• Date of Birth: May 31, 1930
  • Place of Birth: San Francisco, California
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Clint Eastwood Biography

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After humble beginnings in the B grade movie industry, Eastwood became noticed in the TV series "Rawhide" in 1959 as cowboy Rowdy Yates. This led him to the attention of Italian director Sergio Leone, who after failing to cast James Coburn, Charles Bronson and Richard Harrison, hired Eastwood to play "The Man with No Name" in "A Fist Full of Dollars." The result became instant recognition, two sequels and a cult legacy, as well as defining the ultimate "Western" genre, to the point that the name "Clint Eastwood" became synonymous with "The Wild West."



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Comments

  • robertcyunk
    movies he's directed are my favorites, but he uesed to be a right wing nut case
    posted 3 days ago
  • patzmail
    I know that Morgan Freeman narrates Clints successful hollywood career,which is cool... I was thinking that if the movie makers ever wanted to make a MOVIE about Clints life/story, they should consider Hugh Jackman for playing the part of Clint... From your biggest fan!
    posted 28 days ago
  • themanwithnojellybellys
    Hi KrisP,

    You've done a great looking page for Clint.

    I'm sure it would make his day.

    Keith
    posted 31 days ago
  • Dannyrovira
    One of the all time great actors, truly one of the last icons!
    posted 33 days ago
  • SevAbuyen4
    Wow ur actor before
    posted 65 days ago
  • josephclancy2
    He has made some great movies including dirty harry. I like Pale rider the best because it was the first western when I saw a man fire his only 6 shot's.
    posted 102 days ago
  • NeoMATRIX
    Hi Mr. Eastwood...I am Neo here...Hope you are fine....as I am great fan of yours...as well as of your cigar and music from good bad & ugly, for a few dollars more,fistful of dollars, I would surely like to meet you in nearby future....!!

    Regards,
    Neo
    India
    posted 180 days ago
  • donna2747durham
    he is a good actor i like everywhich but lose
    posted 262 days ago
  • Grannie1
    Mr. Eastwood is one of my favorite Male actors, I grew up watching him on Rawhide and fell in love with the guy. Too bad the Acadamy has forggoten what some of or greater actors stand for in this life. Someday they will regret snubbing Mr. Clint Eastwood.
    posted 313 days ago
  • SaturdayStorm69
    Hey there I can't even start to express myself on how much I think Clint Eastwood is such a good acter and he's my hero,He's awseome in his cowboy/counrty western movies, he can put his shoes under my bed anyday.
    posted 420 days ago

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    Clint Eastwood was elected Mayor of the small, affluent seaside town of Carmel, California, in April of 1986. He served a two-year term.

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