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| Born | July 22, 1955 |
| Hometown | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States of America |
| Net worth | $40 million |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Giada Colagrande |
| Partner | Elizabeth LeCompte |
| Children | Jack Dafoe |
| Parents | William Alfred Dafoe |
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Mark Ruffalo reveals he wore ‘ass pads’ for nude scene in Poor Things
- Speaking to Robert Downey Jr, the actor said he was ‘wearing what the Avengers wear, but underneath my clothes’
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2019 | Academy Award | Actor in a Leading Role | At Eternity's Gate (film) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | At Eternity's Gate (film) | Nominated |
| 2018 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Supporting Actor | The Florida Project | Nominated |
| 2018 | Academy Award | Actor in a Supporting Role | The Florida Project | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | The Florida Project | Nominated |
- EntertainmentThe Independent
Mark Ruffalo reveals he wore ‘ass pads’ for nude scene in Poor Things
Speaking to Robert Downey Jr, the actor said he was ‘wearing what the Avengers wear, but underneath my clothes’
- EntertainmentAssociated Press
Movie Review: In ‘Poor Things,’ Emma Stone takes an unusual path to enlightenment
It is sickly hilarious to make a movie in which so much consensual sex is had, often so gleefully, that is not the least bit sexy. Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and his star, Emma Stone, have a good and strange thing going whether she’s playing a striving scullery maid who works her way into the favor of Queen Anne, or a re-animated Victorian woman finding independence. Stone helps make his black humor more accessible, and he creates unorthodox opportunities for her to play and stretch.
- EntertainmentIndiewire
‘Poor Things’ Is So Very Fake, Which Makes It Absolutely Real
Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos' long-time producers tell IndieWire how they moved away from shooting on location with natural light to fake sets and elaborate lighting rigs.
- EntertainmentVariety
BIPOC Content Accelerator Rideback Rise Announces Inaugural Fellows and Residents – Film News in Brief
Rideback Rise, the nonprofit BIPOC content accelerator, has announced its inaugural group of 16 writers and filmmakers who will receive financial and creative support as they develop television and film projects. The 2023 cohort includes six fellows, who will receive $50,000 grants for a year-long fellowship and ten residents, who will receive $10,000. Fellows are …
- EntertainmentDeadline
Element Partners Ed Guiney & Andrew Lowe On The Audacity Of Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’
EXCLUSIVE: Most of the serious candidates for Oscar Best Picture and other major awards are known quantities, but if you are looking for a dark horse comp for Everything Everywhere All at Once, get ready for Poor Things. A Golden Lion winner at Venice and buzz title at Telluride, New York and Busan, Poor Things …
- EntertainmentVariety
New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
It’s not always easy to find out which movies are hitting theaters each week, especially after the Hollywood strikes led to many release date changes. With the WGA and actors strikes resolved and awards season heating up, there are more dramas and prestige productions in theaters this month. December is also packed with family-friendly films …
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