Edward Norton
Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City 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.
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- Born in
- Boston
- Educated at
- Yale UniversityYale CollegeEzra Stiles CollegeWilde Lake High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor🏆 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture🏆 Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
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1969
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