Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones
Birthday: 15/09/1946 Year
Place of Birth: San Saba, Texas, USA
Nationality: United States
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 85 kg

In 1970, the actor made his debut in the film, playing a cameo student buddy Ryan O’Neal in the famous melodrama Arthur Hiller “Love Story.” Together with his wife Kate Lardner (granddaughter of the famous novelist Ring Lardner) and her two children from a previous marriage Jones moved to Los Angeles, the Mecca of all who dream of acting glory of young men. But the American star Jones was destined to be not soon.

 
Tommy Lee Jones was born on September 15, 1946 in San Saba, Texas, in a poor family of immigrants from Scotland. Boys Tommy Lee earned on an oil platform because of government scholarships, he studied at the prestigious Dallas boys’ school St. Mark, but at the end it went to Harvard University (where, according to biographers, his roommate was Al Gore, the future US Vice President). After graduating from college with a BA in English literature, Tommy moved to New York, where the Broadway stage began his acting career. Was the first performance of “Patriot for Me” (1969), followed by dozens of very different productions on Broadway and beyond, among which are “Happiness and human eyes” (1969), “Four in the Garden” (1971) and “Odysseus in the night city “(1974).
In 1970, the actor made his debut in the film, playing a cameo student buddy Ryan O’Neal in the famous melodrama Arthur Hiller “Love Story.” Together with his wife Kate Lardner (granddaughter of the famous novelist Ring Lardner) and her two children from a previous marriage Jones moved to Los Angeles, the Mecca of all who dream of acting glory of young men. But the American star Jones was destined to be not soon.
From 1971 to 1975. He starred in the television soap opera “Only one life,” as Dr. Mark Tolenda, but after the movie, John Flynn “rumbling thunder” (1977), in which he played Major Johnny Woden, Jones often offered roles brave harsh military and police. It is the role in the movie “The Fugitive” (1993) – fearless US Marshal Samuel Gerard, pursuing a suspect in the murder of Harrison Ford – brought actor “Oscar” for vtoroplanovuyu role in 1994 (The success of “The Fugitive” was so great that after five years Jones again reincarnated into the image of Marshal Gerard in “The servants of the law”).
Jones worked extensively on TV all the 70-ies., During the filming of the film “Country Roads” (1980), he fell in love with the actress Kimberly Klofli, who became his second wife. The first truly successful film for him was a television adaptation of the novel by Norman Mailer’s “The Executioner’s Song” (1982). The role of the disillusioned with life prisoner, who asked to voluntarily expose his death, brought Tommy Lee Award “Emmy.” Oddly enough, the star Jones did come with age wrinkles and charm made wise by experience man. It is in adulthood, he became a star of the genre “action.” Repeatedly he played characters militants Andrew Davis (director of the film brought Jones “Oscar”), except for “The Fugitive” actor also worked with Davis on the pictures “Package” (1989) and “Capture” (1992). Both tapes Tommy Lee colorful role of villains. In the “package” of his hero-killer must deal with the president of the USSR, in order to prevent warming in US-Soviet relations. In the “capture” his distraught military hawk almost unleashes a nuclear conflict, but trained in karate hands of Steven Seagal in time neutralize the hero Jones.
After the triumphant success of “The Fugitive” ended the era of “heinous” roles, Tommy Lee; his charisma has gained a positive charge. In the second half of the 90th gg.on at least saved Los Angeles from a volcanic eruption (in the movie-disaster Mick Jackson “Volcano”, 1997), as a maximum – the entire planet Earth from alien bastards (in Barry Levinson’s “Men black “, 1997). But scoundrels and sadists, that Jones agrees to play exclusively in favorite directors – Oliver Stone (“Natural Born Killers”, 1994) and Joel Schumacher (“Batman Forever”, 1995) – turned out he is not worse than the knights without fear and reproach.
The directorial debut of Tommy Lee is dated 1995 year. Unpretentious telefilm “good old boys” actor dedicated his life to modern cowboys, not heroic, humble inhabitants of the American West. The picture is partly autobiographical – because Jones was born in the Texas town of San Saba, and if his colleagues De Niro and Stallone’s own restaurants, the Jones farm contains a large number of cattle.

His father, Clyde C Jones, was an expert in drilling mechanism and worked in the oil fields not only in Texas, but also abroad, and his mother, Lucille Mary Jones, had time to try yourself as a police officer and the owner of a beauty salon. Due to the work of his father the family had to constantly roam from town to town, besides Tommy parents were in a state of protracted conflict with each other.

Boys Tommy Lee earned on an oil platform and, thanks to government scholarships, he studied at the prestigious Dallas boys’ school St. Mark, but at the end it went to Harvard University.

After graduating from college with a BA in English literature, Tommy moved to New York, where the Broadway stage began his acting career. Was the first performance of “Patriot for Me” (1969), followed by dozens of very different productions on Broadway and beyond, among which are “Happiness and human eyes” (1969), “Four in the Garden” (1971) and “Odysseus in the night city “(1974).

In 1970, the actor made his debut in the film, playing a cameo student buddy Ryan O’Neal in the famous melodrama Arthur Hiller “Love Story.”
Together with his wife Kate Lardner (granddaughter of the famous novelist Ring Lardner) and her two children from a previous marriage Jones moved to Los Angeles, the Mecca of all who dream of acting glory of young men. But the American star Jones was destined to be not soon.

From 1971 to 1975. He starred in the television soap opera “Only one life,” as Dr. Mark Tolenda, but after the movie, John Flynn “rumbling thunder” (1977), in which he played Major Johnny Woden, Jones often offered roles brave harsh military and police.
Role in the movie “The Fugitive” (1993) brought the actor “Oscar” for vtoroplanovuyu role in 1994

Jones worked extensively on TV all the 70-ies., During the filming of the film “Country Roads” (1980), he fell in love with the actress Kimberly Klofli, who became his second wife.

The first truly successful film for him was a television adaptation of the novel by Norman Mailer’s “The Executioner’s Song” (1982). The role of the disillusioned with life prisoner, who asked to voluntarily expose his death, brought Tommy Lee Award “Emmy.”

Oddly enough, the star Jones did come with age wrinkles and charm made wise by experience man. It is in adulthood, he became a star of the genre “action.” Repeatedly played characters militants Andrew Davis. In the “package” of his hero-killer must deal with the president of the USSR, in order to prevent warming in US-Soviet relations. In the “capture” his distraught military hawk almost unleashes a nuclear conflict, but trained in karate hands of Steven Seagal in time neutralize the hero Jones.

After the triumphant success of “The Fugitive” ended the era of “heinous” roles, Tommy Lee; his charisma has gained a positive charge. In the second half of the 1990s. He, at least, saved Los Angeles from a volcanic eruption (in the movie-disaster Mick Jackson “Volcano”, 1997), as a maximum – the entire planet Earth from alien bastards (in Barry Levinson’s “Men in Black”, 1997). But scoundrels and sadists, that Jones agrees to play exclusively in favorite directors – Oliver Stone (“Natural Born Killers”, 1994) and Joel Schumacher (“Batman Forever”, 1995) – turned out he is not worse than the knights without fear and reproach.

The directorial debut of Tommy Lee is dated 1995. Unpretentious telefilm “good old boys” actor dedicated his life to modern cowboys, not heroic, humble inhabitants of the American West. The picture is partly autobiographical – because Jones was born in Texas town, and if his colleagues De Niro and Stallone’s own restaurants, the Jones farm contains a large number of cattle.

He was twice married and twice divorced. He has two children from his second marriage, Austin and Victoria. He lives not far from the same dusty Texas town where he was born, on his own ranch, breeds cattle and horses for polo. Member of the polo team in San Antonio. Communicates with few neighbors and friends and absolutely can not stand stupid questions about his personal life.

AWARDS
Nominated for “Oscar” (1991):
Best Supporting Actor (“JFK”)

The “Golden Globe” (1993):
Best Supporting Actor (“The Fugitive”)

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