Jamar roberts biography of william hurt

In the mids, William Hurt, who has died at the age of 71, looked set to become a major star after he received three consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. His distinctive brand of patrician empathy and cerebral sensuality suggested it was becoming okay for leading men to show vulnerability. However, Hurt detested the limelight and Hollywood in equal measure and settled into character roles after taking time out to deal with his off-screen alcoholism.

Raised in privilege, Hurt trained at the prestigious Juilliard School and cut his stage teeth with the Circle Repertory Company, winning an Obie Award on debut in In this ensemble masterclass, Hurt again reveals his gift for fragility as an impotent Vietnam veteran who seeks solace in drugs. But Redford would never have taken the role of Luis Molina, the gay child rapist telling tall tales to his revolutionary cellmate Raul Julia in Kiss of the Spider Woman He had a two-year relationship with his debuting co-star in the former, Marlee Matlin then 19 to his 35 , who won the Oscar for Best Actress.

In , allegations of violence were made by his former partner, Sandra Jennings. Following Lesser God, he had spent time in rehab for his alcohol addiction, but when he returned, Hurt found his moment in the spotlight had passed and he opted for character roles. Occasional leads came his way, with Professor John Robinson in Lost in Space affording him a rare opportunity to headline a blockbuster albeit a misfiring one.

While he seemed incapable of giving a bad performance, Hurt did appear prone to making curious choices.

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Similarly, when he did crop up in fanboy fare like Dark City , Hurt contributed a gravitas that helped make them feel less generic. Towards the latter part of his career, Hurt developed the happy knack of stealing scenes without departing from his customary steadiness, most notably in The Village , Syriana , The Good Shepherd and Into the Wild Skip to content.

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