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William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award-winning American actor.Early lifeBorn in Washington, D.C., Hurt is the stepson of Henry Luce III (the son of the founder of Time Magazine). Hurt graduated from Middlesex School in 1968 where he was the Vice President of the Dramatics Club and had the lead role in several of the school plays. His high school yearbook predicted, "With characteristics such as these, you might even see him on Broadway." Hurt attended Tufts University and studied theology, but turned instead to acting and joined the Juilliard Drama School.CareerHurt appeared first on stage, only later turning to film. He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1985. He received two additional nominations, one for Children of a Lesser God (1986) and one for Broadcast News (1987).Often cast as intellectuals, Hurt has put this to good use in many films like Lost in Space and The Big Chill, but he's also effective in other kinds of roles like I Love You To Death, and 2005's A History of Violence. With only 15 minutes of screen time in A History of Violence, Hurt portrayed a strange mobster, a role for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He can also be seen in Syriana. Private lifeFluent in French, Hurt maintains a home outside Paris. He has a daughter with actress Sandrine Bonnaire and a son with Sandra Jennings. He was previously married to Mary Beth Hurt from 1971 to 1982 and lived with Marlee Matlin for a period in 1986. Hurt has two sons from his 1989-92 marriage to Heidi Henderson.Select Filmography
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