John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor, producer and director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. Arguably, his particularly distinctive voice marks him out even more than his face: "a reedy, faintly orgasmic drawl" according to the Guardian, which adds that "Perhaps not since Cary Grant has an actor been so vocally distinctive". His film credits include Death of a Salesman, ...
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John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor, producer and director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. Arguably, his particularly distinctive voice marks him out even more than his face: "a reedy, faintly orgasmic drawl" according to the Guardian, which adds that "Perhaps not since Cary Grant has an actor been so vocally distinctive". His film credits include Death of a Salesman, Dangerous Liaisons, In the Line of Fire, Con Air, The Man in the Iron Mask, Of Mice And Men, Rounders, Changeling, Johnny English, Being John Malkovich, and Burn After Reading.
Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, and is of Croatian, Scottish and German ancestry. He grew up in Benton, Illinois, in a large house on North Main Street. His father, Daniel Malkovich, was a state conservation director and publisher of Outdoor Illinois, a conservation magazine. His mother, Joe Ann, owned the Benton Evening News (a local newspaper in Benton,...
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