Person

Edward Norton

b. 1969

American actor

Born
18 Aug 1969 · Boston

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 66 years
  1. 18 Aug 1969BornBorn in Boston
  2. 1996AwardBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
  3. 1996AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
  4. 1996AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
  5. 1999AwardSatellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1969 – today).

  1. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  2. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  3. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  4. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  6. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  7. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  8. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  9. 1985Schengen Agreement
  10. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  11. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  12. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  14. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  16. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  17. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  18. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  19. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  20. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  21. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  22. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  23. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  24. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  25. 20112011 Norway attacks
  26. 2011Libyan civil war
  27. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  28. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  29. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  30. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  31. 2015Paris Agreement
  32. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  33. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  34. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  35. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  36. 2023Gaza war
  37. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  38. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades including a Golden Globe Award, an Actor Award, two Critics' Choice Awards and two Satellite Awards in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and two Emmy Awards.

After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained 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 redeemed 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 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 praise for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Italian Job (2003), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The Invite (2026). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his roles as a haughty actor in Birdman (2014) and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024), Norton earned further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He has also directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).

Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners, a non-profit organization that advocates for affordable housing, and serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.

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