Sam Ellitt Biography

Byography who is Sam Ellitt? In the X years, he found a permanent job in the “smoke from the barrel” television show, and then won serious fans with the film “House by the Road”. In the year, Ellitt appeared in the popular film "Big Lebovski". Throughout his career, he played cowboys on television and in films, including "well -aimed and dead" and "Tumstone: the legend of the Wild West." Having lived up to 70 years, the actor received a nomination for the Oscar award in the year for a second -plan role in the film "The Star Born".

Recently, he played Shi Brennana in the prequel of Yellowstone under the name "". Sam Ellitt with his wife at the ceremony of the Academy Awards photo: Global look Press Early Life Samuel Pak Ellitt was born on August 9 in Sacramento, California, grew up in Oregon, where he spent time walking in fresh air and watching films. By the time he was 9 years old, he decided on the actor's career.

His father, who worked in the US fish and wildlife protection service, was skeptical of the profession chosen by his son. These two could not allow these disagreements before the senior Elliot died of a heart attack when Sam was 18 years old. Acting debut: “Buch Cassidi and Sandance Kid” Ellitt moved to Hollywood and got his first recognized role: the appearance in the classic film “Buch Cassidi and Sandance Kid”, in which Robert Redford and Paul Newman struck the audience as the main pair of Westernes “outlawed”.

Being an episodic player, Elliott did not receive the opportunity to talk with the performer of the main role of the film, actress Katherine Ross, who played the role of Redford's mistress. However, almost ten years later, Elliot and Ross met again on the set of the film "Heritage" soon they fell in love with each other. Elliot and Ross got married in the year, and they have a daughter named Cleo.

He also played Evela in a television byopic about the legendary Servogol, jumping on a motorcycle. Although the pleasant appearance of the Elliot could attribute it directly to the category of the heart -eating, he avoided the usual Hollywood career. He not only abandoned the typical roles of the main role, but also began to support what would become his signature: long hair and mustache that, according to him, grow “months, several months”, if they are shaved for the role.

I want to be Sam Elliot. " To be “Sam Elliot” meant to take on more complex second -plan roles in a wide range of films. In the year, Ellitt starred with Cher and Eric Stolz in Masca, a drama based on the real story of Rocky Dennis, a boy who suffered from craniodiaphysar dysplasia, a rare and ugly disease. Three years later, Ellitt won serious fans with the film “House by the Road”, playing the mentor James Dalton performed by Patrick Suezi, a bouncer with a mysterious past.

However, the most beloved role of the actor, perhaps, was his performance of the role of a stranger, a mysterious storyteller in the cult classic film of the Cohen brothers “Big Lebovski”, who still inspires fans to approach him on the street, begging him to say, at least once, “the dude remains”. Sam Ellitt and Jeff Bridges. Throughout his career, he played armed cowboys both in television shows and films, including “well -aimed and dead”, “Houston: Texas legend”, “Tumstone: The Legend of the Wild West” and “You know my name” for his work as an screen cowboy Elliott’s National Cowboy Museum and Western Heritage.

Ellitt said about his tendency to westerns: “I think this is somehow connected with honesty, male word, honor and similar things - values, morality, all that everyone looks down at all.” In addition, he took advantage of his convincing reputation of the hero Western on small screens in the series “Justice” and “Ranch”, and also played the main role in the film “Hero” about the aging Western-actor, suffering from an incurable disease.

In the year, Ellitt appeared in the long -awaited remake of the film “The Star Born” as a half -brother and manager of singer Bradley Cooper in the style of country.

The film impressed critics, as a result of which the veteran actor was nominated for the Oscar. The hype around the award helped to draw attention to another project of Ellitt “The Man who killed Hitler and then the Snowman”, who came out in the year. In the same year, he also performed the voice acting of the dog in the remake of the film “Lady and the Tramp” with Tessa Thompson and Justin Tera in the main roles.

Having taken on another role in Western, Elliott starred in the premium of Yellowstone "" "Together with Tim McGrow and Faith Hill. Sam Ellitt. Photo: frame from the series "" Simlar Persons.