Kiefer Sutherland
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Born | Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland[1] 21 December 1966 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) | Camelia Kath (1987–1990) Elizabeth Kelly Winn (1996–2004) |
Parent(s) | Donald Sutherland Shirley Douglas |
Relatives | Rachel Sutherland (twin sister) Rossif Sutherland (half-brother) Angus Sutherland (half-brother) Tommy Douglas (grandfather) Francine Racette (stepmother) |
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Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland[1] (born in London 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor, producer and director. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox series 24 for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards. He currently stars as Martin Bohm in the Fox drama Touch.
Early life
Sutherland was born in London, the son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, both of whom are successful Canadian actors.[2] He has Scottish ancestry from both parents, and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas, widely credited for bringing universal health care to Canada.
He is named after American-born director and writer Warren Kiefer, who, under the assumed name of Lorenzo Sabatini,[3] directed Donald Sutherland in his very first feature film, the Italian low-budget horror film Il castello dei morti vivi (Castle of the Living Dead).[4][5]
His family moved to Corona, California and in 1970, his parents divorced.[2] In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to Toronto. He attended elementary school at Crescent Town Elementary School, St. Clair Junior High East York, and John G. Althouse Middle School in Toronto. He attended five different high schools including St. Andrew's College, Martingrove Collegiate Institute, Harbord Collegiate Institute, Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, Malvern Collegiate Institute and Annex Village Campus. He also spent a semester at Regina Mundi Catholic College in London (Ontario) and attended weekend acting lessons at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School.
Sutherland reported on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2009) that he and Robert Downey, Jr. were room-mates for three years when he first moved to Hollywood to pursue his career in acting.[6]
Career
Stand by Me was the first film Sutherland made in the United States.[7] He played the neighborhood bully in this coming of age story about the search for a dead body. Sutherland has appeared in more than 70 films, most notably Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, A Few Good Men, Flatliners, Young Guns, The Vanishing, The Three Musketeers, Eye for an Eye, Dark City, A Time To Kill, and The Sentinel.
The actor is also a frequent collaborator with director Joel Schumacher, and has appeared in The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Phone Booth and the big screen adaptation of A Time to Kill, in which he appeared onscreen with his father Donald for the first time in his career.
In 2005, Sutherland was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto,[8] where both of his parents have also been inducted. In 2009, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[9] Sutherland was the first Inside the Actors Studio guest to be the child of a former guest; his father, Donald, appeared on the show in 1998.[2] Sutherland was featured on the cover of the April 2006 edition of Rolling Stone, in an article entitled "Alone in the Dark with Kiefer Sutherland." The article began with Sutherland revealing his interest to be killed off in 24. However, he stated, "Don't get me wrong. I love what I do." It also revealed that he devoted 10 months a year working on 24.[10][dead link]
He has starred in Japanese commercials for CalorieMate, performing a parody of his Jack Bauer character.[citation needed] Sutherland also provides voice-overs for the current ad campaign for the Ford Motor Company of Canada.[11] In mid-2006, he voiced the Apple, Inc. advertisement announcing the inclusion of Intel chips in their Macintosh computer line.[12] He also voices the introduction to NHL games on the Versus network in the U.S.[citation needed] He has appeared in a Brazilian TV commercials for Citroën C4 sedan[13] and a voice-over for a commercial for Bank of America.[14] He voiced Sgt. Roebuck in Treyarch's video game Call of Duty: World at War and Lars Alexandersson in Street Fighter X Tekken.
Sutherland is currently a celebrity producer of The 1 Second Film. In 2011, he made his Broadway debut, opposite Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth and Jason Patric in the Broadway revival of That Championship Season, which opened in March 2011. The show has since closed. Sutherland is currently starring in the new Fox television series Touch. Sutherland plays the father of an autistic boy who does not like to be touched, while the son also communicates future humanity interrelated events to his father through numbers and mathematics.[15][16]
24
Since 2001, Sutherland has been associated most widely with the role of Jack Bauer, on the critically acclaimed television series 24.[2] After being nominated four times for the "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Primetime Emmy Award, Sutherland won the award in 2006 for his role in 24's fifth season. In the opening skit of the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards, Sutherland made an appearance as his 24 character, Jack Bauer. He was also nominated for Best actor in a Drama Television Series in the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for 24. According to his 2006 contract, his salary of $40 million for three seasons of the show made him the highest-earning actor on television.[17] Sutherland constantly emphasizes that the show is merely "entertainment."[18] The Dean of the United States Military Academy, Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, visited the set of 24 in February 2007 to urge the show's makers to reduce the number of torture scenes[19] and Sutherland accepted an invitation from the U.S. military to tell West Point cadets that it is wrong to torture prisoners.[20] In an interview with OK! Magazine, Howard Gordon says that it would be an "unbearable loss" if they killed off Sutherland's character.[21] In an interview with Charlie Rose on January 12, 2007, Sutherland made clear statements of his opposition to torture, specifically that, "...it is widely known that you can torture someone and they'll basically tell you exactly what you want to hear, whether it's true or not, if you put someone in enough pain. Torture is not a way of procuring information. The way of procuring information is in fact quite the opposite, and unfortunately that takes a lot of time." (see minute 19:00) [22] In another interview on November 20, 2008, Rose asked Sutherland, "You'd shut down Guantanamo tomorrow, would you not?" Sutherland's reply, "Me personally? Absolutely. And unless you can charge those detainees, I'd let them go too. The Constitution makes that really clear." (see minute 18:30) [23]
On 24 March 2009, Sutherland reported to the Associated Press that he will be back for an 8th season.[24]
On 14 February 2010, Fox TV announced they were temporarily suspending production of Season 8 of 24 due to a ruptured cyst near one of Sutherland's kidneys. According to the report, he waited a few days before going in to have "elective surgery" performed.[25] It was anticipated that he would return after a week, but a further few days was needed and Fox reported that his return to set would be 1 March.[26]
On 26 March 2010, it was announced that 24 would end at the conclusion of the 8th season, paving the way for the 24 feature film to go into production. Production was anticipated to begin at the beginning of 2011.[27]
Several episodes of 24 have allegedly been rewritten to work around minor injuries Sutherland sustained when partying. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Sutherland said, "I can't deny half the stuff that's been written about me has been true. I've done some stupid things. You have to take responsibility, go, 'That was embarrassing,' and move forward as best you can."[28]
Personal life
Family and relationships
Sutherland has a twin sister, Rachel Sutherland, who is a TV post-production supervisor in Toronto.
Sutherland has one daughter, Sarah Jude, born 18 February 1988, from his first marriage to Camelia Kath, the widow of Chicago guitarist/singer Terry Kath, to whom he was married from 12 September 1987—1990. Through his marriage to Camelia, he became stepfather to Michelle Kath[citation needed]. His stepdaughter Michelle married in 2004 and has sons Hammish (2005) and Quinn (2010)[29][30]
Julia Roberts met Sutherland in 1990, when they co-starred in Flatliners. In August 1990, Roberts and Sutherland announced their engagement, with an elaborate studio-planned wedding scheduled for 14 June 1991. Roberts broke the engagement three days before the wedding allegedly because Sutherland had been meeting with a stripper named Amanda Rice. Sutherland denied having an affair with Rice and said that they only met because he liked to play pool. On the day of what was supposed to be their wedding date, Roberts ran off to Europe with Sutherland's friend Jason Patric.[31]
On 29 June 1996, Sutherland married Kelly Winn. The couple separated in 1999. He filed for divorce in 2004. The divorce was finalized on 16 May 2008.[citation needed] He had two stepsons from this marriage: Julian and Timothy.[citation needed]
Hobbies
Sutherland is a guitar collector, the majority of which are Gibson Les Pauls. Recently, the Gibson Custom shop has released a guitar (signed by Sutherland), the KS-336, as part of their 'Inspired By' series.[32] When Queen appeared on VH1 in 2006 for the Rock Honors Event, Sutherland gave Queen's introduction and announced that they are his favorite band, and that he has listened to them ever since he was a child.[citation needed]
Sutherland is an American football fan, particularly of USC Trojans football, and recorded a birthday message for former USC head coach Pete Carroll's 56th birthday.[33] After losing a bet to friend Dave Andreychuk over the 2010 New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens playoff game, Sutherland was forced to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman wearing a dress.[34] He is also a NASCAR fan. He narrated the IMAX film NASCAR: The IMAX Experience. Additionally, his character Jack Bauer in 24 has used the name of team owner Jack Roush as an alias.
Additionally, Sutherland paints. One of his paintings served as the cover art for the twelfth edition of the Live X acoustic compilation series released by the American alternative rock radio station WNNX.[35]
In the late 1990s, Sutherland, inspired[citation needed] by the experience in his films Young Guns, The Cowboy Way, and Cowboy Up, retired from acting briefly to pursue the rodeo circuit. He purchased a 900-acre (3.6 km2) ranch in Montana, and travelled on the road with the rodeo, he participated in numerous roping contests, two of which he won in Phoenix and Albuquerque.[citation needed]
Legal troubles
Sutherland was arrested early on 25 September 2007, on drunk driving charges, his second time since another incident in 2004, after performing poorly on a field sobriety test. His test exceeded the state's legal blood alcohol limit, and he was later released on a $25,000 bail. Sutherland pleaded no contest to the DUI charge and was sentenced to 48 days in jail.[36] Initially, he arranged to split his sentence and spend 18 days in jail during 24's winter break in late December and early January 2008; the Hollywood writers' strike interrupted production, allowing him to serve his sentence in 48 consecutive days.[citation needed]
Sutherland surrendered to NYPD on 7 May 2009 for head-butting fashion designer Jack McCollough, founder and co-designer of Proenza Schouler, at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo following a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[37][38] Several weeks later, Sutherland and McCollough issued a joint statement in which Sutherland apologized; Police later dropped the charges.[39]
Business ventures
Sutherland is the co-owner (along with Jude Cole) of the independent record label Ironworks.
Sutherland had reportedly fallen victim to a financial scam involving cattle in 2010.[40] The perpetrator, Michael Wayne Carr, allegedly took US $869,000 from Sutherland, ostensibly on the account of steers to be purchased, according to The AP. Prosecutors alleged that Carr never purchased the steers. Carr pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay US $956,000 in restitution to Sutherland and his investment partner.[41]
Filmography
Year | Title | Notes |
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1993 | Last Light | TV movie |
1995 | Fallen Angels | Episode: "Love and Blood" |
1997 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | |
2000 | Woman Wanted | Credited as Alan Smithee |
2008 | Broken | Music video |
2008 | Little Toy Gun | Music video |
Awards and nominations
Ranked #68 on the 2006 Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful celebrities. His earnings were a reported $23 million.[citation needed]
- 2003: nominated for best actor — Dead Heat
- 2002: Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2002: Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
- 2003: Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2003: Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
- 2004: Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2004: Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
- 2005: Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2005: Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
- 2006: Won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2006: Won for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
- 2007: Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2009: Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie — 24: Redemption
- 1985: Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role — The Bay Boy
- 2002: Won for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2003: Nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2004: Nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2006: Nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2007: Nominated for Best Performance by an actor in a drama television series — 24
- 2009: Nominated for Best Performance by an actor in a television movie — 24: Redemption
- 2006: Won for Best International Producer — 24
- 2006: Won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 1997: Nominated for Best Villain — A Time to Kill
- 2004: Nominated for Best Villain — Phone Booth
- 2005: Nominated for Favorite Male TV Star
- 2006: Nominated for Favorite Male TV Star — 24
- 2007: Nominated for Favorite Male TV Star
- 2009: Nominated for Favorite Male TV Star
- 2002: Won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama — 24
- 2003: Won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama — 24
- 2009: Nominated for Best Television Film - 24: Redemption
- 2003: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series — 24
- 2003: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2004: Won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2005: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series — 24
- 2005: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2006: Won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series — 24
- 2009: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie - 24: Redemption
- 2000: Won for Best Feature Film — Woman Wanted
- 2003: Nominated for Choice TV Actor – Drama/Action Adventure — 24
- 2005: Nominated for Choice TV Cast
- 2006: Nominated for Choice TV Actor — 24
- 2006: Nominated for Choice TV Actor – Drama/Action Adventure — 24
- 2010: Nominated for Choice TV Actor – Action — 24
- 2002: Nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
- 2003: Nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
- 2004: Nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
- 2005: Nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
- 2006: Nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
- 2009: Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Mini-Series and Specials — 24: Redemption
- 1989: Won Theatrical Motion Picture — Young Guns
References
- ^ a b "Beckham baby: Why the middle name Seven?" 11 July 2011, BBC
- ^ a b c d Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
- ^ Off Screen Volume 15, Issue 12, 31 December 2011: Warren Kiefer – The Man Who Wasn’t There Retrieved 2012-06-16
- ^ The Observer 30 March 2008: On the money - interview with Donald Sutherland Retrieved 2012-06-16
- ^ Biography for Kiefer Sutherland at IMDb
- ^ "Room mate". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Kiefer Sutherland: 24: Redemption". SuicideGirls.com. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Kiefer Sutherland 2005 Inductee". CanadasWalkofFame.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Canadian Kiefer gets star treatment". The Vancouver Province. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ Hedegaard, Erik. Kiefer Sutherland: Heart of Darkness, Rolling Stone, 7 April 2006. Accessed 26 May 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Glaister, Dan (7 December 2007). "World news,Film,US news". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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- ^ "Cox, Gaffigan, Noth, Patric & Sutherland to Star in That Championship Season 2010/11/02". Broadwayworld.com. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "That Championship Season". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ Kiefer Sutherland signs on for more 24, AskMen.com, 11 April 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
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- ^ Buncombe, Andrew. US military tells Jack Bauer: Cut out the torture scenes ... or else!, The Independent, 13 February 2007. Accessed 26 May 2008.
- ^ WENN. U.S. Army Invites Sutherland to Give Anti-Torture Speech, Hollywood.com, 26 February 2007. Accessed 26 May 2008.
- ^ OK! Magazine, issue #49 (8 December 2008), p.8
- ^ Chambonfan. A conversation with actor Kiefer Sutherland, January 12, 2007.
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- ^ Daily Telegraph. 24 heaven. Retrieved 19 April 2007.
- ^ http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/kiefer-sutherland-loves-being-a-grandfather/2009/04/02/ At just 40 Kiefer Sutherland Is A Grandfather!
- ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50121921n&tag=morningFlexGridLeft;flexGridModule Kiefer Sutherland, CBS This Morning Wed 21 Mar 12
- ^ "Miss Roberts Regrets" People, July 01, 1991
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- ^ a b Kiefer Sutherland at IMDb
External links
- Kiefer Sutherland at BAFTA
- Kiefer Sutherland at IMDb
- Kiefer Sutherland producer profile on The 1 Second Film
- Kiefer Sutherland on Twitter
- Kiefer Sutherland on Facebook
Interviews and articles
- Use dmy dates from February 2011
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Actors from Ontario
- Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (television) winners
- Canadian criminals
- Canadian expatriate actors in the United States
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Canadian television actors
- Canadian voice actors
- Emmy Award winners
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- People from Toronto
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