Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, on July 22, 1955. He alone in the family decided to choose the profession of an actor. He attended drama courses at the University of Wisconsin, but never received a diploma. Then he tried himself in the avant-garde theater TheatreX in Milwaukee. He toured the United States and Europe for several years. In 1977 he joined the Manhattan Performance Group, led by Elizabeth Le Compt. Willem and Elizabeth subsequently formed the Wooster Group. They lived more

Willem Dafoe was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, on July 22, 1955. He alone in the family decided to choose the profession of an actor. He attended drama courses at the University of Wisconsin, but never received a diploma. Then he tried himself in the avant-garde theater TheatreX in Milwaukee. He toured the United States and Europe for several years. In 1977 he joined the Manhattan Performance Group, led by Elizabeth Le Compt. Willem and Elizabeth subsequently formed the Wooster Group. They lived in a civil marriage for 27 years, they have a common son.

His first films were Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate (1980) and Catherine Bigelow’s Unloved (1982). In 1985, the actor starred in the film by William Friedkin “Live and Die in Los Angeles”, and in 1986 in the film by Oliver Stone. Platoon . His last work earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor (1987). The Role of Jesus Christ in Work "Spider-Man" He played the role of the main villain Green Troll. The hit comic brought the actor a second birth. He won the MTV Best Villain Award for Spider-Man (2003). Willem continues to act actively in films.