Biography
It is believed that a person can teach anything - sing, draw, cook, build houses, drive transport, play sports games and a lot. It is also known that most people have predispositions to certain classes - about such people usually say that they are simply created for this. This statement is not possible by the way to go to the American Willém Defo - an actor with textured appearance and undoubted charisma.Childhood and youth
A future actor was born in the small town of Epplton, located on the Fox River, 160 kilometers north of Milwaukee - the administrative center of Wisconsin. It happened July 22, 1955.
William (such name the boy received at birth) - the seventh of 8 children's surgeon of William Alfred Defo and Nurses Muriel Isabel (in the Maiden Spriseller), five daughters and one son had already been born before him. The last child also turned out to be a boy.
William was different from the brothers and sisters in character - they were powerless and slow, and the future actor already from the diaper showed excessive activity and artistry. Later, the troubled character of the Yunza gave itself to know about the shooting of William's porn movies from school. By the way, then an option named Willem, who has Scottish roots (like the actor himself) - did not like the defio when Billy called him.
After school, Willem moves to Milwaukee, where he enters the courses of dramatic art at Wisconsin University. However, until the end of the course, the defo did not hold out, going to the touring tour with Theater X - one of the oldest in America experimental theaters that existed until 2004.
With TheATRE X Willel, I was oblivioned the United States and Europe and after 4 years, in 1976, returned to America and donkey in the United States. At the same time he became a member of another theater troupe - The Perfomance Group, which was led by Richard Shechner. Later, part of the actors under the leadership of Elizabeth Lekomptte left The Perfomance Group, having organized her troupe - The Wooster Group. Defat was part of The Wooster Group until the middle of the two thousandths. At this time, other children of William Alfred Defo and Muriel Isabel studied doctors and lawyers.
Films
For the first time Willem took part in the filming of the movie in 1980. His debut was to be a tape of Michael Chimino "Gate of Paradise", however, due to a quarrel with a director, all episodes with the participation of the defio were cut out. Later Willem admitted that he did not regret it, because the picture of Chimino became a major Hollywood cash failure.
The present debut on a wide screen took place only 2 years later. The defo performed the role of the leader of the biker gang from the grouping "out of law", in the film "Without Love." After 2 years, he starred in a similar role in Walter Walter's tape Wesley Hill "Streets on fire."
A year earlier, Defo lit up in the cult vampire film "Hunger" Tony Scott, in which the main roles were performed by David Bowie and Catherine Denev. In 1984, Willem first fulfilled the main role, starring in a criminal comedy "Snack bar on a highway 66". In 1985, he played in the film "To live and die in Los Angeles" directed by William Friedkin ("Crane Devil", "French Svyaznoy", "Koldun").
The present fame came the actor in 1986, then the first film of the Vietnamese trilogy of Oliver Stone "Teloz" came to the screens. The defo performed the secondary role of Sergeant Elaias Groodin (for which for the first time was nominated for Oscar), and Charlie Tire was entrusted the main role.
In 1988, he fulfilled the role of Jesus Christ in the film Martin Scorsese "The Last Temptation of Christ", which is an emptying of the same name of Nikos Kazanzakis. Director Sergio Leone expressed his discontent with the appointment of defo on this role, stating that he could not fulfill the role of the Messiah person who had previously bikers, bandits and soldiers. A similar situation was at one time and with the Russian actor Sergey Bezrukovoy, when he fulfilled the role of Christ (Yeshua Ga-Nochri) in the film and margarita film.
Also, 1988 was marked for a defio participation in the Mississippi Ribbon on fire, removed by Alan Parker ("Midnight Express", "Heart of Angel", "Life of David Gale"). The film narrated the real murders of civil rights fighters that occurred in Mississippi in June 1964. In addition to the defio, Jin Hacman and Francis McDormand starred in the film.
In 1989, Willem cooperates with Oliver Stone. The result of this cooperation is the second ribbon from the Vietnamese cycle - "Born Fourth of July". The main roles performed Tom Cruise and Kira Sedzhvik. From the previous film, in addition to the defio, it was also involved Tom Bereger.
At the same time, Tim Berton, Tim Berton, is coming to the screens. Initially, the role of the main villain on nicknamed Joker was supposed to fulfill Willem - actually, screenwriter Sam Hamm and wrote this role under the defio, but something did not work out and Joker played Jack Nicholson. In 1990, he starred in the film "Plaks", in which the main role was then performed by another young Johnny Depp.
In the same year, took part in the filming of the film David Lynch "Wild Heart". His shooting partners were Nicholas Cage and Laura Dern. A year later, John Milius film was released on the screens ("Conan-Barbarian", "Red Dawn") "Flight of the intruder". In this tape, Defo fulfilled the role of Lieutenant Virgila "Tiger" Cole. Willlem made up Danny Glover and Rosanna Arquette.
In 1993, the film of Edema "body as evidence" was released. The film contained many frank scenes, because of which he was attributed to the genre of soft porn. In addition to the defense, Madonna played in the film, Julianna Moore, Joe Manteny, Frank Landella and Jürgen Prokov.
The year 1994 was marked for defo the release of the film by Roman Tom Clancy "Direct and Explicit Threat", telling about Specagent Jack Ryan, whose role to play Harrison Ford. The tape was lifted by Philip Nois, the director of the films "Sliver", "Power of Fear" and "Salt".
Two years later, the film "English Patient", shot by Anthony Minhell ("Talented Mr. Ripley", "Cold Mountain") based on Michael Ondactzh's novel. The picture received 9 Oscars, 6 BAFTA Awards, 4 Awards Guild Guild of the USA, 2 "Golden Globes" and 1 Grammy Prize. The main roles were performed by Raif Fayns and Julietary Binos.
1998 and 1999 - the years of Cyberpunk in the work of DEFO. In the 1998th, the film was released by the story of William Gibson "Hotel" New Rose ", filmed by Abelia Ferrara. In 2011, the defo will take off in his film "4:44. The last day on Earth ", and in 2014 - in" Pasolini ".
In addition to Willem, Christopher Waken and Asia Argento played in the tape. In the 1999th, David Kronenberg ("Fly", "Video Moder", "Scanners", "Dead Zone") "Existence" with Juda Lowe and Jennifer Jason Low and Jennifer Jason.
Also in 1999, another cult film was released with the participation of Daughters - "Saints from Bundoka" Troy Duffy. In addition to Willem, who performed the role of an agent of the FBI of the Paul of Sliker, Sean Patrick Flannery and the Star of the Walking Dead series Norman Ridus starred in the film. Together with them, the defo was shot in the continuation.
In 2000, the "American Psychopath" of Mary Harron and "Vampire" Edmund Elias Merjeza, in which the defo did not fulfill the latest roles (Vampire Max Shrek Aka Nesperatuiz Willem turned out to be really threatening, even despite the growth of 178 centimeters).
In 2002, "Spiderman" comes to world screens, which gave a new start film on superhero. This project began to develop back in 1986. At different times, directed by James Cameron, M. Knight Syamalan, Roland Emmerich, Jan De Bont, Chris Columbus and David Fincher were attracted to the comic screenery. The final candidate was Sam Rami, who shot the trilogy about the sinister dead men and the superhero film "Man of Darkness" with Liam Nison in the lead role.
The main villain in the life of a man-spider in the film was to become green goblin. This role was offered to many actors, among whom were John Malkovich and Nicholas Cage, with whom Defo was rented earlier. The candidacy of Willem himself was not considered, but this role was so seized the actor that he recorded his role to the camera and handed over Rami, who appreciated the skill of the actor in dignity. As a result, the defo starred in all three parts of the film about a spider man.
After working with Sam Raymi, Defo starred in the Aviator (2004) Martin Rezzez, "Not caught - not the thief" (2006) Spike, "Antichrist" (2009) Lars von Trier, "World Warriors" (2010) Spirigov brothers, "John Carter" (2012) Andrew Stanton, "The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) of Wes Anderson," John Wick "(2014) Chad Stachelski and David Letcha, as well as in a variety of other paintings.
Separately, it is worth mentioning the short film "Smile", shot by the Russian-based Newcomer Anton Lanzhakov, a member of the Kevin Spacy Competition "Jameson First Shot". In total, almost 200 films actor. Willem also stopped working as an actor in the theater.
Personal life
In 1982, Willem's civilian wife Elizabeth Lekomptte (the head of the theater The Wooster Group) gave birth to the actor of the Son Jack. At the beginning of the two thousandth pair diverged.On March 25, 2005, Defo married Italian actress Jade Collangrand, who starred in the "Black Widow" tapes (2005), "Woman" (2010) and "Pasolini" (2014).
Willem Defo now
In 2017, three ribbons should be released on the screens with the participation of DEFO. The first of them was the adaptation of the anime "Death Note", released by the Netflix streaming service. In this film Willem fulfilled the role of the death of death named Ryuk.
The next appearance of the actor should be held in the screening of the detective novel Agatha Christie "Murder in Eastern Express, filmed by Kenneth Brand (Kennet himself will fulfill the role of Erkulya Poiro).
The third tape in which the DEFO will be involved - "League of Justice". This time the actor will fulfill the Character Character DC Nuydis Valko (Green Goblin was the brainchild of Marvel). By the way, in this film and his colleague on "Man-Spider" Jonathan Kimb Simmons will be shot. On the Internet there are already photos from filming this film.
Filmography
- 1982 - "Without love"
- 1985 - "Live and die in Los Angeles"
- 1986 - "platoon"
- 1988 - "The Last Temptation of Christ"
- 1993 - "Body as evidence"
- 1996 - "English Patient"
- 1999 - "Saints from Bundok"
- 2000 - "Shadow of the Vampire"
- 2002 - Spiderman
- 2004 - Aviator
- 2006 - "Not caught - not a thief"
- 2009 - "Antichrist"
- 2012 - "John Carter"
- 2014 - "John Piq"