Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper's biography

Dennis Lee Hopper is 74 years old television actor born at Dodge City, Kansas, USA. Dennis was born on Sunday 17th of May 1936. He is often nicknamed as Dennis Lee Hopper, Dennis Hopper. According to year of birth 1936 Dennis belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 17th of May means he is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.Dennis was married 5 times.

Dennis is white american. Dennis is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be television actor. You can know Dennis also as film actor, film director, actor, photographer, screenwriter, writer, painter, character actor, artist, filmmaker, visual artist, voice actor, sculptor, art collector. Dennis is recently known as printmaker.

Dennis Hopper's dad

Dennis Hopper's father's name is Jay Millard Hopper.

Dennis Hopper's mom

Dennis Hopper's mother's name is Marjorie Mae Hopper.

Dennis Hopper's family

Dennis Hopper's ex wifes

Katherine LaNasa

Dennis Hopper and Katherine Lanasa have been together since 1989 for 3 years. Katherine is known as television actor. His ex wife was born on Thursday 1st of December 1966 in New Orleans.

Michelle Phillips

Dennis Hopper and Michelle Phillips have been together less than a year in 1970. She is known as actor. His ex wife was born on Sunday 4th of June 1944 in Long Beach.

Daria Halprin

Dennis Hopper and Daria Halprin have been together since 1972 for 4 years. She is known as actor. Dennis´s ex wife was born on Thursday 30th of December 1948 in San Francisco.

Brooke Hayward

Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward have been together since 1961 for 8 years. She is known as actor. His ex wife was born on Monday 5th of July 1937 in Los Angeles.

Victoria Duffy

Dennis Hopper and Victoria Duffy have been together since 1996 for 14 years.

Dennis has 1 son and 1 daughter

Dennis Hopper's son: Henry Hopper

Dennis Hopper's son's name is Henry Hopper. He is known as actor. His son was born on Tuesday 11th of September 1990.

Dennis Hopper's daughter: Ruthanna Hopper

Dennis Hopper's daughter's name is Ruthanna Hopper. She is known as actor. Dennis´s daughter was born on Tuesday 5th of December 1972 in Taos.

Dennis Hopper's schools

We found 4 schools Dennis attended. Complete list of schools: Actors Studio, Helix High School, Kansas City Art Institute, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Detailed informations about Dennis´s schools

Dennis studied high school - Helix High School, La Mesa, California, United States (1954).

He studied university - Actors Studio, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

Dennis Hopper's career

Dennis´s main focus is to be television actor. Dennis is famous thanks to Apocalypse Now (1979). You could see him also in Blue Velvet, Speed, Waterworld and many more.

Is Dennis Hopper gay ?

Dennis is known to be straight.

How did Dennis Hopper die

He died on on Saturday 29th of May 2010 when he was 74 years old. Dennis Hoppers death was caused by complications from prostate cancer. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Dennis Hopper's Awards

• Dennis received award for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Blue Velvet in 1986
• He received award for MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for work Speed in 1995
• Dennis received award for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for work Waterworld in 1995

Dennis Hopper's Rankings

• Ranked #87 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
• His performance as Frank Booth in Blue Velvet (1986) is ranked #54 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Dennis Hopper's Nominations

• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Hoosiers in 1986
• Dennis was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Blue Velvet in 1986
• He was nominated for Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film for work Easy Rider in 1969
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for work Easy Rider in 1969
• He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for work Blue Velvet in 1986
• He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for work Hoosiers in 1986
• He was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for work Blue Velvet in 1987
• Dennis was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Paris Trout in 1991
• He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for work Waterworld in 1995

What else you don't know about Dennis Hopper ?

His middle name is Lee.

What Dennis Hopper has done for a first time

• Belongs to the Top 100 collectors of modern art. Was the first buyer of one of Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup can paintings before anyone else took them seriously.
• In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), he says "Boys, boys, boys." when he first meets Leatherface and the Sawyer family. Hopper says the exact same thing when he first meets the heroes in Super Mario Bros. (1993).
• Dennis and Victoria Duffy Hopper's first child, daughter Galen Grier Hopper, was born on March 26, 2003 in Los Angeles, California.
• One of three cast members of the film Rebel Without a Cause (1955) to have died within the first six months of 2010. He was followed in death by castmates Corey Allen and was predeceased by Steffi Sidney.
• Was the first choice for the role of Bud in Repo Man (1984), but the studio didn't want him because of his erratic reputation. Harry Dean Stanton got the part.

Dennis Hopper's Donations

• According to Newsmeat, Hopper donated US$2,000 to the Republican National Committee in 2004 and an equal amount in 2005.

Dennis Hopper's quotes

• [1997]: Like all artists I want to cheat death a little and contribute something to the next generation.
• I've been a Republican since Reagan. I voted for Bush and his father. I don't tell a lot of people, because I live in a city where somebody who voted for Bush is really an outcast.
• I should have been dead ten times over. I've thought about that a lot. I believe in miracles. It's an absolute miracle that I'm still around.
• [talking on the phone with David Lynch after reading the Blue Velvet (1986) script] David, you have to let me play Frank because I am Frank.
• [about his 8 days marriage with Michelle Phillips] The first seven were pretty good.
• I voted for Bush, father and son, but this time I'll vote for Obama. I was the first person in my family to have been Republican. For most of my life, I wasn't on the Left. I pray God Barack Obama is elected.
• [on the imprisonment of friend Phil Spector] I don't know if he shot that girl or not, but I know that if he did, it was an accident. When you play with guns, accidents happen.
• She [Michelle Phillips] went off to work with Leonard Cohen and called me eight days later. I said, "I love you, I need you". She said, "Have you ever thought of suicide?"
• Nobody had ever seen themselves portrayed in a movie. At every love-in across the country people were smoking grass and dropping LSD, while audiences were still watching Doris Day and Rock Hudson.
• Independent films in this country are in the same position. Miramax and Fine Line are not independent - they're with Disney! Come on. Or they're with Warner Brothers. They're all with somebody.
• To make a documentary is one thing, to make a feature film is quite another.
• Easy Rider (1969) was never a motorcycle movie to me. A lot of it was about politically what was going on in the country.
• Work is fun to me. All those years of being an actor and a director and not being able to get a job - two weeks is too long to not know what my next job will be.
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Dennis Hopper's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Dennis Hopper looks. We will focus on his height, body shape, eye color and hair color. Dennis is tall as 5' 9" (175 cm). Body build is average. Dennis´s eyes are tinted green. Dennis´s hair is shade of salt and pepper.