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"Judi Dench - IMDb IMDb Actress | Music Department | Soundtrack Judi Dench was born in York, England, to Eleanora Olive (Jones), who was from Dublin, Ireland, and Reginald Arthur Dench, a doctor from Dorset, England. She attended Mount School in York, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed with Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and at Old Vic Theatre. She is a ... See full bio » Born: a list of 35 people created 02 Jul 2011 a list of 35 people created 19 Apr 2012 a list of 35 people created 28 May 2014 a list of 25 people created 05 Aug 2014 a list of 26 people created 18 May 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Judi Dench's work have you seen? User Polls Won 1 Oscar. Another 59 wins & 163 nominations.",
"See more awards » Known For 2016 The Hollow Crown (TV Series) Cecily, Duchess of York 2015 The Vote (TV Movie) Christine Metcalfe - Total War (1996) ... Narrator (voice) - Stalemate (1996) ... Narrator (voice) 1992 The Torch (TV Mini-Series) Aba 1990 Screen One (TV Series) Anne 1989 Behaving Badly (TV Mini-Series) Bridget 1981 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) Sister Scarli 1976 Arena (TV Series documentary) Sweetie Simpkins 1973 Ooh La La!",
"(TV Series) Amélie 1966 Court Martial (TV Series) Marthe 1963 Z Cars (TV Series) Elena Collins 1963 Love Story (TV Series) Pat McKendrick 1960 The Terrible Choice (TV Series) Good Angel Music department (1 credit) A Fine Romance (TV Series) (theme sung by - 14 episodes, 1981 - 1983) (theme song sung by - 12 episodes, 1983 - 1984) - A Romantic Meal (1984) ... (theme song sung by) - Problems (1984) ... (theme song sung by) 2013 Fifty Years on Stage (TV Movie) (performer: \"Send in the Clowns\") 2009 Nine (performer: \"Folies Bergère\") - What's Wrong with Mrs Bale? (1997) ... (performer: \"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head\" - uncredited) - Misunderstandings (1993) ...",
"(performer: \"Walkin' My Baby Back Home\" - uncredited) 1982-1984 A Fine Romance (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - The Telephone Call (1984) ... (performer: \"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy\" - uncredited) - Furniture (1982) ... (performer: \"Rule, Britannia!\" - uncredited) Hide 2009 Waiting in Rhyme (Video short) (special thanks) 2007 Expresso (Short) (special thanks) 1999 Shakespeare in Love and on Film (TV Movie documentary) (thanks - as Dame Judi Dench) Hide 2016 Rio Olympics (TV Mini-Series) Herself 2015 In Conversation (TV Series documentary) Herself 2015 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Herself 2015 CBS This Morning (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2015 The Insider (TV Series) Herself 1999-2014 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Herself 2013 Good Day L.A.",
"(TV Series) Herself - Guest 2013 Arena (TV Series documentary) Herself 2013 At the Movies (TV Series) Herself 2013 Shooting Bond (Video documentary) Herself 2013 Bond's Greatest Moments (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2012 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Herself 1999-2012 Charlie Rose (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2008-2012 This Morning (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2012 The Secrets of Skyfall (TV Short documentary) Herself 2012 Anderson Live (TV Series) Herself 2012 J. Edgar: A Complicated Man (Video documentary short) Herself 2011 The Many Faces of... (TV Series documentary) Herself / Various Characters 2011 Na plovárne (TV Series) Herself 2010 BBC Proms (TV Series) Herself 2010 The South Bank Show Revisited (TV Series documentary) Herself - Episode #6.68 (2009) ...",
"Herself - Guest (as Dame Judi Dench) 2007-2009 Breakfast (TV Series) 2009 Larry King Live (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2009 The One Show (TV Series) Herself 2009 Cranford in Detail (Video documentary short) Herself / Miss Matty Jenkins (as Dame Judi Dench) 2005-2008 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) Herself 2008 Tavis Smiley (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2007 ITV News (TV Series) Herself - BAFTA Nominee 2007 The Making of Cranford (Video documentary short) Herself / Miss Matty Jenkyns (as Dame Judi Dench) 2006 Becoming Bond (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2006 Corazón de...",
"(TV Series) Herself 2006 Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (Video documentary short) Herself / M (Barbara Mawdsley) 2006 Mrs Henderson Presents: Making Of (Video documentary short) Herself 2005 Film 2016 (TV Series) Herself 2005 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary) Herself 2003 Inside 'Die Another Day' (Video documentary short) Herself 2002 Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening (TV Special documentary) Herself - Performer 2002 James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2002 Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2002 Happy Anniversary Mr.",
"Bond (TV Movie documentary) Herself / M 2002 Best Ever Bond (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2002 Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2002 Bond Girls Are Forever (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2002 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary) Herself - Actress (segment \"Dame Judi\") 2002 Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2001 The BAFTA TV Awards 2001 (TV Special documentary) Herself 2001 A Look at Iris (Video documentary short) Herself 1999 The Bond Cocktail (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1997 James Bond: Shaken and Stirred (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1996 Very Important Pennis (TV Series) Herself 1995 GoldenEye: The Secret Files (TV Short documentary) Herself 1995 Westminster Abbey (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1989 The London Programme (TV Series documentary) Herself 1988 Caught in the Act (TV Movie documentary) Hers",
"elf 1988 An Audience with Victoria Wood (TV Special documentary) Herself - Audience Member (uncredited) 1988 Aspel & Company (TV Series) Herself - Guest 1988 Good Morning Britain (TV Series) Herself - Guest 1983 Children in Need (TV Series) Herself 1982 Playing Shakespeare (TV Mini-Series documentary) Herself 1982 The Bafta Awards (TV Special) Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a TV Series 1976 My Homeland (TV Movie documentary) Reader 1974 2nd House (TV Series) Herself, in scenes from 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Frank's for the Memory (1974) ...",
"Herself, in scenes from 'Antony and Cleopatra' 1969 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Herself - Reading poetry 1969 An Evening with... (TV Series) Herself - Guest Reader 1968 Call My Bluff (TV Series) Herself 2015 Inside Spectre with Richard Wilkins (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2013 Six by Sondheim (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2013 American Dad! (TV Series) Herself 2012 Top Gear (TV Series) M 2008 Bond on Location (TV Short documentary) Herself 2007 The Story of Jackanory (TV Movie documentary) Herself - 'Jackanory' Storyteller 2007 Canada A.M.",
"(TV Series) Herself 2007 Film 2016 (TV Series) Herself 2007 In Character with Cate Blanchett (Video documentary short) Barbara Covett (uncredited) 2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (Video documentary short) Herself 2002 After They Were Famous (TV Series documentary) Cat Burglar 2002 The Unforgettable Joan Sims (TV Special documentary) Elizabeth (uncredited) 1999 And the Word Was Bond (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1999 Heroes of Comedy (TV Series documentary) - Norman Wisdom (1999) ... (as Dame Judi Dench) 1998 Best of British (TV Series) Herself - Audience Member 1986 Breakfast Time (TV Series) Eleanor Lavish, a novelist Personal Details Other Works: She acted in Hugh Whitemore's play, \"Pack of Lies,\" at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with Michael Williams, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Richard Vernon, and Larry Hoodekoff in the cast. Clifford Williams was director.",
"See more » Publicity Listings: 5 Print Biographies | 11 Interviews | 14 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 16 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Alternate Names: Did You Know? Personal Quote: Once, a long time ago, I read some bad reviews and I made the decision not to read the reviews. You get some critics who don't like you, or the play. But they don't have to do it every night. I don't want to be affected like that. I loved doing \"Madame de Sade. A friend told me not to apologise for myself or the play, and I won't. Then I cast it all off and go and put my feet up under the chimney... See more » Trivia: When she started training at the Central School of Speech and Drama, she admits she wasn't taking it as seriously as she ought to have done. She was caught out during an improvisation scene at which point she realised that that was what it was all about and studied harder than she had ever done in her life. See more » Trademark: Known for often playing dignified, strong willed women in positions of authority who are sometimes opposed or criticised by those under her.",
"Star Sign: Dame Judi Dench a star from York England Yorkshire links Dame Judi Dench Judi Dench as a young actress playing the virgin Mary in the 1957 York Festival of Mystery Plays. The plays were performed in St Mary's Abbey, the museum gardens, York, England. Trivia When Royal Shakespeare Company Director Peter Hall asked Judi Dench to play the title role in a staged, and then later televised, production of Cleopatra, Dench refused, saying that her Cleopatra would be a \"menopausal dwarf\". Director Hall was later successful in coaxing Dench into the role, of which she won rave reviews from both theatre critics and tv audiences. Her first stage appearance was as a snail in a play at her Quaker junior school. 1947 Judi went to the Mount boarding school in York. Judi turned out once for the Settlement Players. An amature dramatics group from York who are still up and running. Other Settlement players have also performed in the Mystery Plays such as City Councilor Roger Farrington who played God to Robson Green's Jesus in 1992.",
"She made history in 1996 as the first person to win two Olivier awards (for British theatre) for different roles. Her 1999 Oscar was awarded for an 8 minute performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998) Daughter, with Williams, Finty Williams Dame Judi created the role of Sally Bowles in the London premire of the musical, CABARET. Judi Dench was to play \"Grizabella\" in the original \"CATS\" West End production, but an ailment forced her out of the play. Elaine Paige replaced her. Awards Judi Dench 2005 Oscars / Acadamy Awards Nominated Best Actress Judi Dench in Mrs. Henderson Presents 2001 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Chocolat (2000) 1999 Won Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Shakespeare in Love (1998)1998 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Mrs.",
"Brown (1997) and Iris (2001) American Comedy Awards, USA 2001 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication for: Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000) (TV) British Academy Awards 2001 Won BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000) (TV) Nominated BAFTA Film Award Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Chocolat (2000) 1999 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Shakespeare in Love (1998) 1998 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Mrs.",
"Brown (1997) Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Comedy Performance for: \"As Time Goes By\" (1992) 1990 Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Behaving Badly (1988) (TV) 1989 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Handful of Dust, A (1988) 1988 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: 84 Charing Cross Road (1986) 1987 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Room with a View, A (1986) 1986 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Wetherby (1985) 1984 Won BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Performance for: \"Fine Romance, A\" (1981) Nominated BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983) (TV) 1966 Won BAFTA Film Award Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for: Four",
" in the Morning (1966) Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1998 Won CFCA Award Best Actress for: Mrs.",
"Brown (1997) Emmy Awards 2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for: Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000) (TV) Golden Globes, USA 2001 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000) (TV) Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Chocolat (2000) 1999 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for: Shakespeare in Love (1998) 1998 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Mrs. Brown (1997) Golden Satellite Awards 2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama for: Chocolat (2000) 1998 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Mrs.",
"Brown (1997) National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 1999 Won NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Shakespeare in Love (1998) Online Film Critics Society Awards 1998 Won OFCS Award Best Actress for: Mrs.",
"Brown (1997) Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: Chocolat (2000) Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for: Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000) (TV) Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for: Chocolat (2000) Nomination shared with:Juliette Binoche,Leslie Caron,Johnny Depp,Alfred Molina,Carrie-Anne Moss,Hugh O'Conor,Lena Olin,Peter Stormare,John Wood 1999 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Shakespeare in Love (1998) Award shared with:Ben Affleck,Simon Callow,Jim Carter,Martin Clunes,Joseph Fiennes,Colin Firth,Gwyneth Paltrow,Geoffrey Rush,Antony Sher,Imelda Staunton, Tom Wilkinson,Mark Williams Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: Shakespeare in Love (1998) 1998 Nominated Actor",
" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for: Mrs.",
"Brown (1997) ShoWest Convention, USA 2001 Won ShoWest Award Supporting Actress of the Year Filmography \"A Study in Terror\" (1965) \"Days to Come\" (1966) \"Four in the Morning\" (1966) \"A Midsummer Night's Dream\" (1968) \"Luther\" (1973) \"The Comedy of Errors\" (1978) \"Macbeth\" (1979) \"Saigon: Year of the Cat\" (1983) \"The Browning Version\" (1985) \"84 Charing Cross Road\" (1986) \"Ghosts\" (1986) \"A Room with a View\" (1986) \"Behaving Badly\" (1988) \"A Handful of Dust\" (1988) \"Henry V\" (1989) \"The Chronicles of Riddick\" (2004) \"Ladies in Lavender\" (2004) Judi Dench | British actress | Britannica.com British actress Alternative Title: Dame Judith Olivia Dench",
" Judi Dench Judi Dench, in full Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born December 9, 1934, York , North Yorkshire , England ), British actress known for her numerous and varied stage roles and for her work in television and in a variety of films.",
"Judi Dench and Colin Firth in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Copyright © 1999 Miramax Films Dench studied at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art in London . In 1957 she gave her first important critically acclaimed performance, as Ophelia in the Old Vic production of Hamlet. The following year she made her Broadway debut in Twelfth Night. Her performance as Lady Macbeth in the Royal Shakespeare Company ’s Macbeth (1977) earned her a Laurence Olivier Award from the Society of West End Theatre Managers (now the Society of London Theatre). It was her first of eight Olivier Awards; she also won for Juno and the Paycock (1980), Pack of Lies (1983), Antony and Cleopatra (1987), Absolute Hell (1996), A Little Night Music (1996), and The Winter’s Tale (2016), and in 2004 she received a special Olivier Award.",
"Judi Dench appearing in a National Theatre production of Anton Chekhov’s The … Robbie Jack/Corbis From the beginning of her career, Dench frequently acted on television, in adaptations of plays as well as in series. Among her notable credits were two romantic comedy series that aired on the BBC : A Fine Romance (1981–84), which she starred in with her husband, Michael Williams, whom she had married in 1971 and who died in 2001; and As Time Goes By (1992–2005). She later starred in the BBC miniseries Cranford (2007–09), based on works by Elizabeth Gaskell . After making her big-screen debut in the crime drama The Third Secret (1964), Dench acted in such films as A Room with a View (1985) and A Handful of Dust (1988). She took the role of James Bond ’s boss, M, in GoldenEye (1995)—the first of several Bond movies in which she appeared—and subsequently played two British queens, the recently widowed Queen Victoria in Mrs.",
"Brown (1997) and Queen Elizabeth I in the comedy Shakespeare in Love (1998). For her role as Elizabeth I, she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress, and, for that of Queen Victoria, she won an Academy Award nomination and the Golden Globe Award for best actress in a drama. Additional Oscar nominations for best actress came for her portrayals of British writer Iris Murdoch in Iris (2001), an eccentric theatre owner in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), and the lonely teacher Barbara Covett in Notes on a Scandal (2006). Daniel Craig (left) as James Bond and Judi Dench as M in Casino Royale … © 2006 Sony Pictures Entertainment. All rights reserved. Britannica Stories Scientists Ponder Menopause in Killer Whales After appearing in the musical Nine (2009), Dench played Mrs. Fairfax in Jane Eyre (2011), an adaptation of the Charlotte Brontë novel. In Clint Eastwood ’s biopic J. Edgar (2011), she portrayed the mother of J.",
"Edgar Hoover (played by Leonardo DiCaprio ), and, in the drama My Week with Marilyn (2011), she appeared as actress Sybil Thorndike . She was featured in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and its 2015 sequel, both of which concern the comic hijinks of a group of British retirees in India . Dench also starred alongside Steve Coogan in Philomena (2013), based on the true story of a woman’s search for a child she had given up for adoption in her youth. She earned another Oscar nomination for best actress for her work on that film . In 2015 Dench paired with Dustin Hoffman in a BBC adaptation of Roald Dahl ’s Esio Trot (1990). The following year she had a cameo in Tim Burton ’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Judi Dench - TV.com Judi Dench 12/9/1934, York, North Yorkshire, England UK Birth Name EDIT Judi Dench was born on 9th December, 1934, in York, England.",
"After graduating from drama school she went on to act in a number of professional stage productions, the first playing Ophelia in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. She remained a stage actor for many years, before her debut film role… more Credits S 37: Ep 18 Cranford (1) 5/4/08 S 1: Ep 3 November 1842 12/2/07 S 1: Ep 1 June 1842 11/18/07 S 1: Ep 2 August 1842 11/25/07 S 9: Ep 6 As Time Goes By: Reunion 12/3/05 S 9: Ep 5 You Must Remember This 8/11/02 S 9: Ep 4 What Now?",
"8/4/02 S 9: Ep 2 Another Proposal 7/14/02 S 2: Ep 5 Anya's Visit / Henry's Halloween 6/7/03 S 2: Ep 1 The Proposal / William the Conjuror 5/10/03 S 4: Ep 8 Episode Twenty Six 2/17/84 S 4: Ep 7 Episode Twenty Five 2/10/84 S 4: Ep 6 Episode Twenty Four 2/3/84 S 4: Ep 5 Episode Twenty Three 1/27/84 S 4: Ep 4 Episode Twenty Two 1/20/84 S 1: Ep 8 In Love and War 12/17/80 S 1: Ep 7 Monsieur Le Duc 12/10/80 S 1: Ep 6 Foreigners Are Fiends 12/3/80 S 1: Ep 5 Heir Apparent 11/26/80 S 1: Ep 4 The Merry Widower 11/19/8",
"0 S 86: Ep 1 The 86th Annual Academy Awards 3/2/14 S 2: Ep 281 November 21, 2013 11/21/13 S 33: Ep 45 November 8, 2013 11/8/13 S 1: Ep 6 Series 1 Episode 6 6/10/13 S 8: Ep 22 10th February, 2013 2/10/13 S 6: Ep 18 16th January, 2011 1/16/11 S 25: Ep 44 November 2, 2012 11/2/12 S 22: Ep 71 December 16, 2009 12/16/09 S 14: Ep 114 May 29, 2012 5/29/12 S 6: Ep 68 Judi Dench/Michelle Rodriguez 12/1",
"8/09 S 1: Ep 69 Thursday 17/12/09 12/17/09 S 3: Ep 19 January 25, 2007 1/25/07 S 78: Ep 1 The 78th Annual Academy Awards 3/5/06 S 8: Ep 52 December 6 2005 12/6/05 S 53: Ep 20 June 10, 2004 6/10/04 S 74: Ep 1 The 74th Annual Academy Awards 3/24/02 S 73: Ep 1 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards 3/25/01 S 72: Ep 1 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards 3/26/00 S 3: Ep 135 Show #566 4/6/99 S 71: Ep 1 The 71st Annual Academy Awards 3/21/99 S 70: Ep 1",
" The 70th Annual Academy Awards 3/23/98 S 35: Ep 15 Edward Woodward 2/1/95 S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6 5/15/94 S 6: Ep 1 April 7th 1988 4/7/88 S 2: Ep 6 1983 [4 Parts] 11/25/83 S 2: Ep 2 Days to Come 10/25/66 S 1: Ep 3 Safety Man 7/21/65 S 1: Ep 6 Dishonoured Bones 5/4/64 S 3: Ep 2 Made for Each Other 9/11/63 S 1: Ep 25 Treviso Dam 2/27/60 S 4: Ep 20 An Audience With Neil Diamond 5/31/08 S 2: Ep 9 An Audience With Victoria Wood 12/10/88 Become a contributor Important: You must only upload images which you have created yourself or that you are expressly authorised or",
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"Choose background: Judi Dench | Biography and Filmography | 1934 Co-starred in \"The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\" 2012 Reprised character of M opposite Daniel Craig's James Bond in \"Skyfall\" 2012 Co-starred in the ensemble comedy drama \"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\" 2011 Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television (\"Return to Cranford\") 2011 Made a cameo in \"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides\" 2011 Cast as the title character's mother in the biographical drama \"J.",
"Edgar,\" directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio 2011 Played Dame Sybil Thorndike in \"My Week with Marilyn\" 2010 Earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for \"Return to Cranford\" 2010 Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie (\"Return to Cranford\") 2009 Played Daniel Day-Lewis' confidant and costume designer in Rob Marshall's musical adaptation of the Broadway play, \"Nine\" 2008 Reprised her role as M for the 22nd Bond adventure \"Quantum Of Solace\"; second collaboration with Craig as Bond 2008 Co-starred in the BBC One five-part series \"Cranford\" (aired on PBS in the US); earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Miniseries 2006 Reprised her role as M for \"Casino Royale\" opposite Daniel Craig in his first film as James Bond 2006 Played a London schoolteacher opposite Cate Blanchett in Richard Eyre's \"Notes on a Sc",
"andal\"; received Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Lead Actress 2005 Cast as Lady Catherine de Bourg in Joe Wright's adaptation of the Jane Austen classic \"Pride and Prejudice\" 2005 Portrayed Laura Henderson in the Stephen Frears directed \"Mrs.",
"Henderson Presents\"; received Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Lead Actress 2002 Reprised role of M for \"Die Another Day\"; final collaboration with Pierce Brosnan as Bond 2002 Played Lady Bracknell in Oliver Parker's remake of Oscar Wilde's \"The Importance of Being Earnest\" 2002 Co-starred with Maggie Smith in David Hare's West End play \"The Breath Of Life\" 2001 Portrayed Irish novelist Iris Murdoch in her later life (the younger version played by Kate Winslet) in Richard Eyre's \"Iris\"; earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination 2001 Re-teamed with director Lasse Hallstrom for \"The Shipping News\" playing Kevin Spacey's aunt 2000 Starred in the HBO original film \"The Last of the Blonde Bombshells\"; received SAG and Emmy nomination for Lead Actress 2000 Featured as a crusty old woman in Lasse Hallstrom's \"Chocolat\"; received Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination 1999 Appeared with an ensemble cast in Franco Zeffirelli's \"Tea With Mussolini\" 1999 Again reprised role of",
" M for \"The World Is Not Enough\"; third collaboration with Pierce Brosnan as Bond 1998 Earned critical acclaim and several awards for her brief role as Elizabeth I in \"Shakespeare in Love\" 1997 Starred in David Hare's London play \"Amy's View\"; production moved to Broadway in 1999 1997 First leading role in a feature, portraying Queen Victoria in \"Mrs.",
"Brown\"; earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination 1997 Reprised role of M in \"Tomorrow Never Dies\"; second collaboration with Brosnan as Bond 1996 Made cameo appearance as Hecuba in Kenneth Branagh's full-length film of \"Hamlet\" 1995 Took over the role of M in \"GoldenEye\" opposite Pierce Brosnan in his first film as James Bond 1992 Co-starred with Geoffrey Palmer in the British sitcom \"As Time Goes By\" 1989 Played Gertrude, opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role of \"Hamlet\" at the National Theatre 1989 Directed by Branagh's for the stage production of \"Henry V\" 1989 Stage directing debut \"Look Back in Anger\" for Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theater Company; also starred with Branagh and Emma Thompson (aired on Bravo in 1993) 1987 Portrayed Cleopatra in an acclaimed stage production of \"Antony and Cleopatra\" at The National Theatre 1987 Co-starred with Ian Holm in the British adaptation of Noel Coward's \"Mr.",
"and Mrs Edgehill\" 1986 Featured as Miss Eleanor Lavish in the Merchant-Ivory film \"A Room With a View\" 1985 Co-starred with Vanessa Redgrave in \"Wetherby\"; written and directed by David Hare 1983 Appeared in the British TV production \"Saigon: Year of the Cat\"; directed by Stephen Frears and written by David Hare 1983 Originated the role of Barbara in the West End production of \"Pack of Lies\" 1982 Won critical praise for her stage role as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's \"The Importance of Being Earnest\" 1981 Appeared opposite her husband Michael Williams in the British comedy series \"A Fine Romance\"; also performed the series' theme song 1978 Played one of three spinster sisters, opposite Jeremy Irons in the BBC television film \"Langrishe, Go Down\"; adapted for the screen by Harold Pinter 1976 Cast opposite Ian McKellen, who played the title role of Nunn's acclaimed production of \"Macbeth\" 1968 Played Titania in Peter Hall's film version of \"A Midsummer Night's Dream\" ",
"1968 Won critical praise as Sally Bowles in the London stage version of \"Cabaret\" 1967 Made TV debut in the BBC's four-part serial \"Talking to a Stranger\" 1965 Breakthrough screen role in \"Four in the Morning\" 1964 Made feature film debut in \"The Third Secret\" 1961 Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company playing Anya in \"The Cherry Orchard\"; first collaboration with Ian Holm 1960 Portrayed the female lead in Old Vic Company's production of \"Romeo and Juliet\" 1958 Made New York debut as Katherine in \"Henry V\" 1957 Played the Virgin Mary in the revival of the York Mystery Plays; appeared with her father and older brother 1957 Became a member of the Old Vic Company in London 1957 Judi Dench - Biography - IMDb Judi Dench Biography Showing all 115 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (82) | Personal Quotes (27) Overview (3) 5' 1\" (1.",
"55 m) Mini Bio (1) Judi Dench was born in York, England, to Eleanora Olive (Jones), who was from Dublin, Ireland, and Reginald Arthur Dench, a doctor from Dorset, England.",
"She attended Mount School in York, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed with Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and at Old Vic Theatre. She is a ten-time BAFTA winner including Best Actress in a Comedy Series for A Fine Romance (1981) in which she appeared with her husband, Michael Williams , and Best Supporting Actress in A Handful of Dust (1988) and A Room with a View (1985) . She received an ACE award for her performance in the television series Star Quality: Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985). She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and was created Dame of Order of the British Empire in 1988. - IMDb Mini Biography By: dh Spouse (1) ( 5 February 1971 - 11 January 2001) (his death) (1 child) Trade Mark (1) Known for often playing dignified, strong willed women in positions of authority who are sometimes opposed or criticised by those under her.",
"Trivia (82) When Royal Shakespeare Company Director Peter Hall asked Judi Dench to play the title role in a staged, and then later televised, production of Cleopatra, Dench refused, saying that her Cleopatra would be a \"menopausal dwarf.\" Director Hall was later successful in coaxing Dench into the role, of which she won rave reviews from both theatre critics and TV audiences. Her first stage appearance was as a snail in a play at her Quaker junior school. She made history in 1996 as the first person to win two Laurence Olivier awards (for British theatre) for different roles. Her 1999 Oscar was awarded for an six-minute performance in only four scenes as \"Queen Elizabeth I\" in Shakespeare in Love (1998). It is the second shortest performance ever to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, the only shorter one being Beatrice Straight 's five-minute performance in Network (1976). Mother, with Michael Williams , of Finty Williams . Created the role of Sally Bowles in the London premiere of the musical, Cabaret.",
"She was cast to play \"Grizabella\" in the original West End production of \"CATS\", but she tore her Achilles Tendon and was forced to quit the musical. Elaine Paige replaced her. She was ranked second in the 2001 Orange Film Survey of the greatest British Film Actresses. Received the Film Actress Award for her role in Chocolat at The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2002. Unfortunately Ms Dench was in attendance at the Berlin Film Festival and couldn't attend the Awards ceremony, but was able to send a televised message congratulating the charity on its 50th anniversary. Awarded an honorary DLitt by Oxford University on 28 June 2000. Was awarded an honourary Litt.D. (Doctor in Letters) from Trinity College on Friday, 11th July, 2003. She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1984 (1983 season) for Best Actress in a New Play for Pack of Lies. She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1988 (1987 season) for Best Actress in a New Play for Antony and Cleopatra.",
"Presented with The Society's Special Award for her outstanding contribution to British theatre at the 2004 Laurence Olivier Awards. [February 2004] She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in A Little Night Music at the Royal National Theatre Olivier Stage. She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Absolute Hell at the Royal National Theatre Lyttleton Stage. She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1999 (1998 season) for Best Actress for her performance in Filumena. She was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of the 1997 season for her performance in Amy's View at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and then Aldwych theatres. Younger sister of Jeffery Dench . She was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Special Award for her Outstanding Contributions to British Theatre.",
"She was awarded the 1982 London Critics' Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actress of 1981 for A Kind Of Alaska and The Importance of Being Earnest. She was awarded the 1987 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actress for her performance in Anthony and Cleopatra. She was awarded the 1987 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Anthony and Cleopatra. She was awarded the 1982 London Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for her performance in A Kind of Alaska and The Importance of Being Earnest. During the filming of As Time Goes By (1992) , she used to direct everybody to hide from the director when he left the set. Even after winning so many acting awards, she still admits to being insecure and wanting to improve the next performance. She admits that she prefers stage first, television second and film in third place. She was awarded the 1997 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Actress for her performance in Amy's View at the Royal National Theatre.",
"She was awarded the 1997 London Evening Standard Theatre Award: The Patricia Rothermere Award for her contributions to theatre. An Associate Member of RADA. Won Broadway's 1999 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for \"Amy's View.\" Voted Best British Actress of all time in a poll for Sky TV [Feb 2005]. Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), she failed to receive a nomination however. She was awarded a Companion of Honour in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. Currently supporting the Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds Restoration Appeal (2005). Topped the poll in Britain's Finest Actresses, July 2005 Attended the Mount School and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She and Vanessa Redgrave were in the same class at drama school.",
"As of 2014, received seven Oscar nominations, all of them when she was already over the age of 60. No other actor or actress collected more nominations when older than 60, the closest runner-ups being Katharine Hepburn, Paul Newman, Laurence Olivier, Spencer Tracy, Melvyn Douglas and Edith Evans with a mere three nominations each. When she started training at the Central School of Speech and Drama, she admits she wasn't taking it as seriously as she ought to have done. She was caught out during an improvisation scene at which point she realised that that was what it was all about and studied harder than she had ever done in her life. Was not able to attend the Oscars in 2007, because she had to undergo a knee surgery. Shares two roles with both Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett . She and Winslet both played the title role in Iris (2001), and she and Blanchette have both played Queen Elizabeth. All three of them have played Ophelia in Hamlet. At the opening of the Judi Dench Theatre in London in 1986 she was introduced as \"Here she is, Miss Judy Geeson '.",
"She and her The Shipping News (2001) and Notes on a Scandal (2006) co-star Cate Blanchett both received Oscar-nominations for playing Queen Elizabeth I in 1999. Dench won for her supporting role in Shakespeare in Love (1998) while Blanchett was nominated for Elizabeth (1998). Provides the narration for Spaceship Earth at Walt Disney World's Epcot in the 4th version (soft opening December 2007, final opening scheduled for February 2008). Judi Dench is the new narrator of \"Spaceship Earth\", the dark ride at EPCOT. She replaced Jeremy Irons after Walt Disney World and Siemens decided to update the classic ride housed inside the infamous golf-ball. She is a frequent co-star of her close friend Geoffrey Palmer . First woman to portray the 007 series character \"M\", which she did in GoldenEye (1995). Good friend of Paul Scofield . Awarded honorary D.Litt from the University of St Andrews, June 2008.",
"She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours List and awarded the DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1988 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama. In a 2004 opinion poll of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Dame Dench's performance as \"Lady Macbeth\" in Trevor Nunn 's 1976 production of \"Macbeth\" was voted the second greatest Shakespearean performance of all time. Only Paul Scofield 's masterful \"King Lear\" was ranked higher. In her autobiography \"And Furthermore,\" Dench says that she never really understood what was going on in the movie The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), but she enjoyed the experience of making the movie, and she thought the sets were great. Has twice been nominated for an Oscar in the same year that another actress was nominated for playing the same role. She received Best Supporting Actress for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998), while Cate Blanchett was nominated for Elizabeth (1998).",
"She was later nominated for Best Actress in Iris (2001), for which Kate Winslet was also nominated for the title role. Whilst training at the Old Vic Theatre in the 1950s, Dench shared a flat with Barbara Leigh-Hunt . Was six months pregnant with her daughter, Finty Williams , when she completed her run of the play \"London Assurance\". Following the birth of her daughter, Finty Williams , Dench and her husband immediately began trying for another child. However, having been unsuccessful, the couple looked into adoption when Dench was in her 40s, but they were turned down. Became engaged to Michael Williams during Christmas 1970 after he proposed to her on a beach in Australia. Has had custody of her grandson, Sammy Williams (b. 1997), since 2004 following her daughter Finty Williams 's rehabilitation for alcoholism. Going blind due to condition called macular degeneration. Does not plan to retire [February 19, 2012]. A lifelong animal lover, Judi is the proud owner of a racehorse named Smokey Oakey.",
"Also owns a dog, 4 cats, 2 Guinea pigs and some fish. Counts Mrs Brown (1997) as the movie that became the quintessential breakthrough event of her career as a film actress, winning her her first Oscar nomination. Even though she'd performed regularly on stage in the US in Old Vic productions almost 40 years earlier, it wasn't until after this movie that Hollywood really came calling. Dench is a supporter of Everton Football Club and she has been named as a patron of the soccer team's official charity \"Everton in the Community\". She played a Countess in William Shakespeare 's \"All's Well That Ends Well\" in London West End. [February 2004] She visited Staunton, Virginia to promote the Shenandoah Shakespeare Theatre. [May 2004] Playing Mistress Quickly in a production of The Merry Wives of Windsor - The Musical at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. [January 2007] Her father, Reginald Arthur Dench, was from Dorset, England, and her mother, Eleanora Olive (Jones), was from Dublin, Ireland.",
"The longest she has gone without an Oscar nomination is the 7 years between Notes on a Scandal (2006) and Philomena (2013). As of 2014, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: A Room with a View (1985), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Chocolat (2000) and Philomena (2013). The only film to win in the category was Shakespeare in Love (1998). Was the 114th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Shakespeare in Love (1998) at The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) on March 21, 1999. Is one of 26 actresses who have received an Academy Award for their performance in a comedy; hers being for Shakespeare in Love (1998).",
"The others in chronological order, are: Claudette Colbert ( It Happened One Night (1934)), Loretta Young ( The Farmer's Daughter (1947)), Josephine Hull ( Harvey (1950)), Judy Holliday ( Born Yesterday (1950)), Audrey Hepburn ( Roman Holiday (1953)), Goldie Hawn ( Cactus Flower (1969)), Glenda Jackson ( A Touch of Class (1973)), Lee Grant ( Shampoo (1975)), Diane Keaton ( Annie Hall (1977)), Maggie Smith ( California Suite (1978)), Mary Steenburgen ( Melvin and Howard (1980)), Jessica Lange ( Tootsie (1982)), Anjelica Huston ( Prizzi's Honor (1985)), Olympia Dukakis ( Moonstruck (1987)), Cher ( Moonstruck (1987)), Jessica Tandy ( Driving Miss Daisy (1989)), Mercedes Ruehl ( The Fisher King (1991)), Marisa Tomei ( My Cousin Vinny (1992)), Dianne Wiest ( Bullets Over",
" Broadway (1994)), Mira Sorvino ( Mighty Aphrodite (1995)), Frances McDormand ( Fargo (1996)), Helen Hunt ( As Good as It Gets (1997)), Gwyneth Paltrow ( Shakespeare in Love (1998)), Penelope Cruz ( Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)), and Jennifer Lawrence ( Silver Linings Playbook (2012)).",
"She has two roles in common with Helen Mirren : (1) Dench played Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), in which Mirren also appeared, while Mirren played her in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981) and (2) Dench played Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998) while Mirren played her in Elizabeth I (2005). A section of the paved river bank alongside the River Ouse in York, upstream of Lendal Bridge near the Museum Gardens, was named Dame Judi Dench Walk in honour of the city being her birthplace. Is one of 13 actresses who won their Best Supporting Actress Oscars in a movie that also won the Best Picture Oscar (she won for Shakespeare in Love (1998)). The others are Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind (1939), Teresa Wright for Mrs.",
"Miniver (1942), Celeste Holm for Gentleman's Agreement (1947), Mercedes McCambridge for All the King's Men (1949), Donna Reed for From Here to Eternity (1953), Eva Marie Saint for On the Waterfront (1954), Rita Moreno for West Side Story (1961), Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Juliette Binoche for The English Patient (1996), Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind (2001), Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago (2002) and Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave (2013). The only person to always be credited \"and Judi Dench as M\" in all her James Bond opening credits sequences for her appearances. Bernard Lee did not get the credit in Dr. No (1962). Robert Brown never got the credit. Ralph Fiennes was credited as Gareth Mallory in Skyfall (2012).",
"Following her Oscar win for Shakespeare in Love (1998), the producers of the Bond franchise gave her character M a much larger role -- one central to the film's plot -- for the first time in the Bond franchise. While M had typically only been seen in Bond films in bookend scenes at the very beginning and end, this time around the writers made her past actions the primary motive for the film's two main villains. They did the same thing with M in Skyfall (2012), purportedly because they were planning to kill off her character and wanted her (platonic) relationship with Bond to come full circle. Starred in two film adaptations of Anton Chekhov 's The Cherry Orchard. First in 1962, in the Royal Shakespeare Company production, The Cherry Orchard (1962), in which she played Anya, and in the 1981 BBC production The Cherry Orchard (1981), in which she played the lead, Mme. Ranevsky. Shares a role with her Nine (2009) co-star Marion Cotillard : both played Lady Macbeth.",
"Dench on stage in the '70s and Cotillard in the 2015 film adaptation, Macbeth (2015). They both co-starred opposite an actor who played Magneto in the X-Men franchise; Dench with Ian McKellen and Cotillard with Michael Fassbender . Daughter of Reginald Arthur Dench (1897-1964) and Eleanora Olave Dench (née Jones) (1897-1983). Great aunt of Jacob Bowker."
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"Angola from past to present | Conciliation Resources Angola from past to present Angola from past to present From military peace to social justice? The Angolan peace process Publication date: David Birmingham When Angola achieved independence in 1975, a war was raging between competing national liberation movements and their foreign backers. Guus Meijer and David Birmingham revisit Angola’s colonial period and the independence struggle that followed and ask how the resulting social and economic divisions shaped and were manipulated by the warring parties. The article describes the introduction of authoritarian one-party rule under the MPLA and the impact of natural resource development and international and regional powers on the conflict. Tracing the conflict up to the signing of the Luena Memorandum, the authors conclude that Angola’s peace remains incomplete and that the country faces many challenges in achieving social and democratic reconstruction. Read full article Angola from past to present On 11 November 1975, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) declared Angola's independence and installed Agostinho Neto as its first President in the former Portuguese colony's capital at Luanda.",
"This outcome had long seemed uncertain and indeed even unlikely; the MPLA had not only had to deal with its own serious internal troubles and disaffections, but had also had to take on the Portuguese colonial army and the two rival armed movements, each backed by powerful allies. Holden Roberto's National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) had initially been the most powerful of the three competing national liberation movements and in the autumn of 1975 it came close to capturing Luanda from the north, backed by a heavily armed force supplied by President Mobuto Sese Seko of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). In the south, two armoured columns of a South African invasion force, acting in military coordination with the Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas Savimbi, almost reached Luanda before they were stopped by Cuban troops which had been rushed to the assistance of the MPLA. The independent Angolan state was thus born out of turmoil and violence and amid serious national, regional and global rivalries. This heritage with its deep historical roots was to influence the unfolding of events for a long time.",
"Angola, like most African countries, grew out of a conglomerate of peoples and groups each with its own distinct history and traditions. Gradually small local nations and states came into contact with each other and historical developments drove them to share a common destiny under increasing Portuguese influence. Long before the arrival of the Portuguese, Bantu-speaking communities had established a farming economy over most of the territory. They had absorbed many of the scattered Khoisan-speaking populations and developed a successful pastoral dimension to their agriculture as well as building up trading economies. One of the most successfully diverse market centres became the town of M'banza Kongo around which the Kongo kingdom evolved. Further east the concept of state formation related to the political ideology of the Lunda peoples while in the south later kingdoms took shape in the highlands of the Ovimbundu people. Angola under Portuguese rule Although the first Portuguese traders, explorers and soldiers set foot on this part of the African coast from 1483, modern colonisation of the whole territory was only formalised four centuries later after the Berlin Conference of 1884-85.",
"Wide stretches of Angola experienced colonial rule for less than a century, and even after 1900 armed revolts broke out and resistance movements sprang up as among the Ovimbundu and the Bakongo from 1913, until the last northern resistance was put down in 1917. During its century of overrule the colonial regime left crucial marks on Angolan society. Its discriminatory legislation, particularly the Statute of the Portuguese Natives of the Provinces of Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea, separated the indigenous population from a tiny elite of 'civilised' individuals (or assimilados) who enjoyed some of the rights of Portuguese citizens. In 1961, after the start of an armed liberation struggle, the statute was revoked but the changes were only cosmetic. The Portuguese policy of racial and cultural discrimination had a profound and lasting impact on the later social and political development of Angola as an independent country. Social divisions created by colonialism continued to exercise a strong influence on the relationships between groups and on the attitudes of individuals. Racial mistrust manifested itself in the conflicts between as well as the tensions within the liberation movements. Deeply entrenched suspicion played a decisive role in Angola's recent political history.",
"The conflicting interests of rural dwellers and people living in urban centres are in part another source of tension which independent Angola inherited from the colonial state. Portugal, like the other colonial powers, was primarily interested in extracting riches from its colonies, through taxation, forced labour and the compulsory cultivation of marketable crops such as cotton. Under the guise of a 'civilising mission', the colonial state was heavily influenced by its own distinctive variety of Catholic fundamentalism, invented by the semi-fascist dictator António Salazar. An ideology developed under the banner of luso-tropicalism, a supposedly specific Portuguese way of harmonising Portuguese manners with the customs of peoples in the tropics. In Angola economic extraction was later supplemented by migrant influences when Portugal needed to dispose of excess population. In the 1950s and 1960s Angola received many thousands of poor white peasants and entrepreneurial settlers from Portugal. They created a colony of European descent which, although smaller than the Portuguese communities in France or Brazil, was larger than the rival colonial one in Mozambique.",
"During the colonial period, and particularly under the corporatist 'New State' and its colonial charters perfected by Salazar when he graduated from finance minister to Prime Minister in 1932, Angola's political and economic developments were crucially linked to the motherland. In 1969 Marcelo Caetano succeeded Salazar as Prime Minister and continued to insulate Portugal's colonies, and especially the crown jewel that was Angola, from the winds of change that blew concepts of independence over Africa in the 1960s. Instead of preparing for independence, as the other colonial powers had reluctantly done after the Second World War, Portugal tried to strengthen its imperial grip. As a weak state, politically isolated and economically backward, Portugal resorted to special measures to hold on to its colonies and in 1954 it euphemistically renamed them 'overseas provinces' in an attempt to avoid the attentions of United Nations inspectors. Economically, both Portugal and Angola were always at the mercy of trends and developments in the wider global economy, determined by powers beyond their control.",
"It had been the world economic crisis of the 1930s which had led to the impoverishment of Portugal and to the crystallisation of Salazar's authoritarian regime. In the 1950s, when Portugal aspired to become a member of the United Nations and yet keep its colonies, it was agricultural crises and opportunities that caused impending upheavals. The relative poverty of the southern highlands and the boom in coffee prices in the north drove thousands of Ovimbundu peasants to become migrant workers on the coffee estates. There they were subjected to humiliation by white colonists and to resentment by the Bakongo who lived there. Continuous rivalries between various elites have played an important role in Angola's recent history. The FNLA embodied the aspirations of the northern elite focused on Kinshasa but with some cultural links with the old Kongo kingdom. The MPLA had its heartland in the territory of the Mbundu people of the Luanda hinterland but included many groups in the urban centres including some who descended from the old assimilated families of black Angolans and others who were the mixed-race children of modern colonisation.",
"UNITA became the expression of a third political tradition and embodied the economic aspirations of the Ovimbundu and their merchant leaders on the southern planalto. To a large extent the ethnic identification of these movements has come about as a result of conscious political manoeuvring by each leadership rather than as a genuine expression of popular sentiment and aspiration. Over time the social and political factors of identity and cohesion have become real. Angola's historical society can be characterised by a tiny semi-urbanised elite of Portuguese-speaking 'creole' families – many black, some of mixed race, some Catholic and others Protestant, some old-established and others cosmopolitan – who are distinguished from the broad population of black African peasants and farm workers. Until the nineteenth century the great creole merchants and the rural princes dealt in captive slaves, most of whom were exported to Brazil or to the African islands. The black aristocracy and the creole bourgeoisie thrived on the profits of overseas trade and lived in style, consuming large quantities of imported alcoholic beverages and wearing fashionable European costumes. In the early twentieth century, however, their social and economic position was eroded by an influx of petty merchants and bureaucrats from Portugal, who wished to grasp the commercial and employment opportunities created by a new colonial order.",
"Although effective occupation only had a relatively short duration and elements of pre-colonial continuity persisted, colonialism nevertheless brought major social changes in urbanisation, in formal education, in religious practice, in farming techniques and in commercial linkages. These changes affected all sections of society and all parts of the country, albeit to an uneven and variable degree. There is a tendency noted above to view Angolan society, and indeed other African societies, as fundamentally split between a 'modern' sector, influenced by 'Western' (or European) values, and a 'traditional' one governed by pre-modern systems of unchanging norms and historic ritual practices. Such views, expressed in political and public discourse, tend to over-simplify the socio-cultural base of both the MPLA and UNITA when in fact each had to manage its relations with appropriate 'traditional authorities'. Angola presents a rich variety of influences and mixtures all deeply marked by the colonial experience as well as by the so-called Afro-Stalinism of the post-independence years. 'Traditional' concepts are now being transformed to adapt to the challenges of life in the present and the future.",
"There is no part of Angola, however remote, and no sector of Angolan society, however 'traditional', which is not in some way linked to the 'modern' world of a globalised economy and its culture and communication systems. The struggle for national liberation While colonial rule never went unresisted, a more focused armed struggle for independence only started in 1961, after the Portuguese had bloodily repressed a mass protest against colonial conditions in the north. Hundreds of white planters and traders (estimates vary between 250 and 1,000) and thousands of black farm workers were killed, and many more fled the country, forming a fertile recruiting ground for an emerging anti-colonial cause. nationalist political activity and resistance occurred initially under the banner of the Union of the Peoples of Angola (UPA), a predecessor of the FNLA. In Luanda and the coastal cities much older associations had long expressed the nationalist sentiment of Angola's African population.",
"This urban-based nationalism also incorporated assimilados and mestiços of Luanda and Benguela who had organised the Angolan League in the 1910s and the Let's Discover Angola (Vamos Descobrir Angola) movement in the 1940s under leaders such as Viriato da Cruz who later became founders of the MPLA. The 1960s saw a major military and political confrontation between the Portuguese colonial regime and Angolan nationalism. The country also experienced the early manifestation of divisions within the nationalist movement that were to mark political life in Angola for many years. The protagonists were the FNLA, the MPLA, which subsequently tried to claim responsibility for an attack on a Luanda prison on 4 February 1961, and UNITA which emerged in the mid 1960s. The date of the prison attack was later officially celebrated as the beginning of the armed struggle. The anti-colonial struggle launched in 1961 was fought with guerrilla tactics, gradually increasing in scope to reach from the north to the east of the country.",
"On the diplomatic front nationalists worked from bases in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa), Conakry and Brazzaville, as well as from Lisbon and Paris. The FNLA received political and military backing from African countries and from China and the US. In 1962 it formed a Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile (GRAE) which the organisation of African Unity (OAU) initially recognised as the legitimate successor to colonial rule. Some African countries later transferred their allegiance to the MPLA which, though its military record was poor and its leadership continuously suffered from internal conflict, gradually outmanoeuvred its rivals politically and diplomatically to gain pre-eminence in 1975. The FNLA was no freer from internal dissent than the MPLA and in 1964 Jonas Savimbi left the 'government in exile' in which he had served as Minister for Foreign Affairs. He accused the FNLA leaders of being militarily ineffective and heavily dependent on the US. He also denounced nepotism and the authoritarian leadership of Holden Roberto. After visiting a number of mainly communist countries Savimbi founded UNITA in 1966.",
"By exploiting the feelings of exclusion in Angola's largest ethnic group, the Ovimbundu, Savimbi built up his own constituency in the centre and south of the country. Initially he conducted small guerrilla operations inside Angola before establishing a network of supporters abroad. None of the armed movements succeeded in effectively threatening the colonial state in Angola. The end of this 'first Angolan war' was brought about indirectly through domestic pressure in Portugal and the growing dissatisfaction of the Portuguese military fighting the colonial wars in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau. In April 1974, junior officers belonging to the Movement of the Armed Forces (MFA) toppled the Salazar-Caetano regime in Portugal and began the process of decolonisation. In 1974, however, a frenzy of diplomatic and political activity at home and abroad mitigated against a negotiated independence. In 1975, as the will to retain imperial control over Angola dwindled, fighting broke out in many provinces of Angola and also in the capital, Luanda, where the armies of the MPLA, the FNLA and UNITA were intended to maintain the peace with joint patrols.",
"In January 1975, under heavy international pressure, the colonial power and the three movements had signed an agreement in Alvor, Portugal, providing for a transitional government, a constitution, elections and independence. This Alvor Accord soon collapsed, however, and the transitional government scarcely functioned. In the subsequent confrontations the FNLA received military support from Zaire with the backing of China and the US, while under Agostinho Neto the MPLA gained ground in particular in Luanda with support from the Soviet Union and from Cuban troops. On 11 November 1975 Angola became independent. The FNLA and UNITA were excluded from the city and from government and a socialist one-party regime was established which eventually gained international recognition, though not from the United States. Angola under one-party rule From 1975 until the late 1980s Angolan society was moulded along 'classical' Marxist-Leninist lines. A dominant, but increasingly corrupt state sector was controlled by the ruling party. Private business, with the exception of the activities of foreign oil companies, was restricted and organised religion, including the Catholic Church, which had held an official place under the colonial regime, was suppressed.",
"No freely organised 'civil society' emerged and the state controlled the media and mass organisations for youth, for women, for workers and for some of the professions. One event had a crucial impact on the political climate during Angola's socialist era: the failed coup attempt by Nito Alves and his followers on 27 May 1977. Alves was a minister in President Agostinho Neto's government but also had his own constituency of supporters in Luanda's musseques (slums). The nitista crisis was fuelled by personal ambitions but also by ideological battles within the ruling socialist camp. Some leaders were loyal to the 'bureaucratic' line practised in the USSR while others preferred a more 'revolutionary' Chinese approach. The coup itself was bloodily repressed and it is alleged that thousands of supposed sympathisers were jailed or killed in the following days, weeks and months. The episode had a profound effect on the President, and his regime became ever more authoritarian and repressive. Angola's population lost its innocence and henceforth lived in fear.",
"Subsequent wars By the end of the 1970s, UNITA took over from the FNLA as the main civil war opponent of the MPLA government. A rapprochement had been achieved between the MPLA and President Mobutu of Zaire. The FNLA's cadres, led by Mobutu's protégé Holden Roberto, were gradually integrated into Angolan society as the free-market acolytes of the one-party state. The FNLA army, once a foreign-armed force with thousands of recruits, disintegrated without being formally disarmed or demobilised. Agostinho Neto died of cancer in 1979 and was succeeded as President by José Eduardo dos Santos, a young petroleum engineer trained in the Soviet Union. By this time the superpower conflict in Vietnam had ended and Angola became the seat of a new war by proxy between the United States and the Soviet Union. Each side was not so much defending a specific interest in Angola as playing out geo-political rivalry. The regional allies of the US continued to be Zaire and South Africa, while Congo-Brazzaville aligned itself with the Soviet Union.",
"Cuba stepped up both military and civilian support to the MPLA government and contributed significantly to the rehabilitation of social sectors such as health and education. Diamonds, and more especially oil, provided the MPLA with the necessary revenue to function as a government. Foreign income also funded the lifestyle of the ruling elite and financed the ongoing war against UNITA. During the war years economic links between the coastal cities and the agrarian hinterland weakened almost to the point of extinction. Sometimes backed by South African forces, UNITA spasmodically occupied parts of the country, which became inaccessible to both government and merchants. The cities, especially Luanda, survived on imported food rather than home produce. Consumer goods were paid for by oil royalties. The neglected countryside was left to its own subsistence strategies. Over the years many people fleeing the war migrated to the towns. The lack of opportunities in the rural areas made prospects in the urban centres seem more attractive despite the poverty of the great slums. The city of Luanda grew to an estimated population of four million. The 'second Angolan war' reached its peak in the mid-1980s.",
"One of its enduring ironies concerned the dollar income generated by American oil companies, which paid for Cuban troops to protect the Angolan government and its oil installations from attacks by South African forces working for UNITA and partly financed by the US. In this phase of the war the battle for the small but strategic town of Cuito Cuanavale was a turning point. In 1987-88, South African and UNITA forces were pushed back by MPLA and Cuban troops after a long siege. The South Africans conceded that no military solution to the security of their northern border was possible and they started to explore political alternatives. The ensuing peace initiatives, orchestrated by a Troika of Portugal, America and Russia, finally resulted in the Bicesse Accords of May 1991 between the MPLA and UNITA. The peace was followed by the holding under UN auspices of Angola's first and only general election. Savimbi expected to gain power through the ballot box in September 1992. When he failed to do so he rejected the voting results and returned to war. The 'third Angolan war' was even more brutal than its predecessors.",
"Whole cities were reduced to ruins, hundreds of thousands of people were killed or died from war-related deprivation and disease, and millions were displaced, some for the second or even the third time. Extended talks in Lusaka finally resulted in another peace agreement, the Lusaka Protocol, signed in October 1994, but even then the war was not over. Despite international sanctions against UNITA's supply networks, Savimbi was reluctant to surrender the military option. After four years of neither peace nor war, the war erupted again with full ferocity in December 1998. The Angolan government, on paper a 'government of national unity and reconciliation' in which some UNITA dissident politicians participated under MPLA domination, pursued an offensive that culminated in the assassination of Jonas Savimbi in February 2002. On 4 April 2002, the Luena Memorandum marked the end of four decades of war and the ultimate defeat of UNITA. In October 2002, UNITA declared itself a fully disarmed and democratic political party and UN sanctions against it were lifted.",
"Peace has characterised mainland Angola since April 2002, but in Cabinda, the enclave between the two Congo republics which accounts for sixty per cent of Angola's oil production, a war has continued unabated. The government has tried to replicate the strategy of scorched earth and starvation that had proved successful against UNITA. Many Cabindans nevertheless still support the rival movements demanding independence. The Angolan government, determined to preserve major economic assets, could never offer more than some form of provincial autonomy for the enclave. In October 2002, a major offensive against the Liberation Front of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) led to serious accusations of human rights abuses. Towards the end of 2003, after some FLEC defeats and defections, the Luanda government signalled that it was prepared to talk peace or even consider a referendum. So far, however, the silencing of the guns in mainland Angola has not reached Cabinda and the conflict remains unresolved. Peace in Angola remains incomplete. The physical and psychological scars of war are still evident. The democratic deficit has not been remedied. The regime is still marked by its predatory history.",
"Angola Fact Sheet September 26, 2016 More information about Angola is available on the Angola Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. U.S.-ANGOLA RELATIONS The United States established diplomatic relations in 1993 with Angola, which had become independent from Portugal in 1975. Post-independence, Angola saw 27 years of civil war among groups backed at various times by countries that included the United States, the Soviet Union, Cuba, China, and South Africa. Angola has had two presidents since independence. The first president came to power in 1975; upon his 1979 death, the second president assumed power. Multiparty elections were held in 1992 under a process supervised by the United Nations, but the results were disputed and civil war continued until the 2002 death of one holdout guerilla leader. A new constitution was adopted in 2010 and elections were held in 2012. Angola has a strong and capable military.",
"Although the country is sub-Saharan Africa's second-largest oil producer and has great agricultural potential, two-thirds of the population live in poverty. U.S. foreign policy goals in Angola are to promote and strengthen Angola’s democratic institutions, promote economic prosperity, improve health, and consolidate peace and security, including maritime security. The United States has worked with Angola to remove thousands of landmines and help war refugees and internally displaced people return to their homes. In 2009 Secretary Clinton declared Angola a “strategic partner” of the United States, one of three that the Obama Administration has identified on the African continent (the other two are Nigeria and South Africa). The U.S. – Angola Strategic Partnership Dialogue (SPD) was formalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Washington in July 2010. Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Chikoti met for the first high level Strategic Dialogue in December 2014 in Washington, D.C. Secretary Kerry met President dos Santos during his visit to Luanda in May 2014. U.S. Assistance to Angola U.S.",
"assistance seeks to focus on preventing major infectious diseases, strengthening health systems, increasing access to family planning and reproductive health services, and building capacity within nongovernmental organizations working in health advocacy and health service delivery. U.S. assistance also promotes stabilization and security sector reform. Bilateral Economic Relations Angola is the third-largest trading partner of the United States in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly because of its petroleum exports. U.S. imports from Angola are dominated by petroleum, with some diamonds. U.S. exports to Angola include machinery, aircraft, poultry, and iron and steel products. Angola is a partner country with Power Africa. Angola is eligible for preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The United States and Angola have signed a trade and investment framework agreement, which seeks to promote greater trade and investment between the two countries. Angola's Membership in International Organizations Angola and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization. Angola also is an observer to the Organization of American States and is currently on the United Nations Security Council. They also serve as the chair of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region. Bilateral Representation The U.S.",
"Ambassador to Angola is Helen La Lime . Other principal embassy officials are listed in the Department's Key Officers List . Angola maintains an embassy in the United States at 2100-2108 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009 (tel. 202-785-1156). More information about Angola is available from the Department of State and other sources, some of which are listed here: Angola: History History History History until Independence The first inhabitants of the area that is now Angola are thought to have been members of the hunter-gatherer Khoisan group. Bantu-speaking peoples from West Africa arrived in the region in the 13th cent., partially displacing the Khoisan and establishing a number of powerful kingdoms. The Portuguese first explored coastal Angola in the late 15th cent., and except for a short occupation (1641–48) by the Dutch, it was under Portugal's control until they left the country late in the 20th cent. Although they failed to discover the gold and other precious metals they were seeking, the Portuguese found in Angola an excellent source of slaves for their colony in Brazil.",
"Portuguese colonization of Angola began in 1575, when a permanent base was established at Luanda. By this time the Mbundu kingdom had established itself in central Angola. After several attempts at subjugation, Portuguese troops finally broke the back of the kingdom in 1902, when the Bié Plateau was captured. Construction of the Benguela railroad followed, and white settlers arrived in the Angolan highlands. The modern development of Angola began only after World War II. In 1951 the colony was designated an overseas province, and Portugal initiated plans to develop industries and hydroelectric power. Although the Portuguese professed the aim of a multiracial society of equals in Angola, most Africans still suffered repression. Inspired by nationalist movements elsewhere, the native Angolans rose in revolt in 1961. When the uprising was quelled by the Portuguese army, many fled to Congo (Kinshasa) and other neighboring countries. In 1962 a group of refugees in the Congo, led by Holden Roberto, organized the Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA).",
"It maintained supply and training bases in the Congo, waged guerrilla warfare in Angola, and, while developing contacts with both Western and Communist nations, obtained its chief support from the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Angola's liberation movement comprised two other guerrilla groups as well. The Marxist-influenced Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA), founded in 1956, had its headquarters in Zambia and was most active among educated Angolan Africans and mestiços living abroad. The MPLA led the struggle for Angolan independence. The third rival group was the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA), which was established in 1966 under the leadership of Jonas Savimbi . As a result of the guerrilla warfare, Portugal was forced to keep more than 50,000 troops in Angola by the early 1970s. In 1972 the heads of the FNLA and MPLA assumed joint leadership of a newly formed Supreme Council for the Liberation of Angola, but their military forces did not merge.",
"That same year the Portuguese national assembly changed Angola's status from an overseas province to an \"autonomous state\" with authority over internal affairs; Portugal was to retain responsibility for defense and foreign relations. Elections were held for a legislative assembly in 1973. In Apr., 1974, the Portuguese government was overthrown in a military uprising. In May of that year the new government proclaimed a truce with the guerrillas in an effort to promote peace talks. Later in the year Portugal seemed intent on granting Angola independence; however, the situation was complicated by the large number of Portuguese and other Europeans (estimated at 500,000) resident there, by continued conflict among the African liberation movements, and by the desire of some Cabindans for their oil-rich region to become independent as a separate. Postcolonial History Portugal granted Angola independence in 1975 and the MPLA assumed control of the government in Luanda; Agostinho Neto became president. The FNLA and UNITA, however, proclaimed a coaliton government in Nova Lisboa (now Huambo), but by early 1976 the MPLA had gained control of the whole country.",
"Most of the European population fled the political and economic upheaval that followed independence, taking their investments and technical expertise with them. When Neto died in 1979, José Eduardo dos Santos succeeded him as president. In the 1970s and 80s the MPLA government received large amounts of aid from Cuba and the Soviet Union, while the United States supported first the FNLA and then UNITA. In Cabinda, independence forces that had fought against the Portuguese now fought against the Angolan government. Although the FNLA faded in importance, UNITA obtained the support of South Africa, which was mounting its own campaigns against the Southwest Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), a Namibian liberation group based in Angola. In the late 1980s the United States provided military aid to UNITA and demanded the withdrawal of Cuban troops and an end to Soviet assistance. As a result of negotiations among Angola, South Africa, Cuba, and the United States, the withdrawal of Cuban troops began in 1989. Also in the late 1980s, Marxist Angola implemented programs of privatization under President dos Santos.",
"A cease-fire between the ruling MPLA and UNITA was reached in 1991, and the government agreed to make Angola a multiparty state. However, when dos Santos won UN-supervised elections held in Sept., 1992, UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi charged fraud and refused to accept the results. In Nov., 1992, bitter fighting broke out between rebel UNITA troops and government forces, destroying many cities and much of the country's infrastructure. Despite initial victories that gave UNITA control of some two thirds of Angola, the MPLA eventually gained the upper hand in the renewed warfare. In Nov., 1994, with UNITA on the verge of defeat, dos Santos and Savimbi signed the Lusaka protocol, a new agreement on ending the conflict. The two sides committed to the integration of several thousand UNITA troops into the government armed forces as well as the demobilization of thousands more from both sides. UN peacekeeping troops began arriving in June, 1995, to supervise the process. Troop integration, however, was suspended in 1996, and UNITA's demobilization efforts lagged.",
"A new government of national unity was formed in 1997, including several UNITA deputies; Savimbi had declined a vice presidency in 1996. With renewed fighting in 1998, Angola's ruling MPLA put the country's coalition government on hold, saying that UNITA had failed to meet its peace-treaty obligations. It suspended all UNITA representatives from parliament and declared that it would no longer deal with Savimbi, instead recognizing a splinter group, UNITA Renovada. In 1999 the United Nations voted to pull out all remaining troops stationed in the country, while continuing humanitarian relief work with over a million refugees. UNITA was able to finance its activities, including an estimated 30,000 troops stationed in neighboring Zambia and Congo (Kinshasa), with some $500 million a year in diamond revenues from mines it controlled in the country's northeast. Fighting continued, with Angola's army inflicting several defeats on UNITA beginning in late 1999, weakening UNITA's still sizable forces.",
"International restrictions (2001) on sales of diamonds not certfied as coming from legitimate sources also hurt UNITA, and the death of Savimbi in battle in 2002 was a severe blow to the rebels, who subsequently signed a cease-fire agreement and demobilized. UNITA subsequently reconstituted itself as a political party. Also in 2002 Angolan government forces gained the upper hand against Cabindan separatists; a peace agreement for the province was signed in 2006. As many as one million people died in the Angolan civil war, and the country's infrastructure was slow to recover from the effects of the fighting. Parliamentary elections scheduled for 2007 were postponed late in 2006 until mid-2008, and the presidential election was then set for 2009. In Mar., 2007, there was an apparent attack on the leader of UNITA, Isaias Samakuva; UNITA accused the government of trying to assassinate him.",
"When the parliamentary elections were finally held in Sept., 2008, they were marred by procedural irregulaties and difficulties but were otherwise generally transparent, and the MPLA won a landslide victory, with more than 80% of the vote. In 2009 the presidential election (scheduled for Sept., 2009) was again postponed; a new constitution approved by the National Assembly in Jan., 2010, abolished direct election for the president. In the legislative elections of Aug., 2012, the MPLA won 72% of the vote, which thus resulted in the election of dos Santos as president. UNITA and other opposition parties unsuccessfully challenged the result in the courts. Sections in this article: Milestones: 1969–1976 - Office of the Historian Milestones: 1969–1976 The Angola Crisis 1974–75 After a successful military coup in Portugal that toppled a long-standing authoritarian regime on April 25, 1974, the new rulers in Lisbon sought to divest the country of its costly colonial empire.",
"The impending independence of one of those colonies, Angola, led to the Angolan civil war that grew into a Cold War competition. The Angola crisis of 1974–1975 ultimately contributed to straining relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Cuban and Angolan soldiers are shown during a weapon practice session at a training center. (AP Photo) Three main military movements had been fighting for Angolan independence since the 1960s. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) was a Marxist organization centered in the capital, Luanda, and led by Agostinho Neto. The National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), led by Holden Roberto, was based in the north of the country and had strong ties to the U.S. ally, Mobutu Sese Seko, in neighboring Zaire. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), an offshoot of the FNLA, was led by Jonas Savimbi and supported by the country’s largest ethnic group, the Ovimbundu.",
"Following the Portuguese coup, these three revolutionaries met with representatives of the new Portuguese Government in January 1975 and signed the Alvor Agreement that granted Angolan independence and provided for a three-way power sharing government. However, trust quickly broke down among the three groups, and the country descended into civil war as each vied for sole power. The crisis in Angola developed into a Cold War battleground as the superpowers and their allies delivered military assistance to their preferred clients. The United States supplied aid and training for both the FNLA and UNITA while troops from Zaire assisted Holden Roberto and his fighters. China, also, sent military instructors to train the FNLA. The Soviet Union provided military training and equipment for the MPLA. During the summer of 1975, the Soviet-supported MPLA was able to consolidate power in Luanda and oust the U.S.-supported FNLA from the capital, but the FNLA continued to attack. The remaining Portuguese troops failed to stem the violence. When MPLA leader Neto announced November 11, 1975 as the day of Angolan independence, Lisbon decided to withdraw its troops on that day. The MPLA also had long-established relations with Fidel Castro’s Cuba.",
"Before November 11, the MPLA had negotiated with Castro for Cuban assistance. At the same time, UNITA, which enjoyed U.S. support, approached the Apartheid government in South Africa for military reinforcement. Pretoria, with the aim to end the use of Angola as a base for rebels fighting for the independence of South Africa-occupied Namibia, contributed forces that entered southern Angola in October and made rapid progress toward the capital. In response, Castro sent Cuban Special Forces to halt the South African advance and succeeded in drawing attention to the fact that the United States had provided support to a group that now accepted assistance from an Apartheid government. The U.S. Government had encouraged the South African intervention, but preferred to downplay its connection with the Apartheid regime. However, once Pretoria’s involvement became widely known, the Chinese withdrew its advisers from the region, and the Ford Administration was faced with domestic resistance to the U.S. role in the Angolan conflict. President Gerald Ford had requested Congressional approval for more money to fund the operation in Angola. However, many members of Congress were wary of intervening abroad after the struggle in Vietnam, others wished to avoid the South Africa connection, and still others did not believe the issue was important.",
"In the end, Congress rejected the President’s request for additional funds. South Africa withdrew its forces in the spring of 1976 and the MPLA remained as the official government of Angola. Still, Jonas Savimbi and UNITA continued an insurgency until his death in 2002. During the period of the Angolan crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union were still enjoying a brief thaw in their relations, in an era referred to as détente . During this time, Washington and Moscow had reached a series of agreements that aimed to reduce tensions between the two superpowers. However, by 1974, strains on bilateral relations had already compromised U.S. support for détente and the crisis in Angola served to accelerate this trend. From the U.S. point of view, one of the aims of détente was to draw the Soviet Union further into the international system so that Washington could induce Moscow to show restraint in its dealings with the Third World. The Ford Administration believed that Cuba had intervened in Angola as a Soviet proxy and as such, the general view in Washington was that Moscow was breaking the rules of détente. The appearance of a Soviet success and a U.S.",
"loss in Angola on the heels of a victory by Soviet-supported North Vietnam over U.S.-supported South Vietnam continued to erode U.S. faith in détente as an effective Cold War foreign policy. The U.S. failure to achieve its desired outcome in Angola raised the stakes of the superpower competition in the Third World. Subsequent disagreements over the Horn of Africa, and Afghanistan contributed to undoing the period of détente between the Soviet Union and the United States. Additionally, the Angola crisis also ended a recent thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations. Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) Angolan Soldier in front of Soviet Missiles Image Ownership: Public Domain The Angolan Civil War, beginning at the time of the country's independence from Portugal in 1975, was a 27-year struggle involving the deaths of over 500,000 soldiers and civilians.",
"Initiated at the height of the Cold War, pro- and anti- communist forces in Angola set the stage for a proxy fight between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) . Though the fighting officially ended in 2002, Angola remains in economic and social turmoil with a massive refugee crisis and millions of landmines impeding farming practices. Rich in diamonds and oil, Angola was one of the last African nations to receive independence from a European power. On April 25, 1974, a Portuguese military coup d’état protesting the country’s colonial practices successfully overthrew the regime. The combined forces of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), and the National Union for Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) created a transitional government with the Alvor Accord of 1974. Within a year the government had disintegrated, and with aid from the USSR and the Cuban military, the Marxist-oriented MPLA under the leadership of José dos Santos had wrested control of most of Angola.",
"Indirectly and through proxies, governments from the United States, Brazil and South Africa funded UNITA, providing munitions, intelligence reports, and mercenaries. Heavy fighting continued until 1991 when a temporary agreement known as the Bicesse Accords was reached. Calling for an immediate ceasefire and the removal of both Cuban and South African troops, the agreement mandated a new national government and army, along with Angola’s first multi-party elections. A year later, MPLA candidate José dos Santos won 49% of the popular vote in the election compared to 40% for UNITA candidate Dr. Jonas Savimbi . When Savimbi disputed the outcome, UNITA resumed guerilla war against the MPLA. In 1993 the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 864 placing an embargo on petroleum and munitions shipments to UNITA. UNITA continued military operations until Savimbi was killed in an ambush in February of 2002. Officially demobilized that August under less-radical leadership, UNITA has since been a formidable political party in Angolan politics.",
"Though a country rich in natural resources, Angola was economically and politically devastated with runaway inflation of the country’s currency (the kwanza), a national crisis of amputees from the millions of landmines, and political fallout from the millions of refugees displaced from the fighting. Sources: Kevin Shillington, Encyclopedia of African History (New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005); Fernando Andresen Guimaraes, The Origins of the Angolan Civil War: Foreign Intervention and Domestic Political Conflict (London: Macmillan Press, 1997); John A. Marcum, The Angolan Revolution, Vol. 2: Exile Politics and Guerilla Warfare (1962-1976) (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1978). Contributor(s): BBC ON THIS DAY | 11 | 1975: Divided Angola gets independence 1975: Divided Angola gets independence The southern African state of Angola has gained its independence from former colonial power Portugal.",
"The leader of one of the country's rival factions, Dr Agostinho Neto, of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), has been proclaimed the country's first president. In the capital, Luanda, huge crowds cheered and soldiers fired shots into the air as the new country's flag was raised at midnight. However, the main groups vying for power held separate independence ceremonies. The MPLA held a huge ceremony at a stadium in the capital, Luanda, attended by a representative from the Soviet Union. 'Slave pool' In a speech, Dr Neto was critical of the Portuguese for not recognising the MPLA as the \"sole legitimate representative\" of the Angolan people. Meanwhile, the rival Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita) announced it had joined forces with another liberation movement to form a national council which would act as Angola's government. Angola's independence ends nearly 500 years of Portuguese rule. Initially the Portuguese used Angola as a \"slave pool\" for its more lucrative colony in Brazil and mined Angola's precious gemstones and metals. Resistance to Portuguese rule was widespread by the mid-20th century but was complicated by clashes between the various African communities.",
"Angola country profile - BBC News BBC News Read more about sharing. Close share panel One of Africa's major oil producers, Angola is striving to tackle the physical, social and political legacy of a 27-year civil war that ravaged the country after independence. Following the withdrawal of the Portuguese colonial masters in 1975, the rival former independence movements competed for power until 2002. Much of Angola's oil wealth lies in Cabinda province, where a decades-long separatist conflict simmers. The government has sent thousands of troops to subdue the rebellion in the enclave, which has no border with the rest of Angola. Human rights groups have alleged abuses against civilians.",
"Read more country profiles - Profiles by BBC Monitoring FACTS Area 1.25m sq km (481,354 sq miles) Major languages Portuguese (official), Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo Major religion Christianity Life expectancy 50 years (men), 53 years (women) Currency kwanza President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos Image copyright Getty Images Jose Eduardo dos Santos, of the ruling MPLA, has been in power since 1979, and is Africa's second-longest serving head of state after Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang. He keeps tight control over all aspects of Angola's political life. Many Angolans credit the president for leading the country to recovery after the end of its 27-year civil war in 2002, and for turning the country's formerly socialist economy into one of the world's fastest-growing - mainly on the back of Angola's prodigious oil wealth. Some, however, accuse him of authoritarianism, staying in office for too long and failing to distribute the proceeds from the oil boom more widely. In 2008, his party won the country's first parliamentary elections for 16 years.",
"A new constitution approved in 2010 substituted direct election of the president with a system under which the top candidate of the largest party in parliament becomes president. It also strengthened the presidency's powers, prompting the Unita opposition to accuse the government of \"destroying democracy\". He appointed his daughter Isabel as chief executive of the state-run oil firm Sonangol in 2016, prompting suspicions that he is establishing a dynasty at a time he is winding down his own career. Isabel has been ranked by Forbes magazine as the richest woman on the continent with a fortune of around $3 billion. MEDIA Image copyright Getty Images Social media appeared to be under threat at the end of 2015 when President dos Santos called for their stricter regulation, at a time when the government was cracking down on political dissident and activism. For many urban Angolans, the internet has become the primary medium for expression of political anger because of the dangers of protesting on the streets. The state controls all media with nationwide reach, including radio, the most influential medium outside the capital.",
"Some key dates in Angola's history: Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Angolan civil war involved forces from Cuba, pictured, as well as from South Africa 1300s - Kongo kingdom consolidates in the north. 1483 - Portuguese arrive. 17th and 18th centuries - Angola becomes a major Portuguese trading arena for slaves. Between 1580 and 1680 a million plus are shipped to Brazil. 1885-1930 - Portugal consolidates colonial control over Angola, local resistance persists. 1950s-1961 - Nationalist movement develops, guerrilla war begins. 1974 - Revolution in Portugal, colonial empire collapses. 1975 - Portuguese withdraw from Angola without formally handing power to any movement. MPLA is in control of Luanda and declares itself government of independent Angola. Unita and FNLA set up a rival government in Huambo. Civil war begins, dragging on until 2002. 1979 - Jose Eduardo dos Santos becomes country's leader. 1987 - South African forces enter southeast Angola to thwart MPLA and Cuban offensive against Unita. They withdrew the next year.",
"1991 - Government, Unita sign peace accord in Lisbon. 1992 - Disputed elections. Fighting flares again. 1998 - Luanda launches offensive against Unita - thousands killed in next four years of fighting. 2002 - Unita leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in battle and a formal ceasefire is signed. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The civil war came to an end following the killing of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi"
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"Super Bowl XX Game Recap Chicago 46, New England 10 SuperBowl.com wire reports Buddy Ryan's '46' defense squashed the Patriots.(AP) The NFC champion Chicago Bears, seeking their first NFL title since 1963, scored a Super Bowl-record 46 points in downing AFC champion New England 46-10 in Super Bowl XX. The previous record for most points in a Super Bowl was 38, shared by San Francisco in XIX and the Los Angeles Raiders in XVIII. The Bears' league-leading defense tied the Super Bowl record for sacks (7) and limited the Patriots to a record-low seven rushing yards. New England took the quickest lead in Super Bowl history when Tony Franklin kicked a 36-yard field goal with 1:19 elapsed in the first period. The score came about because of Larry McGrew's fumble recovery at the Chicago 19-yard line. However, the Bears rebounded for a 23-3 first-half lead, while building a yardage advantage of 236 total yards to New England's minus 19.",
"Running back Matt Suhey rushed eight times for 37 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown run, and caught one pass for 24 yards in the first half. After the Patriot's first drive of the second half ended with a punt to the Bears' 4-yard line, Chicago marched 96 yards in nine plays with quarterback Jim McMahon's 1-yard scoring run capping the drive. McMahon became the first quarterback in Super Bowl history to rush for a pair of touchdowns. The Bears completed their scoring via a 28-yard interception return by reserve cornerback Reggie Phillips, a 1-yard run by defensive tackle/fullback William Perry, and a safety when defensive end Henry Waechter tackled Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan in the end zone. Bears defensive end Richard Dent became the fourth defender to be named the game's most valuable player after contributing 1½ sacks. The Bears' victory margin of 36 points was the largest in Super Bowl history, bettering the previous mark of 29 by the Los Angeles Raiders when they topped Washington 38-9 in Game XVIII.",
"McMahon completed 12 of 20 passes for 256 yards before leaving the game in the fourth period with a wrist injury. The NFL's all-time leading rusher, Bears running back Walter Payton, carried 22 times for 61 yards. Wide receiver Willie Gault caught four passes for 129 yards, the fourth-most receiving yards in a Super Bowl. Chicago coach Mike Ditka became the second man (Tom Flores of Raiders was the other) to win a Super Bowl ring as a player and as a coach. Information Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX - Jan 26, 1986 - HISTORY.com Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX Share this: Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX Author Bears beat Patriots in Super Bowl XX URL Publisher A+E Networks On January 26, 1986, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Chicago Bears score a Super Bowl record number of points to defeat the New England Patriots, 46-10, and win their first championship since 1963.",
"Led by Coach Mike Ditka, a tight end for the Bears during their last Super Bowl win, Chicago won 17 of 18 games to reach the championship match-up with the Patriots, who became only the fourth wild-card team in history to advance to the Super Bowl. After Tony Franklin kicked a 36-yard field goal only one minute and 19 seconds into the game, New England took the quickest lead in Super Bowl history. It was mostly downhill for the Patriots from there, as the Bears built a 23-3 lead by halftime, gaining a total of 236 yards, compared with New England’s minus 19. The young Patriots quarterback, Tony Eason, had zero completions in six passes, was sacked three times and fumbled once before being replaced by Steve Grogan near the end of the first half. The mighty Bears defense made a crucial impact on the game, causing six Patriot turnovers (four of which led to touchdowns) and holding New England to a total of only seven rushing yards all game. The Bears were hot on offense as well, as quarterback Jim McMahon completed 12 of 20 passes for 256 yards and no interceptions.",
"Defensive tackle William “The Refrigerator” Perry had one of the game’s most memorable moments, running in a one-yard touchdown and spiking the ball in celebration. The celebrated Chicago running back Walter Payton carried 22 times for 61 yards but did not score, the one disappointment in an otherwise triumphant game for the Bears. When the game was over, the Bears had set a new NFL record for margin of victory (36 points), bettering the mark of 29 set by the Los Angeles Raiders when they beat the Washington Redskins 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII. They also scored more points than any other team in the history of the Super Bowl, beating the previous record (38) shared by the Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XIX. The Bears defensive end Richard Dent, who contributed one and a half of Chicago’s record seven sacks, was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XX, becoming only the fourth defender to win the honor. Super Bowl XX is also remembered for the ubiquitous “Super Bowl Shuffle,” a rap song and accompanying video released by the Bears during the weeks leading up to their championship meeting with the Patriots.",
"Payton, McMahon, Dent, Perry and linebacker Mike Singletary were among the Bears who participated in the song’s production, which reached #41 on the Billboard charts and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. Related Videos Super Bowl XX | American Football Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia XXI > Super Bowl XX was the 20th championship game of the modern National Football League (NFL). The game was played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana following the 1985 regular season . The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears (18-1) defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots (14-6), 46–10. The Bears set Super Bowl records for sacks (7) and fewest rushing yards allowed (7).",
"The Bears' 36-point margin over the Patriots was a Super Bowl record until Super Bowl XXIV .(45) The Patriots were held to negative yardage (-19) throughout the entire first half, and just 123 total yards in the entire game, the second lowest total in Super Bowl history. Bears defensive end Richard Dent , who had 1.5 quarterback sacks, forced 2 fumbles, and blocked a pass, was named the game's Most Valuable Player . [3] Contents Edit NFL owners awarded the hosting of Super Bowl XX to New Orleans, Louisiana on December 14 , 1982 . This would be the sixth time that New Orleans hosted the Super Bowl. Tulane Stadium was the site of Super Bowls IV , VI , and IX ; while the Louisiana Superdome previously hosted XII and XV . \"Da Bears\" and the 46 defense Edit The 1985 Chicago Bears became national stars.",
"Under head coach Mike Ditka , who won the 1985 NFL Coach of the Year Award , they went 15-1 in the regular season, becoming the second NFL team ever to win 15 regular season games (after the 1984 San Francisco 49ers ). Their only loss was in a Monday night game against the Miami Dolphins . The Bears' then-revolutionary, strong defense, \" 46 Zone \", enabled them to lead the league during the regular season in fewest points allowed (198), interceptions (34), fewest total yards allowed (4,135), and fewest rushing yards allowed (1,319). And under a strong running game, Chicago led the NFL in rushing yards (2,761) and rushing touchdowns (27), and finished second in the league in scoring (456 points). It was a team full of characters. Pro Bowl quarterback Jim McMahon provided the team with a solid passing attack, throwing for 2,392 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also rushing for 252 yards and 3 touchdowns.",
"Running back Walter Payton , who was then the NFL's all time leading rusher with 14,860 yards, rushed for 1,551 yards. He also caught 49 passes for 483 yards, and scored 11 touchdowns. Linebacker Mike Singletary won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award by recording 3 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, and 1 interception. But the player who got the most attention was a lovably large rookie defensive tackle simply known as the \"Fridge\", William \"Refrigerator\" Perry . Perry came into training camp before the season weighing over 320 pounds. But after Bears defensive coach Buddy Ryan told the press that the team \"wasted\" their first round draft pick on him, Perry worked hard to lose some weight to become a fine defensive tackle. He got even more attention when he started playing at the fullback position during offensive plays near the opponent's goal line. The spectacle of the 300+ pound Perry crashing through the line as a blocker or a ball carrier delighted many sports writers and fans.",
"During the regular season, Perry rushed for 2 touchdowns, caught a pass for 1, and was frequently a lead blocker for Payton during goal line plays. The Bears \"46 defense\" [4] also had the following impact players: On the defensive line, Pro Bowler Richard Dent led the NFL in sacks for the second year in a row with 17, while Pro Bowler and future hall of famer Dan Hampton recorded 6.5 sacks. In addition to Singletary, linebacker Otis Wilson had 10.5 sacks and 3 interceptions while Wilber Marshall recorded 4 interceptions. In the secondary, defensive back Leslie Frazier had 6 interceptions, Mike Richardson recorded 4 interceptions, Dave Duerson had 5 interceptions, and Gary Fencik recorded 5 interceptions and 118 tackles. Chicago's main offensive weapon was Payton and the running game. A big reason for Payton's success was fullback Matt Suhey as the primary lead blocker. Suhey was also a good ball carrier, rushing for 471 yards and catching 33 passes for 295 yards.",
"The team's rushing was also aided by Pro Bowlers Jim Covert and Jay Hilgenberg and the rest of the Bears offensive line. In their passing game, the Bears primary deep threat was wide receiver Willie Gault , who caught 33 passes for 704 yards, an average of 21.3 yards per catch, and returned 22 kickoffs for 557 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Emery Moorehead was another key contributor, catching 35 passes for 481 yards. Wide receiver Dennis McKinnon was another passing weapon, recording 31 receptions, 555 yards, and 7 touchdowns. Meanwhile, the players brought their characterizations to the national stage with the \" Super Bowl Shuffle \", a rap song the Bears recorded during the season. Even though it was in essence a novelty song, it actually peaked at #41 on the Billboard charts and got a Grammy nomination for best R&B song by a group. The \"Cinderella\" Patriots Edit The Patriots were considered a cinderella team during the 1985 season because many sports writers and fans thought they were lucky to make the Super Bowl at all.",
"New England began the season losing 3 of their first 5 games, but won 6 consecutive games to finish with an 11-5 record. However, the 11-5 mark only earned them third place in the AFC East behind the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets . Quarterback Tony Eason , in his third year in the NFL, was inconsistent during the regular season, completing 168 out of 299 passes for 2,156 yards and 11 touchdowns, but also 17 interceptions. Eason suffered an injury midway through the season and was replaced by backup Steve Grogan , who was considered one of the best reserve quarterbacks in the league. Grogan was the starter in 6 of the Patriots' games, and finished the regular season with 85 out of 156 completions for 1,311 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. Wide receiver Stanley Morgan provided the team with a good deep threat, catching 39 passes for 760 yards and 5 touchdowns.",
"On the other side of the field, multi-talented wide receiver Irving Fryar was equally effective, catching 39 passes for 670 yards, while also rushing for 27 yards, gaining another 559 yards returning punts and kickoffs, and scoring 10 touchdowns. But like the Bears, the Partiots main strength on offense was their rushing attack. Halfback Craig James rushed for 1,227 yards, caught 27 passes for 370 yards, and scored 7 touchdowns. Fullback Tony Collins rushed for 657 yards, recorded a team leading 52 receptions for 549 yards, and scored 5 touchdowns. The Patriots also had an outstanding offensive line, led by Pro Bowl tackle Brian Holloway and future hall of fame guard John Hannah . New England's defense ranked 5th in the league in fewest yards allowed (5,048). Pro Bowl linebacker Andre Tippett led the AFC with 16.5 sacks. Outside linebackers Don Blackmon and Pro Bowler Steve Nelson were also big defensive weapons, excelling at pass coverage and run stopping.",
"Also, the Patriots secondary only gave up 14 touchdown passes during the season, the 2nd fewest in the league. Pro bowl defensive back Raymond Clayborn recorded 6 interceptions for 80 return yards and 1 touchdown, while Pro Bowler Fred Marion had 7 interceptions for 189 return yards. Playoffs Edit In the playoffs, the Patriots qualified as the AFC's second wild card , the last playoff seed under the rules of that time, and were forced to spend all of the postseason on the road . Thus going into the playoffs, it seemed unlikely that New England would become the fourth wild card team to advance to a Super Bowl. But the Patriots shocked everybody, beating the New York Jets 26-14, Los Angeles Raiders 27-20, and the Dolphins 31-14 on the road to make it to the Super Bowl. The win against Miami had been especially surprising, not only because Miami was the only team to beat Chicago in the season, but also because New England had not won in the Orange Bowl (Miami's then-home field) since 1966, the Dolphins' first NFL season.",
"The Patriots had lost to Miami there 18 consecutive times, including a 30-27 loss in their 15th game of the season. But New England dominated the Dolphins in the AFC Championship Game, recording two interceptions from quarterback Dan Marino and recovering 4 fumbles. Meanwhile, the Bears became the first team in NFL history to shutout both of their opponents in the playoffs, beating the New York Giants 21-0 and the Los Angeles Rams 24-0. Super Bowl pregame hype Edit Much of the Super Bowl pregame hype centered around Bears quarterback McMahon. First, he was fined by the NFL during the playoffs for a violation of the league's dress code, wearing a head band on which he had handwritten \"Adidas\". He then started to wear a head band saying \"Rozelle\", after then-league commissioner Pete Rozelle . McMahon was also suffering a sore rear end from a hit he took in the NFC Championship Game. So he flew in his acupuncturist into New Orleans to get treatment. During practice four days before the Super Bowl, he started wearing a hand band that said \"Acupuncture\".",
"McMahon's most outrageous stunt involved mooning a passing helicopter flying overhead and other photographers during practice to show off his injured rear end. Pictures of that incident then appeared on the sports sections of many newspapers across the country. Another anecdote involving Jim McMahon during the Super Bowl anticipation was the New Orleans’ press reporting a supposed quote of McMahon referring to the women of New Orleans as “sluts”. This caused wide controversy among the ladies of New Orleans and forced McMahon to publicly apologize (or defend, depending on the point-of-view) on sports radio, in which he denounced the claim as false, indicating (amusingly) that he couldn’t have said such things simply because he’s a late-sleeper, and wouldn’t have been up that early in the morning (of the supposed day, apparently) to publicly smear the women of New Orleans. [5] Television and entertainment Edit The NBC telecast of the game, with play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg and color commentators Merlin Olsen and Bob Griese , garnered the third highest Nielsen rating of any Super Bowl to date, a 48.3. To celebrate the 20th Super Bowl game, the Most Valuable Players of the previous Super Bowls were featured during the pregame festivities.",
"After trumpeter Wynton Marsalis performed the national anthem, Bart Starr , Super Bowl MVP of I and II , tossed the coin . The performance event group Up with People performed during the halftime show titled \"Beat of the Future\". Up with People dancers portrayed various scenes into the future. This was the last Super Bowl to feature Up with People. The Last Precinct debuted on NBC after the game. Game summary Edit The Patriots took the second quickest lead in Super Bowl history after linebacker Larry McGrew recovered a fumble from Walter Payton at the Chicago 19-yard line on the second play of the game. (Jim McMahon took responsibility for this fumble after the game, saying he had called the wrong play.) This set up Tony Franklin 's 36-yard field goal 1:19 into the first quarter after 3 incomplete passes by Tony Eason . \"I looked up at the message board,\" said Chicago linebacker Mike Singletary , \"and it said that 15 of the 19 teams that scored first won the game.",
"I thought, yeah, but none of those 15 had ever played the Bears.\" [6] Chicago struck back with a 7 play, 59-yard drive, featuring a 43-yard pass completion from Jim McMahon to wide receiver Willie Gault , to set up a field goal from Kevin Butler , tying the score 3-3. After both teams traded punts, Richard Dent and linebacker Wilber Marshall shared a sack on Eason, forcing a fumble that lineman Dan Hampton recovered on the Patriots 13-yard line. Chicago then drove to the 3-yard line, but had to settle for another field goal from Butler after rookie defensive lineman William \"Refrigerator\" Perry was tackled for a 1-yard loss while trying to throw his first NFL pass on a halfback option play . On the Patriots' ensuing drive, Dent forced running back Craig James to fumble, which was recovered by Singletary at the 13-yard line. Two plays later, Bears fullback Matt Suhey scored on an 11-yard touchdown run to increase the lead 13-3.",
"New England took the ensuing kickoff and ran one play before the first quarter ended, which resulted in positive yardage for the first time in the game (a 3-yard run by James). But after an incomplete pass and a 4-yard loss, they had to send in punter Rich Camarillo again, and receiver Keith Ortego returned the ball 12 yards to the 41-yard line. The Bears subsequently drove 59 yards in 10 plays, featuring a 24-yard reception by Suhey, to score on McMahon's 2-yard touchdown run to increase their lead, 20-3. After the ensuing kickoff, New England lost 13 yards in 3 plays and had to punt again, but got the ball back with great field position when defensive back Raymond Clayborn recovered a fumble from Suhey at their own 46-yard line. Patriots coach Raymond Berry then replaced Eason with Steve Grogan , who had spent the previous week hoping he would have the opportunity to step on to NFL's biggest stage. \"I probably won't get a chance.\" he had told reporters a few days before the game. \"I just hope I can figure out some way to get on the field.",
"I could come in on the punt-block team and stand behind the line and wave my arms, or something.\" [7] But on his first drive, Grogan could only lead them to the 37-yard line and they decided to punt rather than risk a 55-yard field goal attempt. The Bears then marched 72 yards in 11 plays, moving the ball inside the Patriots 10-yard line. New England kept them out of the end zone, but Butler kicked his third field goal on the last play of the half to give Chicago a 23-3 halftime lead. In fact, however, Butler's late kick shouldn't have happened. The Bears had the ball on the Patriots' two yard line as the last seconds of the half were ticking away, and they snapped the ball before it was formally put it back into play, allowing McMahon to throw the ball out of bounds and stop the clock with three seconds left. The Bears were penalized five yards, but according to NFL rules ten seconds should have been counted off the clock, which would have ended the half leaving no time for the kick.",
"This mistake was promptly acknowledged by the officials and reported by NBC sportscasters during halftime, but the resulting three points were not taken away from the Bears. The Bears had absolutely dominated New England in the first half, holding them to 21 offensive plays (only 4 of which resulted in positive yardage), -19 total offensive yards, 2 pass completions, 1 first down, and 3 points. Meanwhile, Chicago gained 236 yards and scored 23 points themselves. After the Patriots received the second half opening kickoff, they managed to get one first down, but then had to punt after Grogan was sacked twice. Camarillo, who punted 4 times in the first half, managed to pin the Bears back at their own 4-yard line with a Super Bowl record 62-yard punt. But the Patriots defense still had no ability to stop Chicago's offense. On their very first play, McMahon faked a handoff to Payton, then threw a 60-yard completion to Gault. Eight plays later, McMahon finished the Super Bowl record 96-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to make the Bears lead 30-3.",
"On New England's second drive of the period, Chicago cornerback Reggie Phillips intercepted a pass from Grogan and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown to increase the lead 37-3. On the second play of their ensuing possession, the Patriots turned the ball over again, when receiver Cedric Jones lost a fumble after catching a 19-yard pass from Grogan, and Marshall returned the fumble 13 yards to New England's 37-yard line. A few plays later, McMahon's 27-yard completion to receiver Dennis Gentry moved the ball to the 1-yard line, setting up perhaps the most memorable moment of the game. William \"the Refrigerator\" Perry was brought on to score on offense, as he had done twice in the regular season. His touchdown made the score 44-3. The Bears' 21 points in the third quarter is still a record for the most points scored in that period. The Patriots finally scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, advancing the ball 76 yards in 12 plays and scoring on an 8-yard pass from Grogan to receiver Irving Fryar .",
"But the Bears defense dominated New England for the rest of the game, forcing another fumble, another interception, and defensive lineman Henry Waechter 's sack on Grogan in the end zone for a safety to make the final score 46-10. One irony in the Bears victory was that Payton had a relatively poor performance running the ball and never scored a touchdown in Super Bowl XX, his first and only Super Bowl appearance during his hall of fame career. Although Payton was ultimately the Bears' leading rusher during the game, the Patriots defense held him to only 61 yards on 22 carries, with his longest run being only 7 yards. He was given several opportunities to score near the goal line, but New England stopped him every time before he reached the end zone (such as his 2-yard loss from the New England 3-yard line a few plays before Butler's second field goal, and his 2-yard run from the 4-yard line right before McMahon's first rushing touchdown). Thus, Chicago head coach Mike Ditka opted to go for other plays to counter the Patriots defense. Perry's touchdown and McMahon's rushing touchdowns could be considered as scoring opportunities that were denied to Payton.",
"McMahon, who completed 12 out of 20 passes for 256 yards, became the first quarterback in a Super Bowl to score 2 rushing touchdowns. Bears receiver Willie Gault finished the game with 129 receiving yards on just 4 receptions, an average of over 32.2 yards per catch. He also returned 4 kickoffs for 49 yards. Suhey had 11 carries for 52 yards and a touchdown, and caught a pass for 24 yards. Singletary tied a Super Bowl record with 2 fumble recoveries. Eason became the first Super Bowl starting quarterback to fail to complete a pass, going 0 for 6 attempts. The Bears also dominated Patriots starting running back James, holding him to 1 yard on 5 carries, with 1 fumble. Grogan completed 17 out of 30 passes for 177 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 interceptions. Although Fullback Tony Collins was the Patriots leading rusher, he was limited to just 4 yards on 3 carries, and caught 2 passes for 19 yards.",
"New England receiver Stephen Starring returned 7 kickoffs for 153 yards and caught 2 passes for 39 yards.",
"Box score/Game Information Weather: Played indoors, domed stadium TV Network coverage: NFL on NBC Scoring summary NE - FG: Tony Franklin 36 yards 3-0 NE CHI - FG: Kevin Butler 28 yards 3-3 tie CHI - FG: Kevin Butler 24 yards 6-3 CHI CHI - TD: Matt Suhey 11 yard run (Butler kick) 13-3 CHI CHI - TD: Jim McMahon 2 yard run (Butler kick) 20-3 CHI CHI - FG: Kevin Butler 24 yards 23-3 CHI CHI - TD: Jim McMahon 1 yard run (Butler kick) 30-3 CHI CHI - TD: Reggie Phillips 28 yard interception return (Butler kick) 37-3 CHI CHI - TD: William Perry 1 yard run (Butler kick) 44-3 CHI NE - TD: Irving Fryar 8 yard pass from Steve Grogan (Franklin kick) 44-10 CHI CHI - Safety: Steve Grogan sacked in end zone by Henry Waechter 4",
"6-10 CHI Starting lineups The Chicago Bears win the 1986 Super Bowl - Chicago Tribune The Chicago Bears win the 1986 Super Bowl Chicago Bears after victory, 1986 Tribune photo by Ed Wagner Capping an almost perfect season, the Bears carry defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, left, and head coach Mike Ditka off the field after the team's 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.",
"Ryan, with whom Ditka feuded bitterly, left the following season. Capping an almost perfect season, the Bears carry defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, left, and head coach Mike Ditka off the field after the team's 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. Ryan, with whom Ditka feuded bitterly, left the following season. (Tribune photo by Ed Wagner) Don PiersonChicago Tribune The Chicago Bears devastated the New England Patriots on this date in Super Bowl XX by an appropriate score, 46-10, stamping their ravaging \"46\" defense on National Football League history. The victory in New Orleans' Superdome, the first major championship for a Chicago team since the 1963 NFL title, was a near-perfect ending to a near-perfect season. Coach Mike Ditka had shocked the team in 1982 when he predicted that the Bears would win the Super Bowl in three years. Ditka, who had played tight end for the Bears, had just been named head coach by owner George Halas .",
"The team was numbed by a tradition of losing, despite outstanding performances by such stars as running back Gayle Sayers and linebacker Dick Butkus . To change that tradition, Ditka brought in younger players and instilled in them his fierce determination. Soon Ditka's rugged personality came to symbolize the Bears.A loss to San Francisco denied the team a trip to the 1985 Super Bowl, but the next season would be different. At quarterback was Jim McMahon , the \"Punky QB.\" Future Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton rushed for 1,551 yards. The defense, featuring Mike Singletary , Richard Dent, Dan Hampton and Gary Fencik, terrorized opponents with their unconventional \"46\" blitzes under the aggressive coaching of defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan. And William \"Refrigerator\" Perry, a a 310-plus-pound defensive lineman, became a national celebrity when Ditka started to play him occasionally at fullback. Perry even scored three touchdowns. Before the Super Bowl, many players made a music video called \"The Super Bowl Shuffle,\" a gloating, highly premature celebration of a rollicking season that had been spoiled only by a loss to the Miami Dolphins .",
"The game itself became lopsided so early that the only suspense concerned McMahon's ever-changing headbands, which advertised various charities. However, the cries of \"Payton! Payton!\" went unanswered. The league's all-time leading rusher failed to score. Ditka talked about the Bears becoming the team of the 1980s, but Ryan, who feuded openly with Ditka, left the following season. Distractions, such as commercial endorsements, and player attrition took their toll. The team won only two more playoff games under Ditka. In 1993, Halas' grandson, Bears President Mike McCaskey, replaced Ditka with Dave Wannstedt, and in 1996, Wannstedt fired place-kicker Kevin Butler, the last remaining player from the super season of 1985. Super Bowl XX (1986) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.",
"Error a list of 4 titles created 31 Dec 2012 a list of 56 titles created 03 Feb 2015 a list of 618 titles created 2 months ago Title: Super Bowl XX (1986– ) 8.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? 26 January 1986 (USA) See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Tony Eason became the second quarterback from the legendary 1983 draft to start in the Super Bowl. However, he is also the only starting quarterback to be benched before completing a pass. See more » Connections User Reviews The Da Bears crush the Pats! A nice tribute to a classic and traditional coach Buddy Ryan. (Petersburg, Virginia) – See all my reviews Super Bowl XX one of the first Super Bowls I remember watching as a kid, brings back the fond memories of the Bears crushing defense.",
"With the Chicago Bears being the clear favorite over the New England Patriots it came as no surprise this turned out as a 46-10 blowout. From the start the Bears simply out hit and out played the Pats, as the play-calling for Chicago was better. Bears running back Walter Payton would play a lesser role for the greater good by showing his unselfishness, by giving way to other team members by his blocking and decoy duties. With Payton being keyed upon by the Pats D head coach Mike Dikta opened up the passing game and the points and yards just rolled up. Loud and outspoken QB Jimmy Mac was accurate by 12 for 20 passing. The most memorable moment was when the \"Fridge\" William Perry scored a diving goal line touchdown!! Now a 400 pound defensive tackle scoring. Most of all this Super Bowl was the Bears defense and defensive coach Buddy Ryan. The Bears D was crushing forcing six turnovers, and holding the Pats into negative yardage going into the final quarter! Buddy was great at the 46 scheme his D always got pressure on the QB and it was no different in this Super Bowl.",
"Buddy Ryan later went on to coach my favorite team the Philadelphia Eagles, and he's my favorite coach for his tough attitude and outspoken ways. It was only fitting after Super Bowl XX ended the defensive unit carried Buddy off the field as the offense carried Mike Dikta off. This team was Buddy's D and Mike's O! Richard Dent won game MVP rightfully so with three sacks. Overall a terrific performance by Chicago one of the biggest Super Bowl wins that will always stick with me for special reasons. 2 of 3 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Super Bowl 2016: Broncos take down Panthers - CNN.com 1 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Most passing yards in a Super Bowl – St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, who led an offense nicknamed \"The Greatest Show on Turf,\" threw for a Super Bowl-record 414 yards in 2000. The Rams defeated Tennessee 23-16.",
"Hide Caption 2 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Most receiving yards in a Super Bowl – San Francisco wide receiver Jerry Rice was named Super Bowl MVP in 1989 after he caught 11 balls for a record 215 yards against Cincinnati. The Hall of Famer also holds Super Bowl records for most points and most touchdowns over a career. He has scored six touchdowns over four Super Bowls. Hide Caption 3 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Most rushing yards in a Super Bowl – Quarterback Doug Williams won the Super Bowl MVP award in 1988, but rookie running back Timmy Smith set a Super Bowl record that year with 204 rushing yards against Denver. Hide Caption 4 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Most interceptions in a Super Bowl – Oakland linebacker Rod Martin (No. 53) had three interceptions as the Raiders defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in 1981. Hide Caption 5 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Most Super Bowl wins for one player – Defensive end Charles Haley (No. 94) played in five Super Bowls -- and he won every one of them.",
"The first two came with San Francisco, while the last three came with Dallas in the 1990s. Hide Caption 6 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Most Super Bowl wins as a starting quarterback – Pittsburgh's Terry Bradshaw, left, and San Francisco's Joe Montana, center, were 4-0 in Super Bowls during their career. New England's Tom Brady, right, won his fourth Super Bowl in 2015. He has gone 4-2 in Super Bowls during his career. Hide Caption 7 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Most Super Bowl wins for a head coach – Pittsburgh's Chuck Noll, left, won four Super Bowls between 1975 and 1980. New England's Bill Belichick tied him in 2015. Hide Caption 8 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Longest scoring play in a Super Bowl – Baltimore's Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff 108 yards as the Ravens defeated San Francisco 34-31 in 2013.",
"Hide Caption 9 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Longest pass in a Super Bowl – Muhsin Muhammad caught an 85-yard touchdown pass from Jake Delhomme during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004. Hide Caption 10 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Longest run in a Super Bowl – \"Fast\" Willie Parker broke a 75-yard run for a touchdown during Super Bowl XL in 2006. Hide Caption 11 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Longest interception return in a Super Bowl – Pittsburgh's James Harrison picked off Arizona's Kurt Warner on the last play of the first half and rumbled 100 yards for a touchdown in 2009. Hide Caption 12 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Longest fumble return in a Super Bowl – Almost everything came up roses for the Dallas Cowboys in 1993, as they crushed Buffalo 52-17 in the Rose Bowl. But defensive lineman Leon Lett had an embarrassing moment late in the game when he was returning a fumble for what looked to be a sure touchdown.",
"Lett returned the ball 64 yards, but he started showboating early and was stripped by Buffalo's Don Beebe. Hide Caption 13 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Fastest score in a Super Bowl – On the first play from scrimmage in last year's Super Bowl, Denver center Manny Ramirez snapped the ball past quarterback Peyton Manning. Denver's Knowshon Moreno recovered the ball in the end zone for a Seattle safety. Only 12 seconds had elapsed. Hide Caption 14 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives First score in Super Bowl history – In the first quarter of what we know now as Super Bowl I, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Max McGee scored a touchdown on a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr. Hide Caption 15 of 17 Photos: Super Bowl superlatives Largest margin of victory in a Super Bowl – San Francisco demolished the Denver Broncos 55-10 in 1990, winning by a record 45 points. It was the 49ers' fourth Super Bowl title in nine years.",
"Hide Caption 1 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl II (1968) – Starr repeated the feat one year later as the Packers won back-to-back titles. Starr had 202 yards passing and one touchdown as Green Bay blew out Oakland 33-14. Hide Caption 2 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl III (1969) – The New York Jets came into Super Bowl III as 18-point underdogs, but quarterback Joe Namath famously guaranteed that his team would upset the Baltimore Colts. After Namath led the way to a 16-7 victory, he was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Hide Caption 3 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl IV (1970) – The Kansas City Chiefs lost the first Super Bowl, but they made it count the second time around. Quarterback Len Dawson had 142 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in New Orleans. It was the second straight year that the AFL champions had defeated the NFL champions, and by the next season the two leagues had merged.",
"Hide Caption 4 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl V (1971) – Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley, right, holds onto one of his two interceptions against the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V. Howley was named the game's MVP, but the Colts won the notoriously sloppy game with a Jim O'Brien field goal as time expired. To date, Howley remains the only player from a losing team to be named Super Bowl MVP. Hide Caption 5 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl VI (1972) – Dallas atoned for its loss the next season, shutting down the Miami Dolphins 24-3. MVP quarterback Roger Staubach had two touchdown passes. Hide Caption 6 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl VII (1973) – Miami safety Jake Scott intercepts a fourth-quarter pass in the end zone during the Dolphins' 14-7 win over Washington in Super Bowl VII. Scott had two interceptions in the game as the Dolphins finished their season with a perfect 17-0 record. They are still the only NFL team ever to finish a season undefeated.",
"Hide Caption 7 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl VIII (1974) – Powerful running back Larry Csonka carries two Minnesota defenders near the end zone as Miami won its second Super Bowl in a row. Csonka became the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Hide Caption 8 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl IX (1975) – Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris fights off Minnesota defender Paul Krause during Pittsburgh's 16-6 victory in Super Bowl IX. Harris ran for 158 yards and a touchdown on his way to winning MVP. Hide Caption 9 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl X (1976) – This diving catch from Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann is one of the most iconic plays in Super Bowl history. Swann had a touchdown and 161 yards receiving as the Steelers defeated Dallas 21-17 to win their second straight Super Bowl. Swann was the first wide receiver to win MVP.",
"Hide Caption 10 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XI (1977) – Oakland Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff caught four passes for 79 yards to win MVP honors in Super Bowl XI. The Raiders won 32-14 over Minnesota, knocking the Vikings to 0-4 in Super Bowls. Hide Caption 11 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XII (1978) – A dominating performance by Dallas' \"Doomsday Defense\" led to the first and only time that two players would share the Super Bowl MVP award. Defensive linemen Randy White, left, and Harvey Martin helped the Cowboys force eight turnovers and defeat Denver 27-10. Hide Caption 12 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XIII (1979) – The Steelers and the Cowboys met for a Super Bowl rematch in 1979, and this game ended the same way as the one three years earlier -- with a Pittsburgh victory.",
"This time, however, it was Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw who won MVP, throwing for 318 yards and four touchdowns as Pittsburgh edged Dallas 35-31. Hide Caption 13 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XIV (1980) – Bradshaw led the way again in Super Bowl XIV, throwing for 309 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-19. It was the Steelers' fourth title in six years. Hide Caption 14 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XV (1981) – Oakland quarterback Jim Plunkett scrambles during the Raiders' 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in 1981. Plunkett had 261 yards passing and three touchdowns on his way to winning MVP. Hide Caption 15 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XVI (1982) – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana evades a tackle en route to winning MVP honors in Super Bowl XVI.",
"Montana threw for one touchdown in the game and ran for another as the 49ers won 26-21. Hide Caption 16 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XVII (1983) – Washington running back John Riggins bursts through a hole during the Redskins' 27-17 victory over Miami in Super Bowl XVII. Riggins was named MVP after rushing for 166 yards and a touchdown. Hide Caption 17 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XVIII (1984) – Washington was on the losing end one year later as MVP running back Marcus Allen exploded for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Allen's Raiders, who had recently moved from Oakland to Los Angeles, blew out the Redskins 38-9. Hide Caption 18 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XIX (1985) – Three years after winning his first Super Bowl MVP award, Joe Montana was at it again as he led the 49ers to a 38-16 victory over Miami. This time, \"Joe Cool\" threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns.",
"Hide Caption 19 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XX (1986) – Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent (No. 95) sacks New England quarterback Steve Grogan during Super Bowl XX. Dent had two sacks and two forced fumbles as a devastating defense helped Chicago crush the Patriots 46-10. Hide Caption 20 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXI (1987) – New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms had a performance for the ages in Super Bowl XXI, completing 22 of 25 passes as the Giants beat Denver 39-20. It remains a Super Bowl record for completion percentage. Simms also had 268 yards passing and three touchdowns. Hide Caption 21 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXII (1988) – The Washington Redskins trailed 10-0 after a quarter of play at Super Bowl XXII, but quarterback Doug Williams threw four touchdowns in the second quarter and the rout was on.",
"The Redskins rolled to a 42-10 victory, and Williams was named MVP after finishing with 340 passing yards. Hide Caption 22 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXIII (1989) – San Francisco wide receiver Jerry Rice catches a 14-yard touchdown pass against Cincinnati in Super Bowl XXIII. Rice finished with 11 receptions for a Super Bowl-record 215 yards. Hide Caption 23 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXIV (1990) – San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana raises his arms in celebration after a 49ers touchdown in Super Bowl XXIV. Montana had 297 yards passing and five touchdowns as the 49ers defeated Denver 55-10. It was the biggest blowout in Super Bowl history. Montana collected his third MVP award, and the 49ers capped a glorious run with four titles in nine years. Hide Caption 24 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXV (1991) – Super Bowl XXV will likely always be remembered for Buffalo kicker Scott Norwood missing a field goal as time expired.",
"But New York Giants running back Ottis Anderson won MVP in what was the closest Super Bowl ever. Anderson had 102 yards and a touchdown as the Giants prevailed 20-19. Hide Caption 25 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXVI (1992) – The Washington Redskins won three Super Bowls in 10 years, and each came with a different starting quarterback. This time it was Mark Rypien, who was named MVP after throwing for 292 yards and two touchdowns as the Redskins defeated Buffalo 37-24. Hide Caption 26 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXVII (1993) – Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman had 273 yards and four touchdowns as the Cowboys won their first Super Bowl since 1978. Dallas trounced Buffalo 52-17, handing the Bills their third straight Super Bowl loss. Hide Caption 27 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXVIII (1994) – Dallas running back Emmitt Smith is surrounded by the media after his MVP performance against Buffalo in Super Bowl XXVIII.",
"Smith rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns as Dallas won 30-13 in a Super Bowl rematch from one year earlier. Hide Caption 28 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXIX (1995) – After serving as Joe Montana's backup for several years, San Francisco quarterback Steve Young got his moment to shine in 1995. Young threw for a Super Bowl-record six touchdowns as the 49ers defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26. Hide Caption 29 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXX (1996) – Dallas Cowboys cornerback Larry Brown is pushed out of bounds after one of his two interceptions in Super Bowl XXX. Brown's MVP efforts helped the Cowboys beat Pittsburgh 27-17 for their third championship in four years. Hide Caption 30 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXI (1997) – Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard jumps into a crowd of Green Bay Packers fans after the Packers defeated New England 35-21 in Super Bowl XXXI.",
"Howard had 244 all-purpose yards, including a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Hide Caption 31 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXII (1998) – Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis does his signature \"Mile High Salute\" after scoring a touchdown against Green Bay in Super Bowl XXXII. Davis rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on his way to winning MVP. Hide Caption 32 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXIII (1999) – Denver quarterback John Elway smiles after scoring a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXIII. Elway was named MVP of the game, throwing for 336 yards as the Broncos won back-to-back titles with a 34-19 victory over Atlanta. It was Elway's last game before he retired. Hide Caption 33 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXIV (2000) – MVP quarterback Kurt Warner celebrates after leading the St. Louis Rams to a 23-16 victory over Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV.",
"Warner threw for a Super Bowl-record 414 yards, leading an offense that had been nicknamed \"The Greatest Show on Turf.\" Hide Caption 34 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXV (2001) – One year after a high-powered offense won the Super Bowl, it was a suffocating defense that won in 2001. MVP linebacker Ray Lewis set the tone for a Baltimore Ravens team that shut down the New York Giants en route to a 34-7 victory. Hide Caption 35 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXVI (2002) – A star was born in Super Bowl XXXVI as second-year quarterback Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to an upset victory over the heavily favored St. Louis Rams. Brady threw for 145 yards and a touchdown as the Patriots won 20-17 on a last-second field goal by Adam Vinatieri.",
"Hide Caption 36 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXVII (2003) – Tampa Bay safety Dexter Jackson had two interceptions for a vaunted Buccaneers defense that led the way to a 48-21 victory over Oakland in Super Bowl XXXVII. Hide Caption 37 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004) – New England quarterback Tom Brady, left, celebrates with teammates after winning a second Super Bowl in three years. Brady was MVP again, throwing for 354 yards and three touchdowns as the Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29. Hide Caption 38 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XXXIX (2005) – The Patriots became champions for the third time in four years as they defeated Philadelphia 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX. This time it was wide receiver Deion Branch who won MVP. He had 11 receptions for 133 yards.",
"Hide Caption 39 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XL (2006) – Pittsburgh wide receiver Hines Ward struts into the end zone during the Steelers' 21-10 victory over Seattle. Ward had 123 yards on five catches as the Steelers won their first Super Bowl since 1980. Hide Caption 40 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLI (2007) – Quarterback Peyton Manning threw for 247 yards and a touchdown in Super Bowl XLI, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over Chicago. Hide Caption 41 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLII (2008) – Manning's brother Eli won MVP the next season, as his New York Giants upset the New England Patriots and ended their hopes of an undefeated season. Manning threw for two touchdowns as the Giants won 17-14.",
"Hide Caption 42 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLIII (2009) – Pittsburgh wide receiver Santonio Holmes grabs the game-winning touchdown as the Steelers rallied late in the fourth quarter to beat Arizona 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII. Holmes finished with nine catches for 131 yards. Hide Caption 43 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLIV (2010) – New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees raises his son Baylen after the Saints beat Indianapolis 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. Brees completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns. Hide Caption 44 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLV (2011) – Quarterback Aaron Rodgers had 304 passing yards and three touchdowns as the Green Bay Packers defeated Pittsburgh 31-25.",
"Hide Caption 45 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLVI (2012) – Eli Manning did it to the Patriots again, as the New York Giants beat New England in a Super Bowl rematch from 2008. Manning had 296 yards passing this time as the Giants won 21-17. Hide Caption 46 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLVII (2013) – Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco fights off San Francisco linebacker Ahmad Brooks during Super Bowl XLVII, which the Ravens won 34-31. Flacco had 287 yards and three touchdowns in a game that was interrupted for 34 minutes because of a power outage. Hide Caption 47 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLVIII (2014) – Seattle Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith runs an interception back for a touchdown during Seattle's 43-8 drubbing of Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII. Smith and Seattle's \"Legion of Boom\" defense stifled Peyton Manning and Denver's No. 1-rated offense.",
"Hide Caption 48 of 50 Photos: Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLIX (2015) – New England's Tom Brady pumps his fist after throwing one of his four touchdown passes in the Patriots' 28-24 victory over Seattle. Brady joined Joe Montana as the only players to win three Super Bowl MVPs. Hide Caption"
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"Bruce Willis - Biography - IMDb Bruce Willis Biography Showing all 169 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (7) | Trivia (102) | Personal Quotes (36) | Salary (17) Overview (4) 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (1) Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD, placing him in the top ten stars in terms of box office receipts. Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, to a German mother, Marlene K. (from Kassel), and an American father, David Andrew Willis (from Carneys Point, New Jersey), who were then living on a United States military base. His family moved to the U.S.",
"shortly after he was born, and he was raised in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where his mother worked at a bank and his father was a welder and factory worker. Willis picked up an interest for the dramatic arts in high school, and was allegedly \"discovered\" whilst working in a café in New York City and then appeared in a couple of off-Broadway productions. While bartending one night, he was seen by a casting director who liked his personality and needed a bartender for a small movie role. After countless auditions, Willis contributed minor film appearances, usually uncredited, before landing the role of private eye \"David Addison\" alongside sultry Cybill Shepherd in the hit romantic comedy television series Moonlighting (1985). The series firmly established Bruce Willis as a hot new talent, and his sarcastic and wisecracking P.I. was in effect a dry run for the role of hard-boiled NYC detective \"John McClane\" in the monster hit Die Hard (1988). This superbly paced action film balanced laconic humor and wholesale destruction as Willis' character single handedly battles a gang of ruthless international thieves in a Los Angeles skyscraper.",
"Willis reprized the role of tough guy cop \"John McClane\" in the eagerly anticipated sequel Die Hard 2 (1990) set at snowbound Washington's Dulles International Airport as a group of renegade Special Forces soldiers seek to repatriate a corrupt South American general. Excellent box office returns demanded a further sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) this time also starring Samuel L. Jackson as a cynical Harlem shopowner unwittingly thrust into assisting McClane during a terrorist bombing campaign on a sweltering day in NYC. Willis found time out from all the action mayhem to provide the voice of \"Mikey\" the baby in the very popular family comedies Look Who's Talking (1989), and its sequel Look Who's Talking Too (1990) also starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley . Over the next decade, Willis starred in some very successful films, some very offbeat films and some unfortunate box office flops.",
"The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) and Hudson Hawk (1991) were both large scale financial disasters that were savaged by the critics, and both are arguably best left off the CVs of all the actors involved, however Willis was still popular with movie audiences and selling plenty of theatre tickets with the hyperviolent The Last Boy Scout (1991), the darkly humored Death Becomes Her (1992) and the mediocre police thriller Striking Distance (1993). During the 1990s, Willis also appeared in several independent and low budget productions that won him new fans and praise from the critics for his intriguing performances working with some very diverse film directors. He appeared in the oddly appealing North (1994), as a cagey prizefighter in the Quentin Tarantino directed mega-hit Pulp Fiction (1994), the Terry Gilliam directed apocalyptic thriller Twelve Monkeys (1995), the Luc Besson directed sci-fi opus The Fifth Element (1997) and the M. Night Shyamalan directed spine-tingling epic The Sixth Sense (1999).",
"Willis next starred in the gangster comedy The Whole Nine Yards (2000), worked again with \"hot\" director M. Night Shyamalan in the less gripping Unbreakable (2000), and in two military dramas, Hart's War (2002) and Tears of the Sun (2003) that both failed to really fire with movie audiences or critics alike. However, Willis bounced back into the spotlight in the critically applauded Frank Miller graphic novel turned movie Sin City (2005), the voice of \"RJ\" the scheming raccoon in the animated hit Over the Hedge (2006) and \"Die Hard\" fans rejoiced to see \"John McClane\" return to the big screen in the high tech Live Free or Die Hard (2007) aka \"Die Hard 4.0\". Willis was married to actress Demi Moore for approximately thirteen years and they share custody to their three children. - IMDb Mini Biography By: [email protected] Spouse (2) Was high school student council president. His recording of \"Respect Yourself\" reached #5 in January 1987.",
"(June 24, 1998) He and Demi Moore announce they are ending their marriage of 11 years. No reasons given. Ranked #22 in Empire (UK) magazine's \"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time\" list. [October 1997] He was born on a military base in Germany. His mother, Marlene, was German, and was born in Kassel, Germany. His father, David Willis, was American-born, and had English, and smaller amounts of Dutch, French, Irish and Welsh ancestry. Has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) to advertise for Demi Moore 's Striptease (1996) by doing his own undressing act (1996). As a young man, his personality was very much like that of the character that he portrayed on Moonlighting (1985). He was always getting into trouble because of this and was bodily ejected from parties by the hosts for being obnoxious. Has been very vocal in his support of almost every major Republican candidate in recent history except Bob Dole .",
"He felt that presidential candidate Dole was out of line in his attacks on Demi Moore and her role in the movie Striptease (1996). Was the first actor to ever \"act\" in a video game ( Apocalypse (1998)). No one before had ever done voice work along with having their likeness and movements digitally added to the game, as well as receiving prominent billing on the game's cover. Has stated, in 1997, 2001 and 2013, that he will no longer be doing violent action or \"save-the-world\" movies. Wears his watch upside down with the face on the inside of his hand. This is also visible in many movies he has done ( Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Mercury Rising (1998), etc.) where they have not requested him to flip this over. Memorial Day weekend, 1987: Was arrested after reportedly disturbing the peace and assaulting a police officer who was called to quiet a raucous party at his home. The charges were dropped after Willis agreed to apologize to his neighbors. Acting helped him to overcome a debilitating childhood stutter.",
"In an interview with GQ magazine [March 2013], Willis revealed: \"I had a terrible stutter. But then I did some theater in high school and when I memorized words, I didn't stutter, which was just miraculous. That was the beginning of the gradual dispelling of my stutter. I thought I was handicapped. I couldn't talk at all. I still stutter around some people now.\". His younger brother Robert Willis died of pancreatic cancer at age 42 (2001). Was originally cast as Terry Benedict in Ocean's Eleven (2001) but dropped out. Attended Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. Set a new benchmark for actors' salaries when he was paid $5 million for Die Hard (1988) in 1988. Eight years later, his wife, Demi Moore , set a benchmark of $12 million with Striptease (1996). His ineptness as a waiter forced him to become a bartender. Was named Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. [February 2002] Was president of a drama club at school.",
"Worked in a chemical factory before going to college. He filled in as a last-minute host for David Letterman on February 26, 2003, a show he was supposed to be the guest for. This was Letterman's first \"sick day\" in 20 years (other than his time off for heart surgery). Ranked #3 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s (2003). Lives in Hailey, Idaho, where he owns the Mint bar and the Liberty Theater. He also owns the old Hailey Drug Store, but the building has been vacant and unused since the early 1990s. The scar on his right shoulder is from surgery due to complications from a broken arm when he was age 17. Personally recommended Bonnie Bedelia for the role of his estranged wife in Die Hard (1988). Is the hero of singer Nick Lachey . Lachey's ex-wife, Jessica Simpson , unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Kate McClane, John McClane's daughter in Live Free or Die Hard (2007).",
"He ad-libbed many of John McClane's one-liners in the \"Die Hard\" films. Attended and graduated from Penns Grove High School in Penns Grove, New Jersey. His class voted him \"Most School Spirit\" (1973). Recommended Michael Clarke Duncan to play the role of John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999). (October 20, 2004) Sued Revolution Studios for unspecified damages related to a blow to his forehead that he received during \"ultrahazardous activity\" involved in the filming of Tears of the Sun (2003). He claims that it has caused him extreme mental, physical and emotional pain and suffering. Attended the Stella Adler Conservatory / Theatre program in New York City for three years. Plays the harmonica. France awarded him Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in April 2005. \"France pays homage to an actor who represents the force of American cinema and the power of emotions that he invites us to share on screens throughout the world\", Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres said. \"I'm nervous. Bonjour Paris\", he replied.",
"(June 2, 2004) After dating Brooke Burns for ten months and finally being engaged to her, they decided to separate because of the difficulties with maintaining a long-distance relationship. Was chosen to play John McClane in Die Hard (1988) because the producers felt he brought warmth and humor to an otherwise cold and humorless character. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone had turned down the role. Has been special ambassador of his birth town Idar-Oberstein since his 50th birthday. Ten directors cast him at least twice in their films: Blake Edwards , Amy Heckerling , Rob Reiner , Robert Benton , John McTiernan , Alan Rudolph , 'M. Night Shyamalan', Quentin Tarantino , Robert Rodriguez and Barry Levinson . Along with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charlton Heston , Willis was one of very few Hollywood celebrities to publicly support the Iraq war. While visiting the troops in 2003, he offered $1 million of his own money for the man who would capture Saddam Hussein . When Hussein was captured, it turned out that military rules prevent troops from collecting such a reward.",
"Served as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in 1992. In 2000, he was unable to narrate a biographical film of previous presidents to be shown at the RNC due to scheduling conflicts. Has worked closely with two promising child stars: Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998) and 'Haley Joel Osment' in The Sixth Sense (1999). The boys had major roles in the films opposite him. Announced his intention to make a film in which American soldiers will be depicted as brave fighters for freedom and democracy. This will be based on the exploits of the heavily decorated members of \"Deuce Four\", the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, which has spent the past year battling insurgents in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul. Willis attended Deuce Four's homecoming ball this month in Seattle, Washington, where the soldiers are on leave, along with Stephen J. Eads , the producer of Armageddon (1998) and The Sixth Sense (1999).",
"The actor said that he was in talks about a film of \"these guys who do what they are asked to for very little money to defend and fight for what they consider to be freedom\". Willis is likely to take on the role of the unit's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Erik Kurilla. [November 2005] Honored in Paris for his contribution to the film industry, by the French government. The actor was awarded Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters at a ceremony in the capital, where he was presented with his honor by French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres . de Vabres said, \"This is France's way of paying tribute to an actor who epitomizes the strength of American cinema, the power of the emotions that he invites us to share on the world's screens and the sturdy personalities of his legendary characters.\" Willis replied in French that he was \"very touched\" to receive his medal, adding, \"Thank you France and Culture Minister for this great, great honor.\" (April 13, 2005).",
"In November 2005, he offered $1 million of his own money to anyone who turns in al-Qaeda terror leaders Osama bin Laden , Ayman Al-Zawahiri or 'Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi', the alleged brains behind the 9/11 attacks. Willis announced his reward on the American television show Rita Cosby Live & Direct (2005), where he also criticized what he claimed to be \"biased\" media coverage of the Iraq war. (July 23, 2002) Appointed by President George W. Bush as national spokesman for Children in Foster Care. His performance as John McClane in the \"Die Hard\" trilogy is ranked #46 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. He and Linda Fiorentino were employed as bartenders in the early 1980s at the Kamikaze Club in New York City. Little Richard presided over his wedding to Demi Moore and Ally Sheedy was one of the bridesmaids. Married Demi Moore at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.",
"Turned down the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost (1990) because he did not think the plot would work and that playing a ghost would be detrimental to his career. Ironically, he played a ghost in The Sixth Sense (1999), which was a critical success and is widely regarded as one of his best performances. He apologized to Colombia after blaming the nation for America's drug problems. The star insisted the United States is as much to blame for the prolific trade and confessed he didn't mean to single out any one country as the supplier. He told the New York Daily News, \"I said Colombia because it was the first country to come to mind.\" The actor was dubbed \"ignorant\" and \"ungrateful\" by the Colombian president for his comments in March 2006, and advised not to base his arguments on \"Hollywood clichés\". In November 2000, he urged his fans to vote for Republican candidate George W. Bush in the presidential election. He told an interviewer, \"If you guys vote for Al Gore , you're out of your minds ... Gore's a knucklehead ...",
"just the lying and mendacity of the last eight years of the regime that Al Gore was a part and parcel of ... I mean, there is only so much lying the American people will take before they go, 'Uh, this doesn't seem like a good idea.' You have to look at what he does and what he stands for.\". He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 16, 2006. The ceremony was attended by his friends Don Johnson , Sylvester Stallone and Kevin Costner . Stepfather of his three daughters with Demi Moore is Ashton Kutcher . Has three younger siblings: Florence Willis, David Willis and Robert Willis. Often supports the careers of other actors he has met on set, and asks they be given supporting roles on later films, most famously Michael Clarke Duncan , whom he worked with on The Whole Nine Yards (2000), asked for him on Armageddon (1998) and suggested him to the producers of The Green Mile (1999).",
"Other actors include Billy Bob Thornton ( Armageddon (1998), Bandits (2003)), Johnny Messner ( Tears of the Sun (2003), The Whole Ten Yards (2004)), Nick Chinlund (Tears of the Sun (2003), The Kid (2000)) and Cole Hauser ( Hart's War (2002), Tears of the Sun (2003)). Met and befriended Matthew Perry on the set of The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and then appeared on Friends (1994) at Perry's request.",
"Has appeared in 14 movies with numbers in the title: The First Deadly Sin (1980), Twelve Monkeys (1995), Four Rooms (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), 16 Blocks (2006), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), Die Hard 2 (1990), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Catch .44 (2011), The Expendables 2 (2012) and RED 2 (2013). Has the distinction of playing two psychologists who have suffered serious work-related emotional trauma: Dr. Bill Capa in Color of Night (1994) and Dr. Malcolm Crowe in The Sixth Sense (1999).",
"Ironically, Color of Night (1994) was a box-office bomb and was widely ridiculed by critics (this movie did much better business in home video market, though), while The Sixth Sense (1999) became a box-office smash and received several Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. During the Lebanon crisis, Willis signed his name on an ad in the Los Angeles Times in support of Israel, along with Nicole Kidman and numerous other Hollywood celebrities. He was the only celebrity that attended Julia Roberts ' wedding to Daniel Moder . Their friendship is referred to in Ocean's Twelve (2004), when he mistakes Tess Ocean for Julia Roberts, and asks her about 'Danny'. Is a huge supporter of NFL team New York Jets. Has named his acting idols as Robert De Niro , Gary Cooper , Steve McQueen and John Wayne . Endorsed his friend and former co-star Fred Dalton Thompson in his failed bid to win the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential election. Maxim magazine had named his sex scenes in Color of Night (1994) as the best sex scenes ever in film history.",
"Became the first actor to guest star on Friends (1994) and win an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Guest Actor category for their performance. Was considered for the role of Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), which went to Michael Biehn . Thanked by the rock band Blink 182 in the liner notes of their album \"Enema of the State\" (1999). (March 21, 2009) Bruce married his girlfriend of a year, Emma Heming , at his home in Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos. Among the guests at his wedding to Emma Heming were his three daughters, Demi Moore , Ashton Kutcher and Madonna . He visited Michael Jackson on the set of filming the \"Smooth Criminal\" segment for Moonwalker (1988). Also visiting the set were Gregory Peck and Robert De Niro . Was in consideration for the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999) but Kevin Spacey , who went on to win a Best Actor Oscar for his performance, was cast instead. Has appeared with Samuel L.",
"Jackson in four films: Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Unbreakable (2000), even though they only shared scenes together in the last two. Was friends with John Goodman , during their New York City struggling actor days. Admitted to Playboy magazine in 1996 that he was once arrested at age 19 for possessing two joints. Filmed his role in the mystery thriller Mortal Thoughts (1991) in ten days. Met Demi Moore at a screening of Emilio Estevez 's film, Stakeout (1987). Although she was seeing Estevez at the time, they were married four months later. Lives in Los Angeles, Malibu, California and Hailey, Idaho. Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2011 for his contributions to Arts and Entertainment. Is left-handed and is displayed in most of his films. In The Sixth Sense (1999), he learned to write with his right hand so this would not be so easily noticeable that his character was not wearing his wedding ring.",
"Is mentioned in Nicki Minaj 's song \"Your Love\". Credits Will Smith with helping him come to terms with his divorce from Demi Moore , and accepting Ashton Kutcher as her new husband. Has regularly been named on \"Best Celebrity Tippers\" lists over the years. This is largely due to his early \"struggling\" waiter/bartender days. He was awarded Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest French culture award, in Paris, France [February 12, 2013]. Once made an album (\"The Return of Bruno\" (1987)) that sold a million copies in the United Kingdom. Became a father for the first time at age 33 when his [now ex] first wife Demi Moore gave birth to their daughter Rumer Glenn Willis, aka Rumer Willis , on August 16, 1988. Became a father for the second time at age 36 when his [now ex] first wife Demi Moore gave birth to their daughter Scout LaRue Willis on July 20, 1991.",
"Became a father for the third time at age 38 when his [now ex] first wife Demi Moore gave birth to their daughter Tallulah Belle Willis on February 3, 1994. Became a father for the fourth time at age 57 when his second wife Emma Heming gave birth to their daughter Mabel Ray Willis on April 1, 2012. As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Verdict (1982), Pulp Fiction (1994) and The Sixth Sense (1999). Is mentioned in the song \"Jizz in My Pants\" by The Lonely Island. One of the song's composers, Jorma Taccone , shares his birthday with Willis. Became a father for the fifth time at age 59 when his second wife Emma Heming gave birth to their daughter Evelyn Penn Willis on May 5, 2014. Willis has played many roles whose character names have the letter \"J\" in the beginning.",
"Examples include Die Hard (1988) (John McClane), Mercury Rising (1998) (Art Jeffries), Hostage (2005) (Jeff Talley), Mortal Thoughts (1991) (James Urbanski), Twelve Monkeys (1995) (James Cole), The Whole Nine Yards (2000) (Jimmy \"The Tulip\" Tudeski), Sin City (2005) (John Hartigan) and the title role in The Jackal (1997). Has played five characters more than once in the movies: Hartigan from the Sin City films, John McClane from the Die Hard films, Frank from the Red films, Church from the Expendables films, and Jimmy \"The Tulip\" Tudeski from the Whole Nine Yard films. His \"Inside the Actors Studio\" interview was taped on September 10, 2001. The episode was respectfully dedicated by Willis and the Actors Studio Drama School \"to the heroes who fell September 11th - and to the heroes who fight on.\".",
"In 2015, he did a Broadway show of Stephen King 's \"Misery\" with Laurie Metcalf . The Scots-English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix of the Manche département in Normandy, France, meaning \"the willowlands\". Initially promulgated via the descendants of King Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) (1274-1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common given name. Willis, a variant of the name William, is a surname, of Scottish and English origin meaning (Son of Willie). The name William comes ultimately from the given name Wilhelm (cf. Old German Wilhelm > German Wilhelm and Old Norse Vilhjálmr). That is a compound of two distinct elements : wil = \"will or desire\" and helm: Old English helm \"helmet, protection\"; > English helm \"knight's large helmet\". Has been in three movies where he meets a younger version of himself: Twelve Monkeys (1995), The Kid (2000) and Looper (2012).",
"Has twice played a hit man: The Jackal (1997) and The Whole Nine Yards (2000). The Whole Ten Yards (2004) really can not be counted because his character, Jimmy Tudeski was retired. I'm much more proud of being a father than being an actor. You can't undo the past... but you can certainly not repeat it. I'm staggered by the question of what it's like to be a multimillionaire. I always have to remind myself that I am. [on how he stays in shape, interview in People.com, 10 March 2005] Mostly weight resistance training, almost an hour of cardio at least three times a week. I have a gym in my house in Los Angeles and a gym trailer that I can take on the road with me when I'm on location. At my house there's a very long steep driveway. I do wind sprints that kick my 50-year-old ass. It's part of my job. I have come to associate working out as work. Whenever I don't have to do it for films, I kind of slack off. I am a sensitive guy.",
"People think they know the real me, but they don't. And then they write things that make me sound like such a jerk. I hate working out. I work out for films solely. I associate working out with films. As soon as they stop, I stop working out. Fifty is the new forty. I always thought my best work would come in the years forty to sixty, if I was fortunate enough to hang around - and it is hard to stick around. Who I am as a father is far more important to me than the public perception. I am baffled to understand why the things that I saw happening in Iraq, really good things happening in Iraq, are not being reported on. [on Hudson Hawk (1991)] I always thought it was a little ahead of its time, a little too hip for the room. I think the rules are going to have to change for me to ever run for public office. My checkered past will always keep me out of politics. If I ever did run I would run on the platform that I did all these bad things, but I no longer do them, and during the four years of being president or whatever office it might be, I would be good and serve my country.",
"I want to serve my country. I'm a Republican only as far as I want a smaller government, I want less government intrusion, I want them to stop pissing on my money and your money, the tax dollars that we give 50 percent of, or 40 percent of, every year, and I want them to be fiscally responsible, and I want these goddamn lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican. But other than that, I want the government to take care of people who need help, like the kids in foster care, the half a million kids who are in orphanages right now - they call them foster homes, but they're orphanages. I want them to take care of the elderly and give them free medicine, give them whatever they need. There's tons, billions and billions of dollars that are just being wasted. Okay? I hate government. I'm apolitical. Write that down: I'm not a Republican. [February 2006] Look at what happened to James Frey in the last two weeks. That's a great book and so is the follow-up book.",
"And just because his publisher chose to say that these were memoirs, it took it out of being a work of fiction, a great work of fiction and very well-written to this guy having to go be sucker punched on The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) by one of the most powerful women in television just to grind her own ax about it. Hey Oprah, you had President [ Bill Clinton ] on your show and if this prick didn't lie about a couple of things I'm going to set myself on fire right now. James Frey is a writer, okay? He can write whatever he wants. It's fiction, and it's just hard, it's just shameful how he was treated in some of these things. It's just shameful and it's just not fair and not right... I'm not an action hero anymore, and I think it would be inappropriate for me to compare anything that happens in Hollywood and the entertainment industry to the tragic loss of life on September 11th. I spoke to the Colombians. It's fine. I get passionate sometimes. I said Colombia because it was the first country to come to mind. The drug problem has as much to do with what's going on in this country.",
"If there wasn't a demand, there wouldn't be a supply. I think what the United States, and everyone who cares about protecting the freedoms that the largest part of the free world now has, should do whatever it takes to end terrorism in the world and not just in the Middle East. I'm talking also about going to Colombia and doing whatever it takes to end the cocaine trade. It's killing this country. It's killing all the countries that coke goes into. I believe that somebody's making money on it in the United States. If they weren't making money on it, they would have stopped it. They could stop it in one day. It's just a plant that they grow, and these guys are growing it like it's corn or tobacco or any other thing. By the time it gets here, it becomes a billion dollar industry. And I think that's a form of terrorism as well. The Iraqi people want to live in a world where they can move from their homes to the market and not have to fear being killed. I mean, doesn't everybody want that? I have zero interest in performing in films to try to convey any kind of message. My job is to be entertaining.",
"There's a very different point of view about messages in films in Europe than there is in the States. Audiences rebel because they feel that they are being preached to. [on his planned film about the Iraq war] The movie is about these guys who do what they are asked for very little money to defend and fight for what they consider to be freedom. I thought about signing up but my friends told me I was too old. I called the White House, called President [ George Bush ] and asked what I could do. So I got involved with the national foster care program. If you take guns away from legal gun owners then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys. Even a pacifist would get violent if someone were trying to kill him or her. You would fight for your life, whatever your beliefs. You'd use a rock or tear one of these chairs out of the floor. Hey, maybe I've been watching too many Bruce Willis movies! I'm always being accused of being a Hollywood Republican, but I'm not! I have just as many Democratic ideas as Republican ones. If they could build three fewer bombs every month and give the money to foster care, that would be great.",
"The idea of serving my country remained in my mind. Over the past few years from varying sources - Time magazine, books, and television - information began coming to my attention on Foster Care; its history and the current crisis of an antiquated system overburdened with 580,000 children who have no voice. Children need to be protected by interstate technology systems that can track placements, education, medical records and protect these children from predators traveling from state to state. I saw Foster Care as a way for me to serve my country in a system by which shining a little bit of light could benefit a great deal by helping kids who were literally wards of the government. Hair loss is God's way of telling me I'm human. [1998] Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms. They were all very important when we didn't know why the sun moved, why weather changed, why hurricanes occurred or volcanoes happened. Modern religion is the end trail of modern mythology. But there are people who interpret the Bible literally. Literally! I choose not to believe that's the way. And that's what makes America cool, you know?",
"I don't think my opinion means jack shit, because I'm an actor. Why do actors think their opinions mean more because you act? You just caught a break as an actor. There are hundreds - thousands - of actors who are just as good as I am, and probably better. Have you heard anything useful come out of an actor's mouth lately? Although I liked George Clooney 's documentary on Darfur. They still haven't caught the guy that killed [ John F. Kennedy ]. I'll get killed for saying this, but I'm pretty sure those guys are still in power, in some form. The entire government of the United States was co-opted. I happen to live in Los Angeles and it is probably one of the most toxic environments on earth. People live here and they know that the air is poisonous. They know that children are affected by the air in Los Angeles. They say that growing up in Los Angeles is the equivalent of smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes throughout your entire childhood. It's horrific when you can actually look at the air and see it. No, I am not in favor of the war in Iraq, so let me stop you right there.",
"I am not pro-war but what I am is that, I like to support the young men and women who are over there participating in the war. [on Twitter] I just can't live with myself if I started twittering. I just think: \"That way lies madness\". [on The Expendables (2010) sequel] I talked to Sly [ Sylvester Stallone ] and he's going for all the marbles this time, and he's going to get everybody in this time. Even Stone Cold Steve Austin , who took two bullets in the last film, is coming back. Hopefully, they'll start shooting it while we're young enough to survive! [on the possibility of Michael Bay directing a a Die Hard film, specifically Live Free or Die Hard (2007)] Would have ruined DH4. Few people will work with him now, and I know I will never work with him again. [on whether an R-rated 'Die Hard' could be done without producer Joel Silver ] Fuck Joel Silver. That is because you do not understand my relationship with Joel S. We are cordial now when we bump into each other, but we have not worked together since The Last Boy Scout (1991).",
"I'm really pleased to continue to be asked back to do other versions and other incarnations of Die Hard (1988). The first one really is... that's all there is. Everything else is just trying to be as good as that film. [on A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)] It's a difficult title. A Good Day to Die Hard? It's like, have a sandwich and let's go shopping - then die hard. I want to do A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), then one final Die Hard movie - Die Hard 6 - before finally hanging that white vest up for good. At the moment, I can run and I can fight on screen. But there will come a time when I no longer want to do that. That's when I'll step away from the Die Hard films. Salary (17) Bruce Willis - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Actor | Soundtrack | Producer Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films.",
"Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD, placing him in the top ten stars in terms of box office receipts. Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in ... See full bio » Born: Isabelle Huppert May Receive First-Ever Oscar Nomination — Other Greats Who Also Have Zero 12 January 2017 6:00 AM, -08:00 | Scott Feinberg a list of 22 people created 13 Mar 2011 a list of 40 people created 23 Dec 2011 a list of 30 people created 13 Oct 2013 a list of 21 people created 9 months ago a list of 40 people created 6 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Bruce Willis's work have you seen? User Polls Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 21 wins & 37 nominations. See more awards » Known For The Sixth Sense Dr.",
"Malcolm Crowe (1999) - Episode #16.153 (2009) ... Late Show Intern - Episode #16.53 (2008) ... Late Show Fun Facts Book Promoter (uncredited) 2002 True West (TV Movie) Lee 1999 Ally McBeal (TV Series) Dr. Nickle - Love Unlimited (1999) ... Dr. Nickle (uncredited) 1998 Apocalypse (Video Game) 1997 Mad About You (TV Series) Bruce Willis 1985 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) Peter Novins (segment \"Shatterday\") 1980 Ein Guru kommt (TV Movie) Extra (uncredited) Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves (uncredited) Hide - Bruce Willis/Katy Perry (2013) ... (performer: \"Boy Dance Party\") - Bruce Willis/Neil Young (1989) ...",
"(performer: \"Pep Talk\" (uncredited), \"Bruce Willis: The Man and His Music\") 2007 Gag Reel (Video short) (performer: \"Assassination Is My Game\" - uncredited) 2003 Rugrats Go Wild (performer: \"Big Bad Cat\", \"Lust for Life\") 2000 Friends (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 2000 The Whole Nine Yards (performer: \"Tenth Avenue Tango\") / (writer: \"Slow Burn\") 1991 Hudson Hawk (writer: \"HUDSON HAWK THEME\") 1990 Look Who's Talking Too (writer: \"Daddy's Coming Home\") 1985-1989 Moonlighting (TV Series) (performer - 13 episodes) - Those Lips, Those Lies (1989) ... (performer: \"Moonlighting\", \"Blue Velvet\", \"Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine\", \"Funky Nassau\" - uncredited) - Between a Yuk and a Hard Place (1988) ...",
"(performer: \"What a Friend We Have in Jesus\", \"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot\", \"Little Honda\" - uncredited) - A Womb with a View (1988) ... (performer: \"The Girl from Ipanema\", \"On the Sunny Side of the Street\" (uncredited))"
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