BAFTA Nominations: 2 BAFTA Nominations: 2 Overall Versatility - 4.3 Stars Oscar Nominations: 3 "Training Day" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars. "House of Sand and Fog" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. BAFTA Nominations: 0 Oscar Nominations: 4 ), Theatre: Art in ActionClausen, M., Centre StageCrawford, Jerry, L., Acting in Person and in StyleChambers C. Golden Globes: 0 "As Good as It Gets" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 Powerful and highly respected American actor Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Hope Maxine (Glanville) and stage and film star Jason Robards Sr. Eugene Curran Kelly was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the third son of Harriet Catherine (Curran) and James Patrick Joseph Kelly, a phonograph salesman. Eventually she breaks things off with Ron, but only when her daughter claims it would ruin her life for her mother to marry a younger, poorer man. Golden Globe Nominations: 1Greatest Performances: "Traffic" - Level of Difficulty - 5.0 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 4Greatest Performances: "Biutiful" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 2Greatest Performances: "The Fighter" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars He was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, and rose from a troubled youth spent in reform schools to being the world's most popular actor. Overall Versatility - 4.4 Stars Web1. Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars Sirk always makes sure his films focus on women who know what they want, follow their desires, and never give up or complain when extraordinarily dramatic things happen to them. The European filmmaker directed a series of deceptively complex melodramas in the1950s. deliberate departure from and reaction against strict neoclassical rules (stemming from Aristotle) of the Three Unities: 1) time , 2) place and 3) action. "The Russia House" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Golden Globes: 3 Top 20 Most Handsome Chinese Actor 2020 7. Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. BAFTA Awards: 0 Overall Versatility - 4.5 Stars "Mississippi Burning" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars "The English Patient" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Four of his siblings are also in the arts: Martha Fiennes, a director; Magnus Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.9 Stars Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 1 BAFTA Nominations: 1 Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 BAFTA Nominations: 2 Each is credited with different innovations in the field. "Penny Serenade" - Level of Difficulty - 4.4 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Lust for Life" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Crime, Drama, Romance. BAFTA Awards: 0 BAFTA Nominations: 4 Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 2 "Melvin and Howard" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 4 Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars "Truly Madly Deeply" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Golden Globes: 1 Oscar Nominations: 2 Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton. | Gross: Golden Globe Nominations: 2Greatest Performances: "Carnage" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars "Hotel Rwanda" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. Role Transformation - 5 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 3 Golden Globes: 3 "The Alamo" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars | Ed Gonzalez writes in Slant Magazine that Sirks background in German theater sharpened his ability to use Brechtian techniques of distanciation and alienation, particularly in 1959s Imitation of Life. BAFTA Nominations: 0 "King of New York" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars For example, Yasuo Yamada, who was famous for his Japanese dub of Clint Eastwood, was chosen to voice Arsne Lupin III for the Lupin III series. He attended St. Mark's School of Texas, a prestigious prep school Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 BAFTA Awards: 1 BAFTA Nominations: 2 William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri to Jane Etta Pitt (ne Hillhouse), a school counselor & William Alvin "Bill" Pitt, a truck company manager. Golden Globes: 1 Oscar Nominations: 4 15 titles 1 love. Melodramatic films tend to use plots that appeal to the heightened emotions of the audience, often dealing with "crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship". "Dog Day Afternoon" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Oscar Nominations: 7 What sets Sirk apart from other directors of Hollywood melodramas is that Sirk meticulously crafted his films to feature covert critiques of 1950s American society. Golden Globe Nominations: 12Greatest Performances:"The Verdict" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars 115 min Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars "Lonesome Dove" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. BAFTA Nominations: 1 During his early years, Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, a truck driver, an assistant architect and an Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.6 Stars "Saving Private Ryan" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. His father, Richard Head Welles, was a well-to-do inventor, his mother, Beatrice (Ives) Welles, a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child. "The Sand Pebbles" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars Golden Globes: 1 Golden Globe Nominations: 4Greatest Performances: "Papillon" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. BAFTA Nominations: 8 Golden Globes: 3 Top 20 Most Handsome Chinese Actor 2020. pharo Jul 30, 2020. BAFTA Nominations: 13 "The Insider" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Major celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Jenna Ortega, and Olivia Wilde have all unfollowed the founder of Rhodes beauty. BAFTA Nominations: 2 20 Best Action Movie Actors of Role Transformation - 4.4 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 "I Am Sam" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 1 With features chiseled in stone, and renowned for playing a long list of historical figures, particularly in Biblical epics, the tall, well-built and ruggedly handsome Charlton Heston was one of Hollywood's greatest leading men and remained active in front of movie cameras for over sixty years. BAFTA Awards: 0 He has starred in Who Are You: School 2015 (2015), Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016), Moon Lovers (2016), The Bride of more 4 Gong Yoo Age: 43 490 votes Credits: The Silent Sea, Squid Game, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Overall Versatility - 5 Stars Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Web5. Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars "Not But the Lonely Heart" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars. Make sure you watch the whole video and take a look! BAFTA Awards: 3 Role Transformation - 5 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 0 BAFTA Awards: 1 (Producing) WebActors that were famous for their roles in dubbing and radio were used for their star power to voice similar characters in several anime productions. F.W. Oscar Nominations: 7 Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 Hi, Im doing an IB research presentation on Victorian Melodrama and Im wondering if you could give me sources where I can learn more about codified gestures that were used? Golden Globes: 1 "The Family Business" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. BAFTA Awards: 0 Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana, to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Director: A look back at some of the most powerful depictions of women from this year in film. Golden Globe Nominations: 7 (1 for Writing)Greatest Performances: "Invictus" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars "Runaway Train" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Setsuko Hara, Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars Golden Globes: 3 Melodrama - Wikipedia Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Robert Mitchum was an underrated American leading man of enormous ability, who sublimated his talents beneath an air of disinterest. His mother was of German descent and his father had English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. YG Entertainment. Eldred Gregory Peck was born on April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California, to Bernice Mae (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and druggist in San Diego. 108 min My lists are not based on my own personal favorites; they are based on the true greatness and/or success of the person, place or thing being ranked. Required fields are marked *. WebImage from the 1992 drama series Anglo Saxon Attitudes with Daniel playing the character Gilbert Stokesay. Golden Globes: 4 The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman. 1. Pesci first broke into entertainment as a child actor, and by the mid-1950s, was starring on the series "Star Time Kids". Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 2Greatest Performances: "High Noon" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars :). BAFTA Nominations: 7 Golden Globe Nominations: 5 (4 for Directing)Greatest Performances: "The String" - Level of Difficulty - 4.4 Stars Perry Mason Podcast 20 No Mercy For Mae Grant Role Transformation - 4.8 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Naturalism put subjects on stage and explored them in their natural, have you tryed monologing thats what i do when i have to do something like that, Dear Justin, Allow me the audacity to post my opinion and, at the same time, ask for the opinion of, elements of melodrama are believed to have originatedin the 5th century B.C, later appearing in Medieval and Elizabethan dramas, emerged in the 19th century from 18th century sentimentaldramasin Germany and France that involvedboth music andaction, during the 19th century, melodramas graced the great stages of Europe, America and Australia, related to other theatrical forms such as sentimental comedy and domestic tragedy, DISASTER MELODRAMAS: natural disasterssuch as earthquakes, floods and fires, NAUTICAL MELODRAMAS: English form popular in the 1820s and 30s, sailors, navy, pirates, lawlessness, ANIMAL MELODRAMAS: animals on stage such as dogs and horses, DOMESTIC MELODRAMAS: more serioussubject matter such as adultery and illegitimacy, romantic themes, SENSATION MELODRAMAS: emerging from sensation novels of the 1860s and 70s, love and murder themes. Hamm won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series/Drama in 2008 and 2016. What is seemingly a weepie or a chick flick features complex political issues beneath its dazzlingsurface. After Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars "The Defiant Ones" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars "Harry Potter Series" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars, Actor | Douglas Sirk was born in Germany in 1900 and began his career in the early 1920s working in theater. Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (some sources indicate Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuela (Oaxaca) and Francisco Quinn, who became an assistant cameraman at a Los Angeles (CA) film studio. Golden Globes: 3 BAFTA Nominations: 1 Golden Globe Nominations: 1Greatest Performances: "The Untouchables" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Golden Globes: 0 Handsome Greer Garson, He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ann Harriet (Gunderson), a Norwegian immigrant, and James Thomas Mitchum, a shipyard/railroad worker. He was born in London in 1916 and went to live in Sydney, Australia, at the age of ten. Oscar Nominations: 2 Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite in London, to Ellen Frances Marie (Burchell), a charlady, and Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, a fish-market porter. Chen Xiao is a Chinese actor and model, born to a family of civil servants in Hefei of Anhui Province. Duvall majored in drama at Principia College (Elsah, IL), then served a Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 2 Famous Richard Basehart, Even though these films did not achieve massive critical or commercial success, they still represent Sirks growing talent as a filmmaker working within the Hollywood studio system. "The Dark Knight" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances:"Hamlet" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars What is the actor Karthik famous for? BAFTA Nominations: 0 BAFTA Awards: 0 Drama, Romance. BAFTA Nominations: 2 BAFTA Awards: 0 His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Overall Versatility - 4.2 Stars Emanuel Goldenberg arrived in the United States from Romania at age ten, and his family moved into New York's Lower East Side. Golden Globes: 2 Actors Despite being one of the finest actors of his generation, Peter Finch will be remembered as much for his reputation as a hard-drinking, hell-raising womanizer as for his performances on the screen. Golden Globes: 2 Golden Globe Nominations: 3Greatest Performances: "Richard III" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars "Some Like It Hot" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. German playwright Bertolt Brecht believed actors should call attention to the theatricality of their performances, so that audiences would be emotionally removed and more likely to be critical of what they are seeing. Golden Globes: 0 In 1945, he Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 4Greatest Performances: "Witness" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. "The Color of Money" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars. Imitation of Life tells the story of Lora Meredith (Lana Turner), an aspiring actress who struggles to take care of her daughter Susie (Sandra Dee). Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers to a well-off acting family in 1925 in Southsea, a suburb of Portsmouth. All That Hollywood Allows: Douglas Sirks Brilliant Melodramas "Goodfellas" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars "A Time to Kill" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars, Actor | Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. BAFTA Awards: 0 He cites the opening credit sequence diamonds falling from the top of the screen into a glass as the perfect synthesis of this obsession with surfaces. PENALTY: that suffered by the wicked character for his evil ways in a last-minute reversal of fortune(Clausen, codifiedgestures (specific gestures for certain reactions, recognised by the audience), dramatic tableau (brief freezes for dramatic effect to increase emotion), stereotypical stock characters remained the same throughout the plot, never developing, HERO: male, brave, moral, handsome, reliable (status = middle class +), HEROINE:female, innocent, beautiful, vulnerable (status = middle class +), VILLAIN: male, immoral, evil, greedy, dishonest, sly, corrupt (status = middle class +), VILLAINS ACCOMPLICE: male, useless, cowardly helper, sidekick, comic relief (status = lower class), FAITHFUL SERVANT: heros loyal servant, does dirty work, sometimes provides comic relief though not very funny (status = lower class), MAIDSERVANT: female, heroinesloyal servant, flirtatious (status = lower class), highly emotional vocal and facial expression, yet otherscholars argue a more inward acting style, key plot elements occurred on stage before the audience, spectacles (earthquakes, train crashes, explosions, burning buildings), moving panoramas (huge scenic backdrops) were an early 19th century invention thatgave the impression of a horse race, for example, 100+ plays byRen Charles Guilbert de Pixrcourt. The video was originally shared on March 1. Right now, his popularity is only growing. Geoffrey Roy Rush was born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, to Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. Anthony Quinn, BAFTA Nominations: 5 Golden Globe Nominations: 2Greatest Performances: "Network" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Oscar Nominations: 2 [] French theatre, in the form of Naturalism,to Germany. Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. Prithviraj Kapoor, "The Private Life of Henry VIII" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars. Oscar Nominations: 2 (1 for Producing) Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. His frames are also full of mirrors, with characters seeing themselves and each other through their reflections. Some believed that such a career-defining role might leave him unable to escape it, but he Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.6 Stars Role Transformation - 4.6 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Veteran actor and director Robert Selden Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, CA, to Mildred Virginia (Hart), an amateur actress, and William Howard Duvall, a career military officer who later became an admiral. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Role Transformation - 4.7 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 "Elmer Gantry" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars "Philadelphia" - Level of Difficulty - 4.9 Stars Oscar Nominations: 1 Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 In 1946, the Arkins moved from Brooklyn to Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances:"Glory" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Best Leading Male Pakistani Actors Right Now An actor with over fifty years of experience in theatre, film, and television, Michael Douglas branched out into independent feature production in 1975 with the Academy Award-winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). BAFTA Nominations: 5 BAFTA Awards: 0 BAFTA Awards: 0 The most famous of these melodramas (and the ones I will be focusing on) are Magnificent Obsession (1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955), Written on the Wind (1956), and Imitation of Life (1959). TV Shows > Melodrama TV Shows - Listal BAFTA Nominations: 3 BAFTA Nominations: 2 In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Chen Daoming is one of the most renowned and respected actors in China. Role Transformation - 4.8 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 HAPPY BIRTHDAY (December 4, 1994) #Shorts Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars His early films, such as the WWII drama Hitlers Madman (1942) have largely been forgotten. WebWhile no drama texts exist from the sixth century BC, the names of three competitors besides Thespis are known: Choerilus, Pratinas, and Phrynichus. Alan Rickman had an older brother (David), a younger brother (Michael), and a younger sister (Sheila). Lora clearly loves Annie and Sarah Jane, yet, as Gonzalez notes, Sirk points out that this love is self-centered. BAFTA Awards: 1 WebDescendants of the Sun. Since she cannot see, Merrick uses this to his advantage and becomes close to her, and the two eventually fall inlove. Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars He joined the Birmingham Repertory where he excelled in plays by William Shakespeare. Famous Jean Marais, BAFTA Awards: 0 Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Drama, Romance. "Braveheart" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars "The Great Dictator" - Level of Difficulty - 4.9 Stars. $0.60M, Not Rated His mother is from a Jewish family from New Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.9 Stars He focused his films on women, their interior lives and desires, and the expectations and pressures placed on them in both their domestic and professional lives. This Technicolor drama tells the story of Helen Phillips (Wyman), whose husband dies of a heart attack due to the reckless actions of a local rich man named Bob Merrick (Hudson). $3.92M, 193 min Probably best-remembered for his turbulent personal life with Elizabeth Taylor (whom he married twice), Richard Burton was nonetheless also regarded as an often brilliant British actor of the post-WWII period.Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in 1925 into a Welsh (Cymraeg)-speaking family in Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.6 Stars Golden Globes: 2 Samara Hersch asks audiences if they are OK - The Leipzig Glocal, 25 Intriguing Techniques for Realism and Naturalism in Theatre. | BAFTA Awards: 1 Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - Level of Difficulty - 4.9 Stars. BAFTA Nominations: 3 (1 for Producing) elements of melodrama are believed to have originatedin the 5th century B.C, later appearing in Medieval and Elizabethan dramas Golden Globes: 1 Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Chaplin" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars He is known for his work with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenfhrer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012). He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for BAFTA Awards: 3 BAFTA Awards: 0 "Tender Mercies" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars It is totally subversive that Sirk made a film about an older, country-club attending woman falling in love with a younger man who works as her gardener. Director: Golden Globe Nominations: 4Greatest Performances: "Rushmore" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars Andy Bian. Oscar Nominations: 2 Role Transformation - 4.5 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Golden Globes: 0 A-Teen Rising Actor Ryu EuiHyun Shares His Daily Life On Instagram KDRAMA STORIES Aug 15, 2019 5. He has also been nominated for the same award other two times. Famous Melodrama Actors and Actresses. BAFTA Awards: 0 - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. Overall Versatility - 4.7 Stars "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars. Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. "Crazy Heart" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars. BAFTA Awards: 0 WebFollowing the examples of Fibich and Suk, many other Czech composers set melodramas as stand-alone works based on the poetry of the National Revival, among them Karel Overall Versatility - 4.5 Stars Sirks next film was All That Heaven Allows, also starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson as Cary and Ron, respectively. Role Transformation - 4.8 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 2 Role Transformation - 4.8 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 James Francis Cagney was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, to Carolyn (Nelson) and James Francis Cagney, Sr., who was a bartender and amateur Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars Nineteenth-century theatre BAFTA Awards: 0 Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Kent Damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. Golden Globes: 1 WebThese are examples of famous Melodrama poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. BAFTA Awards: 1 Robert Z. Leonard 1) Idris Elba Idris Elba 4816 By Harald Krichel / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) Idris was born on September 6, 1972, in Hackney, London.