Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty is an actor who has appeared in such films as: Bonnie and Clyde, McCabe & Mrs. Miller and Dick Tracy. He also directed such films as: Reds, Bulworth, Heaven Can Wait and Dick Tracy.

Fast Facts:

1. Born: March 30, [[1937]
2. Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
3. Attended Northwestern University
4. Studied at the Stella Adler School of acting
5. Sister actress Shirley MacLaine
6. Four children with wife Annette Bening
7. Offered to play Michael Corleone in The Godfather but turned it down
8. Received multiple scholarship to play football, but turned them all down
9. 1960: Best actor Tony Award nomination for his performance A Loss of Roses
10. 1981: Won an Academy Award for Best Director for Reds
11. 1991: Nominated for best actor in Bugsy

Brief Biography

A star football player in high school, Warren Beatty was offered a number of scholarships to play at the collegiate level, however, decided to attend Northwestern to study acting. He dropped out a year later to study at the Stella Adler's Conservatory of Acting in New York City. He soon started to act in off Broadway productions, garnering a Tony Award nomination for his performance in A Loss of Roses. He later stared on screen in All Fall Down co-staring Eva Marie Saint. Soon becoming a major film star, Beatty was nominated for best acting role for his portrayal of Clyde Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde and later for acting and directing for the 1981 film Reds.

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