Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe's biography

William James Dafoe is 67 years old film actor born at Appleton. William was born on Friday 22nd of July 1955. William is often nicknamed as Willem Dafoe, William James Dafoe, William J. Dafoe. According to year of birth 1955 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 22nd of July means he is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.

He is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. William´s primary profession is to be film actor. You can know William also as voice actor, screenwriter, model, film producer, performing artist. He is recently known as stage actor.

Willem Dafoe's family

Willem Dafoe's wife

Giada is known as film director. William´s wife was born on Thursday 16th of October 1975 in Pescara.

Willem Dafoe's ex wife

Willem Dafoe's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Appleton East High School.

Detailed informations about William´s schools

• Attended Einstein Junior High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he was known as "Billy".
• Attended and graduated from Appleton East High School in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Willem Dafoe's career

William´s main focus is to be film actor. He is famous thanks to Jesus In The Last Temptation Of The Christ (1988)..

Is Willem Dafoe gay ?

He is known to be straight.

Willem Dafoe's girlfriend

Elizabeth LeCompte

Willem Dafoe and Elizabeth Lecompte have been together since 1977 for 27 years. She is known as theatrical director. His girlfriend was born on Friday 28th of April 1944 in New Jersey.

Awards and competitions

Willem Dafoe's Awards

• The longest he has gone without an Academy Award nomination is the 17 years between Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Florida Project (2017).

Willem Dafoe's Nominations

• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Platoon in 1986
• William was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

What else you don't know about Willem Dafoe ?

His middle name is James.

What Willem Dafoe has done for a first time

• His first name, William, is shared with his father. He did not want to be called William Jr. or Billy, and among various nicknames since childhood, was Willem, which he liked, and has kept this name ever since.

Willem Dafoe's quotes

• [on his role in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)]: "To this day, I can't believe I was so brazen to think I could pull off the Jesus role."
• I don't think people want to see me as a regular guy, besides, I'm a regular guy in real life. I guess I just want to be reckless in my work.
• Casting people feel that they have to get someone who looks a certain way, and I think that the jury is still out whether people find me attractive or not.
• Weirdness is not my game. I'm just a square boy from Wisconsin.
• The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.
• I'm one of those people who when I go over a bridge, I want to jump. It's just this intense tickle in the back of my throat. It's like I'm on the verge the whole time I'm walking over that bridge, and I'm not going to get a release until I jump.
• [on whether good actors help other actors]: "You're always looking for good people to work with, because you feed each other. That's all."
• I never act. I simply bring out the real animal that's in me.
• Any actor who tells you that he makes choices, absolutely, is wrong. You find work and work finds you.
• When you look back at your experiences, it's true that sometimes the most horrendous experiences can translate into being your best work.
• All the time, as an actor, you want to be asking what's next and where things are going. If you're not asking those questions you're not growing.
• On The Last Temptation of Christ (1988): It had a profound influence on me. Marty [Scorsese] had made this movie in his head for years, and I felt privileged to be involved.
• I'm always very fond of laconic, cut-off characters that have a rich inner life, and you have to restrain that.
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Willem Dafoe's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Willem Dafoe looks. We will focus on William´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 9½" (177 cm). Body build is slim. His eyes are tinted blue. William´s hair is shade of brown - light.