Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

(1925–2001) film director United States

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Jack Lemmon (1925–2001) was a United States film director.

About Jack Lemmon

John Uhler Lemmon III was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Volpi Cup. He also received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1988, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1991, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. The Guardian labeled him as "the most successful tragi-comedian of his age".

Notable works:

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Awards:

Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Honorary Golden Bear|AFI Life Achievement Award|BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award|Kennedy Center Honors|Volpi Cup for Best Actor|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|Silver Bear for Best Actor|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series|Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

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