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Dennis Hopper
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Born: May 17, 1936
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Dennis Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas, USA. He is a multi-talented and unconventional actor / director regarded by many as one of the true "enfant terribles" of Hollywood who has led an amazing cinematic career for more than Five decades. The young Hopper expressed interest in acting from a young age and first appeared in a slew of 1950s TV shows, including Medic, Cheyenne and Sugarfoot. His first film role was in Johnny Guitar, which was quickly followed by roles in Rebel Without a Cause, Giant and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Hopper actually became good friends with James Dean and was shattered when Dean was killed in a car crash in September, 1955.
Hopper portrayed a young Napoleon Bonaparte (!) in the star-spangled The Story of Mankind and regularly appeared on screen throughout the 1960s, often in rather undemanding parts, usually as a villain in westerns such as True Grit and Hang 'Em High. However, in early 1969 Hopper, fellow actor Peter Fonda and writer Terry Southern wrote a counterculture road movie script and managed to scrape together $400,000 in financial backing. Hopper directed the low-budget film, titled Easy Rider, starring Fonda, Hopper and a young Jack Nicholson. The film was a phenomenal box-office success, appealing to the anti-establishment youth culture of the times. It changed the Hollywood landscape almost overnight and major studios all jumped onto the anti-establishment bandwagon, pumping out low-budget films about rebellious hippies, bik...[MORE]
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Dennis Hopper Nude and Sexy
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