Edward Harrison Norton Character Analysis

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Edward Harrison Norton
As vibrant as Edward Harrison Norton youthful look could be in the world of entertainment, an idealistic individual would have thought that he was from a generation of actors. The disciplinary skills that he acquired from his military father and his mother, an outstanding tutor gave him an edge in his approach to life activities. It is indeed a fact that whatever an individual needs to specialise in should start from the early stage of life; Edward’s early interest in the acting profession made him stood out among his colleagues and his collection of past activities made him a man that the fans would love to reckon with. However, Edward’s interest in the acting profession and desire to initiate an impact in the globe
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A reporter, Ken Tucker from the Entertainment Weekly wrote that Edward exhibits a performance that is equivalent to the Gere’s professionalism- he is as vibrant as Gere. The Austin Chronicle reviewer, Alison Macor wrote on Edward’s acting role and the nicely arranged tension emerging before the release of the film. Despite the multiple reassessments, Edward was awarded the Golden Globe Award and was also selected for an Academy Award for being the Best Supporting Actor. In the same year of receiving those awards, Edwards acted the character of Alan Isaacman, an attorney in The People versus Larry Flynt. In the year 1998, Edward acted the character of Derek Vinyard, a renewed neo – Nazi, in the movie titled, American History X; David Denby , a reporter of The New Yorker sited that Edward gives Derek “ equivocal amatory attraction and he was close to being appealing. An encouraging reassessment was given to film and net over $23 million worldwide at the box office. Edward’s splendid accomplishment has rewarded him with an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Later, Edward played a role with Matt Damon in Rounders, which involved two …show more content…
Producer
The production accredited to Edward Harrison Norton are : By the People; A film that gave a comprehensive information on the American’s mandate in voting Barrack Obama as the American President and it was produced in the year 2009. In the year 2012, Edward did another production titled Thanks for Sharing.

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