An American actor producer director and fashion designer Over the last 30 years of his career Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire he received Academy Award nominations He has also appeared in wellreceived films such as Empire of the Sun The Killing Fields Dangerous Liaisons Of Mice and Men Being John Malkovich Burn After Reading RED and Warm Bodies as well as producing numerous films including Juno and The Perks of Being a Wallflower Malkovich attended exclusively Illinois schools throughout his childhood and into adulthood building a community of likeminded performers such as Joan Allen Gary Sinise and Glenne Headly all of whom cofounded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1976 After appearing in numerous stage productions Malkovich began acting in feature films in the late 1970s garnering critical acclaim for his numerous dramatic and comedic roles in films such as Dangerous Liasions Of Mice and Men Being John Malkovich and Burn After Reading In keeping with his renaissanceman image he created his own fashion company Mrs Mudd in 2002 Malkovich continues to act direct and produce numerous movies per year and is considered one of the most influential voices in modern cinema
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