Grant Heslov
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 Heslov at the 2009 Toronto International Film festival for the premier of The Men Who Stare at Goats |
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| Born | May 15, 1963 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, screenwriter, director |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Lisa Heslov |
Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter and director.
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[edit] Early life
Heslov was born in Los Angeles,[1] into a Jewish family and was raised in the Palos Verdes area of Los Angeles.[2] He attended Palos Verdes High School, the University of Southern California (USC) along with friend Tate Donovan. He is a member of Phi Kappa Psi.
[edit] Career
Heslov's acting credits include films like True Lies, Dante's Peak, Enemy of the State, The Scorpion King and Good Night, and Good Luck and several credits in TV series (Family Ties, L.A. Law, Catch Me If You Can, the 1989 directorial debut by Stephen Sommers, Matlock, Sleeper Cell). He also appeared in Congo as the hapless assistant Richard and in Black Sheep as a cop, who is a friend to Mike Donnelly (played by Chris Farley).
He was the Academy Award–nominated producer of Good Night, and Good Luck. Together with George Clooney, he was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Heslov also appears in the film as Don Hewitt, the director of the TV series See It Now, around which the movie is centered. In August 2006, he and George Clooney started a movie company, Smoke House.
Heslov is currently writing screenplays with his business partner George Clooney. He has also recently directed a screen adaptation of The Men Who Stare At Goats starring Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Kevin Spacey.
[edit] References
- ^ Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. "California Birth Index 1905–1995". State of California. http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=Grant+&last=Heslov&spelling=Exact&4_year=&4_month=0&4_day=0&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=24&SubmitSearch.y=15&SubmitSearch=Submit. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ Abramowitz, Rachel (November 7, 2009). "Grant Heslov, George Clooney team up for 'The Men Who Stare at Goats.' – Page 3 – Los Angeles Times". latimes.com. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/07/entertainment/et-heslov7/3. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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