Aaron Eckhardt, William H. Macy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and More!

• published: 02 Dec 2014
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Subscribe to TheUnauthorizedStory! - http://j.mp/1yhh71G Monetize and license your video content worldwide with Janson Media: http://www.janson.com/youtube/ Aaron Eckhardt – Perhaps the reason for his versatility as an actor lies in his life before Hollywood. Eckhardt grew up a practicing Mormon who spent his teenage years in England and Sydney, Australia. After high school he took three years off to surf in Hawaii and serve in a Mormon mission in France. Since being bitten by the acting bug he has hit the big time, starring as the ponytailed bikie George, in ʻErin Brockovichʼ, followed by ʻPossessionʼ, ʻCoreʼ, and a leading role in the politically incorrect satire, ʻThank You for Smokingʼ. William H. Macy – After a career playing losers and other quirky “bit” characters in independent films such as ʻFargoʼ, and ʻMystery Menʼ, Macy was finally given the chance to play a leader and hero in blockbuster action adventure film ʻSaharaʼ. The experience, for him, was refreshing, and led to a role as a senator in Bobby; about what happened in the lead up to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Don Cheadle – While most celebrities use their fame as a vehicle to promote or highlight their favorite cause, Cheadle, a star of ʻOceanʼs Elevenʼ and itʼs sequel, ʻOceanʼs Twelveʼ; seems to be on a mission of his own. Since starring in ʻHotel Rwandaʼ, Cheadle has spoken out against the violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, even being invited by congress to see what was going on first hand, an experience which he says has affected him deeply. Philip Seymour Hoffman – Hoffman had made a career out of playing slightly seedy characters in a number of independent films and blockbusters such as ʻAlmost Famousʼ and ʻBoogie Nightsʼ, when he was finally given a leading role, as author Truman Capote in the biopic about the authorʼs research for the classic non-fiction book, ʻIn Cold Bloodʼ. He won an Oscar for the role in 2005, nailing the authorʼs effete voice and mannerisms. Mark Ruffalo – Like Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ruffalo has barely been out of work since he started acting in 1996. Unlike Hoffman, he is yet to see his name in lights as a leading actor in a hit film. After ʻIn the Cutʼ with Meg Ryan he was cast in a number of romantic comedies, starting with ʻ13 Going On 30ʼ with Jennifer Garner, ʻJust Like Heavenʼ, with Reese Witherspoon, and ʻRumor Has Itʼ, with Jennifer Aniston. He has since graduated to grittier roles, with a turn as a homicide detective in ʻZodiacʼ.