American actor Harvey Keitel was born on May 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. The parents of the future star were immigrants from Poland and sold soft drinks.
When Harvey was 16, he joined the Marines. He was sent to Lebanon. Keitel then worked as a forensic reporter for some time. After some time, Harvey Keitel entered New York University and at the same time began to study in the acting studio under the guidance of Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg and Frank Corsaro. Keitel’s acting debut took place not in the cinema, but on the stage of the summer theater in the production of “American Dream”. For the next eight years, Harvey Keitel took part exclusively in non-commercial productions. Thanks to this, Keitel and Martin Scorsese met, who invited him to his film Who knocks on my door? (1967). It was followed by such films as Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976) and Evil Streets (1972).
He could have played the lead role in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, but preferred Martin Sheen. This led to a brief pause in the development of his career, with Keitel playing exclusively secondary roles. But in 1988, Harvey Keitel got the role of Judas in the film.
" The Last Temptation of Christ This marked his triumphant return.
The 90s were particularly successful for Keitel. In 1991, the film Thelma and Louise by Ridley Scot was released, then Bugsy, which brought Harvey an Oscar nomination. In 1992, Harvey Keitel acted as a producer and actor in the film.
"Mad Dogs" The iconic Quentin Tarantino. This was the beginning of his collaboration with the director. The paintings followed.
Pulp Fiction" .
"From Dusk to Dawn" .
Harvey Keitel has an amazing appearance. His characters can be affectionate and tender, and in a moment - aggressive and cruel. In 1993, Keitel played in the film Jane Campion.
"Piano" which received the "Golden Palm Branch". In 1995, he starred with Wayne Wong and Paul Oster, independent directors. The result was the film “Smoke”, thanks to which Harvey Keitel received “Silver Bear” at the Berlin Film Festival. In 2001 he collaborated with Istvan Szabo, who directed Opinions of the Parties.
In 2012, “The Kingdom of the Full Moon” was released, where Harvey Keitel plays with Bruce Willis, Edwart Norton, Bill Murray and other film stars.
For 12 years, Harvey Keitel dated Lorraine Bracco, the star of the series "The Sopranos", but then the couple broke up. In 2001, the actor married Daphne Kastner, with whom he still lives. He has three children with different women. Daphne's son Roman was born in 2004.
