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Pine appeared in the [[made-for-television]] film ''Surrender, Dorothy'' which aired in early 2006. He also played Jake Hardin in the American film ''[[Just My Luck (2006 film)|Just My Luck]]'', a romantic comedy in which he starred opposite [[Lindsay Lohan]], who played Ashley Albright. The film was released on May 12, 2006. Later that year, Pine appeared in the comedy ''[[Blind Dating]]'' and in the action film ''[[Smokin' Aces]]''. In 2007, he starred opposite [[Scott Wolf]] in the Los Angeles production of [[Neil LaBute]]'s play ''[[Fat Pig]]'', winning positive reviews for his depiction of a competitive, alpha-male friend.<ref name="latimes"/> He portrayed real-life Napa Valley vintner [[Bo Barrett]] in the 2008 film ''[[Bottle Shock]]''. |
Pine appeared in the [[made-for-television]] film ''Surrender, Dorothy'' which aired in early 2006. He also played Jake Hardin in the American film ''[[Just My Luck (2006 film)|Just My Luck]]'', a romantic comedy in which he starred opposite [[Lindsay Lohan]], who played Ashley Albright. The film was released on May 12, 2006. Later that year, Pine appeared in the comedy ''[[Blind Dating]]'' and in the action film ''[[Smokin' Aces]]''. In 2007, he starred opposite [[Scott Wolf]] in the Los Angeles production of [[Neil LaBute]]'s play ''[[Fat Pig]]'', winning positive reviews for his depiction of a competitive, alpha-male friend.<ref name="latimes"/> He portrayed real-life Napa Valley vintner [[Bo Barrett]] in the 2008 film ''[[Bottle Shock]]''. |
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In 2007, Pine turned down a role in a [[White Jazz#Current production|film adaptation of ''White Jazz'']],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38541 |title=Clooney Drops Out of ''White Jazz'', Too |first=Joe |last=Carnahan |date=October 22, 2007 |work=ComingSoon.net |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30036360/ |title=Chris Pine was once "scared" to play Capt. Kirk |date=April 3, 2009 |work=Access Hollywood |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> |
In 2007, Pine turned down a role in a [[White Jazz#Current production|film adaptation of ''White Jazz'']],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38541 |title=Clooney Drops Out of ''White Jazz'', Too |first=Joe |last=Carnahan |date=October 22, 2007 |work=ComingSoon.net |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30036360/ |title=Chris Pine was once "scared" to play Capt. Kirk |date=April 3, 2009 |work=Access Hollywood |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> to accept the part of [[James T. Kirk]] in the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' film, which was released to critical and viewer acclaim in May of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/6413616.html?plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:521a3e9c-ba76-465f-b453-88a85c82a859 |title=As Kirk, Chris Pine boldly goes where we've been before|first=Geoff |last=Boucher |date=May 7, 2009 |work=chron |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> That same month, he made a brief appearance promoting the film on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', with co-stars [[Zachary Quinto]] and [[Leonard Nimoy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30673886/&cid=1345518974&ei=iX0HSseCAsfFsAbLnLDjCA&usg=AFQjCNEs_13-lGEYQ8KzlVX6R4HJfQ82zA |title=''Star Trek'' stars beam up to ''SNL'' |work=Access Hollywood |date=May 10, 2009 |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> During the rest of summer 2009, he appeared in the Los Angeles production of the Beau Willimon play ''[[Farragut North (play)|Farragut North]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNulty |first=Charles |title=Review: ''Farragut North'' at the Geffen Playhouse |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 25, 2009 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/06/review-farragut-north-at-the-geffen-playhouse.html |accessdate=September 19, 2009}}</ref> In September 2009, his film ''[[Carriers (film)|Carriers]]'' was released at last (after being filmed in 2007). His other upcoming films include ''[[Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey]]'' (voice work only) and the independent film ''[[Small Town Saturday Night]]''. Pine appeared in the Los Angeles production of the [[black comedy]] ''[[The Lieutenant of Inishmore]]'' during the summer of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reiner |first=Jay |title=Review: ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' a gruesome pleasure |work=[[Reuters]] |date=July 13, 2010 |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66D06F20100714 |accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> |
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Pine was rumored to be the leading man in the upcoming ''[[Green Lantern]]'' film, but the role eventually went to [[Ryan Reynolds]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/100/1002997p1.html |title=Ryan Reynolds cast as Green Lantern |work=IGN |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=July 10, 2009 |accessdate=July 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Abramowitz |first=Rachel |title=Gosling and Clooney drop projects |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 23, 2007 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-goslingclooney23oct23,1,157918.story?track=crosspromo&coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true |accessdate=October 23, 2007}}</ref> In fall 2009, Pine began filming the [[Tony Scott]] and [[Mark Bomback]] action film ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'', in which he stars as a young train conductor who helps a veteran railroad engineer ([[Denzel Washington]]) stop an unmanned, half-mile-long runaway freight train carrying toxic liquids and poisonous gases that is set to wipe out a nearby city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613287/20090604/story.jhtml |date=June 4 2009 |title=Exclusive: Chris Pine In Talks To Join Denzel Washington For ''Unstoppable'' |first=Eric |last=Ditzian |work=MTV |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> |
Pine was rumored to be the leading man in the upcoming ''[[Green Lantern]]'' film, but the role eventually went to [[Ryan Reynolds]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/100/1002997p1.html |title=Ryan Reynolds cast as Green Lantern |work=IGN |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=July 10, 2009 |accessdate=July 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Abramowitz |first=Rachel |title=Gosling and Clooney drop projects |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 23, 2007 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-goslingclooney23oct23,1,157918.story?track=crosspromo&coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true |accessdate=October 23, 2007}}</ref> In fall 2009, Pine began filming the [[Tony Scott]] and [[Mark Bomback]] action film ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'', in which he stars as a young train conductor who helps a veteran railroad engineer ([[Denzel Washington]]) stop an unmanned, half-mile-long runaway freight train carrying toxic liquids and poisonous gases that is set to wipe out a nearby city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613287/20090604/story.jhtml |date=June 4 2009 |title=Exclusive: Chris Pine In Talks To Join Denzel Washington For ''Unstoppable'' |first=Eric |last=Ditzian |work=MTV |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> |
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Chris Pine | |
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Born | Christopher Whitelaw Pine |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Christopher Whitelaw "Chris" Pine[1] (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He has appeared in the romantic comedies The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and Just My Luck (2006), as well as the action film Smokin' Aces (2007) as well as portraying James T. Kirk in the 2009 film Star Trek.
Early life
Pine was born in Los Angeles, California. His father, Robert Pine, is an actor who appeared in CHiPs as Sergeant Joseph Getraer, and his mother, Gwynne Gilford, is a former actress who is now a practicing psychotherapist.[2] He has an older sister, Katie.[3] Pine's maternal grandparents were Anne Gwynne, a Hollywood actress, and Max M. Gilford, an attorney who was elected president of the Hollywood Bar Association.[4][5] Pine is of Welsh and Jewish descent on his mother's side.[6][7] He has stated in an interview, "I definitely have a spiritual outlook... I am not a religious guy, I am probably agnostic".[8]
Pine attended Oakwood School for high school and received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002.[9][10] He also studied English at the University of Leeds in England for one year.[11] After graduation, he studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.[4]
Career
Pine's first professional role was in a 2003 episode of ER; the same year, he also appeared in episodes of The Guardian and CSI: Miami.[12] In 2004, he appeared in Why Germany?, a short film, and in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Pine played the love interest of Anne Hathaway's character in the film, Nicholas Devereaux, which was released in August of that year to a strong box office. In 2005, Pine appeared in an episode of the series Six Feet Under, as well as in Confession, an independent film that was released directly to video, and The Bulls, another short film.[13]
Pine appeared in the made-for-television film Surrender, Dorothy which aired in early 2006. He also played Jake Hardin in the American film Just My Luck, a romantic comedy in which he starred opposite Lindsay Lohan, who played Ashley Albright. The film was released on May 12, 2006. Later that year, Pine appeared in the comedy Blind Dating and in the action film Smokin' Aces. In 2007, he starred opposite Scott Wolf in the Los Angeles production of Neil LaBute's play Fat Pig, winning positive reviews for his depiction of a competitive, alpha-male friend.[4] He portrayed real-life Napa Valley vintner Bo Barrett in the 2008 film Bottle Shock.
In 2007, Pine turned down a role in a film adaptation of White Jazz,[14][15] to accept the part of James T. Kirk in the 2009 Star Trek film, which was released to critical and viewer acclaim in May of that year.[16] That same month, he made a brief appearance promoting the film on Saturday Night Live, with co-stars Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy.[17] During the rest of summer 2009, he appeared in the Los Angeles production of the Beau Willimon play Farragut North.[18] In September 2009, his film Carriers was released at last (after being filmed in 2007). His other upcoming films include Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (voice work only) and the independent film Small Town Saturday Night. Pine appeared in the Los Angeles production of the black comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore during the summer of 2010.[19]
Pine was rumored to be the leading man in the upcoming Green Lantern film, but the role eventually went to Ryan Reynolds.[20][21] In fall 2009, Pine began filming the Tony Scott and Mark Bomback action film Unstoppable, in which he stars as a young train conductor who helps a veteran railroad engineer (Denzel Washington) stop an unmanned, half-mile-long runaway freight train carrying toxic liquids and poisonous gases that is set to wipe out a nearby city.[22]
Pine will be filming the romantic comedy This Means War with Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy during fall 2010 in Vancouver.[23]
Pine has been in talks to team up with director D. J. Caruso on the film The Art of Making Money.[24] On October 13, 2009, Paramount Pictures confirmed that Pine is also in talks to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in a reboot of Tom Clancy's novels.[25] He would be the fourth actor to play Jack Ryan, after Alec Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October), Harrison Ford (Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger) and Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears).[26]
Chris Pine appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010.[27]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | ER | Levine | Episode: "A Thousand Cranes" |
2003 | The Guardian | Lonnie Grandy | Episode: "Hazel Park" |
2003 | CSI: Miami | Tommy Chandler | Episode: "Extreme" |
2004 | Why Germany? | Chris | |
2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Nicholas Devereaux | |
2004 | American Dreams | Joey Tremain | Episode: "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" |
2005 | Confession | Luther Scott | |
2005 | Six Feet Under | Young Sam | Episode: "Dancing for Me" |
2005 | The Bulls | Jason | |
2006 | Surrender Dorothy | Shawn | TV film |
2006 | Just My Luck | Jake Hardin | |
2006 | Blind Dating | Danny | |
2006 | Smokin' Aces | Darwin Tremor | |
2008 | Bottle Shock | Bo Barrett | |
2009 | Star Trek | James T. Kirk | |
2009 | Carriers | Brian | |
2009 | Beyond All Boundaries | Hanson Baldwin — New York Times Military Editor / Sgt. Bill Reed | (voice) |
2010 | Small Town Saturday Night | Rhett Ryan | |
2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Dave | (voice) |
2010 | Unstoppable | Will Colson | post-production |
2011 | This Means War | in production | |
2012 | Untitled Star Trek sequel | James T. Kirk |
References
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(help) - ^ Turbiville, Tom (February 7, 2010). "Aggie connections move actor to help Bryan school". theeagle.com. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Chiu, Alexis; Huver, Scott (May 25, 2009). "Star Trek's Hot New Hero Chris Pine". People.com. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ a b c Martin, Denise. "10 things you didn't know about Chris Pine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Ruling Sought on Health Care". Los Angeles Times. May 27, 1948. Retrieved July 19, 2010.[failed verification]
- ^ "An Extended Family". rootsweb. July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Chris Pine — Bio". Flixter. May 4, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Interview Chris Pine". Femalefirst.co.uk. June 16, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Smith, Krista (May 2009). "To Boldly Star". Vanity Fair. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Chris Pine Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Chris's new role is light years from Leeds digs". Yorkshire Post. May 1, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Robinson, Paul (April 23, 2009). "Actor's Yorkshire days recalled as new Star Trek film hits the screens". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Torre, Nestor (May, 15 2009). "Star Trek launches Chris Pine to stardom". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
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(help) - ^ Carnahan, Joe (October 22, 2007). "Clooney Drops Out of White Jazz, Too". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Chris Pine was once "scared" to play Capt. Kirk". Access Hollywood. April 3, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (May 7, 2009). "As Kirk, Chris Pine boldly goes where we've been before". chron. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Star Trek stars beam up to SNL". Access Hollywood. May 10, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ McNulty, Charles (June 25, 2009). "Review: Farragut North at the Geffen Playhouse". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ Reiner, Jay (July 13, 2010). "Review: The Lieutenant of Inishmore a gruesome pleasure". Reuters. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ Vejvoda, Jim (July 10, 2009). "Ryan Reynolds cast as Green Lantern". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ Abramowitz, Rachel (October 23, 2007). "Gosling and Clooney drop projects". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
- ^ Ditzian, Eric (June 4 2009). "Exclusive: Chris Pine In Talks To Join Denzel Washington For Unstoppable". MTV. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
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(help) - ^ Claggett, Bruce (September 12 2010). "Film starring Reese Witherspoon to be shot in Vancouver". NEWS1130. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
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(help) - ^ "D.J. Caruso and Chris Pine Set to Make Money". ComingSoon.net. October 12, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010.}}
- ^ Leins, Jeff (October 13, 2009). "Chris Pine in Talks to Play the New Jack Ryan". News in Film. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ "Chris Pine in Talks to Play Jack Ryan". ComingSoon.net. October 14, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Chris Pine". TVGuide.com. 2010-09-09.
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