This page will contain wikis about Tom Conti, as they become available.Tom ContiTom Conti (born November 22, 1941) is a Scottish actor. His dark good looks, inherited from his Italian father, have made him much in demand for playing Mediterranean types. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Conti is mostly known for his stage work. He won the Tony Award in 1979 for Whose Life is it Anyway?. But he is also an accomplished film and television actor. Besides taking the leading role in the 1978 TV version of Alan Ayckbourn's Norman Conquests, he played opposite Nigel Hawthorne in a long-running series of car advertisements. He has appeared in such films as Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Reuben, Reuben (nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor), American Dreamer, Shirley Valentine and Saving Grace. He is married to Scottish actress, Kara Wilson. This page about Tom Conti includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Tom Conti News stories about Tom Conti External links for Tom Conti Videos for Tom Conti Wikis about Tom Conti Discussion Groups about Tom Conti Blogs about Tom Conti Images of Tom Conti |
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He is married to Scottish actress, Kara Wilson. In 2004 De Niro re-married his wife Grace Hightower. Lawrence, Reuben, Reuben (nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor), American Dreamer, Shirley Valentine and Saving Grace. De Niro played a younger version of Pacino's father in The Godfather, Part II.. He has appeared in such films as Merry Christmas, Mr. De Niro is often compared to fellow iconic actor Al Pacino and they finally teamed together in Michael Mann's Heat (1995). Besides taking the leading role in the 1978 TV version of Alan Ayckbourn's Norman Conquests, he played opposite Nigel Hawthorne in a long-running series of car advertisements. In December De Niro attended an art exhibit in Rome where he presented his late father's art for the first time - Italian officials were surprised and claim that there are now no hard feelings. But he is also an accomplished film and television actor. In October 2004 he canceled an appearance in Rome, Italy after Italian officials claimed he had presented negative stereotypes of their ethnicity in his films. He won the Tony Award in 1979 for Whose Life is it Anyway?. Contrary to popular belief De Niro is primarily Irish-American, not Italian. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Conti is mostly known for his stage work. Interestingly, De Niro and Marlon Brando are the only pair of actors who have won Academy Awards for portraying the same person: De Niro won for playing young Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Part II, and Brando had won previously (although he declined the award) for playing the elderly Don Vito in The Godfather. His dark good looks, inherited from his Italian father, have made him much in demand for playing Mediterranean types. He has won two Academy Awards: as Best Actor for his role in Raging Bull; and as Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather, Part II. Tom Conti (born November 22, 1941) is a Scottish actor. In the mid-1980s, De Niro began expanding into occasional comedic roles, and has had much success in that area as well with such films as Brazil (1985), Midnight Run (1988), Wag the Dog (1997), Analyze This (1999), and Meet the Parents (2000). In these films, De Niro has primarily played charming but emotionally unstable characters who have sociopathic tendencies. He began to work with Martin Scorsese in the same year when the two collaborated on Mean Streets. Later Scorsese films in which De Niro has participated are Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), and Casino (1995). After that, he played some major and minor roles in other films not widely seen, until he gained popularity with his role in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973). A graduate of the Little Red School House, De Niro made his first film appearance in 1968 in Greetings (directed by Brian De Palma). Although not articulate, De Niro is generally considered a skilled observer of physical tics and details, and an intense perfectionist. Praised for his commitment to his roles, De Niro gained 60 pounds (27 kg) and learned how to box for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, ground his teeth for Cape Fear, and learned to play the saxophone for New York, New York (all Scorsese films). Robert De Niro (born August 17, 1943 in New York City) is an acclaimed American film actor who is noted for having starred in several of director Martin Scorsese's films. Hide and Seek (2005). Shark Tale (2004). Meet The Fockers (2004). The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004). Godsend (2004). Analyze That (2002). The Score (2001). Men of Honor (2000). Ronin (1998). Jackie Brown (1997). Cop Land (1997). Heat (1995). Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). A Bronx Tale (1993) (also directed). This Boy's Life (1993). Backdraft (1991). Awakenings (1990). The Untouchables (1987). Angel Heart (1987). The Mission (1986). Once Upon a Time in America (1984). True Confessions (1981). The Deer Hunter (1978). The Last Tycoon (1976). 1900 (1976). |