Emile Davenport Hirsch PunkD Dude wheres my Car, into the Wild Speed Racer? Lords of Dogtown, Cleve Milk Coors EDobard? Lone Survivor & Prince Avalanche. Alpha Dog. (born March 13, 1985)[1] is an American television and film actor. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television films and series, and became known as a film actor after roles in Lords of Dogtown, The Emperors Club, The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog, and the Sean Penn-directed film Into the Wild. In 2008, Hirsch starred in Speed Racer[2] and Milk. His most recent films include Taking Woodstock, The Darkest Hour, Oliver Stones Savages, and David Gordon Greens Prince Avalanche, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and co-stars Paul Rudd. He participated in Summit on the Summit, an expedition to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the need for clean water in the world.[3] Emile Hirsch was born in Topanga, California. His mother, Margaret Esther (née Davenport), is a visual artist and teacher who designed pop-up books, and his father, David M. Hirsch, is an entrepreneur, manager, and producer.[4][5][6] He has an older sister, Jenny. Hirsch is of part Jewish descent.[7] He was raised in Los Angeles, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lived with his mother for several years after his parents divorced.[5][8] His sister introduced him to acting when they were enrolled at the Will Geer Theatricum, a summer drama camp in Topanga.[5] He attended Topanga Canyon Elementary School, Paul Revere Middle School and the Academy of Music at Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles. Career[edit] Hirsch began acting at the age of eight in Woodstock, Illinois,[8] appearing in minor roles on television shows and made-for-television films, including Kindred: the Embraced; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and NYPD Blue. Following his appearance on NYPD Blue, casting directors began singling him out as a serious young actor, leading to a two-episode guest-starring role on ER. He made his feature film debut with Jodie Fosters 2002 drama, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, where he starred opposite Kieran Culkin in the story of two Catholic school boys.[8] His next feature film role was in the prep school drama, The Emperors Club, with Kevin Kline, which was released later in 2002. Hirschs reviews were favorable, and both films received generally positive reviews, but performed only moderately at the box office. Hirsch at the 2008 premiere of Speed Racer Hirsch was subsequently cast opposite Elisha Cuthbert in the 2004 teen comedy, The Girl Next Door, and as a result gained excellent mainstream reviews and wider recognition among teenage audiences. The Mudge Boy, an independent film in which he had starred before making The Girl Next Door, was given a limited release in the summer of 2004. Hirsch next appeared with Jeff Daniels and Sigourney Weaver in Imaginary Heroes, a drama about a dysfunctional family, which received a limited release in February 2005.[9][10] Later, in 2005, Hirsch starred with Heath Ledger in Lords of Dogtown, a cult favorite by director Catherine Hardwicke; the film, about a number of well-known skaters of the 1970s and their role in the birth of a higher-profile skateboard culture, was released on June 3, 2005. Hirsch played Jay Adams (who some say was the original “Z-Boy”), and was praised by critics for his performance. He subsequently appeared in Alpha Dog, a dark drama starring Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Willis, and Sharon Stone in which Hirsch played a character based on real-life drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood; the film was shot in 2004 and released on January 12, 2007. Hirsch consulted with Hollywoods real life father before playing the role,[11] and has said that he felt pretty afraid in my bones most of the time while filming because of the films raw characters and dialogue.[12] Hirsch next played adventurer Christopher McCandless in Sean Penns critically acclaimed adventure-drama Into the Wild, released on September 21, 2007. He lost 40 pounds for the role and was noted in reviews as a potential Academy Award nominee for the film, also receiving a Screen Actors Guild nomination for best actor.[8][13] Hirsch had the lead role in Speed Racer, which was released on May 9, 2008.[2] Hirsch plays gay rights activist Cleve Jones in Gus Van Sants 2008 Harvey Milk bio-pic Milk starring Sean Penn in the title role. He starred in Taking Woodstock, based on a screenplay of Elliot Tibers memoir Taking Woodstock, adapted by James Schamus. The film was directed by Academy Award Winning Director Ang Lee. His co-stars are Demetri Martin, Liev Schreiber, Imelda Staunton, Eugene Levy and Henry Goodman. Taking Woodstock was shot in upstate New York and was released in August 2009. In April 2010, director Chris Gorak cast him in his science fiction film, The Darkest Hour,[14] and released in December 2011.[15] In April 2011, he was cast in Oliver Stones Savages, which was released in July 2012.[16] In 2012, he starred with Penélope Cruz in Venuto al mondo, a film by Italian director Sergio Castellitto. His most recent film, Prince Avalanche, co-starring Paul Rudd, screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired by Magnolia Pictures. In Fall 2013, he will star in the two-part television miniseries event, Bonnie and Clyde, to be simultaneously broadcast on A&E, History, and Lifetime. In October 2013, it was reported that Hirsch is set to play Blues Brothers star John Belushi in a biopic about the actor’s life. The yet-to-be-titled independent film will be written and directed by Steve Conrad, whose filmography includes The Pursuit of Happiness and The Weather Man. The film is due to begin shooting in New York during Spring 2014.[17] Personal life and press[edit] Hirsch resides in Venice, California, and enjoys writing poetry and screenplays, along with skateboarding. He has won five awards, including the Critics’ Choice Award for breakthrough performance and best actor for his role in Into the Wild, as well as 11 other nominations. He has appeared on many magazine covers, including Nylon Guys, Teen Vogue, Movieline, Another Man, and L’Uomo Vogue (Italy).[18] Hirsch appeared in Esquire in November 2007, being called one of the Actors of the Year, along with Denzel Washington, Cate Blanchett, Javier Bardem, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Robert Downey, Jr., for his role in Sean Penns Into the Wild. Esquire said, [Hirsch] creates a vivid, unforgettable character you at once admire and pity.[19] Hirsch appeared on the cover of Men’s Journal in January 2009.[20][21] He wrote a Congo Diary in December 2008 that was published in the following issue along with a photo spread. He ventured into Africa along with four young activists, and kept a journal of his five-day trip. Reflecting on his trip, Hirsch said, “Now I look back at some of the earlier parts of this travelogue and almost chuckle at my naïveté. Maybe we can all come together to change the world.”[22] In October 2013, it was reported in the media that Hirsch is expecting a child with an ex-girlfriend.[23] On October 27, his son Valor was born. Filmography[edit] Film and television Year Title Role Notes 1997 3rd Rock from the Sun Punk Season 3: Episode 5: Scaredy Dick 1998 Gargantua Brandon Ellway 1999 The Pretender Bryce Season 3: Episode 19: End Game 1999 Two of a Kind Jeremy Season 1: Episode 12: Lets Dance 2001 Wild Iris Lony Brevard 2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Francis Doyle 2002 The Emperors Club Sedgewick Bell Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor 2003 The Mudge Boy Duncan Mudge limited release 2004 The Girl Next Door Matthew Kidman Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Elisha Cuthbert) 2004 Imaginary Heroes Tim Travis limited release 2005 Lords of Dogtown Jay Adams Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Male 2006 Alpha Dog Johnny Truelove 2007 Into the Wild Christopher Alexander Super-Tramp McCandless Mill Valley Film Festival Award for Best Actor[1] National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Male Performance Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Rising Star[1] Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Gotham Award for Breakthrough Artist Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Drama 2008 The Air I Breathe Tony limited release 2008 Speed Racer Speed Racer Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure 2008 Milk Cleve Jones Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2009 Taking Woodstock Billy 2011 Killer Joe Chris Smith 2011 The Darkest Hour Sean 2012 Savages Spin 2012 Venuto al mondo Diego 2012 The Motel Life Frank Flannigan 2013 Prince Avalanche Lance 2014 Lone Survivor Danny Dietz References Aspen Extreme Lone Survivor is a 2013 action drama war film written and directed by Peter Berg. It is based on the real events and book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell[1] and will star Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Alexander Ludwig. It is set to have a limited release on December 27, 2013, and have a wide release on January 10, 2014.[2] Contents [hide] Prince Avalanche is a 2013 comedy-drama film starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch. It was directed by David Gordon Green, who also wrote the screenplay based loosely from the 2011 Icelandic film Either Way (Á annan veg). The film was shot in Bastrop, Texas, after the Bastrop County Complex fire. An odd pair of sorts, meditative and stern Alvin (Paul Rudd) and his girlfriends brother, Lance (Emile Hirsch), dopey and insecure, leave the city behind to spend the summer in solitude repainting traffic lines down the center of a country highway ravaged by wildfire. As they sink into their job in the remarkable landscape, they learn more than they want to about each other and their own limitations. An unlikely friendship develops through humor and nasty exchanges, leading to surprising affection. Cast[edit] Paul Rudd as Alvin Emile Hirsch as Lance Lance LeGault as Truck Driver Joyce Payne as Lady
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