Crispin Glover

Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is a multifaceted American artist. He is primarily known as a film actor, but is also a painter, filmmaker, author, musician, and collector and archivist of esoterica.

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April 20 - 1964 - American - Film - Actor - Painter - Filmmaker - Author - Musician - Collector - Archivist - Esoterica

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Glover was born in New York City, but moved to Los Angeles at the age of four. As a child, Glover attended the Mirman school for the academically gifted. His father, Bruce Glover, was a character actor best remembered for playing the offbeat S.P.E.C.T.R.E. assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever. Glover appeared in several sitcoms as a teenager, including Happy Days and Family Ties. His first film role was in 1983's My Tutor. That led to Teachers (1984) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1985).

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New York City - Los Angeles - Bruce Glover - Character actor - S.P.E.C.T.R.E. - Mr. Wint - James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever - Sitcom - Teenager - Happy Days - Family Ties - 1983 - Teachers - 1984 - 1985

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His breakout role was as George McFly in Robert Zemeckis's Back to the Future. Glover refused to participate in the film's two sequels, but Zemeckis used previously filmed footage and body prosthetics on another actor, Jeffrey Weissman, to simulate Glover on screen. Glover sued the producers (including Steven Spielberg) and won a landmark victory setting a precedent for how actors' images may be used in films. http://www.bttf.com/news/03031304.shtml

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George McFly - Robert Zemeckis - Back to the Future - Jeffrey Weissman - Steven Spielberg

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Back to the Future was an international box office smash following its release in 1985. Glover followed it with The Orkly Kid, in which he portrayed a young man whose obsession with Olivia Newton-John raises the ire of his small-town neighbors. From that point, Glover pursued a defiantly individualistic path. His characters were notable for the peculiar personality tics and unconventional thought processes. He played Andy Warhol in Oliver Stone's The Doors in (1991). He has continued to play exceedingly eccentric types, e.g. the title characters in Bartleby (2001) and Willard (2003). He has received some considerable mainstream attention recently as the "Thin Man" in the Charlie's Angels films.

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International - Box office - 1985 - The Orkly Kid - Olivia Newton-John - Individualistic - Andy Warhol - Oliver Stone - The Doors - 1991 - Eccentric - Bartleby - 2001 - Willard - 2003 - Mainstream - Charlie's Angels

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In 1987, Glover appeared on Late Night with David Letterman wearing a long wig and platform shoes to promote his new movie Rubin and Ed. His bizarre appearance was equalled by his strange behavior, which is thought by many to have been influenced by LSD. After a failed attempt to challenge Letterman to an arm wrestling match, Glover nearly kicked Letterman in the head, at which point Letterman ended the segment and cut to commercial.

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1987 - Late Night with David Letterman - Rubin and Ed - LSD - Letterman - Arm wrestling

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Glover later explained this as appearing on the show in-character, participating in the interview as the character of Rubin.

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