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Edward Norton
1 FOLLOWER • 47 CREDITS • AUG 18, 1969 • 55
Biography
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale College in 1991, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained immediate recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a reformed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following.
Norton emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s. He established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive critical acclaim for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his role in the black comedy Birdman (2014), Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Known For
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The Daily Show
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Saturday Night Live
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The Simpsons
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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Modern Family
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Ask the Storybots
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America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
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Comedy Central Roasts
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Extrapolations
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Stella
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Sunday Morning Shootout
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The Dictator
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Alita: Battle Angel
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After the Sunset
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The French Dispatch
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The Oscars
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The Invention of Lying
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Sausage Party
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Asteroid City
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Sausage Party: Foodtopia
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Moonrise Kingdom
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Isle of Dogs
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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The Bourne Legacy
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Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
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The Italian Job
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Primal Fear
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Rounders
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
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Collateral Beauty
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The Score
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The Incredible Hulk: Edward Norton Cut
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Red Dragon
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American History X
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Motherless Brooklyn
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The Illusionist
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Fight Club
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The Incredible Hulk
Production Credits
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