American actor and filmmaker (born 1963)
Grant Heslov
Born (1963-05-15 ) May 15, 1963 (age 60) Occupation(s) Actor, filmmaker Years active 1982–present Spouse Lysa Hayland-Heslov Children 2
[1]
Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American
actor and filmmaker known for his producing and writing collaborations with
George Clooney , which have earned him four
Oscar nominations. As a co-producer of
Argo (2012), he received the
Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013. As an actor, he has appeared in films including
True Lies (1994),
Black Sheep (1996),
Enemy of the State (1998) and
The Scorpion King (2002), as well as performing supporting roles in several films made with Clooney.
Personal life
Heslov was born in
Los Angeles ,
California ,
[2] and was raised in its
Palos Verdes area. His father, Arthur Heslov, was a dentist, and his mother, Jerrie (née Rosen), a businesswoman.
[3] He has two older brothers, Steven and Michael. Heslov is
Jewish .
[4]
[5]
He attended
Palos Verdes High School , then the
University of Southern California .
[6] He is a member of
Phi Kappa Psi .
[7]
Heslov is married to Lysa Hayland-Heslov, a producer.
[8]
Career
Heslov's acting credits include the films
True Lies ,
Dante's Peak ,
Enemy of the State ,
The Scorpion King ,
Good Night and Good Luck ,
Congo ,
Black Sheep , and
Catch Me If You Can . He has also appeared in such TV series as
Murder, She Wrote ,
Happy Days ,
Family Ties ,
Spencer ,
Mama's Family ,
L.A. Law ,
Matlock ,
Sleeper Cell and
The X-Files .
In August 2006, Heslov and
George Clooney started
Smokehouse Pictures and began writing screenplays for production. He was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (with Clooney) and as producer for Best Film for Good Night, and Good Luck . Heslov also appears in the film as
Don Hewitt , the director of the TV series
See It Now , around which the movie is centered. He directed a screen adaptation of
The Men Who Stare at Goats , starring Clooney,
Ewan McGregor ,
Jeff Bridges , and
Kevin Spacey and co-produced
The American starring Clooney in 2012. He also worked on 2011's The Ides of March . In June 2012, he was invited to join the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
[9]
In 2013, Heslov, alongside Clooney and
Ben Affleck , won the
Academy Award for Best Picture for
Argo (2012). The three men also won the
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and the
BAFTA Award for Best Film .
Heslov directed the first and fifth episodes of the 2019 miniseries
Catch-22 , on which he was also executive producer.
Filmography
Executive producer
Acting roles
Awards and nominations
References
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https://www.childrenmendinghearts.org/our-founder
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"California Birth Index 1905–1995" . Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California; State of California. Retrieved 2010-02-17 – via familytreelegends.com.
^ Freeman, Hadley (13 February 2014).
"Grant Heslov: 'It's great to have Clooney there to crack the whip' " .
The Guardian . Retrieved 7 October 2016 .
^ Abramowitz, Rachel (November 7, 2009).
"Grant Heslov, George Clooney team up for 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' " . Los Angeles Times . Archived from
the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010 .
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"Jews in the News: Oscar Time!" . jewishtampa.com . Tampa Jewish Federation. February 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2017 .
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"Alumni" . USC.edu . USC School of Dramatic Arts. Retrieved 1 April 2019 .
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"Southern California" (PDF) . Shield of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity . Phi Kappa Psi. April 1982. p. 110. Retrieved 1 April 2019 – via phikappapsiarchive.com.
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" 'Nobody's Perfect' Screening In Los Angeles Photos and Images" . Gettyimages.ca . Getty Images. 2004-02-19. Retrieved 2017-08-10 .
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"Academy Invites 176 to Membership" . The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. June 29, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2013 .
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Awards for Grant Heslov
1951–1975 1976–2000
Robert Chartoff and
Irwin Winkler (1976)
Charles H. Joffe (1977)
Michael Cimino ,
Michael Deeley , John Peverall and
Barry Spikings (1978)
Stanley R. Jaffe (1979)
Ronald L. Schwary (1980)
David Puttnam (1981)
Richard Attenborough (1982)
James L. Brooks (1983)
Saul Zaentz (1984)
Sydney Pollack (1985)
Arnold Kopelson (1986)
Jeremy Thomas (1987)
Mark Johnson (1988)
Lili Fini Zanuck and
Richard D. Zanuck (1989)
Kevin Costner and
Jim Wilson (1990)
Ron Bozman ,
Edward Saxon and
Kenneth Utt (1991)
Clint Eastwood (1992)
Branko Lustig ,
Gerald R. Molen and
Steven Spielberg (1993)
Wendy Finerman ,
Steve Starkey and
Steve Tisch (1994)
Bruce Davey ,
Mel Gibson and
Alan Ladd Jr. (1995)
Saul Zaentz (1996)
James Cameron and
Jon Landau (1997)
Donna Gigliotti ,
Marc Norman ,
David Parfitt ,
Harvey Weinstein and
Edward Zwick (1998)
Bruce Cohen and
Dan Jinks (1999)
David Franzoni ,
Branko Lustig and
Douglas Wick (2000)
2001–present
Brian Grazer and
Ron Howard (2001)
Martin Richards (2002)
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne and
Fran Walsh (2003)
Clint Eastwood ,
Tom Rosenberg and
Albert S. Ruddy (2004)
Paul Haggis and
Cathy Schulman (2005)
Graham King (2006)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen and
Scott Rudin (2007)
Christian Colson (2008)
Kathryn Bigelow ,
Mark Boal ,
Nicolas Chartier and
Greg Shapiro (2009)
Iain Canning ,
Emile Sherman and
Gareth Unwin (2010)
Thomas Langmann (2011)
Ben Affleck ,
George Clooney and
Grant Heslov (2012)
Dede Gardner ,
Anthony Katagas ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Steve McQueen and
Brad Pitt (2013)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu ,
John Lesher and
James W. Skotchdopole (2014)
Blye Pagon Faust ,
Steve Golin ,
Nicole Rocklin and
Michael Sugar (2015)
Dede Gardner ,
Jeremy Kleiner and
Adele Romanski (2016)
J. Miles Dale and
Guillermo del Toro (2017)
Jim Burke , Brian Currie,
Peter Farrelly ,
Nick Vallelonga and
Charles B. Wessler (2018)
Bong Joon-ho and
Kwak Sin-ae (2019)
Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey,
Frances McDormand ,
Peter Spears and
Chloé Zhao (2020)
Fabrice Gianfermi,
Philippe Rousselet , Patrick Wachsberger (2021)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and
Jonathan Wang (2022)
Emma Thomas ,
Charles Roven , and
Christopher Nolan (2023)
1990s
Goodfellas –
Martin Scorsese ,
Robert Chartoff , and
Irwin Winkler (1990)
The Commitments –
Alan Parker ,
Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)
Howards End –
James Ivory and
Ismail Merchant (1992)
Schindler's List –
Steven Spielberg ,
Branko Lustig , and
Gerald R. Molen (1993)
Four Weddings and a Funeral –
Mike Newell and
Duncan Kenworthy (1994)
Sense and Sensibility –
Ang Lee and
Lindsay Doran (1995)
The English Patient –
Anthony Minghella and
Saul Zaentz (1996)
The Full Monty –
Peter Cattaneo and
Uberto Pasolini (1997)
Shakespeare in Love –
Donna Gigliotti ,
Marc Norman ,
David Parfitt ,
Harvey Weinstein , and
Edward Zwick (1998)
American Beauty –
Bruce Cohen and
Dan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator –
David Franzoni ,
Branko Lustig , and
Douglas Wick (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring –
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne ,
Tim Sanders , and
Fran Walsh (2001)
The Pianist – Robert Benmussa,
Roman Polanski , and
Alain Sarde (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King –
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne , and
Fran Walsh (2003)
The Aviator –
Sandy Climan ,
Charles Evans Jr. ,
Graham King , and
Michael Mann (2004)
Brokeback Mountain –
Diana Ossana and
James Schamus (2005)
The Queen –
Andy Harries ,
Christine Langan , and
Tracey Seaward (2006)
Atonement –
Tim Bevan ,
Eric Fellner , and
Paul Webster (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire –
Christian Colson (2008)
The Hurt Locker –
Kathryn Bigelow ,
Mark Boal ,
Nicolas Chartier , and
Greg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech –
Iain Canning ,
Emile Sherman , and
Gareth Unwin (2010)
The Artist –
Thomas Langmann (2011)
Argo –
Ben Affleck ,
George Clooney , and
Grant Heslov (2012)
12 Years a Slave –
Dede Gardner ,
Anthony Katagas ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Steve McQueen , and
Brad Pitt (2013)
Boyhood –
Richard Linklater and
Cathleen Sutherland (2014)
The Revenant –
Steve Golin ,
Alejandro G. Iñárritu ,
Arnon Milchan ,
Mary Parent , and
Keith Redmon (2015)
La La Land –
Fred Berger ,
Jordan Horowitz , and
Marc Platt (2016)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri –
Graham Broadbent ,
Peter Czernin , and
Martin McDonagh (2017)
Roma –
Nicolás Celis ,
Alfonso Cuarón , and
Gabriela Rodríguez (2018)
1917 –
Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall,
Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey,
Frances McDormand ,
Peter Spears , and
Chloé Zhao (2020)
The Power of the Dog –
Jane Campion ,
Iain Canning ,
Roger Frappier ,
Tanya Seghatchian , and
Emile Sherman (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front –
Malte Grunert (2022)
Oppenheimer –
Christopher Nolan ,
Charles Roven , and
Emma Thomas (2023)
International National Academics People Other