Robert Redford

Robert Redford

  • Born: 1936-8-18
  • Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
  • Profession: Director, actor, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, Ordinary People, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Quiz Show
  • Robert Redford (Robert Redford), born in California on August 18, 1936, is an American director and actor.
    In 1969, Robert co-starred in " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " with Paul Newman and won the Best Actor Award at the British Academy of Film Awards. In 1973, the second collaboration with Paul Newman " The Sting " made him nominated for the best actor Oscar for the first time. In 1974, Robert starred in " The Great Gatsby ". In 1981, Robert won the Oscar for Best Director for his directorial debut " Ordinary People ". In 1985, he starred in " Out of Africa ", which won seven Oscars in 1986. In 1992, directed the film " A River Runs Through It " starring Brad Pitt . In 1994, his film " Quiz Show " also earned him another Oscar nomination for best director. In 2014, he participated in the Marvel movie " Captain America: The Winter Soldier ", in which he played a senior official of S.H.I.E.L.D. On July 18, 2017, the Venice Film Festival announced the winners of this Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement. Robert Redford and Jane Fonda jointly won the 74th Venice International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award [1] . 

    Early Experience

    Robert Redford, born in a small town in California in 1936, did not show interest in acting at the beginning. 
    After graduating from high school in 1955, he entered the University of Colorado with a baseball scholarship to study art, specializing in painting. Due to the extreme unsuitability to university life, one year later, he dropped out of school and traveled to Europe   .

    Performing Experience

    By chance, he embarked on the path of acting. In 1969, he collaborated with Paul Newman in " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ", playing the role of the Sundance Kid. In 1973, Robert Redford and Paul Newman collaborated again and performed " The Sting ". They played the little gangsters of Chicago in the 1930s and worked together to deal with the gangster brother who appeared to be a big banker. The film won a total of seven Oscars, and Robert Redford was nominated for best actor.
    In 1974, " The Great Gatsby " starred Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, and won two Oscars for Best Costume and Best Film Music   .
    In 1980, Robert Robert Redford directed his directorial debut " Ordinary People ", which won him four Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director   . After that, he died for 4 years. It wasn't until 1984 that he returned to filming "Wizards", in which he played a 30-year-old baseball player who had only become a professional player   .
    In 1985, he starred in " Out of Africa ", which won seven Oscars in 1986.
    In 1992, directed the film " A River Runs Through It " starring Brad Pitt .
    In 1995, Robert Redford directed " Quiz Show ", this critical film won 4 Oscar nominations that year   .
    In October 2010, Robert Redford was awarded the Order of Knight by French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France   .
    In 2013, the shipwreck film " All Is Lost " starring Robert Redford won 5 nominations for the 29th American Film Independent Spirit Awards   .
    In 2014, he starred in " Captain America: Winter Soldier at The " release, he played the Aegis Board officials in the film   .
    On July 18, 2017, the Venice Film Festival announced the winners of the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement. Robert Redford and Jane Fonda jointly won the 74th Venice International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award   . In 2017, co-starred in the movie " The Discovery " with Jason Segel . 
    In 2018, co-starred in the movie " The Old Man & the Gun " with Casey Affleck . 

    Personal Life

    In 1958, Robert returned to the United States and married a 17-year-old girl, Laura   .

    Character Evaluation

    Although Robert Redford is a well-known actor and director, he never directed or acted himself until 1998's " The Horse Whisperer ". In this work, Robert Redford plays a retired horse trainer, helping an injured and out-of-control horse and its mistress overcome the injury, and have a relationship. This role is entirely a personal portrait of Robert Redford. As a filmmaker who has been in the industry for many years, Robert Redford's achievements are very impressive. As an actor, most of his films are commercial films that pursue box office, and he has never won any awards in performance. However, as a charming male star, his status is lasting .    
    Extended Reading
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