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Billy Crudup confirmed his interest in acting and Broadway early on, earning an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts.
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started...
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started...
Billy Crudup confirmed his interest in acting and Broadway early on, earning an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts.
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started dating Mary-Louise Parker. He split with the then-pregnant girlfriend in 2004 for his "Stage Beauty" co-star Claire Danes.
His first big-screen role was in the indie film "Grind," where he played 20-year-old Eddie Dolan, who was just released after an 18-month stretch in prison. In 2000, the actor hit big with audiences and critics in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous," where he got to use his dramatic and comedic abilities in the role of rocker Russell Hammond.
Crudup will star as Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen." He'll also play opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the film "Public Enemies".
During the 1996 Broadway run of "Bus Stop," Crudup started dating Mary-Louise Parker. He split with the then-pregnant girlfriend in 2004 for his "Stage Beauty" co-star Claire Danes.
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Depp unleashes inner outlaw in 'Public Enemies'
Public Enemies provides a welcome shock to the system. This tough-minded, visually electric movie about Great Depression bank robber John Dillinger ( Johnny Depp) takes audiences into the center of the action in its opening minutes. It keeps them there as...Tags: Marion Cotillard, Lili Taylor, Humphrey Bogart, Robin Hood, Raoul Walsh
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On July 8, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson returned from the Versailles Peace Conference
Staff reporterToday is Wednesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2009. There are 176 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 8, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson received a tumultuous welcome in New York City after his return from the Versailles Peace...Tags: Florenz Ziegfeld, Prisons, Adelphia Communications Corporation, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ojai
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'Watchmen'
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Michael Mann and Johnny Depp make art of Dillinger
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In 'Public Enemies,' Johnny Depp, Christian Bale Show Their Star Power
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'Watchmen' is no heroic effort
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Here's a look at movies coming out in 2009
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Summer movies '09: Cinema served hot
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