Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan to pursue an acting career. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut ... in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in Fight Club (1999), garring a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003. He was a director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive praise for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Italian Job (2003), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his roles as a haughty actor in Birdman (2014) and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024), Norton earned further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He has also directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners. This non-profit organization advocates for affordable housing and serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.
| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Awards | Best Actor | American History X | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The People vs. Larry Flynt | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Won |
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
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Extrapolations
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Modern Family
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
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First Aired: Nov 17, 2006
Nature Is Speaking
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First Aired: Aug 12, 2015
The Simpsons
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First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
The Simpsons
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Strange Days on Planet Earth
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The Oscars
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The Daily Show
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Inside the Actors Studio
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The View
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Saturday Night Live
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Brando: The Documentary
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Stella
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Sunday Morning Shootout
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Saturday Night Live
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First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
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First Aired: Jul 07, 2008
Ask the Storybots
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
Rachael Ray
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Comedy Central Roasts
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First Aired: Aug 10, 2003
Off Camera with Sam Jones
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First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Conan
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
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