This page will contain news stories about Steve McQueen, as they become available.Steve McQueenSteve McQueen (March 24, 1930–November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor. He was born Terence Steven McQueen in Beech Grove, Indiana. He never knew his father, who abandoned his wife and child shortly after McQueen was born. He was raised in Slater, Missouri by his uncle, where his mother left him. At the age of 12 McQueen moved with his mother to Los Angeles. When he was 14, his mother sent him to a reformatory school. Soon McQueen left the school and drifted before joining the Marines in 1947. In 1952, he took advantage of the G.I. Bill to study at the Actors' Studio in New York, making his Broadway debut in 1955 in A Hatful of Rain. McQueen moved into film in 1956 with Somebody Up There Likes Me, securing his first lead role in the 1958 movie The Blob. Between 1958 and 1960 he gained recognition with the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive. His breakthrough, however, came in 1963 with The Great Escape, and his fame peaked in 1968 with Bullitt. Before, he had already earned an Academy Award nomination for the 1966 film The Sand Pebbles. From then on he mixed character roles in works such as 1973's Papillon, with pure spectacle in the 1971 car races film Le Mans or in The Getaway in 1972. After The Towering Inferno in 1974, McQueen did not return to film until 1978, when he played in An Enemy of the People. McQueen was a motorcycle and race car enthusiast. He liked fast machines, and when he had the opportunity to drive these vehicles in a movie, he did it himself, performing many of his own stunts. During his acting career he even seriously considered becoming a professional race car driver. McQueen was married to Neile Adams from 1957 until their divorce in 1972; from this marriage he had a son and a daughter. He married actress Ali McGraw in 1973 and divorced her in 1978. He was married to Barbara Minty in January 1980. After 1978 he appeared only in two further films before he died in November of 1980, only 50 years old, in Juárez, Mexico due to a heart attack following a last-ditch effort to fight mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer caused by extensive asbestos exposure throughout his life. Prefab Sprout released an album called "Steve McQueen" in 1985. He was honored in the 2002 Sheryl Crow song called "Steve McQueen". Filmography
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He was married to Barbara Minty in January 1980. The quality of Pacino's performances, as well as his larger-than-life onscreen presence (Pacino stands about 5'6"), have established him as one of the greatest actors in motion picture history. He married actress Ali McGraw in 1973 and divorced her in 1978. Pacino has turned down a number of key roles in his career, including that of Han Solo in Star Wars, Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now and Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman. McQueen was married to Neile Adams from 1957 until their divorce in 1972; from this marriage he had a son and a daughter. Pacino's more recent body of work remains impressive, boasting a number of fine performances that include the somewhat under-recognised 1990's crime thrillers Carlito's Way, Heat (movie), Donnie Brasco and The Recruit. During his acting career he even seriously considered becoming a professional race car driver. However, 1985's Revolution was arguably the worst film to ever feature Pacino and he returned to stage work for four years, re-surfacing in film in 1989's Sea of Love, which was to signal a welcome return to form. He liked fast machines, and when he had the opportunity to drive these vehicles in a movie, he did it himself, performing many of his own stunts. Say hello to my little friend!". McQueen was a motorcycle and race car enthusiast. 1983's Scarface proved to be both a career highlight and a defining role, earning Pacino a Golden Globe nomination for his performance as a Cuban drug lord who cries out the now infamous line "You wanna play rough? Okay. After The Towering Inferno in 1974, McQueen did not return to film until 1978, when he played in An Enemy of the People. Pacino's career took something of a downturn in the early 1980s and his appearances in Cruising and Author! Author! saw him critically panned. From then on he mixed character roles in works such as 1973's Papillon, with pure spectacle in the 1971 car races film Le Mans or in The Getaway in 1972. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion picture, and the second for his role in the HBO miniseries Angels in America. Before, he had already earned an Academy Award nomination for the 1966 film The Sand Pebbles. Pacino has not received another nomination from the Academy since those two, but has won two Golden Globes since the turn of the century, the first being the Cecil B. His breakthrough, however, came in 1963 with The Great Escape, and his fame peaked in 1968 with Bullitt. (The actress Julianne Moore repeated the feat in 2003, however she did not win either award). Between 1958 and 1960 he gained recognition with the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive. Pacino won himself Best Actor and was also up for the supporting award for his role in Glengarry Glen Ross, the only actor to ever receive both nominations in the same year. McQueen moved into film in 1956 with Somebody Up There Likes Me, securing his first lead role in the 1958 movie The Blob. Despite further nominations, it wasn't until 1993 that Pacino would win an Oscar, this time for his portrayal of the irascible, retired and blind Lieutenant_Colonel Frank Slade in Martin Brest's Scent of a Woman. Bill to study at the Actors' Studio in New York, making his Broadway debut in 1955 in A Hatful of Rain. His performace earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and, by the end of the 1970s he would have three more nominations, all for Best Actor. In 1952, he took advantage of the G.I. Although numerous established actors, including Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, and Robert De Niro, were vying for the part, director Francis Ford Coppola selected the relatively unknown Pacino. Soon McQueen left the school and drifted before joining the Marines in 1947. His meteoric rise to fame came after portraying Michael Corleone in the blockbuster Mafia film The Godfather 1972. At the age of 12 McQueen moved with his mother to Los Angeles. When he was 14, his mother sent him to a reformatory school. His talent shone through and by the end of the decade he had won an Obie award for his stage work in The Indian Wants the Bronx and a Tony Award for Does the Tiger Wear a Necktie? His big screen debut came in 1969's Me, Natalie but it was the 1971 film The Panic in Needle Park that would really show off his talents and bring him to the attention of director Francis Ford Coppola. He was raised in Slater, Missouri by his uncle, where his mother left him. In the late 1960s, Pacino studied under legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg, finding acting a therapeutic outlet in a youth which saw him depressed and so impoverished he could barely afford the bus fares required to get him to his next audition. He never knew his father, who abandoned his wife and child shortly after McQueen was born. He is of Sicilian heritage; Pacino's maternal grandparents immigrated to the United States from Corleone, Sicily. He was born Terence Steven McQueen in Beech Grove, Indiana. His parents divorced while Pacino was still a child. Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930–November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor. He was born Alfred James Pacino in The Bronx, New York, the son of Salvatore and Rose Pacino. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). Al Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American film actor. Never Love a Stranger (1958). Merchant of Venice' (2004). The Blob (1958). Angels in America (2003). Never So Few (1959). The Recruit (2003). Louis Bank Robbery (1960). S1m0ne (2002). The Great St. People I Know (2002). The Magnificent Seven (1960). Insomnia (2002). The Honeymoon Machine (1961). Any Given Sunday (1999). Hell Is for Heroes (1962). The Insider (1999). The War Lover (1962). The Devil's Advocate (1997). The Great Escape (1963). Donnie Brasco (1996). Soldier in the Rain (1963). City Hall (1996). Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Heat (1995). Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965). Scent of a Woman (1993). The Cincinnati Kid (1965). Carlito's Way (1993). Nevada Smith (1966). Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). The Sand Pebbles (1966). The Godfather Part III (1990). The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Sea of Love (1989). Bullitt (1968). Revolution (1985). The Reivers (1969). Scarface (1983). Le Mans (1971). Author! Author! (1982). Junior Bonner (1972). Cruising (1980). The Getaway (1972). ...And Justice for All (1979). Papillon (1973). Bobby Deerfield (1977). The Towering Inferno (1974). Dog Day Afternoon (1975). An Enemy of the People (1978). The Godfather Part II (1974). Tom Horn (1980). Serpico (1973). The Hunter (1980). Scarecrow (1973). The Godfather (1972). The Panic in Needle Park (1971). |