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Edward Harrison Norton was born into a progressive Episcopalian family in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 18, 1969.He was raised in Columbia, Maryland. [2] [3] [4] His father, Edward Mower Norton Jr., served in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant before becoming an environmental lawyer and conservation advocate working in Asia and a federal prosecutor in the Carter administration. [5]
Norton at the premiere of the Metropolitan Opera in September 2009. Edward Norton is an American actor and filmmaker. He made his film debut in the film Primal Fear (1996), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe Award in the same category.
Norton has been nominated for four Academy Awards for his performances as a murder suspect in Primal Fear (1996), a neo-Nazi leader in American History X (1998), an egotistical actor in Birdman (2014), and singer-songwriter Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024).
The actor portrays the folk singer, who was a friend and mentor to Bob Dylan. ... Edward Norton told Yahoo Entertainment that he was drawn to the role of Seeger because the character is ...
That challenge certainly stood before Edward Norton when it came to portraying Derek Vinyard, a former neo-Nazi leader fresh out of prison in the 1998 dramatic thriller American History X ...
Edward Norton on Playing a Folk Legend, and Foil to the Hero, in ‘A Complete Unknown’: ‘Pete Seeger’s Integrity Can Coexist With Dylan’s — I Love the Lack of Judgment in This Film’
Edward Norton (pictured in 1997) received widespread critical acclaim for his performance, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. On Rotten Tomatoes , American History X has an approval rating of 84% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.
The site's critics consensus reads: "Primal Fear is a straightforward, yet entertaining thriller elevated by a crackerjack performance from Edward Norton". [14] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , lists the film with a weighted average score of 47/100 based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [ 15 ]