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Danny Huston
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Director, Actor
Born:
May 14, 1962 in Rome, Italy
Biography:Intimidation often looms large for a legendary director's son who wishes to follow in the footsteps of his famous parent; perhaps for this reason, more than a few opt to establish themselves in another field. For Danny Huston, however -- the scion of mythically revered, Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Huston -- it wasn't at all a question of intimidation, merely one of circumstance. After pursuing directorial work fervently and dauntlessly, but encountering mixed success and frustration about his own inability to get studio backing for projects, Danny Huston found himself being drawn, one assignment at a time, into bit roles before the camera. In the process, Huston inadvertently launched himself as one of the most respected character actors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Born May 14, 1962, in Rome, as the illegitimate child of John Huston and European actress Zoe Sallis (during the... Full Biography

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Hugh Jackman and Danny Huston in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (20th Century Fox)
Liev Schreiber, left, Hugh Jackman and Danny Huston in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (20th Century Fox)
Danny Huston in "The Constant Gardener"
Danny Huston in "The Constant Gardener"
Danny Huston in "The Proposition"
Guy Pearce and Danny Huston in "The Proposition"
John Hurt and Danny Huston in "The Proposition"
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