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Drama about a drug-dealing surfer who decides to leave the underworld and go straight for the sake of his pregnant girlfriend _ but finds becoming a law-abiding citizen is easier said than done. George Clooney, Doug Savant, and DeeDee Pfeiffer star
1990
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
George Clooney
(Actor)
Doug Savant
(Actor)
Dedee Pfeiffer
(Actor)
Philip McKeon
(Actor)
Gene Simmons
(Actor)
H Gordon Boos
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
George Clooney
(Actor)
Born:
May 06, 1961
in
Lexington, Kentucky
Best Known For:
His good looks.
Early-life:
George Timothy Clooney was born into a showbusiness family on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky. His father is broadcaster Nick Clooney, his aunt was singer Rosemary Clooney. He appeared on his father's TV shows as a child, but wanted to be a baseball player. After a trial with the Cincinatti Reds came to nothing, he followed his father into journalism. Clooney later decided he didn't want to compete with his dad and, on the advice of his cousin Miguel Ferrer, turned to acting.
Career:
Clooney lived with his aunt Rosemary while attending auditions, working as her chauffeur. His TV debut was 1984's Riptide, following it up with, ironically, a short-lived sitcom called ER. A string of disastrous projects followed before medical drama ER turned him into a major star in 1994. After five years Clooney left to concentrate on films. Projects include O Brother Where Art Thou?, Three Kings, The Perfect Storm, Intolerable Cruelty, Out of Sight, Ocean's Eleven, Up in the Air, The American and Gravity. Clooney's directorial debut was Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and he has backed numerous projects as a producer. Away from showbusiness, he is involved with humanitarian causes.
Quote:
'You have only a short period of time in your life to make your mark, and I'm there now.'
Trivia:
He won an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category for Syriana, and another as the producer of Argo. He is the only person in Oscar history to be nominated in six different categories.
Doug Savant
(Actor)
Born:
June 21, 1964
in
California
Best Known For:
Playing Tom in Desperate Housewives.
Early-life:
Douglas Peter Savant was born on June 21, 1964, in Burbank, California. He became interested in showbusiness at an early age, and began his professional acting career after leaving the University of California in Los Angeles. His first roles came on stage in local theatre productions. He also made a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in 1984 movie Swing Shift, alongside Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.
Career:
Small parts in Cagney and Lacey, Teen Wolf, Hotel and Alfred Hitchcock Presents were followed by his big break in 1986 - a recurring role in glossy soap opera Knots Landing. Movies such as Masquerade, The Hanoi Hilton and Paint It Black as well as more small-screen work came next. Playing Matt Fielding - one of American TV's first openly gay characters - in Melrose Place for five years made him a famous name in the US. Savant appeared in Godzilla, 24, The One and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation before landing the role of Lynette's nice guy husband Tom in Desperate Housewives.
Quote:
"Most people think being an actor on a hit show is all about ego gratification, but for me it's one episode in humility after another."
Trivia:
When he was starting out, he made ends meet delivering pizzas.
Dedee Pfeiffer
(Actor)
Philip McKeon
(Actor)
Gene Simmons
(Actor)
H Gordon Boos
(Director)
