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Willem Dafoe

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

William J. Dafoe

BIRTHDAY

July 22, 1955

BORN ON DAY

Friday

NEXT BIRTHDAY ON

Tuesday

BIRTHPLACE

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

AGE

69 Years 9 Months 1 Days

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Movies (Actor)

ZODIAC

CANCER

FEATURES

Brown eyes and black hair

Physical Stats

CHEST

40 ''

BICEPS

13 ''

WAIST

32 ''

HEIGHT

5'6''(feet & inches)

1.6764 meters

167.64 cm

WEIGHT

70 kg

154 lbs

Willem Dafoe Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Muriel Isabel Dafoe

FATHER

William Alfred Dafoe

BROTHER(S) NAME

Donald Dafoe

Willem Dafoe Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Elizabeth LeCompte (1977-2004)

Child(ren) of Willem Dafoe and Elizabeth LeCompte

Jack ( 1982) (Son)

SPOUSE

Giada Colagrande (2005-Present)

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE

DEBUT

Heaven's Gate (Film 1980)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Shadow of the Vampire (Film 2000)

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM

Appleton West High School, Appleton, Wisconsin

COLLEGE

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

NET WORTH

$30 Million

More Information

Career of Willem Dafoe

He worked with Theatre X in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in his starting career. His first film role was a supporting role in the film "Heaven's Gate." His first lead role was in the drama film "The Loveless." He played a starring role in the film "Roadhouse 66." He appeared as John LeTour in the film "Light Sleeper."

Some Lesser Known Facts About Willem Dafoe

Does Willem Dafoe takes alcohol? Yes.
Is Willem Dafoe in the habit of Smoking? NA.
Willem Dafoe is non vegetarian.Although he mostly relies on a vegan diet occasionally he eats fried lake perch sandwich.
The actor did nearly all of his stunts in the film "Spider-Man."
Dafoe was restless for nearly one day on the set of platoons as he suffered from yellow fever at the time.
He is the only actor who was nominated for an Oscar for playing the character of a vampire.
The scene of the film "Wild at Heart" in which his character threatens to rape Laura Dern's character he sang his lines. The director loved this and kept the scene as it is in the film. However, it was not planned and decided on the spot.
He auditioned for the part of Joker in "Batman" but was unsuccessful. The role was played by Jack Nicholson. On the other hand, he turned down the part of Senator Roark in "Sin City."
The Cleveland Institute of Art honored him with a doctorate degree.
He played the uncredited role of Willy in the film "Heaven's Gate." He also played a bit role as a hateful Guard in the comedy film "Cry-Baby."
Apart from his acting career he had done various voice-over works including the voice of Ryuk in the thriller film "Death Note."