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Tommy Lee Jones
Age: 63
Height: 6'
Birth Place: San Saba, Texas, USA
Born: Sep. 15th, 1946
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BIOGRAPHY: Born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Clyde C. and Lucille Marie (Scott) Jones, Tommy Lee Jones worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. He attended St. Mark's School of Texas, a prestigious prep school for boys in Dallas, on a scholarship, and went to Harvard on another scholarship.He roomed with future Vice President Al Gore (I) and played offensive guard in the famous 29-29 Harvard-Yale football game of '68 known as "The Tie." He received a B.A. in English literature and graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1969.
Following college, he moved to New York and began his theatrical career on Broadway in "A Patriot for Me" (1969). In 1970, he made his film debut in Love Story (1970). While living in New York, he continued to appear in various plays, both on- and off-Broadway: "Fortune and Men's Eyes" (1969); "Four on a Garden" (1971); "Blue Boys" (1972); "Ulysses in Nighttown" (1974). During this time, he also appeared on a daytime soap opera, "One Life to Live" (1968) as Dr. Mark Toland from 1971-75. He moved with wife Kate Lardner (I), granddaughter of short-story writer/columnist Ring Lardner, and her two children from a previous marriage, to Los Angeles.
There he began to get some roles on television: "Charlie's Angels" (1976) (pilot episode); Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976) (TV); and The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) (TV). While working on the movie Back Roads (1981), he met and fell in love with Kimberlea Cloughley, whom he later married. More roles in television--both on network and cable--stage and film garnered him a reputation as a strong, explosive, thoughtful actor who could handle supporting as well as leading roles. He made his directorial debut in The Good Old Boys (1995) (TV) on TNT. In addition to directing and starring in the film, he co-wrote the teleplay (with J.T. Allen). The film, based on Elmer Kelton's novel, is set in west Texas where Jones has strong family ties. Consequently, this story of a cowboy facing the end of an era has special meaning for him.
TRIVIA:
- Played 'Howard Hughes (I)' (qv) in _The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) (TV)_ (qv) and later appeared in _Batman Forever (1995)_ (qv), which was filmed inside the hangar of Hughes' "Spruce Goose.".
- His ex-wife, 'Kate Lardner (I)' (qv), is 'Ring Lardner' (qv)'s granddaughter.
- Is an avid polo player. He even bought a house in a Polo Country club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Born on the exact same day as filmmaker and good friend 'Oliver Stone (I)' (qv).
- Was the studio's original (and preferred) choice to play Snake Plisken in 'John Carpenter (I)' (qv)'s _Escape from New York (1981)_ (qv). The studio was reluctant to cast 'Kurt Russell (I)' (qv), who ultimately got the part, because of his previous work.
- Real-life son, 'Austin Leonard Jones' (qv), played his son, Tommy, in _Yuri Nosenko, KGB (1986) (TV)_ (qv).
- Never took an acting class.
- Writes most of his own most memorable lines in films: _The Fugitive (1993)_ (qv)... when Richard Kimble ('Harrison Ford (I)' (qv)) tells Marshal Gerard, "I didn't kill my wife," Gerard replies, "I don't care!" _Under Siege (1992)_ (qv)... William Strannix's speech after he loses his mind: "Saturday morning cartoons... This little piggy... " _Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)_ (qv) ... John Neville's revealing speech at the end of the movie.
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