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Biography:A former die-hard theater actor who made a comfortable transition to screens both big and small in the late '90s, Jeremy Renner drew praise and courted controversy with his portrayal of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. A California native, Renner discovered his love for acting while drifting through various majors at college. He dabbled in computer science and criminology before taking an acting class, and soon decided to double major in theater and psychology, the stage offering the struggling student a healthy outlet for his sometimes bottled emotions. After graduation, the aspiring actor moved to Los Angeles in hopes of finding work. A starring role in the play Search and Destroy (which he also co-directed) earned Renner positive notice from critics, and, in 1995, he made his feature debut in the critically panned gross-out comedy National Lampoon's Senior Trip. Numerous film and television supporting... Full Biography
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Back row, from left: Garret Dillahunt, Paul Schneider, Jeremy Renner, Sam Rockwell and Casey...
From left: Jeremy Renner, Brad Pitt and Sam Rockwell in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the...
Rose Byrne, left, and Jeremy Renner, second from left, in "28 Weeks Later" (Fox Atomic)
Jeremy Renner in "28 Weeks Later" (Fox Atomic)
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