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David Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Mary Frances in 1980, and the couple have two children.
Went to Williams College in Williamstown, MA. and Ringling Bros. Clown College, FL.
Has a brother, Tom, who is a teacher, and a sister named Anne.
Attended Williams College with director John Sayles , who regularly casts Straithairn in his films.
Father of Tay Strathairn and Ebbe Strathairn.
Davids paternal grandfather, Thomas Scott Strathairn, was a Scottish immigrant, who was of Scottish and Irish ancestry. Davids paternal grandmother, Jessie Lei Alana, who was from Hawaii, was of one half Native Hawaiian, one quarter Chinese, and one quarter Portuguese, descent. On his mothers side, David has English and Scottish ancestry, partly through Canada (his maternal grandmother was from Bruce, Ontario).
Invited to join AMPAS in 2006.
Recently filmed an Edward R. Murrow -esque campaign ad for Kirsten Gillibrand s congressional campaign in New Yorks 20th District, his Congressional District.
Last name is pronounced struh-THAIRN.
Has worked with Joseph Mazzello in two films: The River Wild and Simon Birch .
His stage work includes playing Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln in Illinois." He subsequently went on to play Lincolns Secretary of State, Henry Seward, in Lincoln , which also featured Hal Holbrook , who also has played Lincoln several times.
(September 2005) Won the Coppa Volpi Award for best actor with Good Night, and Good Luck. , directed by George Clooney at the 2005 Venice FilmFestival.
(March 2002) Lives in Upstate New York where he shops at Adams Farms.
As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: L.A. Confidential , Good Night, and Good Luck. and Lincoln .
Has twice played J. Robert Oppenheimer , in Day One and "American Experience" {The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (#21.1)} .
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