• Birth date: August 18, 1969
    • Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
    • Notable role: Aaron Stampler in Primal Fear
    • Dated Courtney Love and Salma Hayek
    • Is an environmental and political activist
    • Studied acting at the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts
    • Produced and directed Keeping the Faith
    • Writing and directing the adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's novel Motherless Brooklyn

  • Edward Norton is a two-time Oscar-nominated American actor who has starred in such films as Primal Fear, American History X and Fight Club.

    In 2006, He began filming a documentary about the life and career of Barack Obama, which Norton sold to HBO following the 2008 election.Variety: ...Documentary Sold To HBO (November 6, 2008)

  • Life and Career

    Edward Norton was raised in Columbia, Maryland. His mother was a teacher and his father was an environmental lawyer. At the age of eight, Norton began his career in a dinner theater performance of Annie Get Your Gun, but he lost interest in acting during his teen years. He attended Yale University, where became active in the college's theater scene and regained a love of acting. Paul Giamatti and Ron Livingston were his college classmates.

    His big break came when he won the role of Aaron Stampler in Primal Fear, for which he won Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Since then, he has given critically acclaimed performances in American History X, Fight Club and Kingdom of Heaven.

    In 2008, he played the starring role of Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk.

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