Crispin Glover - Biography

Last Editor: tillam				Crispin Glover Biography -   Name : Crispin Glover Profession : Artist Birth Details : born April 20, 1964 in New York City Birth name : Crispin Hellion Glover Height : 6' 1" (1.85 m) Personal quotes : [On contemporary movies] People watch movies - and it's vague ideas, it's vague notions, but people pick up on these things, that they are supposed to

Crispin Glover Trivia -

Son of Bruce Glover. Attended Beverly Hills High School (class of 1982). Attended The Mirman School, a private K thru 8 school for mentally gifted children in Bel-Air, California. His mother, Betty, remained active with the school after his graduation, choreographing student musicals and graduation ceremonies. In an earlier draft of the screenplay for Back to the Future (1985), his character, George McFly, went on to become a world class boxer instead of a writer. Attended the same High School as Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, Gina Gershon, Rhonda Fleming, Jackie Cooper, Rob Reiner, Antonio Sabato Jr., Pauly Shore, Michael Tolkin, Betty White , Corbin Bernsen, Elizabeth Daily and Albert Brooks. When reminded by David Letterman in 1992 of his first appearance on the "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) show, when Glover nearly decapitated the TV host after showing him a karate kick he'd learned, Crispin replied, "What a crazy thing to do!" In Scary Movie 2 (2001), Chris Elliott spoofs The Thin Man, Glover's character in Charlie's Angels (2000) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). Started acting professionally in 1977. Is a strict vegetarian.

Crispin Glover Detailed Biography -

Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964 in New York City) is a multifaceted American artist. He is primarily known as a film actor, but is also a painter, filmmaker, author, musician, and collector and archivist of esoterica. Glover moved to Los Angeles at the age of four. As a child, Glover attended the Mirman School for the academically gifted. His father, Bruce Glover, was a character actor best remembered for playing the offbeat S.P.E.C.T.R.E. assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever. Glover appeared in several sitcoms as a teenager, including Happy Days and Family Ties. His first film role was in 1983's My Tutor. That led to Teachers (1984) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). His breakout role was as George McFly in Robert Zemeckis's Back to the Future. Glover refused to participate in the film's two sequels, reportedly because he wanted more money and his salary demands were not met, but Zemeckis used previously filmed footage and body prosthetics on another actor, Jeffrey Weissman, to simulate Glover on screen. Glover sued the producers (including Steven Spielberg) and won a landmark victory setting a precedent for how actors' images may be used in films. At the same time, it put something of a dark mark on his reputation. Back to the Future was an international box office smash following its release in 1985. Glover followed it with The Orkly Kid, in which he portrayed a young man whose obsession with Olivia Newton-John raises the ire of his small-town neighbors. From that point, Glover pursued a defiantly individualistic path. His characters were notable for the peculiar personality tics and unconventional thought processes. He played Andy Warhol in Oliver Stone's The Doors in (1991). He has continued to play exceedingly eccentric types, e.g. the title characters in Bartleby (2001) and Willard (2003). He has received some considerable mainstream attention recently as the "Thin Man" in the Charlie's Angels films. In 1987, Glover appeared on Late Night with David Letterman wearing a long wig and platform shoes to promote his new movie River's Edge. His bizarre appearance was equalled by his strange behavior, which is thought by many to have been influenced by LSD. After a failed attempt to challenge Letterman to an arm wrestling match, Glover feigned a karate kick, at which point Letterman ended the segment and cut to commercial. Glover later explained this as appearing on the show in-character, participating in the interview as the character of Rubin. In 1989, during a hiatus from films, Glover released an album called The Big Problem ≠The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be (1989) through Restless Records. The album features Clowny Clown Clown (which has its own music video), a cover of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," a cover of Charles Manson's "Never Say Never To Always," several original songs, and readings from his art books Rat Catching and Oak-Mot (Glover modified old books by adding or deleting pictures, text, and drawings). He included his home phone number with copies of the album, encouraging listeners to phone when they had "solved" his puzzle. Glover later commented that he was rather surprised how many people figured it out. The music itself is similar to outsider music, with seemingly absurd, dream-like lyrics. In 2003, he recorded a version of the Michael Jackson classic "Ben" to coincide with the release of the film Willard. In the eccentric music video for the song, he sings to a rat named Ben. It is available on the DVD of the film. There have also been at least two songs written about him, both titled "Crispin Glover," one by a New Jersey-based band Children In Adult Jails, and another by the band Scarling. What Is It? Glover made his directorial debut with 2005's What Is It?, a strange and surreal art film similar in style to the work of Alejandro Jodorowsky and has been described as "The adventures of a young man whose principle interests are snails, salt, a pipe, and how to get home, and is tormented by an hubristic, racist inner psyche." The movie's budget was a mere $125,000 and took almost a decade to complete, originally intending it to be a short film with shooting beginning in Los Angeles. Most of the primary footage was shot in 12 days, stretched over a two-and-a-half year period. From the late-1990s in to the early 2000's, he toured with prints of the film, showing parts of it before it was completed, along with various slides and read excerpts from his works. Production was mostly funded by the actor's roles in Willard and the Charlie's Angels films. The film boasts an eclectic and unusual cast. Porn stars Kiva, Muffy and Karin Odell appear naked with animal heads. Most of the principal actors are young and have Down syndrome. Fairuza Balk lends her voice to a real snail, and Glover's role in the film is officially described as "Dueling Demi-God Auteur and The young man's inner psyche.". It features swasticas, Shirley Temple in the nude, songs by cult-leader Charles Manson and deals with many types and symbols of racism and prejudice. He defended his choices of imagery in a 2005 interview: "It's really a film to help start these kinds of discussions. Why are these things taboo, and what does that mean for the culture itself? A culture will die a death of stupidity if it doesn't have different points of view." ] Glover made clear when touring with the film that he had no plans to sell it to a major studio nor release it for home viewing. He also revealved his plans on releasing it as part of a trilogy at some point in the future by including the titles of the next two films in the credits for What Is It?. It is Fine. Everything is Fine! The second film, It is Fine. Everything is Fine! has already wrapped on production and is now assumed to be in the editing phase. The film was written by Utah writer-actor Steven C. Stewart, who also appears in What Is It? and It is Fine. He died of complications from cerebral palsy in 2001, only one month after principal filming wrapped. Glover said in an online chat that "it's an autobiographical, psycho-sexual, fantastical retelling of point-of-view of life." It is Fine. Everything is Fine! was shot entirely at Rubin and Ed director David Brother's sound stage in Salt Lake City, Utah. Glover has stated that it is "probably the best film I'll ever work on in my entire career." No release date has yet been declared for It is Fine. It is Mine It is Mine, the final film of the trilogy, was also written by Steven C. Stewart, who began writing the film in the 1970's. Glover has stated that Stewart "wanted to show that handicapped people are human, sexual horrible, and It Is Mine will be much more sexual than the other two." ]