invite is against the whole principle about what we fight for and profess to be about." Robbins later said that Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and Jack Valenti were the only major Hollywood figures that stood up for his free speech rights in this case and noted that all three men are either Republicans or very conservative Democrats, adding that he felt there could be common ground between individuals with different political beliefs.

Robbins is an avid baseball and hockey fan. He supports the New York Mets and the New York Rangers and frequently attends games. In 1995, Robbins did a series of promos for MSG Network advertising upcoming Rangers games, and has narrated a documentary on the 1969 Mets for SNY. Robbins is a passionate ice hockey player who participates regularly in the New York adult recreational hockey community. At 6 feet, 5 inches or 1.95 metres, he is the tallest Academy Award winning actor, as of 2011.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1976		Assassin	Uncredited
1982	''St. Elsewhere''	Andrew Reinhardt	Three episodes
	''No Small Affair''	Nelson
	Boe
	''Fraternity Vacation''	Larry "Mother" Tucker
''The Sure Thing''	Gary Cooper
		Phil Blumburtt
''Top Gun''	Lt. Sam 'Merlin' Wells
	''Tapeheads''	Josh Tager
''Bull Durham''	Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
	Harry
	''Erik the Viking''	Erik
''Miss Firecracker''	Delmount
	Jeff
		Jacob Singer
''Cadillac Man''	Larry
1991	''Jungle Fever''	Jerry
	''Bob Roberts''	Bob Roberts
''The Player''	Griffin Mill	Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor
1993	''Short Cuts''	Gene Shepard	Golden Globe Awards
		Ed Walters
	Joe Flynne	Title in English: ''Ready to Wear''[[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
''The Shawshank Redemption''	Andy Dufresne
''The Hudsucker Proxy''	Norville Barnes
1995			Bulgaria	Golden Aphrodite Award at the Love is Folly International Film FestivalHumanitas Prize>Humanitas Prize for Feature Film Category Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best DirectorPrize of the Ecumenical JuryPrize of the Guild of German Art House CinemasReader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"Nominated — Academy Award for Best DirectorNominated — Golden Globe Award for Best ScreenplayNominated — Golden Berlin Bear Award for Best Film
1997		Nick Beam
	''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''	The President
''Cradle Will Rock''		Sitges Film Festival	Gran Angular Award for Best DirectorGran Angular Award for Best FilmIstanbul International Film Festival>Istanbul International Film Festival Award for International CompetitionNational Board of Review Special Achievement in Filmmaking AwardNominated — Palme d'Or (1999 Cannes Film Festival)
''Arlington Road''	Oliver Lang
	''Mission to Mars''	Woodrow 'Woody' Blake
	Ian 'Ray' Raymond
2001		Gary Winston
		Dr. Nathan Bronfman
''The Truth About Charlie''	Lewis Bartholomew
		Dave Boyle	Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best CastBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorOhio
''[[Code 46''	William Geld
2004	''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy''	Public News Anchor	(Cameo — uncredited)
	''The Secret Life of Words''	Josef	ADIRCAE Award for Best Performance in a Leading RoleNominated — Barcelona Film Award for Best Actor (Millor Actor)Nominated — Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor (Mejor Actor)
	Dad
	Harlan Ogilvy
	''Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny''	The Stranger
	Nic Vos
2007		David Owen
		Fred Cheaver
''City of Ember''	Loris Harrow
		Senator Hammond
''Cinema Verite''	Bill Loud

References

External links

Artists bio David Lieberman Artists' Representatives

Robbins' blog at The Huffington Post

Text of the luncheon speech given by Tim Robbins to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 2003

''Video Interview with Tim Robbins'' on AMC's ''Shootout''

Embedded Live, the play and Embedded /Live, the DVD

Interview from On The Media, February 20, 2004

Interview from Media Matters, June 5, 2005

TheAge.com Article: "Tim Robbins: Hall of Fame Violates Freedom"

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	George Stroumboulopoulos
birth date	August 16, 1972
birth place	Malton, Ontario, Canada
birthname	George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos
othername	Strombo }}

George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian television and radio personality, best known as the host of CBC Television's ''George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight'' (formerly ''The Hour''; a talk show about the world's current events) and being a VJ for Canadian music television channel MuchMusic. Stroumboulopoulos studied Radio Broadcasting at Toronto's Humber College.

Family background

He was born in Malton, Ontario, Canada, to a Greek father from Egypt and a Ukrainian mother. He was raised in Toronto primarily by his mother, and a close-knit extended family.

Career

Radio broadcasting

In the second quarter of 1993, Stroumboulopoulos worked at rock radio in Kelowna, B.C., for a few months before getting a job offer at the Toronto radio station Fan 590 AM, working in talk radio for about four years before moving to MuchMusic.

MuchMusic

From 2000–2004, Stroumboulopoulos worked at MuchMusic as producer and host of ''The Punk Show'', then host of ''The NewMusic'', ''MuchLOUD'' and ''MuchNews''.

''The Greatest Canadian''

Prior to joining ''The Hour'' Stroumboulopoulos was featured on CBC television's ''The Greatest Canadian'' series as the advocate for Tommy Douglas. More than 1.2 million votes were cast over six weeks, as each of 10 advocates made their case for the Top 10 nominees. Stroumboulopoulos made a personal and passionate case for Tommy Douglas, Canada's "father of medicare,", who was later named winner of said contest.

''Strombo Show''

Stroumboulopoulos has hosted a long-running Sunday night talk radio show, ''The Strombo Show''. Originally aired as a talk show on CFRB in Toronto and CJAD in Montreal, the show moved to the Corus network in November 2007 and the format changed to one of mainly music. ''The Strombo Show'' broadcast from 102.1 The Edge's Toronto studio and on other radio stations in the Corus Entertainment network, including CFOX-FM in Vancouver, Power 97 in Winnipeg, FM96 in London and Y108 in Hamilton.

The show moved to CBC Radio 2 on November 8, 2009.

''The Hour / George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight''

On January 17, 2005, the first episode of ''The Hour'' went to air. Currently in its seventh season, ''The Hour'' is a hybrid of news and celebrity and covers everything from politics, pop culture, the environment, human rights, entertainment, sports and more. Airing nationally at 11:00 pm on CBC, ''The Hour'' is Canada's only late-night talk show. It has won eight Gemini Awards. Stroumboulopoulos and ''The Hour'' have hosted a range of guests from world leaders to celebrities and politicians.

For the 7th season of the talk show, CBC announced that beginning September 20, 2010, the show was being renamed and shortened into a daily half-hour show called ''George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight''; the revised program is broadcast weeknights at 11:05 pm local time, 11:30 pm in Newfoundland.

''The One: Making a Music Star''

In July 2006, George Stroumboulopoulos hosted an American reality television talent show, ''The One: Making a Music Star'' that aired on ABC in the United States, and CBC Television in Canada. It was advertised as a similar show to ''American Idol'' and ''Rock Star'' but with the twist that contestants would "live together in a fully functioning music academy", with their actions documented similar to the ''Big Brother'' format.

Reportedly the most expensive summer series in the history of the ABC network, its first episode, on July 18, 2006, scored a low audience of 3.08 million viewers. Subsequent episodes had even fewer viewers. The series was cancelled after just two weeks (four episodes) with the final results undecided on July 27, 2006, with no plans for any further episodes. Stroumboulopoulos returned to ''The Hour'' after the failure of the reality television show ''The One''.

Charity and public awareness

George Stroumboulopoulos and ''The Hour'' sponsored the "One Million Acts of Green" Internet Website challenge, calling on Canadians to register environmental acts they've done. The campaign registered over 1.6 million acts on the website. Stroumboulopoulos and his family have been devoted to this cause also supported by Dr. David Suzuki.

Stroumboulopoulos has also been involved with numerous charitable initiatives, such as hosting the 'HipHop4Africa' Mandela Children's Fund Canada and CapAids February 2006 Toronto benefit. He has traveled to the Arctic for a special on literacy, youth culture and the loss of Inuit identity. He has been to Sudan with War Child Canada, and Zambia for a World AIDS Day special documentary. He also supports Make Poverty History. He joined other prominent Canadians in sharing views on global issues in the March 2010 issue of Upstream Journal magazine.

He was co-host of ''Canada for Haiti'' television with Cheryl Hickey and Ben Mulroney to help the humanitarian crisis in Haiti after a devastating earthquake.

Stroumboulopoulos became the first Canadian Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme in March 2011. Since then his network has fed more than 3,000 hungry kids through the WeFeedback campaign and donated over 7 million grains of rice through Freerice.com.

He also presented at Vancouver's EPIC Expo in May 2011 where he showed support for Fair Trade and the work of the non-profit organization, Fair Trade Vancouver.

Awards

''The Hour'' has won six Gemini Awards.

*In 2006 – Viewers Choice Award – Best Host

*In 2007 – Best Talk Series – Best Host – Best Production/Design

*In 2008 – Best Host

Stroumboulopoulos was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws, from the University of Calgary on November 13, 2007.

He was also awarded an honourary degree in Communications from Humber College in June 2009.

He was selected by the United Nations World Food Programme as an official ambassador in March 2011.

References

External links

George Stroumboulopoulos site on CBC

Strombo.com, his personal website

George Stroumboulopoulos's Myspace

Recap of ''The Hour'': Season One, including highlights of clips in the shows video archive.

Recap of ''The Hour'': Season Two, features highlights from the second season of the show.

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
birth date	August 17, 1960
birth place	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
birth name	Sean Justin Penn
occupation	Actor, screenwriter, director, producer
years active	1974–present
spouse	Madonna (1985–1989)Robin Wright (1996–2010)
parents	Leo Penn (deceased)Eileen Ryan
relatives	Aimee Mann (sister-in-law) }}

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism. He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in ''Mystic River'' (2003) and ''Milk'' (2008), as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for the former and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter.

Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in a 1974 episode of ''Little House on the Prairie'', directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in 1981's ''Taps'' and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, Penn emerged as a prominent leading actor with the 1995 drama film ''Dead Man Walking'', for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn subsequently received another two Oscar nominations for ''Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999) and ''I Am Sam'' (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for ''Mystic River'' and a second one in 2008 for ''Milk''. He has also won a Best Actor Award of the Cannes Film Festival for ''She's So Lovely'' (1997), and two Best Actor Awards at the Venice Film Festival for ''Hurlyburly'' (1998) and ''21 Grams'' (2003).

Penn made his feature film directorial debut with 1991's ''The Indian Runner'', followed by the drama film ''The Crossing Guard'' (1995) and the mystery film ''The Pledge'' (2001). In 2002, Penn directed one of the 11 segments of ''11'09"01 September 11'', a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. In 2007, Penn directed his fourth feature film ''Into the Wild'', which garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations.

In addition to his film work, Penn is known for his political and social activism, most notably his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Venezuela and Cuba, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Penn also attracted media attention for his previous marriages to pop icon Madonna and actress Robin Wright.

Early life

Penn was born in Los Angeles County, California, the middle son of actor and director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan (née Annucci). His older brother is musician Michael Penn. His younger brother, actor Chris Penn, died in 2006. His paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Lithuania and Russia, while his mother is a Catholic of Italian and Irish descent. Penn was raised in a secular home and is an agnostic. He attended Santa Monica High School and began making short films with some of his childhood friends, including actors Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, who lived near his home.

Career

Acting

Penn appeared in a 1974 episode of the ''Little House on the Prairie'' television series as a then blond-haired extra when his father, Leo, directed some of the episodes.

Penn launched his film career with the 1981 action-drama ''Taps,'' where he played a key role, as a military high school cadet, opposite protagonist Timothy Hutton. Tom Cruise also made one of his first film appearances, as another cadet. A year later, Penn appeared in the hit comedy ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', in the role of surfer-stoner Jeff Spicoli, with his character helping popularize the word "dude" in popular culture. In 1983, Penn appeared as Mick O'Brien, a troubled youth, in the drama ''Bad Boys''. The role earned Penn favorable reviews and jump-started his career as a serious actor.

In 1985, Penn played Andrew Daulton Lee in the film ''The Falcon and the Snowman'', which closely followed an actual criminal case. Lee was a former drug dealer by trade, convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union and originally sentenced to life in prison, later being paroled in 1998. Penn later hired Lee as his personal assistant, partly because he wanted to reward Lee for allowing him to play Lee in the film; also, he was a firm believer in rehabilitation and thought Andrew Lee should be successfully reintegrated into society, since he was a free man again.

In 1986, he starred in the drama ''At Close Range'', opposite Christopher Walken. The film featured his then-wife Madonna's single "Live to Tell". The music video for the song, which featured clips from the film, played heavily on MTV and helped promote the film. Penn stopped acting for a few years in the early 1990s, having been dissatisfied with the industry, and focused on making his directing debut.

Penn, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor five times, has won the award twice. The Academy first recognized his work in nominating him for playing a racist murderer on death row in Tim Robbins' 1995 drama ''Dead Man Walking''. Penn was nominated again for his comedic performance as an egotistical jazz guitarist in Woody Allen's 1999 release ''Sweet and Lowdown''. He received his third nomination after portraying a mentally-handicapped father in 2001's ''I am Sam''. Penn finally won for his role in Clint Eastwood's 2003 Boston crime-drama ''Mystic River''. In 2004, he played a disturbed man bent on killing the president in ''The Assassination of Richard Nixon''. He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2004.

In 2006, he portrayed populist governor Willie Stark (based on Huey Long) in an adaptation of the classic American novel ''All the King's Men'', though the film was a critical and commercial failure. In November 2008, Penn earned rave reviews for his portrayal of real-life gay-rights icon and politician Harvey Milk in the biopic ''Milk'' and was nominated for best actor for the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards. The film also earned Penn his fifth nomination and second win for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2010 he starred as Joseph Wilson in ''Fair Game'', a film adaptation of Valerie Plame's 2007 memoir. Penn co-starred with Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain in the drama ''The Tree of Life'' which won the Palme d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Directing

In 1991, Penn made his directorial debut with ''The Indian Runner'', a film based on Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman", from the ''Nebraska'' album. He also directed music videos, such as Shania Twain's "Dance with the One That Brought You" and Lyle Lovett's "North Dakota" in 1993, and Peter Gabriel's "The Barry Williams Show" in 2002. He has since directed three more films, all of which were well-received by critics: ''The Crossing Guard'' in 1995, ''The Pledge'' in 2001, and ''Into the Wild'' in 2007.

Personal life

Penn was engaged to actress Elizabeth McGovern, his co-star in 1984's ''Racing with the Moon''. Penn's personal life began to attract media attention when he married pop star Madonna in 1985. The two starred in the panned and much-derided ''Shanghai Surprise'', directed by Jim Goddard, and Madonna dedicated her third studio album ''True Blue'' to Penn, referring to him in the liner notes as "the coolest guy in the universe". The relationship was marred by violent outbursts against the press, including one incident for which he was arrested for assaulting a photographer on a film set; Penn was sentenced to 60 days in jail in mid-1987, of which he served 33 days. It is also alleged that when Penn discovered the paparazzo in his hotel room, he hung him by his ankles from the ninth-floor balcony. Later in the marriage, Penn was charged with felony domestic assault, a charge for which he pleaded to a misdemeanor. Penn and Madonna divorced in 1989.

He soon began a relationship with actress Robin Wright, and their first child – a daughter named Dylan Frances – was born in 1991. Their second child, a son whom they named Hopper Jack, was born in 1993. Penn and Wright married in 1996 and lived in Ross, California. The relationship went through on-and-off periods in the late 2000s (decade). The couple filed for divorce in December 2007, but reconciled several months later, requesting a court dismissal of their divorce case. In April 2009, Penn filed for legal separation, only to withdraw the case once again when the couple reconciled in May. On August 12, 2009, Wright Penn filed for divorce again. The couple's divorce was finalized on July 22, 2010, with the couple reaching a private agreement on child and spousal support, division of assets, and custody over their underage son.

During a separation from Wright in the mid 1990s, Penn dated singer and songwriter Jewel. He was also the director of the original video for Jewel's hit song "You Were Meant for Me".

Political and social causes

Penn has been active in supporting several political and social causes. On June 10, 2005, Penn made a visit to Iran. Acting as a journalist on an assignment for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', he attended a Friday prayer at Tehran University.

On January 7, 2006, Penn was a special guest at the Progressive Democrats of America, where he was joined by author and media critic Norman Solomon, Democratic congressional candidate Charles Brown, and activist Cindy Sheehan. The "Out of Iraq Forum", which took place in Sacramento, California, was organized to promote the anti-war movement calling for an end to the War in Iraq.

In August 2008, Penn made an appearance at one of Ralph Nader's "Open the Debates" Super Rallies. He protested the political exclusion of Nader and other third parties.

In October 2008, Penn traveled to Cuba, where he met with and interviewed President Raúl Castro.

Criticism of President Bush

On October 18, 2002, Penn placed a US$56,000 advertisement in the ''Washington Post'' asking then President George W. Bush to end a cycle of violence. It was written as an open letter and referred to the planned attack on Iraq and the War on Terror. In the letter, Penn also criticized the Bush administration for its "deconstruction of civil liberties" and its "simplistic and inflammatory view of good and evil." Penn visited Iraq briefly in December 2002.

This advertisement was cited as a primary reason for the development of his relationship with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. In one of his televised speeches, Chávez used and read aloud an open letter Penn wrote to Bush. The letter condemned the Iraq War, called for Bush to be impeached, and also called Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "villainously and criminally obscene people.". In August 2007, Penn met with Chávez in Caracas for two hours, after which Chávez praised him for urging Americans to impeach Bush. Penn also visited a new film studio on the outskirts of Caracas, though he did not speak publicly.

On April 19, 2007, Penn appeared on ''The Colbert Report'' and had a "Meta-Free-Phor-All" versus Stephen Colbert that was judged by Robert Pinsky. This stemmed from some of Penn's criticisms of Bush. His exact quote was "We cower as you point your fingers telling us to support our troops. You and the smarmy pundits in your pocket– those who bathe in the moisture of your soiled and blood-soaked underwear– can take that noise and shove it." He won the contest with 10,000,000 points to Colbert's 1.

On December 7, 2007, Penn said he supported Ohio Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich for U.S. President in 2008, and criticized Bush's handling of the Iraq war. Penn questioned whether Bush's twin daughters supported the war in Iraq.

Hurricane Katrina

In September 2005, Penn traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. He was physically involved in rescuing people, although there was criticism that his involvement was a PR stunt as he hired a photographer to come along with his entourage. Penn denied such accusation in an article he wrote for ''The Huffington Post''.

Director Spike Lee interviewed Penn for his documentary ''When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'', about Hurricane Katrina.

LGBT civil rights

On February 22, 2009, Penn received the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film ''Milk''. In his acceptance speech, Penn said "...I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support. We've got to have equal rights for everyone!"

2010 Haiti earthquake: Manager of Relief Organization and Tent Camp

After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Sean Penn co-founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization and has been running a 55,000 person tent camp.

Filmography and awards

On December 18, 2006, Penn received the Christopher Reeve First Amendment Award from the Creative Coalition.

Actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1981		Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer	film debut
1982	''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''	Jeff Spicoli
	''Summerspell''	Buddy
	Michael O'Brien
		Dillard
''Racing with the Moon''	Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou
1985	''The Falcon and the Snowman''	Daulton Lee
	''At Close Range''	Brad Whitewood Jr.
''Shanghai Surprise''	Glendon Wasey
1987	''Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam''	Narrator
	''Cool Blue''	Phil the Plumber	uncredited
	Officer Danny McGavin
''Judgment in Berlin''	Guenther X
	''Casualties of War''	Sgt. Tony Meserve
	Jim
1990		Terry Noonan
1991	''Schneeweißrosenrot''	Himself	documentary
1992	''Cruise Control''	Jeffrey	short subject
		Himself	documentary
''Carlito's Way''	David Kleinfeld	Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1995		Matthew Poncelet
	''Loved''	Man on the Hill (Michael)
''She's So Lovely''	Eddie Quinn
	Bobby Cooper
	Conrad Van Orton
''Hugo Pool''	Strange Hitchhiker
		Eddie	Volpi CupNominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
	1st Sgt. Welsh
	''Being John Malkovich''	Himself	uncredited
''Sweet and Lowdown''	Emmett Ray	Nominated – Academy Award for Best ActorNominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	''A Constant Forge''	Himself	documentary
''Up at the Villa''	Rowley Flint
	Cuco Sánchez
	Thomas Janes
	''Dogtown and Z-Boys''	Narrator	documentary
''The Beaver Trilogy''	Groovin' Larry (segment Beaver Kid 2)
''Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool''	Himself	documentary
''See How They Run''	Himself	documentary
''I Am Sam''	Sam Dawson	Nominated – Academy Award for Best ActorNominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture DramaNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
	''It's All About Love''	Marciello
	Jimmy Markum
''21 Grams''	Paul Rivers	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (also for ''Mystic River'')Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor (also for ''Mystic River'')National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (also for ''Mystic River'')Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best CastSatellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama (also for ''Mystic River'')Volpi CupNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleNominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
2004	''The Assassination of Richard Nixon''	Samuel J. Bicke	Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
2005	''The Interpreter''	Tobin Keller
2006		Willie Stark
		Marjane's father	English dub; voice only
''War Made Easy''	Narrator	documentary
		Harvey Milk	Academy Award for Best ActorBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (tied with Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler)Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best CastLos Angeles Film Critics Award for Best ActorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorPalm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best ActorPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleSoutheastern Film Critics Award for Best ActorNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead MaleNominated – Irish Film Award People's Choice Award for Best International ActorNominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorNominated – MTV Movie Award for Best KissNominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture DramaNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	Narrator and Executive Producer	documentary
2010
		Adult Jack
	Cheyenne
2013	''The Gangster Squad''	Mickey Cohen	Filming

Director

Year	Film	Notes
1991	''The Indian Runner''
1995	''The Crossing Guard''	Also writer, Nominated – Golden Lion
2001		Nominated – Golden BearNominated – Bodil Award for Best Non-European FilmNominated – Palme d'Or
2002	''11'9"01 September 11''	anthology short, segment "U.S.A."UNESCO AwardNominated – César Award for Best Film from the European Union
2007		Also writer, Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best DirectorRome Film Fest Premiere PrizeSão Paulo International Film Festival Best Foreign Language FilmNominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best WriterNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayNominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director – Motion PictureNominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Foreign Film – English LanguageNominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

References

External links

''Guardian'' Interview, April 8, 2005

''Esquire'' magazine interview/profile

Sean Penn's visit to Iran at the San Francisco Chronicle

Smiles for Smirks by Sean Penn, ''The Huffington Post'', April 21, 2009

Sean Penn on Managing a Tent Camp of 55,000 Displaced Haitians – video report by ''Democracy Now!''

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	Bill Maher
birth name	William Maher, Jr.
birth date	January 20, 1956
birth place	New York, New York, U.S.
alma mater	Cornell University
medium	Stand-Up, Television, Film, Books
nationality	American
active	1979–present
genre	Satire, Political satire, News Satire, Observational comedy
subject	American politics, current events, American culture, pop culture, freedom of speech, environmentalism, religion, human sexuality, recreational drug use, libertarianism, American liberalism, American conservatism
influences	Steve Allen, George Carlin, Johnny Carson, David Frost, Robert Klein, Don Rickles, Gore Vidal, Lenny Bruce
notable work	Elliot on Charlie HooverHost of Politically Incorrect Host of Real Time with Bill Maher''Religulous''
website	BillMaher.com
footnotes	}}

William "Bill" Maher, Jr. (; born January 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', Maher hosted a similar late-night talk show called ''Politically Incorrect'' originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC.

Maher is known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary, which targets a wide swath of topics including: religion, politics, bureaucracies of many kinds, political correctness, the mass media, greed among people and persons in positions of high political and social power, and the lack of intellectual curiosity of the electorate. He supports the legalization of marijuana and same-sex marriage, and serves on the board of PETA. He is also a critic of religion and is an advisory board member of Project Reason, a foundation to promote scientific knowledge and secular values within society. In 2005, Maher ranked at number 38 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. Bill Maher received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 14, 2010.

Early life and education

Maher was born in New York City, the son of Julie (née Berman), a nurse, and William Maher, Sr., a network news editor and radio announcer. He was raised in his Irish American father's Catholic religion, remaining unaware that his mother was Jewish until his early teenage years. Maher's family stopped attending church services when Maher was thirteen, due to his father's disagreement with the Catholic Church's position on birth control.

Maher was raised in River Vale, New Jersey, and graduated from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale in 1974. He received a B.A. in English and history from Cornell University in 1978.

Early career

Maher began his career as a stand-up comedian and actor. He was host of the New York City comedy club Catch a Rising Star in 1979. Thanks to Steve Allen, he began appearing on Johnny Carson's and David Letterman's shows in 1982. He made limited television appearances including a recurring role in ''Sara'' (1985), appeared in ''Max Headroom'' (1987), two separate appearances on ''Murder, She Wrote'' (1989, 1990), a recurring role in ''Charlie Hoover'' (1991) and other productions. He has also appeared in several films, usually in a comic role. His feature film debut was in ''D.C. Cab'' (1983), and he also appeared in ''Ratboy'' (1986) ''Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death'' (1988) and ''Pizza Man'' (1991), among others.

Television career

''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher''

Maher assumed the host role ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher'', a late-night political talk show that ran on Comedy Central from 1993 to 1997 and on ABC from 1997 to 2002. The show regularly began with a topical monologue by Maher preceding the introduction of four guests, usually a diverse group of individuals from show business, popular culture, political pundits, political consultants, authors, and occasionally news figures. The group would discuss topical issues selected by Maher, who also participated in the discussions. Jerry Seinfeld, a regular guest on the show, stated that ''Politically Incorrect'' reminded him of talk shows from the 1950s and 60s "when guests interacted with each other as much as with the host."

''Politically Incorrect'' won an array of awards, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction, two CableACE awards for Best Talk Show Series, and a Genesis Award for Best Television Talk Show. Maher earned numerous award nominations for his producing, writing and hosting of ''Politically Incorrect'', including ten Emmy nominations, two TV Guide nominations, and two Writers Guild nominations. ABC decided against renewing Maher's contract for ''Politically Incorrect'' in 2002, after he made a controversial on-air remark shortly after the September 11 attacks. He agreed with his guest, conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, that the 9/11 terrorists did not act in a cowardly manner (in rebuttal to President Bush's statement calling 9/11 hijackers cowards). Maher said, "We have been the cowards. Lobbing cruise missiles from two thousand miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building. Say what you want about it. Not cowardly. You're right." Maher later clarified that his comment was not anti-military in any way whatsoever, referencing his well-documented longstanding support for the American military.

In the context of the attacks, some corporate advertisers found the comment too insensitive and controversial. Several companies, including FedEx and Sears Roebuck, pulled their advertisements from the show, costing the show more than it returned.

The show was cancelled on June 16, 2002, and the Sinclair Broadcast Group had dropped the show from its ABC-affiliated stations months prior. On June 22, 2002, just six days after the cancellation of ''Politically Incorrect'', Maher received the Los Angeles Press Club president's award (for "championing free speech"). Maher was on the board of judges one year for the PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award.

Maher's remarks after 9/11 were not the first time he had sparked controversy on ''Politically Incorrect''. In the same year, Maher was widely criticized for comparing dogs to retarded children. He apologized for his comments.

''Real Time with Bill Maher''

In 2003, Maher became the host, co-producer and co-writer of ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', a weekly hour-long political comedy talk show on the cable television network HBO. During an interview, Maher told Terry Gross (on NPR's ''Fresh Air'') that he much prefers having serious and well-informed guests on his program, as opposed to the random celebrities that fleshed out his roundtable discussions on ''Politically Incorrect''.

As with his previous show, ''Politically Incorrect'', Maher begins ''Real Time'' with a comic opening monologue based upon current events and other topical issues. He proceeds to a one-on-one interview with a guest, either in-studio or via satellite. Following the interview, Maher sits with three panelists, usually consisting of pundits, authors, activists and journalists, for a discussion of the week's events. In the segment "New Rules" at the end of each show, Maher delivers a humorous editorial on popular culture and American politics.

In late May 2005, Alabama Congressman Spencer Bachus sent a letter to Time Warner's board of directors requesting ''Real Time'' be cancelled after remarks Maher made after noting the military had missed its recruiting goals by 42 percent. Bachus said he felt the comments were demeaning to the military and treasonous. Maher stated his highest regard and support for the troops and asked why the congressman criticized him instead of doing something about the recruitment problem.

''Real Time'' has earned widespread praise. It has been nominated for more than ten Primetime Emmy Awards and six Writer's Guild awards. In 2007, Maher and his co-producers were awarded the Television Producer of the Year Award in Variety Television.

In early 2006, ''Real Time'' was released as an audio CD, along with another CD entitled ''Bill Maher's New Rules'' which features clips, segments and teasers from Real Time. Starting with Episode 67 (2-23-06), ''Real Time'' became available in the USA on iTunes as a free weekly audio podcast.

Maher holds the record for the most Emmy nominations without a win, having been nominated on 22 occasions and not winning once. Eleven of the nominations were for ''Politically Incorrect'', while nine were for ''Real Time.'' The other two were nominations for two of his HBO comedy specials: ''Bill Maher: I'm Swiss'' and ''Bill Maher: The Decider.''

HBO announced in July 2011 the show was renewed for a tenth season.

Christine O'Donnell

On September 17, 2010, Maher aired a clip of Delaware Republican Senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell from the October 29, 1999 episode of his old show ''Politically Incorrect'' on his current show ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', where she discussed that she had "dabbled in witchcraft." This was one of the most notable of numerous controversial statements by O'Donnell that made her the most covered candidate in the 2010 mid-term election cycle.

Political commentator

Maher is a frequent commentator on various cable news networks, namely CNN, MSNBC, and HLN. Maher has regularly appeared on CNN's ''The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer'' and has also been a frequent guest on MSNBC's ''Hardball with Chris Matthews'', ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' and ''Countdown with Keith Olbermann''. Maher has also appeared as a guest on HLN's ''The Joy Behar Show''.

Maher hosted the January 13, 2006 edition of ''Larry King Live'', on which he was a frequent guest. Maher appeared as a special guest on the June 29, 2010 edition of the show, on which CNN anchor Larry King announced his retirement. Maher co-emceed the final show of ''Larry King Live'' on December 16, 2010 with Ryan Seacrest.

Since May 2005, he has been a contributing blogger at ''The Huffington Post''.

Views and beliefs

Politics

Maher eschews political labels, referring to himself as "practical". In the past, he has described himself as a libertarian and has also referred to himself "as a progressive, as a sane person".

Maher favors a partial privatization of Social Security, ending corporate welfare and federal funding of non-profits, and legalization of gambling, prostitution, and marijuana. Maher is a member of NORML's Advisory Board, an organization which supports regulated legalization of marijuana. He describes himself as an environmentalist, and he has spoken in favor of the Kyoto treaty on global warming on his show ''Real Time''. He often criticizes industry figures involved in environmental pollution.

Maher is a board member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He has expressed his distaste for the pharmaceutical and health care industries in general, on the grounds that they make their money out of curing people who are made sick by consuming unhealthy food that corporations urge upon the public. He maintains that mass consumption of high-fructose corn syrup is a contributor to the rise in frequency of obesity in the United States. :" If you believe you need to take all the pills the pharmaceutical industry says you do, then you're already on drugs!"

Before the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Maher became candid in his stated opposition to the re-election of George W. Bush and in his support for John Kerry.

Known for protesting against the demonization of the word "liberal", during the campaign Maher criticized Kerry for being ashamed of the word. On his show, the comedian has noted the paradox of people claiming they distrusted "elite" politicians while at the same time wanting elite doctors to treat them and elite lawyers to represent them in court. Maher supports the death penalty, the legality of abortion and euthanasia. Since the 9/11 attacks, he has endorsed the use of racial profiling at airports.

He was originally against the Iraq War, and has summarized his opinion by saying that the United States and the world have had to pay too high a price for the war. He is skeptical of Iraq surviving without civil war.

In the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Maher announced his support for Barack Obama. Although Maher welcomed Obama's electoral victory, he has subjected him to criticism once in office for not acting boldly on health care reform and other progressive issues.

Religion

Maher is highly critical of religion, and views it as not worth the bother. He has referred to himself as an apatheist, instead of an agnostic or atheist, on ''Scarborough Country'' on April 24, 2007, and again in July 2011. He has reiterated this stance in subsequent interviews, rejecting both the certitude of the existence, as well as the certitude of nonexistence of deities, concluding, "I'm saying that doubt is the only appropriate response for human beings." He is an advisory board member of author Sam Harris's The Reason Project, a foundation that promotes scientific knowledge and secular values within society.

Maher and director Larry Charles teamed up to make the feature film ''Religulous'' (2008), described by trade publication ''Variety'' as a documentary "that spoofs religious extremism across the world." It was released on October 3, 2008.

While Maher is critical towards Christianity, he is an outspoken critic of religion as a whole, including Islam. On October 29, 2010, during a Real Time segment, Maher commented on a news story saying that the name Mohammed had become the most popular baby name in the United Kingdom. He asked, "Am I a racist to feel alarmed by that? Because I am. And it’s not because of the race, it’s because of the religion. I don’t have to apologize, do I, for not wanting the Western world to be taken over by Islam in 300 years? Sharia law is being institutionalized in England? Well, then I am right, I should be alarmed." He later defended his comments on CNN, saying, "And when I say Westerner, I mean someone who believes in the values that Western people believe in that a lot of the Muslim world does not. Like separation of church and state. Like equality of the sexes. Like respect for minorities, free elections, free speech, freedom to gather. These things are not just different from cultures that don’t have them. … It’s better. … I would like to keep those values here."

Maher received the Richard Dawkins Award for 2009 from Atheist Alliance International "for his efforts to further the values science and reason in the world."

Maher was ranked first by MormonVoices, a group associated with Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research, on its Top Ten Anti-Mormon Statements of 2011 list for saying "By any standard, Mormonism is more ridiculous than any other religion".

Health care

Maher has stated that the AMA is a powerful lobbying group and one of the primary reasons why the United States had failed to enact health care reform.

On August 24, 2009, Maher was a guest on ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' and on the topic of getting universal health care legislation passed, Maher stated that Obama should forget about trying to get 60 votes for it, "he only needs 51." "Forget getting the sixty votes or sixty percent — sixty percent of people don't believe in evolution in this country — he just needs to drag them to it, like I said, they're stupid; get health care done, with or without them."

Maher has expressed the view that most illness is generally the result of poor diet and lack of exercise, and that medicine is often not the best way of addressing illness. In an episode of his show about the 2008 presidential candidates' health plans, Maher stated that poor nutrition is a primary cause of illness, and that "the answer isn't another pill."

In a discussion with Michael Moore about the film ''Sicko'', Maher asks, "The human body is pretty amazing; it doesn't get sick, usually, for no reason. I mean, there's some genetic stuff that can get to you, but, basically, people are sick in this country because they're poisoned. The environment is a poisoning factor, but also, we gotta say, they poison themselves. They eat shit. People eat shit, and that's, to my way of thinking, about 90 percent of why people are sick, is because they eat shit. Would you agree?"

On October 9, 2009, on his HBO show, Maher debated the effectiveness of flu vaccinations with Bill Frist and stated, "Why would you let them be the ones to stick a disease into your arm? I would never get a swine flu vaccine or any vaccine. I don’t trust the government, especially with my health." Maher also expressed skepticism about the seriousness of the swine flu and whether completely healthy people could die from it. His comments have generated criticism, and his remarks have been called unscientific and even harmful.

Maher responded to the criticism, noting, "What I've read about what they think I'm saying is not what I've said. I'm not a germ theory denier. I believe vaccinations can work. Polio is a good example. Do I think in certain situations that inoculating Third World children against malaria or diphtheria, or whatever, is right? Of course. In a situation like that, the benefits outweigh costs. But to me living in Los Angeles? To get a flu shot? No." (see Vaccine controversy)

Criticism of 9/11 conspiracy theories

Maher has been a critic of 9/11 conspiracy theories. On October 19, 2007, Maher confronted several 9/11 truthers and had them ejected from his show audience after they interrupted the live show numerous times by calling out from the audience. The incident drew significant media attention and praise from Fox News talk show host and frequent critic John Gibson.

Personal life

Maher has never married. In 2003, he began dating former Playboy Cyber Girl Coco Johnsen. In November 2004, at the end of their 17-month relationship, she sued him for USD $9 million for "pain and suffering" for alleged "insulting, humiliating and degrading racial comments." Her suit stated that Maher promised to marry her and father her children, support her financially, and purchase a Beverly Hills home. Her suit also alleged that she quit her job as a flight attendant and occasional model to be with him. Maher's lawyers in their response filed on November 23, 2004, in Los Angeles Superior Court said Maher is a "confirmed bachelor, and a very public one at that" who "never promised to marry [Johnsen] or to have children with her."

Maher's filing stated that "When the dating ended, [Johnson] (sic) launched a campaign to embarrass, humiliate, and extort ridiculous sums of money from Bill Maher." Johnsen accused another former boyfriend of rape and kidnapping in 1997, and the charges were later dismissed for lack of evidence. Her lawsuit against Maher was dismissed on May 2, 2005.

Maher enjoys his bachelor status and states that he does not want to get married. On his website, he is quoted as saying, "I'm the last of my guy friends to have never gotten married, and their wives — they don't want them playing with me. I'm like the escaped slave — I bring news of freedom."

In 2005, he began dating Karrine Steffans, best-selling author and former hip hop model. When commentators suggested there was a pattern to his dating because both his girlfriend and former girlfriend were black, Maher said, "People say I'm into black women. Robert De Niro is into black women. I'm just into women who are real, and they happen to be black."

Credits

Bibliography

''True Story : A Novel'', 1994 (ISBN 0-7432-4251-3)

''Does Anybody Have a Problem With That? Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits'', 1996 (ISBN 0-679-45627-9)

''Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect'', 1997 (ISBN 0-345-41281-8)

''When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism'', 2003 (ISBN 1-893224-90-2)

''Keep the Statue of Liberty Closed: The New Rules'', 2004 (ISBN 1-932407-47-2)

''New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer'', 2005 (ISBN 1-59486-295-8)

''The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass'', 2011 (ISBN 0-39915-841-3)

Filmography

Film
! Year	! Title	! Role
1983	''D.C. Cab''	Bob
	''Rags to Riches''	Freddie
''Club Med''	Rick
''Ratboy''	Party Guest
1987	''House II: The Second Story''	John
1988		Maxwell Taylor
1989	''Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death''	Jim
1991	''Pizza Man''	Elmo Bunn
1996	''Don't Quit Your Day Job!''	Comic's Table
1997	''Bimbo Movie Bash''	Unknown
1998	''EDtv''	Himself
2001	''Tomcats (film)''	Carlos
2005		Himself
		Himself
''Religulous''	Himself
2009	''New Rules: Best of''	Himself
2010	''Sex, Drugs & Religion (2010)''	Himself
HBO Specials
! Year	! Title	! Role
1989	''One Night Stand''	Himself
1992	''One Night Stand''	Himself
1995	''Stuff that Struck Me Funny''	Himself
1997	''The Golden Goose Special''	Himself
2000		Himself
2003	''Victory Begins at Home''	Himself
2005	''I'm Swiss''	Himself
2007		Himself
2010		Himself
Television
! Year	! Title	! Role
1985		Marty Lang
		Unknown
	Haskel
1989–90	''Murder, She Wrote''	(2 episodes)
1990	''The Midnight Hour''	Host
1991	''Charlie Hoover''	Elliot
1992	''Say What?''	Host
	''Married... with Children''	Adam Gold
''Roseanne''	Photographer
1997	''Dharma & Greg''	Himself
1993–2002	''Politically Incorrect''	Host
2002	''Just for Laughs''	Himself
2003–present	''Real Time with Bill Maher''	Host
2008	''True Blood''	Himself
2010		Himself
2010	''Family Guy''	Himself

References

External links

in 2004

HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" site

2006 Maher Interview with ''The A.V. Club''

2009 Maher Interview with writers at the ''Religulous'' DVD release

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	Brian De Palma
birth date	September 11, 1940
birth place	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
birth name	Brian Russell De Palma
years active	1960–present
occupation	Film director and writer
spouse	Nancy Allen (1979-1983)Gale Anne Hurd (1991-1993)Darnell Gregorio-De Palma (1995-1997) }}

Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as ''Carrie'', ''Dressed to Kill'', ''Scarface'', ''The Untouchables'', and ''Mission: Impossible''.

Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, De Palma worked repeatedly with actors Jennifer Salt, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen (his wife from 1979 to 1983), Gary Sinise, John Lithgow, William Finley, Charles Durning, Gerrit Graham, cinematographers Stephen H. Burum and Vilmos Zsigmond (see List of noted film director and cinematographer collaborations), set designer Jack Fisk, and composers Bernard Herrmann and Pino Donaggio. De Palma is credited with fostering the careers of or outright discovering Robert De Niro, Jill Clayburgh, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo, Andy Garcia and Margot Kidder.

Early life

De Palma, whose background is Italian Roman Catholic, was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Vivienne (née Muti) and Anthony Frederick De Palma, an orthopedic surgeon. He was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire in various Protestant and Quaker schools, eventually graduating from Friends' Central School. He won a regional science-fair prize for a project titled "An Analog Computer to Solve Differential Equations".

1960s and early career

Enrolled at Columbia as a physics student, De Palma became enraptured with the filmmaking process after viewing ''Citizen Kane'' and ''Vertigo''. De Palma subsequently enrolled at the newly coed Sarah Lawrence College as a graduate student in their theater department in the early 1960s, becoming one of the first male students among a female population. Once there, influences as various as drama teacher Wilford Leach, the Maysles brothers, Michelangelo Antonioni, Jean-Luc Godard, Andy Warhol and Alfred Hitchcock impressed upon De Palma the many styles and themes that would shape his own cinema in the coming decades. An early association with a young Robert De Niro resulted in ''The Wedding Party''. The film, which was co-directed with Leach and producer Cynthia Munroe, had been shot in 1963 but remained unreleased until 1969, when De Palma's star had risen sufficiently within the Greenwich Village filmmaking scene. De Niro was unknown at the time; the credits mistakenly display his name as "Robert Denero." The film is noteworthy for its invocation of silent film techniques and an insistence on the jump-cut for effect. De Palma followed this with various small films for the NAACP and The Treasury Department.

During the 1960s, De Palma began making a living producing documentary films, notably ''The Responsive Eye'', a 1966 movie about The Responsive Eye op-art exhibit curated by William Seitz for Museum of Modern Art in 1965. In an interview with Gelmis from 1969, De Palma described the film as "very good and very successful. It's distributed by Pathe Contemporary and makes lots of money. I shot it in four hours, with synched sound. I had two other guys shooting people's reactions to the paintings, and the paintings themselves."

''Dionysus in 69'' (1969) was De Palma's other major documentary from this period. The film records The Performance Group's performance of Euripides’ The Bacchae, starring, amongst others, De Palma regular William Finley. The play is noted for breaking traditional barriers between performers and audience. The film's most striking quality is its extensive use of the split-screen. De Palma recalls that he was “floored” by this performance upon first sight, and in 1973 recounts how he "began to try and figure out a way to capture it on film. I came up with the idea of split-screen, to be able to show the actual audience involvement, to trace the life of the audience and that of the play as they merge in and out of each other."

De Palma's most significant features from this decade are ''Greetings'' (1968) and ''Hi, Mom!'' (1970). Both films star Robert De Niro and espouse a Leftist revolutionary viewpoint common to their era. ''Greetings'' was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Silver Bear award. His other major film from this period is the slasher comedy ''Murder a la Mod''. Each of these films contains experiments in narrative and intertextuality, reflecting De Palma's stated intention to become the "American Godard" while integrating several of the themes which permeated Hitchcock's work.

''Greetings'' is about three New Yorkers dealing with draft. The film is often considered the first to deal explicitly with the draft. The film is noteworthy for its use of various experimental techniques to convey its narrative in ultimately unconventional ways. Footage was sped up, rapid cutting used to distance the audience from the narrative, and it was difficult to discern with whom the audience must ultimately align. "Greetings" ultimately grossed over $1 million at the box office and cemented De Palma's position as a bankable filmmaker.

After the success of his 1968 breakthrough, De Palma and his producing partner (Charles Hirsch) were given the opportunity by Sigma 3 to make an unofficial sequel of sorts, initially entitled ''Son of Greetings'', and subsequently released as ''Hi, Mom!''. While "Greetings" accentuated its varied cast, ''Hi, Mom!'' focuses on De Niro's character, Jon Rubin, an essential carry-over from the previous film. The film is ultimately significant insofar as it displays the first enunciation of De Palma's style in all its major traits – voyeurism, guilt, and a hyper-consciousness of the medium are all on full display, not just as hallmarks, but built into this formal, material apparatus itself.

These traits come to the fore in ''Hi, Mom!'''s "Be Black, Baby" sequence. This sequence parodies cinéma vérité, the dominant documentary tradition of the 1960s, while simultaneously providing the audience with a visceral and disturbingly emotional experience. De Palma describes the sequence as a constant invocation of Brechtian distanciation: “First of all, I am interested in the medium of film itself, and I am constantly standing outside and making people aware that they are always watching a film. At the same time I am evolving it. In ''Hi, Mom!'' for instance, there is a sequence where you are obviously watching a ridiculous documentary and you are told that and you are aware of it, but it still sucks you in. There is a kind of Brechtian alienation idea here: you are aware of what you are watching at the same time that you are emotionally involved with it.”

"Be Black, Baby" was filmed in black and white stock on 16 mm, in low-light conditions that stress the crudity of the direct cinema aesthetic. It is precisely from this crudity that the film itself gains a credibility of “realism.” In an interview with Michael Bliss, De Palma notes “[Be Black, Baby] was rehearsed for almost three weeks... In fact, it's all scripted. But once the thing starts, they just go with the way it's going. I specifically got a very good documentary camera filmmaker (Robert Elfstrom) to just shoot it like a documentary to follow the action.” Furthermore, “I wanted to show in ''Hi, Mom!'' how you can really involve an audience. You take an absurd premise – “Be Black, Baby” – and totally involve them and really frighten them at the same time. It's very Brechtian. You suck ‘em in and annihilate ‘em. Then you say, “It's just a movie, right? It's not real.” It's just like television. You’re sucked in all the time, and you’re being lied to in a very documentary-like setting. The “Be Black, Baby” section of ''Hi, Mom!'' is probably the most important piece of film I’ve ever done.”

Transition to Hollywood

In the 1970s, De Palma went to Hollywood where he did big budget films: after several small, studio and independent released films that included stand-outs ''Sisters'' and ''Obsession'', a small film based on a novel called ''Carrie'' was released directed by Brian De Palma. The psychic thriller ''Carrie'' is seen by some as De Palma's bid for a blockbuster. In fact, the project was small, underfunded by United Artists, and well under the cultural radar during the early months of production, as Stephen King's source novel had yet to climb the bestseller list. De Palma gravitated toward the project and changed crucial plot elements based upon his own predilections, not the saleability of the novel. The cast was young and relatively new, though the stars Sissy Spacek and John Travolta had gained considerable attention for previous work in, respectively, film and episodic sitcoms. ''Carrie'' became a hit, the first genuine box-office success for De Palma. It garnered Spacek and Piper Laurie Oscar nominations for their performances. Preproduction for the film had coincided with the casting process for George Lucas's ''Star Wars'', and many of the actors cast in De Palma's film had been earmarked as contenders for Lucas's movie, and vice-versa. The "shock ending" finale is effective even while it upholds horror-film convention, its suspense sequences are buttressed by teen comedy tropes, and its use of split-screen, split-diopter and slow motion shots tell the story visually rather than through dialogue.

The financial and critical success of ''Carrie'' allowed De Palma to pursue more personal material. ''The Demolished Man'' was a novel that had fascinated De Palma since the late 1950s and appealed to his background in mathematics and avant-garde storytelling. Its unconventional unfolding of plot (exemplified in its mathematical layout of dialogue) and its stress on perception have analogs in De Palma's filmmaking. He sought to adapt it on numerous occasions, though the project would carry a substantial price tag, and has yet to appear onscreen (Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Philip K. Dick's ''Minority Report'' bears striking similarities to De Palma's visual style and some of the themes of ''The Demolished Man''). The result of his experience with adapting ''The Demolished Man'' was ''The Fury'', a sci-fi psychic thriller that starred Kirk Douglas, Carrie Snodgress, John Cassavetes and Amy Irving. The film was admired by Jean-Luc Godard, who featured a clip in his mammoth Histoire(s) du cinéma, and Pauline Kael who championed both ''The Fury'' and De Palma. The film boasted a larger budget than ''Carrie'', though the consensus view at the time was that De Palma was repeating himself, with diminishing returns. As a film it retains De Palma's considerable visual flair, but points more toward his work in mainstream entertainments such as ''The Untouchables'' and ''Mission: Impossible'', the thematic complex thrillers for which he is now better known.

For many film-goers, De Palma's gangster films, most notably ''Scarface'' and ''Carlito's Way'', pushed the envelope of violence and depravity, and yet greatly vary from one another in both style and content and also illustrate De Palma's evolution as a film-maker. In essence, the excesses of ''Scarface'' contrast with the more emotional tragedy of ''Carlito's Way''. Both films feature Al Pacino in what has become a fruitful working relationship. In 1984, he directed the music video of Bruce Springsteen's song "Dancing In The Dark".

Later into the 1990s and 2000s, De Palma did other films. He attempted to do dramas and a few thrillers plus science fiction. Some of these movies (''Mission: Impossible, Carlito's Way'') worked and some others (''Mission to Mars, Raising Cain, Snake Eyes, The Bonfire of the Vanities'') failed at the box office. Of these films, ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' would be De Palma's biggest box office disaster, losing millions. Another later movie from De Palma, ''Redacted'', unleashed a torrent of controversy over its subject of American involvement in Iraq, and supposed atrocities committed there. It received limited release in the United States.

De Palma today resides in Los Angeles.

Trademarks and style

Themes

De Palma's films can fall into two categories, his psychological thrillers (''Sisters'', ''Obsession'', ''Dressed to Kill'', ''Blow Out'', ''Raising Cain'') and his other commercial films (''Scarface'', ''The Untouchables'', ''Carlito's Way'', and ''Mission: Impossible''). He has often produced "De Palma" films one after the other before going on to direct a different genre, but would always return to his familiar territory. Because of the subject matter and graphic violence of some of De Palma's films, such as ''Dressed to Kill'', ''Scarface'' and ''Body Double'', they are often at the center of controversy with the Motion Picture Association of America, film critics and the viewing public.

De Palma is known for quoting and referencing other director's work throughout his career. Michelangelo Antonioni's ''Blowup'' and Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Conversation'' plots were used for the basis of ''Blow Out''. ''The Untouchables''' finale shoot out in the train station is a clear borrow from the Odessa Steps sequence in Sergei Eisenstein's ''The Battleship Potemkin''. The main plot from ''Rear Window'' was used for ''Body Double'', while it also used elements of ''Vertigo''. ''Vertigo'' was also the basis for ''Obsession''. ''Dressed to Kill'' was a note-for-note homage to Hitchcock's ''Psycho'', including such moments as the surprise death of the lead actress and the exposition scene by the psychiatrist at the end.

Camera shots

Film critics have often noted De Palma's trend for camera tricks, good and bad, throughout his career. He often frames characters against the background using a canted angle shot. Split-screen techniques have been used to show two separate events happening simultaneously. To emphasize the dramatic impact of a certain scene De Palma has employed a 360-degree camera pan. Slow sweeping, panning and tracking shots are often used throughout his films. Split focus shots are used to emphasize the foreground person/object while simultaneously keeping a background person/object in focus.

Significant collaborations

De Palma has collaborated with many of the same actors and crew members throughout his career. Robert De Niro starred in ''The Wedding Party'', ''Greetings'', ''Hi, Mom!'', and ''The Untouchables''. Nancy Allen had acting roles in ''Carrie'', ''Home Movies'', ''Dressed to Kill'' and ''Blow Out''. Other actors that De Palma has worked with on more than one occasion include Jennifer Salt (''The Wedding Party'', ''Hi, Mom!'', and ''Sisters''), Charles Durning (''Hi, Mom!'', ''Sisters'', and ''The Fury''), Al Pacino (''Scarface'' and ''Carlito's Way''), John Lithgow (''Obsession'', ''Blow Out'' and ''Raising Cain''), Sean Penn (''Casualties of War'' and ''Carlito's Way''), Amy Irving (''Carrie'', ''The Fury'' and ''Casualties of War'' (uncredited voice-over)), and John Travolta (''Carrie'', ''Blow Out'').

De Palma has consistently worked with a group of screenwriters, cinematographers, editors and composers throughout his career. Screenwriter David Koepp worked with him on ''Carlito's Way'', ''Mission: Impossible'', and ''Snake Eyes''. He commonly works with cinematographers Vilmos Zsigmond (''Obsession'', ''Blow Out'', ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'', ''The Black Dahlia'') and Stephen H. Burum (''Body Double'', ''The Untouchables'', ''Casualties of War'', ''Raising Cain'', ''Carlito's Way'', ''Snake Eyes'', ''Mission to Mars''). De Palma has also worked with composers Pino Donaggio (''Carrie'', ''Home Movies'', ''Dressed to Kill'', ''Blow Out'', ''Body Double'', ''Raising Cain'') and Ennio Morricone (''The Untouchables'', ''Casualties of War'', and ''Mission to Mars''). Furthermore, De Palma has used editors Bill Pankow (''Body Double'', ''The Untouchables'', ''Casualties of War'', ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'', ''Carlito's Way'', ''Snake Eyes'', ''The Black Dahlia'', ''Redacted'') and Paul Hirsch (''Phantom of the Paradise'', ''Carrie'', ''Raising Cain'', ''Mission to Mars'').

Personal life

De Palma has been married and divorced three times. He married Nancy Allen in 1979 and divorced her in 1983. He married producer Gale Anne Hurd in 1991, who had previously been married to Director James Cameron. They had one child together and divorced in 1993. De Palma's last wife was Darnell Gregorio, whom he married in 1993. They divorced four years later, and had a child together.

Legacy

De Palma is often cited as a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors, a distinct pedigree who either emerged from film schools or are overtly cine-literate. His contemporaries include Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, John Milius, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, John Carpenter, Ridley Scott and Steven Spielberg. His artistry in directing and use of cinematography and suspense in several of his films has often been compared to the work of Alfred Hitchcock.

De Palma has encouraged and fostered the filmmaking careers of directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Mark Romanek and Keith Gordon. Tarantino said - during interview with De Palma, that ''Blow Out'' is one of his all time favourite films, and that after watching ''Scarface'' he knew how to make his own film. Terrence Malick credits seeing De Palma's early films on college campus tours as a validation of independent film, and subsequently switched his attention from philosophy to filmmaking.

In his review of ''Femme Fatale'', Roger Ebert wrote about the director: "De Palma deserves more honor as a director. Consider also these titles: ''Sisters, Blow Out, The Fury, Dressed to Kill, Carrie, Scarface, Wise Guys, Casualties of War, Carlito's Way, Mission: Impossible.'' Yes, there are a few failures along the way (''Snake Eyes, Mission to Mars, The Bonfire of the Vanities''), but look at the range here, and reflect that these movies contain treasure for those who admire the craft as well as the story, who sense the glee with which De Palma manipulates images and characters for the simple joy of being good at it. It's not just that he sometimes works in the style of Hitchcock, but that he has the nerve to."

DePalma's film ''Redacted'' has left a somewhat darker legacy. It has been used as propaganda by Islamic extremists, who claim that several of its scenes are actual footage of real US Army operations. In March 2011 Arid Uka, a Kosovan Muslim living in Albania, was moved to kill 2 US airmen and wound 3 more after watching scenes from the movie.

Filmography

* Listed in order of release date

Feature films

;Directed by De Palma

''Murder a la Mod'' (1968)

''Greetings'' (1968)

''Hi, Mom!'' (1970)

''Get to Know Your Rabbit'' (1972)

''Sisters'' (1973)

''Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974)

''Obsession'' (1976)

''Carrie'' (1976)

''The Fury'' (1978)

''Home Movies'' (1980)

''Dressed to Kill'' (1980)

''Blow Out'' (1981)

''Scarface'' (1983)

''Body Double'' (1984)

''Wise Guys'' (1986)

''The Untouchables'' (1987)

''Casualties of War'' (1989)

''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' (1990)

''Raising Cain'' (1992)

''Carlito's Way'' (1993)

''Mission: Impossible'' (1996)

''Snake Eyes'' (1998)

''Mission to Mars'' (2000)

''Femme Fatale'' (2002)

''The Black Dahlia'' (2006)

''Redacted'' (2007)

''Passion'' (2012)

''The Key Man'' (2012)

;Co-directed by De Palma

''The Wedding Party'' (1969)

''Dionysus'' (1970)

Short films

''Icarus'' (1960)

''660124: The Story of an IBM Card'' (1961)

''Woton's Wake'' (1962)

''Jennifer'' (1964)

''Bridge That Gap'' (1965)

''Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank'' (1966)

Documentary films

''The Responsive Eye'' (1966)

Bibliography

Brian De Palma bibliography (via UC Berkeley)

References

External links

Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database

Photos and discussion around the director

Literature on Brian De Palma

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