Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor who has achieved incredible success. Perhaps there is no such role in which the audience has not yet seen it. He had a chance to try on a variety of images, and Tommy coped flawlessly with the embodiment of each of them. Proof of the talent of the star are numerous nominations for prestigious awards: Oscars, Emmys and others. Who is he, what films with his participation are worth seeing?
Tommy Lee Jones: star biography
It is interesting that the actor hates remembering about his childhood, is reluctant to share stories about him with reporters. Tommy Lee Jones was born in 1946 in a small town located in western Texas. The mother of the future star was constantly changing work, having tried herself in various fields, from teaching to law enforcement. My father worked in the field of oil production. At a young age, Tommy faced with such a drama as the separation of parents.
Of course, the childhood of the future celebrity consisted not only of unpleasant moments. Tommy Lee Jones has made great strides in football, which many Texas residents enjoy. Sporting achievements allowed him to easily be among the students of the prestigious Harvard. It was at university that the actor discovered the skills of a lyceum. Student theater productions with his participation invariably caused a standing ovation.
Theater work
After receiving a diploma, Tommy Lee Jones moves to New York, intending to become a star in the theater scene. The first bright role goes to him quickly, given that no one has heard of the beginning actor before. It was a production of "Live One Life", which attracted the attention of fashionable theater agents to the young man. In this performance, Tommy played along with Maximilian Shell. From that moment on, the roles went to him one after another, but the young man decided to try his hand at a big movie.
The success in the theatrical field was largely facilitated by the bright, unusual appearance that Tommy Lee Jones had in his youth. He also often received offers to try himself as a TV presenter.
First movie roles
Of course, the cinema world could not but accept such a talented young man as Tommy Lee Jones. The actor first appeared on the big screen in 1970 in the film "Love Story", filmed by Arthur Hiller. But becoming a movie star turned out to be more difficult than declaring oneself by playing in the theater. The young man had a specific appearance, which forced the directors to offer him mostly characteristic roles. They saw Lee Jones as criminals, intelligence officers, and even maniacs.
To change this situation, the actor decides to move to Los Angeles, looking for work in Hollywood. At first, only passing roles entrusted to him, they invited him mainly to television series. The main role that Tommy gets in the film “Jackson County Prison”, released in 1976, does not change the case.
Road to success
Despite the fact that the audience for several years does not want to remember a beginner lyceum, a stubborn man does not give up. The Hangman’s Song is the first notable work to receive an Emmy Award from Tommy Lee Jones. The actor plays the role of a ruthless killer in this picture. They are becoming interested in journalists.
The success was fixed thanks to the drama “J. F.K. ”, where the star creates an interesting image of homosexual Clay. The film is dedicated to the story of the death of President Kennedy, the truth about the murder of which is still shrouded in darkness. The film is directed by Oliver Stone, with whom Jones has developed a fruitful tandem. Also, the tape gives the actor the first nomination for an Oscar.
Top movies
The peak of Tommy's fame falls on the time of the release of the film The Fugitive, filmed in 1993. Despite the fact that critics called the plot rustic, the audience was delighted with the film, capable of keeping in suspense throughout the entire duration of the show. The actor got the image of the head of bailiffs, busy searching for the fugitive. Participation in the tape turns for him at once with two prestigious awards.
“Natural Born Killers” is another Stone’s film starring Tommy Lee Jones. Photo frame from the movie can be seen below. The plot revolves around two escaped criminals, taking the lives of all who come across them in the way. The actor plays the head of the prison.
You can not ignore such a film as “Batman Forever”, in the filming of which he also participated. This was the third part of the famous epic, Joel Schumacher was responsible for its creation. Tommy played an enemy trying to get rid of a superhero. Another iconic fantastic project with his participation is People in Black. In it, he embodies the image of a super agent working with aliens.
It is worth a look and a later picture, released in 2007. We are talking about the film "The Old Men Have No Place" in which the hero of our story got the role of Sheriff Ed.
