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The Untold Truth Of Steven Spielberg’s Ex-Wife – Amy Irving

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• Amy Davis Irving is an American actress known for her roles in movies such as "Crossing Delancey" and "Yentl".
• She is the daughter of artists Priscilla Pointer and Jules Irving, and sister to film director David Irving and teacher/singer Katie.
• Amy was married to Steven Spielberg from 1985-1989 and received a $100 million settlement.
• She has won awards such as the Obie Award for Most Distinguished Performance by an Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
• She is currently married to Kenneth Bowser Jr., and her net worth is estimated at over $120 million.

Who is Steven Spielberg’s ex-wife Amy Irving? Wiki Bio

Amy Davis Irving was born in Palo Alto, California USA, on 10 September 1953, so her zodiac sign is Virgo and she holds American nationality. She is an actress, best known for starring in the romantic comedy film “Crossing Delancey”, which also starred Peter Riegert and Reizl Bozyk, and which follows a single woman living on Manhattan who meets and falls in love with a Jewish man. The movie was nominated for Golden Globe and Artios Awards.

Early life and education

Amy was raised alongside her brother, David Irving who is a film director, and her sister Katie who is a teacher and a singer in Palo Alto.

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Their parents are artists as their mother Priscilla Pointer is a former actress (95 years old) while their father Jules was a film director, who died on 28 July 1979.

The family moved to San Francisco in California when Amy was seven, and Jules co-founded the theatre company The Actor’s Workshop. Amy began developing her acting skills at a very early age, and studied at The American Conservatory Theatre, appearing in several plays performed there. She continued at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and she then rejoined the family when they moved to New York City, when Jules became the director of Lincoln Center Repertory Theater.

Amy attended Professional Children’s School and then decided not to attend college, but to focus on her acting career.

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Roles in plays (Broadway and off-Broadway)

Amy made her debut appearance in a theatre play when she nine months old in “Rumplestiltskin”, and then appeared in another play when she was two. In 1965, she appeared in “The Country Wife” performed at Vivian Beaumont Theatre, while some of her following roles were in “Romeo and Juliet” in 1975, “Amadeus” in 1981, and “Blithe Spirit” in 1983.

From the summer of 1983 to the second half of 1984, she portrayed Ellie Dunn in the play “Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes” written by George Bernard Shaw in 1919, with Amy praised for her performance. Numerous roles followed such as those in “Three Sisters” in 1987, “The Heidi Chronicles” in 1990, and “Broken Glass” in 1994 among others.

In 2002, she portrayed Joan in the Anne Nelson’s play “The Guys” and then starred as Celadine in the eponymous play in 2004, and as Varvara in “The Coast of Utopia: Part I” in 2006 as well as the movie’s part two.

Some of her later roles in plays were in “The Waters of March” in 2008, “A Little Night Music” in 2010, and “We Live Here” in 2011.

Roles in TV series

Amy made her debut TV series appearance in “The Rookies” in 2005, followed by her appearances in single episodes of many series such as “Police Woman” and “Happy Days”. In 1976 and 1977 she appeared in seven episodes of the miniseries “Once an Eagle” as Emily Pawlfrey Massengale, and then appeared in three episodes of the series “The Far Pavilions”.

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She went on to appear in single episodes of “Great Performances” and “Nightmare Classics” in 1989, and “Stories from My Childhood” in 1998.

In 1999, Amy portrayed Lindsay Shaw in an episode of “Spin City” and Rebecca Ramsey in an episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” before portraying Emily Sloane in nine episodes of the action thriller series “Alias” from 2002 to 2005. Some of her latest appearances in TV series have been in “Zero Hour” in 2013, “The Good Wife” in 2015, and “The Affair” in 2018.

Roles in movies

Amy made her debut film appearance portraying Sue Snell in the supernatural horror movie “Carrie” in 1976, which starred Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie and which follows a teenage girl who has telekinetic powers.

Amy was praised for her performance, and so was then invited to appear in “The Fury” in 1978, “Honeysuckle Rose” in 1980, and “Yentl” in 1983.

In 1984 she was invited to star as Maude Salinger in “Micki & Maude”, and then portrayed the lead role of Katie in the musical fantasy “Rumpelstiltskin” in 1987, which also starred Billy Barty and Clive Revill, and which follows the classic story of a girl who is helped by a dwarf. In 1988 she voiced Jessica Rabbit in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, and then appeared in “A Show of Force” in 1990, and “Benefit of the Doubt” in 1993.

She was praised for her portrayal of Rosealee Henson in “Carried Award” which is closely based on Jim Harrison’s novel “Farmer”, and some of the roles which followed were in “Deconstructing Harry” in 1997, “One Tough Cop” in 1998, and “The Rage: Carrie 2” in 1999.

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The year 2000 saw Amy star as Mary Ann Simpson in the romantic comedy movie “Bossa Nova”, which also starred Antonio Fagundes and Alexandre Borges, and which is about a lawyer, an English teacher, and a soccer player whose lives become intertwined. In 2001 she appeared in “Thirteen Conversations About One Thing”, and “Tuck Overlasting” in 2002, while some of her latest appearances in movies have been in the horror “Hide and Seek” in 2005, the romantic comedy “Adam” in 2009, and the psychological horror “Unsane” in 2018.

Awards and accolades

Amy was nominated for a Razzle award for Worst Supporting Actress for “Honeysuckle Rose” in 1981, but was then nominated for two awards for her performance in “Yentl” in 1983, and in 1987 for a Golden Globe Award for the Best Actress in Miniseries or Television Film, and won an Obie Award for the Most Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her performance in the play “The Road to Mecca” in 1988.

In 1989, she was nominated for another Golden Globe Award for the Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy and Musical, and then won a Screen Actors Guild Award for an Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture for the crime drama film “Traffic” in 2001.

Love life and marriage with Steven Spielberg

Amy met the famous movie director Steven Spielberg in 1983 when she was acting in one of his movies, and on 27 November 1985 they married in a big ceremony attended by many of their friends and fellow actors. She gave birth to their son Max Spielberg on 13 June 1985, but she and Steven divorced on 2 February 1989 citing irreconcilable differences; in the settlement, Amy received $100 million making their divorce the third most costly in history.

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Sometime in the late 1980s, Amy met Brazilian film director Bruno Barreto, and they eventually married on 27 September 1996. She gave birth to their son Gabriel Barreto on 4 May 1990, but they divorced on 29 January 2005.

She met Kenneth Bowser Jr. who is creating documentary movies in 2005, and they married on 1 November 2007 at a ceremony attended by only the two’s closest friends and family. They are living in their mansion in Los Angeles, California – they don’t have any children together.

Hobbies and other interests

Amy is openly against cosmetic surgery, and has fought against allowing people to enhance their bodies in any way.

Her main hobby has always been travelling, and she considers herself to be a hippie, she usually travelled around the USA in tennis shoes, but after becoming famous worldwide, her agents wouldn’t allow her to travel like that, because it could ruin her reputation. She has been physically active since she was a teenager, as she enjoys spending her time outdoors cycling, walking or playing sports such as tennis and golf. Amy doesn’t show off her fortune in any way, and still enjoys wearing causal and comfortable clothes rather than spending a fortune on expensive brands.

Amy has her own favorite actresses and actors, some of whom are Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron and Leonardo DiCaprio, while some of her favorite movies are “Titanic”, “The Devil Wears Prada”, and “Young Adult”.

Appearance and net worth

Amy is 66 years old. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes, is 5ft 4ins (1.63m) tall, and weighs around 120lbs (55kgs). As of April 2020, her net worth is estimated at over $120 million.

Who is Steven Spielberg?

Steven Allan Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio USA on 18 December 1946, so his zodiac sign is Sagittarius and he holds American nationality. He is a famous filmmaker, best known for directing movies such as “Jaws”, “E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, and “Jurassic Park” among others.

He was raised alongside his three sisters in Haddon Township in New Jersey after his family moved there when he was four. His father Arnold Spielberg was working as an electrical engineer, while his mother Leah was a concert pianist, who died on 21 February 2017 at the age of 97.

Steven studied at Hebrew elementary school, while he made his first movie at home at the age of 12. When he turned 13, he made a 40-minute movie about war, which was followed by 15 other amateur movies. He was 16 when he directed his first full-length film – “Firelight” – which cost $500 and from which he profited by $1. He attend Arcadia High School before switching to and matriculating from Saratoga High School in 1965, and then enrolled at California State University, Long Beach later switching to Brookdale Community College. He dropped out after he was offered a seven-year contract with Universal Studios as a director, but returned later to California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Electronic Arts at the age of 52 in 2002.

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Today, Steven is famous for movies such as “Schindler’s List” released in 1993, “Saving Private Ryan” in 1998, and “Catch Me If You Can” in 2002, among numerous others. He holds 514th place on the Forbes list of the richest people in the world, with his net worth of $3.6 billion.

After he divorced Amy, Steven started dating the former American actress Kate Capshaw, and they married on 12 October 1991. They have homes in Pacific Palisades in California, in East Hampton in New York, and in Naples in Florida.

Amy has a daughter Jessica from her first marriage with Robert Capshaw, and a son whom she adopted before marrying Steven. She gave birth to three of her and Steven’s children, named Sasha Rebecca in 1990, Sawyer Avery in 1992, and Destry Allyn in 1996 while they adopted Mikaela George in 1996.

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The Truth Why Pauley Perrette Left “NCIS” and Her Future Plans

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Who is Pauley Perrette?

American actress, producer, director and singer Pauley Perrette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana USA, on 27 March 1969, making Aries her zodiac sign. She’s appeared in over 50 TV series and movies, but is known best for starring as Abby Sciuto in 354 episodes (2003-2018) of the crime action series “NCIS”, which today stars Mark Harmon, Sean Murray and David McCallum, and was created by Don McGill and Donald P. Bellisario. The series has been airing since 2003, follows the work of the Major Case Response Team in Washington, D. C. and has won 27 of its 71 award nominations.

Pauley stated on 7 June 2019 that she quit “NCIS” because she was terrified of her former colleague Mark Harmon, and that she had been physically assaulted multiple times on set.

Education and early life

Pauley and her family lived in more than 10 US states while she was growing up, mostly because of her father’s (undisclosed) job; she’s highly secretive when it comes to her mother and father, thus not sharing many details about them, but it’s believed that Pauley’s father worked for the FBI.

She grew up dreaming of becoming either an FBI agent, a rock ‘n’ roll musician or a veterinarian. Pauley matriculated from high school in 1987 and then enrolled at Valdosta State University in Georgia; she eventually transferred to John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1991.

Some of the jobs she did prior to launching her career as an actress were a dinner cruise boat cook, bartender and waitress.

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Roles in TV series

Pauley’s debut TV series role was playing Shannon in the 1994 episode “Magical Make-Over” of the adventure comedy “ABC Afterschool Specials”, and she only gained recognition in 1997, with her portrayal of Gwen in 10 episodes of the popular crime mystery “Murder One”, created by Steven Bochco and Charles H. Eglee, and which starred Mary McCormack, Michael Hayden and J. C. MacKenzie. It follows the life of prominent defense lawyer Theodore Hoffman, the series aired from 1995 through 1997 and won 15 of its 33 award nominations. The remainder of the ‘90s saw Pauley appear in an episode or two of the adventure comedy “Early Edition”, the comedy “Frasier” and another comedy “The Drew Carey Show”.

In 2001 and 2002, she played Alice Cramer in the action crime comedy “Special Unit 2”, created by Evan Katz, and which starred Michael Landes, Alexondra Lee and Richard Gant; it follows detectives Nick O’Malley and Kate Benson as they’re trying to hide the existence of mythological creatures Links from the public. Pauley had only a couple of other TV series roles in the decade, appearing in an episode or two of the crime action “24”, the crime mystery “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, and the crime action “JAG”.

In 2016, she voiced Nickleby in the popular animated comedy “Fantasy Hospital”; it starred Pete Holmes, Kunal Nayyar and Emma Caulfield Ford, and follows wizards, fairies and dwarves as they’re running a hospital together. Pauley’s since appeared in only two TV series: she played Robin in the 2017 episode “Night IV: Part VI and VII” of the drama mini-series “When We Rise”, and the lead character Jackie in all the 13 episodes of the 2020 comedy “Broke”.

Roles in movies

Pauley’s debut film role was playing Renee in the 1997 romantic drama “The Price of Kissing”, and the following year saw her star in the short comedy movies “Hand on the Pump” and “Hoofboy”.

In 2000, Pauley appeared as Alice Wisdom in the critically acclaimed adventure comedy “Almost Famous”, which Cameron Crowe wrote and directed, and which starred Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit and Billy Crudup. Set in the first half of the ‘70s, the film follows a teenager as he’s accompanying a rock ‘n’ roll band on their tour, and it won 55 of its 158 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. A couple of Pauley’s following roles were in the 2001 romantic comedy “My First Mister”, the crime action “Red Skies” and the  horror mystery “The Ring”, both in 2002.

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In 2003, she voiced Female Lover Bear in the critically acclaimed animated adventure comedy “Brother Bear”, which Robert Walker and Aaron Blaise directed, and which starred Rick Moranis, Jeremy Suarez and Joaquin Phoenix. It follows an Inuit hunter who’s needlessly killed a bear, and has now been magically transformed into one; the movie won two of its 25 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. Some of Pauley’s roles in the remainder of the decade were in the 2004 short drama “A Moment of Grace”, the 2006 crime comedy “Potheads: The Movie” and the 2009 short drama “To Comfort You”.

In 2012, she played Mom in the thriller “I Am Bad”, while her most recent film role has been voicing both Delilah Domino and The Crimson Witch in the animated adventure comedy “Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery”.

Other credits

Pauley voiced Lucy Devlin in the 1997 video game “Blade Runner”.

She produced and directed the 2013 biographical historical documentary movie “Citizen Lane”, while she also produced the 2015 family documentary movie “An Act of Love”, the 2019 short film “The German King”, and three episodes of the 2020 comedy series “Broke”.

Pauley received special thanks for the 2007 short film “NCIS: Cast Roundtable”, the 2012 short horror series “Project: Phoenix”, and the 2023 documentary movie “Commitment to Life”.

Some of her most recent talk-show appearances have been in “48 Hours”, “The Talk” and “Entertainment Tonight”.

Awards and nominations

Pauley won a Best Female Performance Award for Short Film Drama at the 2010 Beverly Hills Film Festival, for her performance in “To Comfort You”.

She’s been nominated for five other awards, including three People’s Choice Awards for her performance in “NCIS” in 2014, 2016 and 2017, and two Behind the Voice Actors Awards for “Superman vs. The Elite” and “Scooby-doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery”.

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Love life and husband

Pauley’s been married once, and has become engaged twice. Her husband was Canadian actor and musician Francis ‘Coyote’ Shivers; the two married in 2000 and divorced in 2006. Pauley was granted a restraining order against Coyote, as he’d allegedly subjected her to sexual, emotional and physical abuse while they were married.

She then began dating American cameraman Michael Bosman, and the two became engaged in June 2008, but split in 2010. In December 2011, Pauley revealed that she and former British Royal Marine Thomas Arklie had become engaged. The two haven’t married, as they’ve promised not to exchange vows until the 2008 California Proposition 8 is invalidated; the proposition aims to ban same-sex marriage.

Pauley’s engaged to Thomas Arklie as of April 2023, was married to Francis ‘Coyote’ Shivers, and doesn’t have children.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Pauley donated $10,000 to the city of Prattville, Alabama, to be given to the person who offers information that would lead to catching the killer of Shannon Paulk; she also donated $10,000 to the city of Detroit, Michigan to be given to those who provided information regarding the disappearance and possible murder of seven-year-old girl Raven Jeffries.

She’s a philanthropist, and supports various charitable organizations including LGBT right groups, the American Red Cross, and animal rescue organizations.

A homeless man assaulted Pauley on 12 November 2015, in front of her Hollywood Hills house; she didn’t press charges.

In September 2021, Pauley suffered a stroke.

She has her own favorite actresses, Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet, and some of her favorite movies include “Heavenly Creatures”, “Little Children” and “The Devil Wears Prada”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

Pauley’s age is 54. Her eyes are green and hair’s black, she’s 5ft 10ins (1.78m) tall and weighs about 150lbs (68kgs).

Pauley’s net worth’s been estimated at over $22 million, as of April 2023, most of which she earned by starring in “NCIS”.

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What is Jennifer Landon – aka Teeter in “Yellowstone” – doing now?

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Who is Jennifer Landon?

American actress Jennifer Rachel Landon was born in Malibu, California USA, on 29 August 1983, making Virgo her zodiac sign. She’s appeared in 25 TV series and movies, and is perhaps best known for playing Teeter in 27 episodes of the hit western series “Yellowstone”, which Taylor Sheridan and John Linson created, and which stars Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes and Kevin Costner. The series has been airing since 2018, follows the lives of members of a Montana ranch family, and has won seven of its 41 award nominations.

Education and early life

Jennifer was raised in Malibu alongside her half-sister Christopher Bea Landon who’s today a successful screenwriter and director, and adoptive brother Mark Landon, the late American actor. Jennifer’s father was the late American actor and moviemaker Michael Landon, probably remembered best for starring as Little Joe Cartwright in the critically acclaimed series “Bonanza”, and her mother’s Cindy Clerico, who was Michael’s third wife.

Jennifer was only five when she made her debut TV series appearance, playing Little Girl in White House in the 1989 episode “Merry Christmas from Grandpa” of the fantasy drama “Highway to Heaven”, and made her debut film appearance two years later, playing Jennifer Kramer in the drama “Us”; Jennifer then focused on her education, and had no roles in the following 13 years.

She studied at Brentwood School, and upon matriculating in 2001, enrolled at New York University, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in theatre in 2005.

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Roles in movies

Jennifer played Jessica in the 2004 comedy movie “L. A. D. J.”, directed by Thomas Ian Nicholas, who also starred in it alongside Tim Scarne and Caleb Moody; it follows two brothers who are dreaming of becoming famous DJs.

In 2011, Jennifer starred in the short drama “Another Bullet Dodged”, and the year 2014 saw her play the lead character Rabid Woman in the short comedy “Rabid Weight Loss”. In 2015, she played the main character Marla in the horror thriller “I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance”, directed by R. D. Braunstein, and which also starred Sarah Butler and Doug McKeon. The film follows Jennifer who’s been gang raped, and is now seeking vengeance.

Jennifer’s also known for playing Ann McDaniel in the biographical historical drama “The Front Runner”, directed by Jason Reitman, and which starred Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga and J. K. Simmons. Set in 1987, the film follows US Senator Gary Hart and his scandalous love affair, and it won one of its six award nominations.

Jennifer’s since had only two film roles: she played Ali in the 2019 crime comedy “Ride or Die”, and the main character Mel Carver in the 2020 thriller “Within These Walls”.

Roles in TV series

From 2005 through 2010, Jennifer starred as Gwen Norbeck Munson in the soap opera “As the World Turns”, which aired its more than 10,000 episodes from 1956 through 2010, and won 90 of its 546 award nominations; it starred Ellen Dolan, Jon Hensley and Elizabeth Hubbard, and follows the lives of members of the Stewart and Hughes families.

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In 2011, Jennifer portrayed Donovan in the episode “Last Temptation” of the mystery “House”, and could then have been seen appearing in an episode of the comedy “The Haunted”, the crime action “Banshee”, and the romantic drama “Days of Our Lives”.

From 2017 through 2022, Jennifer played Amy Wheeler in the crime drama “Animal Kingdom”, created by Jonathan Lisco, and which starred Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson and Jake Weary. It follows the lives of members of a criminal family, and the series won one of its five award nominations.

Some of her most recent TV series roles have been in an episode or two of the action adventure “Helstrom”, the crime action “FBI: Most Wanted”, and the soap opera “The Young and the Restless”.

Other credits

Jennifer’s been featured in several TV specials, including “The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” in 2007, “The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” in 2008, and the “2023 CMT Music Awards”.

Some of her most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Celebrity Page”, “The Official Yellowstone Podcast”, and “Entertainment Tonight”.

Awards and nominations

Jennifer won three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Young Actress in a Drama Series in 2006, ‘07 and ‘08, all three for her performance in “As the World Turns”.

She was also nominated for a 2007 Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actress in a Daytime Serial, for her performance in “As the World Turns”, and a 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, for “Yellowstone” (shared with colleagues).

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Love life and relationships

Jennifer rarely speaks about her love life in public, but it’s still widely known that she’s lesbian, and has been in a relationship with American screenwriter and producer Nancy Fichman since 2016.

The two met on a movie set, and began dating a couple of weeks later; they’ve since uploaded numerous pictures onto their respective Instagram accounts, which feature them travelling, eating and dancing together. The two women are yet to marry, although there are some of Jennifer’s fans who’ve pointed out the possibility that they’ve exchanged vows in a secret ceremony, and have chosen to keep this to themselves; this hasn’t been addressed by Jennifer.

She’s yet to speak of other women whom she’s perhaps dated, Jennifer’s in a long-term relationship with Nancy Fichman as of April 2023, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Close to 200,000 people are following Jennifer on Instagram today, and she’s posted 215 pictures and videos onto the social media network; most of these feature her shooting for her movies and TV series, while she can be seen spending time with her friends in others.

She’s passionate about travelling, and has been all around the world; Jennifer’s dream is to visit Antarctica, but has admitted that it might never happen as she dislikes cold weather. Her favorite season’s summer, as she likes being close to the ocean.

Jennifer’s a philanthropist and has donated money to a couple of charity organizations, most of which work with troublesome youth.

He favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston, and some of her favorite movies include “Murder Mystery 2”, “Cake”, and “Mother’s Day”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

Jennifer’s age is 39. She has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 7ins (1.71m) tall and weighs around 145lbs (61kgs).

Jennifer’s net worth’s been estimated at over $14 million, as of April 2023.

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About Cary Elwes (Stranger Things): Net Worth, Height, Wife, Bio

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Who is Cary Elwes?

British actor and screenwriter Ivan Simon Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, England, on 26 October 1962, making Scorpio his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in close to 140 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for playing the lead character Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the 2004 horror mystery thriller movie “Saw”, which James Wan wrote and directed, and which also starred Danny Glover and Leigh Whannell. It follows two people who’ve been kidnapped by a cruel killer, and the film won eight of its 18 award nominations.

 

Education and early life

Cary was raised alongside his two older brothers Cassian and Damian, and younger sister Milica Kastner in Westminster, by their mother Tessa Kennedy who’s a British interior designer, and their father Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes, the late British portrait painter. Cary was raised a Catholic, and some of his deceased relatives were clerics, including the Bishop of Northampton Dudle Charles Cary-Elwes.

He was four when Tessa and Bede divorced, and 13 when Bede committed suicide. Cary studied at Harrow School and launched his acting career during his time there, playing Disco Dancer in the 1979 musical movie “Yesterday’s Hero”.

Cary then focused on his education, and had no roles in the following five years; he matriculated from Harrow in 1981 and then enrolled at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but moved to the US in the same year, and enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1985.

Cary also honed his acting skills at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and the Actors Studio, being mentored by famous American actor Al Pacino.

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Roles in movies

In 1984, Cary played Harcourt in the hit historical biographical drama “Another Country”, directed by Marek Kanievska, and which starred Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Michael Jenn. It follows the life of Cambridge spy Guy Burgess, and the movie won one of its eight award nominations.

Some of Cary’s other notable performances in the ‘80s were in the 1987 family adventure comedy “The Princess Bride”, the 1988 comedy “Never on Tuesday” and the 1989 historical biographical drama “Glory”.

The year 1994 saw him play the lead character Boone in the hit romantic family adventure “The Jungle Book”, directed by Stephen Sommers, and which also starred Jason Scott Lee and Lena Headey. It follows the life of Mowgli, a boy who was raised by wild animals in the jungle, and the movie was nominated for two awards. Cary could then have been seen appearing in the 1996 action adventure thriller “Twister”, the 1997 crime mystery “Kiss the Girls” and the 1998 war comedy “The Pentagon Wars”.

In 2002, he voiced The Baron in the English version of the critically acclaimed Japanese animated adventure comedy “The Cat Returns”, directed by Hiroyuki Morita, and which starred Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada and Aki Maeda. It follows a 17 years old girl who’s saved a cat from being hit by a car, and has now become engaged to a Prince cat in the cats’ magical world; the movie was nominated for a Tokyo Anime Award for Domestic Feature Film. Cary was then cast to appear in the 2004 thriller “American Crime”, the 2005 crime action “Edison” and the 2007 comedy “Georgia Rule”.

In 2011, he starred as Jeff Mathews in the fantasy horror “Hellgate”, written and directed by John Penney, and which also starred William Hurt and Ploy Jindachote. It follows a family of three who’ve died, but have found themselves trapped in a world between life and death. Cary is also known for playing Gary Jones in the 2016 comedy “The Queen of Spain”, written and directed by Fernando Trueba, and which starred Penelope Cruz, Antonio Resines and Neus Asensi. It follows the life of actress Macarena Granaday, and the film was nominated for seven awards.

Three of Cary’s most recent film roles have been in the 2022 action comedy “The Hyperions”, the 2023 action thriller comedy “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” and the 2023 biographical comedy “BlackBerry”.

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Roles in TV series

Cary’s debut TV series role was playing David Lukner in the 1996 episode “The Wait Out” of the comedy “Seinfeld”, and in the remainder of the decade, he played and voiced characters in an episode or two of the historical action mini-series “From the Earth to the Moon”, the animated adventure comedy “Pinky and the Brain” (voice role), and the animated action adventure “Hercules” (voice role).

In 2001 and 2002, Cary played Brad Follmer in six episodes of the hit crime mystery “The X-Files”, which Chris Carter created, and which starred Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. It follows the lives of two FBI agents Danna Scully and Fox Mulder, the series aired from 1993 through 2018 and won 116 of its 333 award nominations. Cary appeared in only two other TV series in the 2000s: he played Young Karol Wojtyla in both episodes of the 2005 biographical mini-series “Faith: Pope John Paul II”, and Sidney Truex in the 2007 episode “Dependent” of the crime mystery “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.

In 2015 and 2016, Cary starred as Arthur Davenport in the drama “The Art of More”, created by Chuck Rose, and which also starred Christian Cooke and Kate Bosworth. It follows the work of several auction houses in New York State – the series was nominated for only a single award.

Cary’s three most recent roles in TV series have been in the 2020 episode “Chapter Thirteen: Come Together” of the musical comedy “Katy Keene”, the 2020 episode “Chapter Ten: To The Pain!” of the short fantasy comedy “Home Movie: The Princess Bride” and eight episodes (2014-2021) of the animated comedy “Family Guy” (voice role).

Other credits

Cary received special thanks for the 2001 short documentary movie “As You Wish: The Story of ‘The Princess Bride’”, the 2006 biographical film “Factory Girl”, and the 2012 short documentary movie “True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon”.

He co-produced the 1991 action movie “Leather Jackets”, while his other three producing credits were the 2002 comedy film “Comic Book Villains”, the 2007 comedy movie “Walk the Talk”, and the 2016 historical comedy film “Elvis & Nixon”.

Some of Cary’s recent talk-show appearances have been in “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, “The Problem with Jon Stewart”, and “Hollywood Insider”.

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Awards and nominations

Cary won the 2019 Monthly Edition Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Crown Wood International Film Festival, for his performance in the short film “Circus Sam”.

He’s been nominated for nine other awards, for his performances in “Circus Sam”, “Kiss the Girls” and “Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two”.

Love life and wife

Cary prefers to keep the details of his love life to himself, but has still allowed his fans to have a glimpse into it.

He and American photographer Lisa Marie Kurbikoff met in Malibu, California in 1991, when they entered a chili cook-off; they were in a relationship for six years prior to becoming engaged, while they then exchanged vows in 2000.

On 24 April 2007, Lisa gave birth to her and Cary’s daughter Dominique Elwes, but they’re keeping her away from the media’s attention, wanting her to lead a normal life.

Cary’s yet to speak of other women whom he’s maybe been with, he’s married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff as of April 2023, and they have a daughter together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Cary revealed in March 2021 that his sister Milica had lost her fight against cancer.

He dislikes Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who happens to be a huge fan of the movie “The Princess Bride”; in 2020, Cary reunited with his “The Princess Bride” colleagues at a fundraiser event for Wisconsin Democrats.

He’s highly popular on Instagram, as more than 200,000 people are following him on the social media network today, while he’s uploaded over 1,000 pictures and videos, the majority of which show him spending time with his friends and family.

Cary works out at the gym nearly every day, and also follows a strict diet.

His favorite actor is Jim Carrey, and some of his favorite movies include “The Truman Show”, “The Number 23” and “Me, Myself and Irene”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

Cary’s age is 59. His eyes are green and hair’s brown, he’s 6ft (1.83m) tall and weighs around 175lbs (79kgs).

Cary’s net worth’s been estimated at over $6 million, as of April 2023.

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