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Dennis Hopper

デニス・ホッパー　/　でにす・ほっぱー

American television actor

May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010　・　Dodge City, Kansas, United States

Kansas
television actor
film actor
film director

My Take

Dennis Hopper embodies everything I love about the New Hollywood era: reckless, brilliant, and utterly incapable of playing it safe. Easy Rider alone would secure his legacy as the film that rewired American cinema, but his villain in Blue Velvet might be the most terrifying performance I have ever seen. I am also drawn to the fact that he won an MTV villain award and a Razzie in the same year; that contradiction is pure Hopper. Add his serious work as a photographer and you get an artist who treated every medium as a dare. Flawed, chaotic, and irreplaceable, and they simply do not make careers like his anymore.

Overview

Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. He is considered one of the key figures of the New Hollywood era. He earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dennis Hopper
Name (Japanese): デニス・ホッパー
Reading: でにす・ほっぱー
Born: May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rat
Origin: Dodge City, Kansas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 173 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / film actor / film director / actor / photographer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Helix High School
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
2002 Donostia Award
1986 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
1995 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
1995 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
2010 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Rebel Without a Cause	—
Notable work	Easy Rider	—
Notable work	Apocalypse Now	—
Notable work	Blue Velvet	—
Notable work	Colors	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC

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