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William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an United
States|American actor.

Born in Washington, D.C., he is the stepson of
Henry Luce, the founder of Time Magazine.  He
studied theology when young, but turned to acting
after attending the Juilliard School.

He appeared on stage, then debuted in films in the
starring role in Altered States.  He has also
appeared in Eyewitness, Body Heat, The Big Chill
(movie)|The Big Chill, Kiss of the Spider Woman
(winning the Academy Award for Best Actor),
Children of a Lesser God (Oscar nomination),
Broadcast News (film)|Broadcast News (another
Oscar nomination), Gorky Park (movie)|Gorky Park,
The Accidental Tourist, I Love You to Death and
Alice (1990 film)|Alice.

Fluent in the French language, he maintains a home
outside Paris, France where he lives with actress
Sandrine Bonnaire with whom he has a daughter. He
has had two previous marriages, to Mary Beth Hurt
from 1971 to 1982 and Heidi Henderson from 1989 to
1992. He has two sons with Henderson. Hurt also
lived with Marlee Matlin for a period in 1986.

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