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Kiefer Sutherland

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Kiefer Sutherland

at The Paley Center for Media, Nov. 2008
Born Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland[1]
21 December 1966 (age 44)
London, England
Occupation Actor, director, producer
Years active 1983–Present
Spouse Camelia Kath (m. 1987–1990)
Elizabeth Kelly Winn (m. 1996–2004)
Parents Donald Sutherland
Shirley Douglas
Relatives Rossif Sutherland (half-brother)
Angus Sutherland (half-brother)
Tommy Douglas
(grandfather, deceased)
Francine Racette (stepmother)
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Kiefer Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award (receiving 5 other nominations), a Golden Globe award (receiving 4 other nominations), two Screen Actors Guild Awards (receiving 3 other nominations) and two Satellite Awards. He is the son of Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas.

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[edit] Early life

Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland[1] was born in London, England, the son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, both of whom are successful Canadian actors.[2] He has Scottish ancestry from both parents, and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas, widely credited for bringing universal health care to Canada. Sutherland and his twin sister, Rachel, were born in London (in Saint Mary's Hospital) while his parents were working there.
He received his first given name from Warren Kiefer, the Italian director who gave his father his first movie role.[3]
His family moved to Corona, California and in 1972, his parents divorced.[2] In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to Toronto. He attended elementary school at Crescent Town Elementary School, St. Clair Junior High East York, and John G. Althouse Middle School in Toronto. He attended five different high schools including St. Andrew's College, Martingrove Collegiate Institute, Harbord Collegiate Institute, Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, Malvern Collegiate Institute and Annex Village Campus. He also spent a semester at Regina Mundi Catholic College in London (Ontario) and attended weekend acting lessons at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School.
Sutherland reported on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2009) that he and Robert Downey, Jr. were room-mates for three years when he first moved to Hollywood to pursue his career in acting.[citation needed]

[edit] Career

Kiefer Sutherland's star on Canada's Walk of Fame
Stand by Me was the first film Sutherland made in the United States.[4] He played the neighborhood bully in this coming of age story about the search for a dead body. Sutherland has appeared in more than 70 films, most notably The Lost Boys, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, A Few Good Men, Flatliners, Young Guns, The Vanishing, The Three Musketeers, Eye for an Eye, Dark City, A Time To Kill, and The Sentinel.
In 2005, Sutherland was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto,[5] where both of his parents have also been inducted. In 2009, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[6] Sutherland was the first Inside the Actors Studio guest to be the child of a former guest; his father, Donald, appeared on the show in 1998.[2] Sutherland was featured on the cover of the April 2006 edition of Rolling Stone, in an article entitled "Alone in the Dark with Kiefer Sutherland." The article began with Sutherland revealing his interest to be killed off in 24. However, he stated, "Don't get me wrong. I love what I do." It also revealed that he devoted 10 months a year working on 24.[7][dead link]
Sutherland holding his check for The 1 Second Film.
He has starred in Japanese commercials for Calorie Mate, performing a parody of his Jack Bauer character.[citation needed] Sutherland also provides voice-overs for the current ad campaign for the Ford Motor Company of Canada.[8] In mid-2006, he voiced the Apple, Inc. advertisement announcing the inclusion of Intel chips in their Macintosh computer line.[9] He also voices the introduction to NHL games on the Versus network in the U.S.[citation needed] He has appeared in a Brazilian TV commercials for Citroën C4 sedan[10] and a voice-over for a commercial for Bank of America.[11] He voiced Sgt. Roebuck in Treyarch's video game Call of Duty: World at War.
Sutherland is currently a celebrity producer of The 1 Second Film. In 2011, he made his Broadway debut, opposite Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth and Jason Patric in the Broadway revival of That Championship Season, which opened in March 2011. The show has since closed. Sutherland is currently preparing to film the pilot for the new Fox series Touch . Sutherland will play the father of an autistic boy, who communicates to his father through numbers and mathematics, because he cannot bear to be touched. [12][13]

[edit] 24

Sutherland signs an autograph at Green Hill conference in 2007
Since 2001, Sutherland has been associated most widely with the role of Jack Bauer, on the critically acclaimed television series 24.[2] After being nominated four times for the "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Primetime Emmy Award, Sutherland won the award in 2006 for his role in 24's fifth season. In the opening skit of the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards, Sutherland made an appearance as his 24 character, Jack Bauer. He was also nominated for Best actor in a Drama Television Series in the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for 24. According to his 2006 contract, his salary of $40 million for three seasons of the show made him the highest-earning actor on television.[14] Sutherland constantly emphasizes that the show is merely "entertainment."[15] The Dean of the United States Military Academy, Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, visited the set of 24 in February 2007 to urge the show's makers to reduce the number of torture scenes[16] and Sutherland accepted an invitation from the U.S. military to tell West Point cadets that it is wrong to torture prisoners.[17] In an interview with OK! Magazine, Howard Gordon tells that it would be an "unbearable loss" if they killed off Sutherland's character.[18] In an interview with Charlie Rose on January 12, 2007, Sutherland made clear statements of his opposition to torture, specifically that, "...it is widely known that you can torture someone and they'll basically tell you exactly what you want to hear, whether it's true or not, if you put someone in enough pain. Torture is not a way of procuring information. The way of procuring information is in fact quite the opposite, and unfortunately that takes a lot of time." (see minute 19:00) [19] In another interview on November 20, 2008, Rose asked Sutherland, "You'd shut down Guantanamo tomorrow, would you not?" Sutherland's reply, "Me personally? Absolutely. And unless you can charge those detainees, I'd let them go too. The Constitution makes that really clear." (see minute 18:30) [20]
On 24 March 2009, Sutherland reported to the Associated Press that he will be back for an 8th season.[21]
On 14 February 2010, Fox TV announced they were temporarily suspending production of Season 8 of 24 due to a ruptured cyst near one of Sutherland's kidneys. According to the report, he waited a few days before going in to have "elective surgery" performed.[22] It was anticipated that he would return after a week, but a further few days was needed and Fox reported that his return to set would be 1 March.[23]
On 26 March 2010, it was announced that 24 would end at the conclusion of the 8th season, paving the way for the 24 feature film to go into production. Production was anticipated to begin at the beginning of 2011.[24]
Several episodes of 24 have allegedly been rewritten to work around minor injuries Sutherland sustained when partying. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Sutherland said, "I can't deny half the stuff that's been written about me has been true. I've done some stupid things. You have to take responsibility, go, 'That was embarrassing,' and move forward as best you can."[25]

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Family and relationships

Sutherland has one daughter, Sarah Jude, born 18 February 1988, from his first marriage to Camelia Kath, the widow of Chicago guitarist/singer Terry Kath, to whom he was married from 12 September 1987—1990. Through his marriage to Camelia, he became stepfather to Michelle Kath.[citation needed]
Julia Roberts met Sutherland in 1990, when he was her co-star in Flatliners. In August 1990, Roberts and Sutherland announced their engagement, with an elaborate studio-planned wedding scheduled for 14 June 1991. Roberts broke the engagement three days before the wedding allegedly because Sutherland had been meeting with a stripper named Amanda Rice. Sutherland denied having an affair with Rice and said that they only met because he liked to play pool. On the day of what was supposed to be their wedding date, Roberts ran off to Europe with Sutherland's friend Jason Patric.[26]
On 29 June 1996, Sutherland married Kelly Winn. The couple separated in 1999. He filed for divorce in 2004. The divorce was finalized on 16 May 2008.[citation needed] He had two stepsons from this marriage: Julian and Timothy.[citation needed]

[edit] Hobbies

Sutherland is a guitar collector, the majority of which are Gibson Les Pauls. Recently, the Gibson Custom shop has released a guitar (signed by Sutherland), the KS-336, as part of their 'Inspired By' series.[27] When Queen appeared on VH1 in 2006 for the Rock Honors Event, Sutherland gave Queen's introduction and announced that they are his favourite band, and that he has listened to them ever since he was a child.[citation needed]
Sutherland is an American football fan, particularly of USC Trojans football, and recorded a birthday message for former USC head coach Pete Carroll's 56th birthday.[28] After losing a bet to friend Dave Andreychuk over the 2010 New England Patriots vs. Baltimore Ravens playoff game, Sutherland was forced to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman wearing a dress.[29]
Additionally, Sutherland paints. One of his paintings served as the cover art for the twelfth edition of the Live X acoustic compilation series released by the American alternative rock radio station WNNX.[30]
In the late 1990s, Sutherland, inspired[citation needed] by the experience in his films Young Guns, The Cowboy Way, and Cowboy Up, retired from acting briefly to pursue the rodeo circuit. He purchased a 900-acre (3.6 km2) ranch in Montana, and travelled on the road with the rodeo, he participated in numerous roping contests, two of which he won in Phoenix and Albuquerque.[citation needed]

[edit] Legal troubles

Sutherland was arrested early on 25 September 2007, on drunk driving charges, his second time since another incident in 2004, after performing poorly on a field sobriety test. His test exceeded the state's legal blood alcohol limit, and he was later released on a $25,000 bail. Sutherland pleaded no contest to the DUI charge and was sentenced to 48 days in jail.[31] Initially, he arranged to split his sentence and spend 18 days in jail during 24's winter break in late December and early January 2008; the Hollywood writers' strike interrupted production, allowing him to serve his sentence in 48 consecutive days.[citation needed]
Sutherland surrendered to NYPD on 7 May 2009 for head-butting fashion designer Jack McCollough, founder and co-designer of Proenza Schouler, at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo following a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[32][33] Several weeks later, Sutherland and McCollough issued a joint statement in which Sutherland apologized; Police later dropped the charges.[34]

[edit] Business ventures

Sutherland is the co-owner (along with Jude Cole) of the independent record label Ironworks.
Sutherland had reportedly fallen victim to a financial scam involving cattle in 2010.[35] The perpetrator, Michael Wayne Carr, allegedly took $869,000 from the 24 star, ostensibly on the account of steers to be purchased, according to The AP. Prosecutors alleged that Carr never purchased the steers. Carr pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay $956,000 in restitution to Sutherland and his investment partner.[36]

[edit] Filmography

Film and television (acting)
Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
1983 Max Dugan Returns Bill Appeared with his father, Donald Sutherland
1984 The Bay Boy Donald Campbell Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
1985 Amazing Stories Static TV Series: 1 Episode
1986 Brotherhood of Justice Victor TV Movie
1986 Trapped in Silence Kevin Richter TV Movie
1986 Stand by Me Ace Merrill
1986 At Close Range Tim
1987 Crazy Moon Brooks
1987 Promised Land Danny
1987 The Lost Boys David
1987 The Killing Time The Stranger
1988 Bright Lights, Big City Tad Allagash
1988 Young Guns Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
1988 1969 Scott Denny
1989 Renegades Buster McHenry
1990 Young Guns II Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
1990 Flatliners Nelson
1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl Karl Hulten
1990 The Nutcracker Prince The Nutcracker Prince Voice Only
1990 Flashback John Buckner
1992 Article 99 Dr. Peter Morgan
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Sam Stanley
1992 A Few Good Men Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick
1993 Last Light Denver Bayliss TV Movie
Also Director
1993 The Three Musketeers Athos
1993 The Vanishing Jeff Harriman
1994 The Cowboy Way Sonny Gilstrap
1996 Eye for an Eye Robert Doob
1996 Freeway Bob Wolverton
1996 A Time to Kill Freddie Lee Cobb Appeared with his father, Donald Sutherland Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
1997 Armitage III: Poly-Matrix Ross Sylibus Voice Only
1997 Truth or Consequences, N.M. Curtis Freley Also Director
1998 Dark City Dr. Daniel Schreber
1998 A Soldier's Sweetheart Rat Kiley
1998 Break Up John Box
1998 Ground Control Jack Harris
1999 After Alice Detective Michael "Mick" Hayden
1999 Watership Down Hickory TV Series: 3 Episodes
Voice Only
2000 Beat William S. Burroughs
2000 Woman Wanted Wendell Goddard Also Director
2000 Picking Up the Pieces Bobo
2000 The Right Temptation Michael Farrow-Smith
2001 Cowboy Up Hank Braxton
2001 To End All Wars Lt. Jim Reardon
2001–2010 24 Jack Bauer TV Series: 192 Episodes
Also Executive Producer
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2002)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2006)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2006)
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2002-2003)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2004,2006)
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2003-2007)
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2002-2005,2007)
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2003-2005,2007)
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2003,2005)
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2004,2006)
2002 Dead Heat Phally
2002 Desert Saints Arthur Banks
2002 Behind the Red Door Roy
2003 Phone Booth The Caller Theatrical release was delayed due to the Beltway sniper attacks in October 2002.[37]
Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
2003 The Land Before Time X Bron (Littlefoot's father) Voice Only
2003 Paradise Found Paul Gauguin
2004 Taking Lives Hart
2004 NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience Narrator Voice Only
2005 The Flight That Fought Back Narrator Voice Only
TV Movie
2005 River Queen Doyle
2006 I Trust You to Kill Me Himself
2006 24: The Game Jack Bauer Voice Only
Video Game
2006 The Sentinel David Breckinridge
2006 The Wild Samson the Lion Voice Only
2006–07 The Simpsons The Colonel/Jack Bauer Voice Only
TV Series: 2 Episodes
2007 American Misfits Himself TV Series
2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Raistlin Majere Voice Only
2008 Mirrors Ben Carson Also Executive Producer
2008 Call of Duty: World at War Sgt. Roebuck Voice Only
Video Game
2008 Corner Gas Himself TV Series: 1 Episode - cameo appearance
2008 24: Redemption Jack Bauer TV Movie
Also Executive Producer
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Gen. W.R. Monger Voice Only
2010 Twelve Narrator Voice Only
2010 Marmaduke Bosco Voice Only
2011 Melancholia John
2011 The Confession[38] The Confessor Also Executive Producer
2011 Touch[38] Martin Bohm Pre-production
Also Executive Producer
Film and television (directing)
Year↓ Title↓ Notes
1993 Last Light TV movie
1995 Fallen Angels TV series; 1 episode
1997 Truth or Consequences, N.M.
2000 Woman Wanted credited as Alan Smithee
2008 Broken Music video
2008 Little Toy Gun Music video

[edit] Awards and nominations

Ranked #68 on the 2006 Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful celebrities. His earnings were a reported $23 million.[citation needed]
DVD Exclusive Awards
  • 2003: nominated for best actor — Dead Heat
Emmy Awards
  • 2002: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2002: nominated for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
  • 2003: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2003: nominated for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
  • 2004: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2004: nominated for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
  • 2005: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2005: nominated for Outstandinng Drama Series — 24
  • 2006: won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2006: won for Outstanding Drama Series — 24
  • 2007: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2009: nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie — 24: Redemption
Genie Awards
  • 1985: nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role — The Bay Boy
Golden Globe Awards
  • 2002: won for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2003: nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2004: nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2006: nominated for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2007: nominated for Best Performance by an actor in a drama television series — 24
  • 2009: nominated for Best Performance by an actor in a television movie — 24: Redemption
Monte-Carlo TV Festival
  • 2006: won for Best International Producer — 24
  • 2006: won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — 24
MTV Movie Awards
People's Choice Awards
  • 2005: nominated for Favorite Male TV Star
  • 2006: nominated for Favorite Male TV Star — 24
  • 2007: nominated for Favorite Male TV Star
  • 2009: nominated for Favorite Male TV Star
Satellite Awards
  • 2002: won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama — 24
  • 2003: won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama — 24
  • 2009: nominated for Best Television Film - 24: Redemption
Screen Actors Guild Awards
  • 2003: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2003: nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2004: won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2005: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2005: nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2006: won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series — 24
  • 2009: nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie - 24: Redemption
Slamdunk Film Festival
Teen Choice Awards
  • 2003: nominated for Choice TV Actor – Drama/Action Adventure — 24
  • 2005: nominated for Choice TV Cast
  • 2006: nominated for Choice TV Actor — 24
  • 2006: nominated for Choice TV Actor – Drama/Action Adventure — 24
  • 2010: nominated for Choice TV Actor – Action — 24
Television Critics Association Awards
  • 2002: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
  • 2003: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
  • 2004: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
  • 2005: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
  • 2006: nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama — 24
  • 2009: nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Mini-Series and Specials — 24: Redemption
Western Heritage Awards
  • 1989: won Theatrical Motion Picture — Young Guns

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