Birthday: February 6, 1931 (Aquarius)
Born In: Temple, Texas, United States
Birthday: February 6, 1931 (Aquarius)
Born In: Temple, Texas, United States
Elmore Rual Torn Jr., better known as Rip Torn, is an American actor who popularly portrayed the character of ‘Artie’ in the sitcom ‘The Larry Sanders Show’. He was nominated at the Emmy Awards six consecutive times and ended up winning the prestigious award once in 1996. He was also nominated at the Academy Awards in the Best Supporting Actor category after impressing the critics with his character of ‘Marsh Turner’ in the film ‘Cross Creek’. Even though neither of his parents was directly involved in the show business, his mother was an aunt of actress Sissy Spacek. Rip Torn developed an interest in acting as a teenager and studied acting at the University of Texas. He began his career playing minor roles in films and television shows before getting more substantial roles. In the later years of his career, he narrated the horror anthology series titled ‘Ghost Stories’ on television for two years. He has also done voice acting in popular video games like ‘God of War III,’ for which he won the NAVGTR Award.
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Also Known As: Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Died At Age: 88
Spouse/Ex-: Amy Wright, Ann Wedgeworth (m. 1955–1961), Geraldine Page (m. 1963–1987)
father: Elmore Rual, Elmore Rual "Tiger" Torn Sr.
mother: Thelma Mary Torn (née Spacek)
Born Country: United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm), 5'10" Males
place of death: Lakeville, Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
Ancestry: Czech American, German American, Austrian American
Notable Alumni: Taylor High School, Actors Studio
Cause of Death: Alzheimer
U.S. State: Texas
education: University Of Texas At Austin, Texas A&M University, Actors Studio, Taylor High School
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Awards
1996 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Larry Sanders Show (1992) |
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