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Date of Birth: 1953 , December-9
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet
Name John Malkovich
Birth Name John Gavin Malkovich
Father Daniel Leon Malkovich
Mother Joe Anne Malkovich
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Christopher, Illinois
Ethnicity White
Profession Actor
Net Worth $ 65 million
Eye Color Blue
Weight in KG 80 Kg
Married Yes
Married to Glenne Headly (m. 1982)
Children Loewy Malkovich ,Amandine Malkovich
Divorce Glenne Headly (m. 1988)
Education Illinois State University, Eastern Illinois University
Awards Independent Spirit Award 2013
Movies Being John Malkovich
TV Show Crossbones
Siblings Danny Malkovich ,Rebecca Malkovich ,Amanda Malkovich ,Melissa Malkovich

Quick Timeline of John Malkovich

1953 Born in Christopher, Illinois
1972 Appeared in Jean-Claude van Itallie's America Hurrah
1978 Began his acting career
1984 First feature film, Places in the Heart
1993 Appeared in In the Line of Fire
1982 Married to Glenne Headly
1987 Began dating Michelle Pfeiffer
1988 Divorced with Glenne Headly
1989 Began dating Nicoletta Peyran
1990 First child, Amandine Malkovich
1992 Second child, Loewy Malkovich
2002 Began his directorial career
1986 Won Primetime Emmy Awards
2008 Won Independent Spirit Awards
2010 Won News & Documentary Emmy Awards

Detail Timeline of John Malkovich

December 9 , 1953

Born in Christopher, Illinois

John Malkovich was born as John Gavin Malkovich on the laps of Daniel Leon Malkovich and Joe Anne. He was born in upper middle class family in Christopher, Illinois, United States of America. He is an American and is of Croatian, English, French, German, and Scottish descent.

1972

Appeared in Jean-Claude van Itallie's America Hurrah

John Malkovich received his elementary education from Logan Grade School and then he joined Webster Junior High School, and Benton Consolidated High School. While he was in his high school, he appeared in several plays. He also appeared in the Jean-Claude van Itallie's America Hurrah in 1972. 

1978

Began his acting career

As John Malkovich was interested in acting since a young age, he desired to continue his career as an actor. He made his acting debut in 1978 and that was in the movie, A Wedding. After that he appeared in Say Goodnight, Gracie playing the role of Steve.

1984

First feature film, Places in the Heart

John Malkovich got his rise in fame after he played the role of Mr. Will in the movie, Places in the Heart. For this role he also got nominated in Academy Awards, USA for the first time in his life for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

1993

Appeared in In the Line of Fire

Till now, John Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 hit movies. After gaining a reputation as an after his role in Places in the Heart, he appeared in several hit movies and then finally in 1993, he appeared in the movie, In the Line of Fire and for this role he also got nominated in Golden Globes, USA.

August 2 , 1982

Married to Glenne Headly

On 2nd of August 1982, John Malkovich got married to Glenne Headly. Glenne Headly is also an actress and she is famous for her role in The Philanthropist. They were happily married and expressed their happiness for having each other as a loving spouse. 

1987

Began dating Michelle Pfeiffer

In 1987, while filming Dangerous Liaisons John Malkovich began having romantic love affairs with Michelle Pfeiffer. Michelle Pfeiffer is a great singer and actress from the United States. Michelle is also one of the casts of Dangerous Liaisons.

January 1 , 1988

Divorced with Glenne Headly

John Malkovich was happily married to Glenne Headly however, in 1987, while filming Dangerous Liaisons he began having romantic love affairs with Michelle Pfeiffer and this dissolved his first married life. He got divorced with Glenne on 1st of January 1988.

September 20 , 1989

Began dating Nicoletta Peyran

After that John Malkovich met the love of his life Nicoletta Peyran. Nicoletta Peyran is an assistant director. Within a year after he began seeing her, he became the father of his first daughter, Amandine Malkovich. They welcomed their second child a son, Loewy Malkovich in 1992.

1990

First child, Amandine Malkovich

John Malkovich became father for the first time in his life and that was in 1990. He and love of his life, Nicoletta Peyran welcomed their first child together and that time it was a baby girl and they named her Amandine Malkovich.

March 18 , 1992

Second child, Loewy Malkovich

John Malkovich also became father for the second time in his life and that was in 1992. John and his long term partner Nicoletta welcomed their second child together on 18th of March and that time it was a son and they named him Loewy Malkovich. 

2002

Began his directorial career

John Malkovich is a multi talented person from United States. Besides being an actor, he is also popular as a director, writer and producer. He began his directorial career in 2002 by directing the crime thriller movie, The Dancer Upstairs.

1986

Won Primetime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards is one of the prestigious awards in the acting world and it’s an honor if any actors and actress wins this award. John Malkovich has also been honored with this award and that was in 1986 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special.

2008

Won Independent Spirit Awards

Till now, John Malkovich has been nominated in Independent Spirit Awards for three different times and out of these three nominations he has been honored twice. He was honored with this award for the first time in 2008 for Best Feature.

2010

Won News & Documentary Emmy Awards

Till now, John Malkovich has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and he has also been honored with several of them. In 2010, he was honored with News & Documentary Emmy Awards for Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form.

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American actor, John Malkovich who is famous for starring the characters of menacing and sadistic villains is the 1986 Primetime Emmy Awards winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special. He is famous in the world for starring his role in the movies like Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire.

John Malkovich's early life and ethnicity

John Malkovich was born as John Gavin Malkovich on the laps of Daniel Leon Malkovich and Joe Anne. He was born in an upper-middle-class family in Christopher, Illinois, United States of America.

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He is an American and his ethnicity is mixed of Croatian, English, French, German, and Scottish descent.

John Malkovich's personal life

On the 2nd of August 1982, John got married to Glenne Headly. They were happily married and expressed their happiness for having each other as a loving spouse.

However, in 1987, while filming Dangerous Liaisons he began having romantic love affairs with Michelle Pfeiffer and this dissolved his first married life. He got divorced from Glenne on the 1st of January 1988.

After that, he met the love of his life Nicoletta Peyron. Nicoletta Peyran is an assistant director. Within a year after he began seeing her, he became the father of his first daughter, Amandine Malkovich. They welcomed their second child a son, Loewy Malkovich in 1992.

John Malkovich's education

John Malkovich received his elementary education from Logan Grade School and then he joined Webster Junior High School and Benton Consolidated High School.

John Malkovich's career

While he was in high school, he appeared in several plays. He made his acting debut in 1978 and that was in the movie, A Wedding.

After that he appeared in Say Goodnight, Gracie playing the role of Steve, featuring  Joan Allen and Jeff Perry. He got his rise in fame after he played the role of Mr. Will in the movie, Places in the Heart, featuring Sally Field.

John Malkovich is best known for his role of Marvin Boggs, in the film RED, alongside Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman.

John Malkovich's net worth

For his role in a movie called In the Line of Fire, he earned a salary of $1,000,000. His net worth is around $45 million.

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