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Ed Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor. He was born
Edward Allen Harris in Tenafly, New Jersey, as the son of a singer. He was a star athlete in high school and won a sports scholarship to Columbia University. Two years later his family moved to Oklahoma and he followed after having discovered his interest in acting in various theater plays. He enrolled at the University of Oklahoma to study drama. After several successful roles in the local theater, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts.
Harris's first important film role was in
Borderline with
Charles Bronson, where he played a killer. In
Knightriders he played a motorcycle stunt rider in a role modeled after that of King Arthur. In 1983, he became a star, playing astronaut John Glenn in
The Right Stuff.
More recently, Harris has shown interest in directing. He made his debut in 2000 with the Oscar-winning film
Pollock. He has been married to actress
Amy Madigan since 1983. They have a daughter.
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