Mark Ruffalo
QUICK FACTSNAME
Mark Ruffalo
OCCUPATION
Television Actor, Theater Actor, Film Actor
BIRTH DATE
November 22, 1967 (age 50)
EDUCATION
Stella Adler Conservatory
PLACE OF BIRTH
Kenosha, Wisconsin
AKA
Mark Ruffalo
FULL NAME
Mark Alan Ruffalo
ZODIAC SIGN
Sagittarius
Biography of Mark Ruffalo
Television actor, Actor, Theater actor, Film actor (1967-)
Mark Ruffalo is an environmental activist and actor known for his portrayal of Bruce Banner / the Hulk in the movie "The Avengers" and its sequel. He also received Oscar nominations for the films 'The Kids Are All Right', 'Foxcatcher' and 'Spotlight'.
Who is Mark Ruffalo?
Born on November 22, 1967 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Mark Ruffalo made his stage debut in 1990, and a decade later, his career took an important turn with a role in the movie You Can Count on Me. Parts of high-profile films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Shutter Island followed, and 2012 found Ruffalo to a new level when he played Hulk in the crushing live-action film The Avengers. After receiving an Academy Award for The Kids Are All Right in 2010, Ruffalo earned additional Oscar nominations for his role in the Foxcatcher and Spotlight dramas.
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Mark Ruffalo
Wife and sons
Ruffalo has been married to the actress Sunrise Coigney since 2000, and together they have three children.
Broadway movies and success
In 2004, Ruffalo appeared in four films: We no longer live here, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 13 Going on 30 and Collateral, films very varied in genre and, therefore, that show the range of Ruffalo.
After 2004, Ruffalo slowed down a bit, but nevertheless he appeared constantly on screens around the world. Films such as Just Like Heaven (2005), All the King's Men (2006), Zodiac (2007) and Reservation Road (2007) helped build the already burgeoning reputation of Ruffalo in Hollywood. (He also managed to appear on Broadway in 2006, where he won a Tony Award nomination for his starring role in Awake and Sing!)
'The kids are fine'
Ruffalo changed the subject a bit in 2009 when he directed the independent film Sympathy for Delicious, which received the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. That year he also starred in The Kids Are All Right, which led to his first Academy Award nomination. The film also helped him obtain nominations for Independent Spirit, SAG and BAFTA, among others.
Playing Bruce Banner in 'The Avengers'
A high-profile role on Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010) preceded Ruffalo's biggest role to date: that of Bruce Banner, a.k.a. the Hulk, in the blockbuster Avengers of 2012. He repeated this role in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and its sequel in 2019.
In addition to Hulk, Ruffalo has tackled other interesting roles. He appeared in the crime thriller Now You See Me (2013) with Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg, the independent sex addiction comedy Thank You for Sharing (2013), with Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim Robbins, and the musical drama Begin Again (2014) ), with Keira Knightley.
'The normal heart' and 'Foxcatcher'
Returning to his theatrical roots, in a sense, Ruffalo took the lead in The Normal Heart, a television adaptation of an acclaimed Broadway play about the beginning of the AIDS crisis. The 2014 cable movie proved to be a hit among viewers. More than a million people tuned in to see the premiere of the star-studded drama, also with Julia Roberts, Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons. The Normal Heart also captivated the critics and earned Ruffalo an Emmy nomination.
Later that year, Ruffalo appeared as one of the leading roles in the drama Foxcatcher, playing a millionaire-affiliated fighter and self-styled coach John du Pont. The film, co-starring Steve Carell and Channing Tatum, garnered great interest and critical interest, and Ruffalo garnered Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for his role.
Continuing his series of successes, Ruffalo had a great performance as a manic-depressive father who tries to demonstrate his skills as a father in the 2015 Infinitely Polar Bear comedy, earning a Golden Globe nomination for his work. He later got another nod to the Oscar, this time for his portrayal of newspaper reporter Mike Rezendes in the 2015 drama Spotlight, which follows the sexual abuse scandal of the Catholic Church in Boston. The film itself won an Academy Award for Best Film in 2016.
Brain tumor
During his ascent to a wider success, Ruffalo suffered a setback in 2002 when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Surgery to remove the tumor, which was determined to be benign, led to a period of partial facial paralysis, but Ruffalo recovered completely and his career resumed right where he left off.
First years of action
Born on November 22, 1967 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Mark Ruffalo spent his adolescence in Virginia Beach, Virginia, before moving with his family.
