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Ryan Phillippe Profile |
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Birth Date:
September 10, 1974
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Birth Place: New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Birth
Name:
Matthew Ryan Phillippe
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Height:
5'9"
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Biography |
Ryan Phillippe (pronounced Fil-lih-pee) is an American
actor.
His first role was as Billy Douglas, daytime television's
first gay teenager, in the ABC daytime drama One Life to
Live. After leaving the show, he moved to Los Angeles, where
he struggled for a time before landing a number of small
parts in various television shows and movies, including
White Squall (1996).
Later that year he played the part of Barry Cox in I Know
What You Did Last Summer with Jennifer Love Hewitt. The
movie was a summer hit and led to a starring role in 54 in
1998, alongside Salma Hayek, Mike Myers, and Breckin Meyer.
In 1999, Phillippe landed the role of Sebastian Valmont in
Cruel Intentions, a modern retelling of the Choderlos de
Laclos' novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The movie was both
a critical and box office hit amongst its intended teenage
audience. This was the second time that Phillippe had worked
alongside television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, Sarah
Michelle Gellar. He also appeared alongside his future wife,
Reese Witherspoon.
In 2000 Phillippe starred opposite Benicio Del Toro in The
Way of the Gun, followed with his role as a wizard software
engineer in the high-tech thriller Antitrust. In 2001, Ryan
co-starred in Robert Altman's critically-acclaimed Gosford
Park, with several of England's most respected actors,
including Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi, Helen Mirren, and
Emily Watson.
Ryan plans to forge a career as a producer with his
production company, Lucid Films.
Ryan hails from a fairly ordinary background; his
French-born father works as a chemist for DuPont and his
mother manages a day care center.
In 1997, Ryan attended a party given for Reese Witherspoon's
21st birthday. Upon meeting the guest of honor, Phillippe
was immediately mesmerized and spent all night talking to
the young actress. The two began a long distance courtship
by mail, e-mail, and telephone.
Phillippe and Witherspoon married in the summer of 1999 and
had a daughter named Ava later that year. Their son Deacon
was born in 2003. |
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Other
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Has three sisters: Kirsten, Lindsay and Katelyn.
Black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
His parents names are Richard and Susan Phillippe.
Daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe born [9 September 1999]
In business with Breckin Meyer and Seth Green. These three
actors have their own production company.
Was considered for a role in The Patriot (2000), but lost
out to Heath Ledger.
Turned down the role of Anakin Skywalker, because of the age
difference between Natalie Portman and himself.
He's a huge fan of Frank Sinatra, for both his music and as
an interesting character in history. As a tribute he named
his bulldog after the singer.
Hobbies: photography, cartooning, and writing.
His father is a chemical technician and his mother works in
pre- and post-natal care.
He played baseball and soccer in highschool.
He was the Yearbook Editor in his senior year.
Brother-in-law of John D. Witherspoon
Son Deacon Phillippe was born [October 23rd, 2003]
Runs a production company, Lucid Films, with David E. Siegel
and fellow actors Seth Green and Breckin Meyer.
Graduate of New Castle Christian Academy in New Castle,
Delaware.
Packed on 25 pounds of muscle and stopped shaving for 3
months for his role as Parker in The Way of the Gun (2000).
Son, Deacon, was named for his distant relative, Charles
Louis "Deacon" Phillipe, who pitched and won the first World
Series game ever, in 1903, beating Cy Young, as well as for
Hall of Fame football player Deacon Jones. (Reported on "The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992), 18 May 2005.) |
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Go Ryan!