MEET GENE HACKMAN

*Fact Or Fiction: Gene Hackman is known to have the hardest hitting slapshots which occasionally crack the pucks in half. They don't all him "The Hacker"for nothing!

Gene Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is an American actor. He was born in San Bernardino, California. Having finished his service, he moved to New York, where he worked in several minor jobs.  He than studied television production and journalism at the University of Illinois, taking advantage of the "G.I. Bill". Being already over 30 years, Hackman decided to become actor and joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California. Bonnie and Clyde earned him an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. In 1970 he was again nominated for the same award, and in 1972 he won the Oscar for his splendid performance in French Connection.  At the end of the 80's, when Hackman had become a deeply respected actor, he alternated roles between leads and minor appearances. Hackman is one of the outstanding actors of our time. In over 40 years he has played most convincingly all kind of characters, not only in cinema, but also in TV films and on stage.

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