Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando is an actor who came into the scene in the 1950’s and was quickly recognized for his acting talent as evident of the multiple Academy wins and nominations at the start of his career. He is well known for his Academy-Award winning performance in the movie and the stage play “A Street Car Named Desire in 1951, “The Godfather in 1972 and “On The Waterfront in 1954. He is well known for his talent in acting with the use of “Method Acting” and is described by many of his fellow actors as one of the greatest actors in history. His rebel reputation however is a reflection of his stand against the pressure to conform in the Hollywood culture. Born in Omaha Nebraska was already known as a showman and a free spirit and his expression of individuality that resulted to expulsion from military school. Later in his professional life he was known to be difficult on the set of his movies somebody who want and will let his ideas be heard. One of his famous rebellious acts was turning down an Academy award for the movie “The Godfather”. As known to be passionate about his causes he did not just turn the award down casually, he sent a actress to appear as a Native American Apache to the award show as a symbolism to his Hollywood’s mistreatment of Native Americans. Through out his professional career he rubbed Hollywood the wrong way as he refused to lay in the bask of their admiration to his talent, he of course let this heard through the ones who dared to interview him. For some of those who dared to invade his personal space it did not end well as he was famously know to break the jaw of a paparazzo. These public show of individuality earned him his reputation as a Hollywood “Bad Boy”.

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