FUN FACTS ON EDWARD NORTON Played guitar with Courtney Love’s band, ‘Hole’, in 2 concerts in LA in 1998 While making ‘Fight Club’, he and Brad Pitt took soap making classes Dedicated his directorial debut ‘Keeping the Faith’ to his late mother, Robin Turned down the role of Private Ryan in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Producers of ‘American Psycho’ wanted him to play the role of Patrick Bateman; the role went to Christian Bale Said if he hadn’t become an actor, he would have become a pilot After graduating, he worked in Japan, consulting for his grandfather’s company – Enterprise Foundation, which works to create affordable housing for low income families Worked as a waiter, proof reader and a director’s assistant to get his foot in the door in New York He and his ‘Rounders’ co-star, Matt Damon, competed in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas in 1998 with the movie studio, Miramax paying the $10,000 per person entrance fee Previously dated Courtney Love and Salma Hayek In 2012, he played football for England vs. the Rest of the World – the charity event for Soccer Aid along with Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson His mother died in 1997 of a brain tumour His favourite movie of all time is ‘The Cruise’ Is a dedicated fan of the rock band ‘Black Flag’ – has the bands logo tattooed onto his back Got the role in ‘Fight Club’ after David Fincher enjoyed his performance in ‘The People vs. Larry Flint’, to which was the only film he had watched of Nortons
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