Biography steve mcqueen
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Someone once said of Steve McQueen (–80) that his range as an actor was deep but not very broad. All right, I admit it—I said it in my biography of the all-American star who still looms over Hollywood like a sort of male equivalent of the Statue of Liberty, more than 40 years after his untimely death. I would propose that McQueen’s best films still stand head and shoulders above most of the dark, grim, plot-free, self-indulgent dramas or addled so-called comedies with which we’re bombarded today, and also that, on second thought, his range was altogether more varied, even idiosyncratic, than I once thought.
Many of us are familiar with the likes of The Great Escape (), Bullitt (), The Towering Inferno (), and the other big-budget romps that made McQueen a fixture in American life. His best films are both entertaining and uplifting, and united by a clear moral vision: Good will prevail over evil, but it’s going to take a while. As proof of this refreshingly nuanced approach to
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Steve McQueen
American actor (–)
For the British film director, see Steve McQueen (director). For other people of the same name, see Steve McQueen (disambiguation).
Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, &#;&#; November 7, )[4] was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 50s to the mid s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias Harvey Mushman in motor races.
McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles (). His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid (), Nevada Smith (), The Thomas Crown Affair (), Bullitt (), The Getaway () and Papillon (). In addition, he starred in the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven (), The Great Escape () and The Towering Inferno ().
In , McQueen became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in film for an
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Steve McQueen
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Who Is Steve McQueen?
Steve McQueen is a British artist, director, and screenwriter who has garnered many awards for his art exhibitions and film work. He broke through into the mainstream film industry with his film, Hunger. His film, Shame, earned many accolades. McQueen's film, 12 Years a Slave, won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival as well as the Academy Award for best picture.
Early Life
McQueen was born on October 9, , in Ealing, near London, England. The son of Trinidad and Grenada working-class immigrants, McQueen started in the arts at age 4 or 5, when a drawing he made of his family was chosen for a banner outside London's Shepherds Bush Library.
McQueen began his formal training studying painting at London's Chelsea College of Art and Design. He then pursued film at Goldsmiths College, part of the University of London, where he immersed himself in the works of filmmakers Jean Vigo, Jean-Luc Godard, Franço