[189], On January 18, 2022, it was announced that Dafoe would host Saturday Night Live on January 29, 2022, with musical guest singer Katy Perry.[190]. His character in the film served as the main antagonist, who captures the ex-girlfriend of a mercenary, played by Diane Lane and Michael Par, respectively. [68], In his first film of the 2000s, Dafoe was featured in a supporting role in American Psycho (2000) as a private investigator investigating the disappearance of a co-worker of Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale), an investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer. : Removable, kiss-cut vinyl stickers. Dafoes credits from 2019 included The Lighthouse, about two lighthouse keepers in the 1890s; Motherless Brooklyn, a crime drama adapted from the novel by Jonathan Lethem; and Togo, a Disney drama about the Great Race of Mercy, in which dog-sled teams were used to distribute medicine during a diphtheria epidemic in Alaska in 1925. 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[25] He enjoyed the opportunity to play a heroic role and said the film gave him a chance to display his versatility, saying "I think all characters live in you. [132] In 2011, Dafoe began narrating a series of television commercials for the Greek yogurt company Fage and starred in a Jim Beam commercial titled "Bold Choices". [after pirates have boarded his ship, being bound and blindfolded], [starts chewing through the rope binding his hands together]. Steve Zissou You've got to be careful because you've got to work with what you have, not just for vanity's sake, but I think the best part of being an actor sometimes is the opportunity to transform yourself superficially, and deeply. [shouting] But it's important to me. Ned Plimpton [34] As with The Last Temptation of Christ, the film was the subject of controversy, this time among African-American activists who criticized its fictionalization of events. PATTINSON: I realized in the rehearsal period that you understood the script a lot more than I did, so I didn't want to reveal that. Yes, I am. : [130], Dafoe's first of two leading roles in 2011 was in Abel Ferrara's apocalyptic drama 4:44 Last Day on Earth, his third film with Ferrara. : : Dafoe has done a lot more than steal scenes as Green Goblin in the "Spider-Man" movies. [12] Within a year Dafoe was part of the company. Klaus Daimler : Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 2007. Many of his antecedents resided in Canada. Klaus Daimler : On principle I don't have favorites. When you look back at your experiences, it's true that sometimes the most horrendous experiences can translate into being your best work. [23] Later in 1985, Dafoe starred with William Petersen and John Pankow in William Friedkin's thriller To Live and Die in L.A., in which Dafoe portrays a counterfeiter named Rick Masters who is being tracked by two Secret Service agents. Steve, what are you doing? : Is *that* understood? [61] Following a villainous supporting role in the romantic mystery drama Lulu on the Bridge,[62] Dafoe starred alongside Christopher Walken and Asia Argento in Abel Ferrara's cyberpunk drama New Rose Hotel in 1998. The film received mixed reviews, although Peter Travers felt that he added a note of "vulnerability to the menace he has made his stock in trade". [85] Dafoe lent his voice and likeness to the James Bond video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2004) as the villain Nikolai Diavolo. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Willem Dafoe: Klaus Daimler Showing all 27 items Jump to: Photos (17) Quotes (10) Photos Quotes Jane Winslett-Richardson : Are we - are we safe in here? - On his acting style. "[175] Dafoe portrayed sled dog breeder, trainer, and musher Leonhard Seppala in Togo. A balanced diet of different roles and different stories and movies - I think it's the way to stay healthy artistically and career wise. He was swallowed whole? [145] Also in 2013, Dafoe played the devil in a Mercedes-Benz Super Bowl commercial[146] and starred in three short student films as part of a competition sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey. I'm one of those people who when I go over a bridge, I want to jump. Dafoe, the son of a surgeon and a nurse, was one of seven children. [55] In the period drama Victorywhich was filmed in 1994 and premiered in Europe in 1996, but was not released until 1998Dafoe played a European living on an island in the Southeast Asia who becomes the target of redemption after preventing a woman, played by Irne Jacob, from being raped. You're down with them. Steve! Eaten! Esteban was eaten! If you're eating pasta for a week, eventually, you crave something else. : Upon release of No Way Home, Dafoe's reprisal was met with universal acclaim. Decorate and personalize laptops, windows, and more. Klaus Daimler it's very clear that a lot of people that have really strong instincts as actors are very often inarticulateSometimes, you know, classically, if someone's very intellectual, they aren't as connected to the doing of things. Dafoe also had to wear a prosthetic teeth for his part as Norman whereas the hallucinations of the character had Dafoe in his natural teeth. William James Dafoe (/dfo/;[1] born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. ", [on why he became an actor]: "You know, it shifts. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. It follows X (Dafoe) and Fox (Walken), a pair of corporate raiders attempting to lure a Japanese scientist from one megacorporation to another. Critic Stephen Holden wrote in his review of the film, "Even in the "toughest, most macho roles [Dafoe] retains a tinge of Christ-like sweetness and vulnerability". : Although the film was largely dismissed by critics,[63] critic David Stratton found there to be "compensation" in the performances. [70] Shadow of the Vampire, his final film of the year, saw him portray a fictionalized version of the German actor Max Schreck during the production of the 1922 horror film Nosferatu, in which Schreck starred as the vampire Count Orlok. You just frame them, give them circumstances, and that character will happen. [22] Dafoe starred alongside Judge Reinhold in Roadhouse 66 (1985) as a pair of yuppies who become stranded in a town on U.S. Route 66. The critic Peter Brunette felt the cast's performances, especially Dafoe's, were unconvincing. [27] Los Angeles Times writer Sheila Benson praised his performance and found it to be "particularly fine" to see Dafoe play "something other than a psychopath". : He played a tormented T.S. published July 18, 2017. [92][93] Dafoe co-starred in XXX: State of the Union (2005), an action film sequel starring Ice Cube in which Dafoe played a US Secretary of Defense attempting a coup d'tat against the President of the United States. When it starts out in the beginning, I think it's purely a social thing. Yes, I do. Ned Plimpton You hear me? Rita Kempley of The Washington Post found the scene to be one of the film's highlights. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. : Is he dead? Steve Zissou : [164], In 2017, Dafoe co-starred in Sean Baker's drama The Florida Project as the manager of a motel in Kissimmee, Florida who houses a toxic mother and her six-year-old daughter. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. : Dafoe played the caretaker of a house that is inherited by the lover of its deceased owner, engaging in a sexual relationship with her. Steve Zissou : I say variation because adidas actually released a limited edition "zissou x adidas". By Sean O'Connell. No! [87] Dafoe reprised his role as Norman Osborn in Spider-Man 2 (2004), appearing to his son Harry in an hallucination. The rest of the team uses a model that's a variation of the adidas sl-72. [pouting] Among his other nominations and awards, he has received two Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, a New York Film Critics Circle Award, a National Board of Review Award, two Independent Spirit Awards, Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup, as well as a Berlinale Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement.Willem was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Muriel Isabel (Sprissler), a nurse, and William Alfred Dafoe, a surgeon. Fans are cheering for several big surprises while seeing "Spider-Man: No Way Home," but long after seeing the film one thing's clear: People are loving Willem Dafoe's scene-stealing performance as Norman Osborn aka the Green Goblin. Dafoe played a cold, domineering English professor who has a strained relationship with his family. The upcoming psychological horror film Inside is set to be released March 10, 2023. [95], With the avant-garde drama Manderlay in 2005, Dafoe began another actor-director collaboration, this time with Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. 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