Marlon Brando

Data di nascita
3 aprile 1924 · Omaha, Nebraska, Stati Uniti
Data di morte
1 luglio 2004 · Westwood, Los Angeles, California, Stati Uniti (fibrosi polmonare)
Nome alla nascita
Marlon Brando Jr.
Soprannomi
- Bud
- Mr Mumbles
Altezza
1,75 m

Bizarrely unique voice with an extreme nasal tonality spoken in mumbles
Frequently played young, somewhat misunderstood rebels in his youth (Un tram che si chiama Desiderio (1951), Il selvaggio (1953), Fronte del porto (1954)), and later powerful criminals (Il padrino (1972), La formula (1980), Il boss e la matricola (1990)).
The pioneering use of Method Acting
Often improvised his own dialogue
Was known for being very difficult to work with

He was an avid user of the Internet in his final years, often going into chat rooms to start arguments.
Expelled from high school for riding a motorcycle through the halls.
His signature was considered so valuable to collectors that many personal checks he wrote were never cashed. This was because his signature was usually worth more than the amount on the check.
During an acting class, when the students were told to act out "a chicken hearing an air-raid siren", most of the students clucked and flapped their arms in a panic, while Brando stood stock-still, staring up at the ceiling. When asked to explain himself, Brando replied, "I'm a chicken - I don't know what an air-raid siren is.".
In his autobiography, he said that he was physically attracted to Vivien Leigh during the making of Un tram che si chiama Desiderio (1951). However, he could not bring himself to seduce her, as he found her husband, Laurence Olivier, to be such a "nice guy".

The more sensitive you are, the more likely you are to be brutalised, develop scabs and never evolve. Never allow yourself to feel anything because you always feel too much.
The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them.
An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.
Would people applaud me if I were a good plumber?
I don't know what people expect when they meet me. They seem to be afraid that I'm going to piss in the potted palm and slap them on the ass.