Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas, USA. Together with friends (Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, James Dean) led a wild life, as a result of which he ruined the career of the actor. He had a reputation for being nervous and uncomfortable with work. In 1954, when Dennis graduated from the acting studio, he was invited to shoot the film From Hell to Texas, after this work, his name was blacklisted. Hollywood. Successful works of Hopper as an actor are the films “Rebel without
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Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas, USA. Together with friends (Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, James Dean) led a wild life, as a result of which he ruined the career of the actor. He had a reputation for being nervous and uncomfortable with work. In 1954, when Dennis graduated from the acting studio, he was invited to shoot the film From Hell to Texas, after this work, his name was blacklisted. Hollywood.
Successful works of Hopper as an actor are the films “Rebel without a cause” (1955) and “Giant” (1956).
Dennis Hopper’s best work as a director is a film.
"Easy rider" (1969), which collected record box office receipts. The script was nominated for an Oscar. After this work, Hopper became famous all over the world.
Immediately after that, Dennis Hopper went into a binge, his career sharply declined. His friends, trying to bring Dennis out of this state, offered him roles in their films. Such works were “American Friend” (1977) by Wim Wenders, “Apocalypse Now” (1979) by Ford Copella. But such fame these films did not bring him.
The situation began to change for the better after the role of Frank Buta in the movie Blue Velvet (1986). This role suited Hopper, and all his subsequent characters were similar to Frank Booth.
Dennis Hoper’s last film work as an actor was
"Jason and the Argonauts (2000) .
"Elegy" (2008) .
Best works of Dennis Hooper as a director: “Colors”, “The Last Film”, “The Backtrack / Apostate”, “Convoys”.
In the last years of his life, Dennis Hoper became an artist: he painted paintings, took up photography, collected art objects. In the summer of 2007, an exhibition of Dennis’ works was held at the State Hermitage. In 2009, Hoper said goodbye to fans and loved ones, as he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which gave metastases to bone tissue. Before his death, Dennis published a book with his photographs.
During his lifetime, actor and director Dennis Hopper was married five times and had four children. Hopper died on May 29, 2010 at the age of 74 in Los Angeles.
