Tommy Lee Jones Biography
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| Birth Name: |
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Tommy Lee Jones
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| Date of Birth: |
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September 15, 1946
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San Saba, TX
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| Education: |
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St. Mark's School of Texas
Harvard University
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| Marriages: |
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Katherine Lardner (1971 - 1978)
Kimberlea Cloughley (1981 - 1996)
Dawn Laurel (2001 - present)
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| Children: |
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Victoria (daughter) - born in 1991
Austin (son) - born in 1982
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First wife, Katherine Lardner was the granddaughter of Hollywood writer Ring Lardner, Jr. who is best known for his Oscar winning screenplay for Woman of the Year. He was infamously blacklisted during the 1950's.
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Worked on Broadway and television. He played a doctor on the soap opera One Life to Live for four years. People began to take notice when he won an Emmy for his portrayal of murderer Gary Gilmore in the TV adaptation of Norman Mailer's novel The Executioner's Song.
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| Starmaking Role: |
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Academy Award winning performance in The Fugitive
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| Biggest Hit: |
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Men in Black
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| Career Low: |
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Man of the House (but we forgive him.)
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| Side Jobs: |
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Director
Rancher
Polo Player
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Tommy Lee Jones pictured (left) in The Fugitive
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