Meeting John Malkovich

Born in Christopher, Illinois, John Malkovich is an actor, producer and director.

In 1984, John appeared with Dustin Hoffman in the Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman." A year later, "Salesman" was made into a TV-movie in which he won an Emmy® Award for. His big-screen debut earned him an Academy Award® Nomination for best supporting actor in "Places in the Heart" (1984).

Other films in TV and movie include "The Killing Fields" (1984), "The Glass Menagerie (1987)," "Dangerous Liaisons (1988)," "Heart of Darkness" (1993), "Of Mice and Men" (1992), "Con Air" (1997), "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998), "Rounders" (1998), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005), "Beowulf" (2007), and "Being John Malkovich" (1999), a film he played a slight variation of himself.

John's directorial debut was "The Dancer Upstairs," released in 2002. He was nominated for a Golden Globe® and again for an Academy Award® for the film, "In the Line of Fire (1993)."

In the full 2008 interview with SIDEWALKS host Rafael Siegel, John talks about his family, how he started an interest in acting, and how he feels about being nominated and winning awards. Additionally, John gives career advice. 

As part of the promotional tour for the DVD and Blu-ray release, John tells us about his character (Osbourne Cox) and working with producers and directors Joel and Ethan Coen and fellow co-stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Frances McDormand in "Burn After Reading."