John Malkovich Biography
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- Born Dec. 9, 1953
For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award nominations. He appeared in such films as Empire of the Sun, The Killing Fields, Johnny English, Con Air, The Sheltering Sky, Of Mice and Men, Rounders, Ripley\'s Game, Knockaround Guys, Being John Malkovich, Shadow of the Vampire, Burn After Reading, Red, Red 2, Mulholland Falls, Dangerous Liaisons, and Warm Bodies, as well as producing films such as Ghost World, Juno, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.\n', '
Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois. His paternal grandparents were Croatian, from Ozalj. His mother was of French, German, Scottish and English ancestry.\n', '
He grew up in Benton, Illinois, where his next door neighbor was future basketball star Doug Collins. His father, Daniel Leon Malkovich (1926–1980), was a state conservation director and publisher of Outdoor Illinois, a conservation magazine. His mother, Joe Anne (née Choisser; 1928–2009), owned the Benton Evening News, as well as Outdoor Illinois. Malkovich has three younger sisters and an older brother.\n', '
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