- Pruitt Taylor Vince
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1960|7|5|mf=y
birthplace =Baton Rouge, Louisiana ,United States
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spouse = Julianne Mattelig
emmyawards = Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
1997 "Murder One "Pruitt Taylor Vince (born
July 5 ,1960 ) is an American award-winningcharacter actor who has made many appearances in film and television.Biography
Personal life
Vince was born in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana . He attendedLouisiana State University [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019169/bio Pruitt Taylor-Vince Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] and began acting due to a mistake; a computer error in his high school registration scheduled him in an acting class, a subject which Vince has never left.Divorce d from his first marriage, Vince remarried in 2003 to Julianne Mattelig. He hasnystagmus , a condition which causes a person's eyes to move involuntarily.Career
Vince made his film debut in
Jim Jarmusch 's "Down by Law", but his scenes wound up on thecutting room floor . He had prominent supporting roles in a number of major films, including a turn as a dimwittedKu Klux Klan member in "Mississippi Burning ",Lee Bowers in "JFK", and the main character's best friend in "Nobody's Fool". He had his first lead role inJames Mangold 's independent film "Heavy", playing a sweet, silent overweight cook harboring a crush on a waitress (Liv Tyler ).Vince often alternates roles of both heroic and villainous characters, like a lovable small town pub owner in "
Beautiful Girls ", aserial killer withmultiple personalities in "Identity" (a second collaboration with director Mangold) and a pompous sheriff in "Nurse Betty ". Vince also played a Southern cop in "Angel Heart " andOliver Stone 's "Natural Born Killers ".Vince received an
Emmy Award in 1997 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as serial killerClifford Banks during the second season of the television series "Murder One". [ [http://www.emmys.tv/ Emmy Awards official website] , last accessedOctober 22 ,2007 .] More recently he appeared in the movie "Constantine". Other film titles include theneo-noir "China Moon " and thepsychological horror film "Jacob's Ladder".Additionally, Vince has made guest appearances on numerous TV shows, including "Deadwood", "Alias", "
The X-Files ", "Miami Vice ", "Quantum Leap", "Chicago Hope ", ', ', and the American remake of "Touching Evil ". He also had a guest role playing a 600 lb. patient in Fox's medical drama "House".References
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