John Malkovich Biography

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NAME: John Malkovich
OCCUPATION: Film Actor
BIRTH DATE: December 09, 1953 (Age: 59)
EDUCATION: University of Illinois
PLACE OF BIRTH: Christopher, Illinois
Full Name: John Gavin Malkovich
AKA: John Malkovich
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

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John Malkovich is an award-winning actor who's known for his roles in films like Places in the Heart, Dangerous Liaisons and Being John Malkovich.

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In 1993 Malkovich earned his second Oscar nomination for his supporting role in the Clint Eastwood film, In the Line of Fire, which he played a brooding political assassin. In 1999 he teamed up with director Spike Jonze in the smartly written Being John Malkovich, in which a team of office workers discover a secret tunnel into the mind of the actor.

In the years since,

Malkovich has continued his impressive run with films like Ripley's Game (2002), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) and Burn After Reading (2008).

John Malkovich has two children, Amandine born in 1990 and Lowey born in 1992, with his partner Nicoletta Peyran. The couple resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.