Fisher Stevens is an American actor, director and producer. His most recent successes include the 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film The Cove and 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film Crazy Love.
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-fiction Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit - Documentary Filmmaking, Gotham Open Palm Award, Critics' Choice Documentary Award Best Director (TV/Streaming)
Movies
Short Circuit, Before the Flood, Stand Up Guys, Short Circuit 2, Hackers, The Cove, Undisputed, My Science Project, Uptown Girls, The Flamingo Kid, Reversal of Fortune, Only You, Cold Fever, The Burning, Just a Kiss, The Brother from Another Planet, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hail, Caesar!, Henry's C...
TV Shows
Early Edition, Key West
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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I really wanted to be born a woman. It all started there. A South American woman. And I'm upset that I was born a white Jewish male. I've been angry since.
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I have a bit of a traveling addiction, and, ah, yeah. I went to, ah, Bali this summer.
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I'm really obsessed with the past.
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It got a little boring I guess, playing the same note over and over.
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But I like being nasty. I like being cranky. Especially if it's a cold day in Chicago, it's nice to just take it out on Kyle, because he's so easy to scream at, you know?
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No, but I'm really lucky, because I'm not the superhero.
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But I'm trying to play into this role as much as possible and be a nicer person in real life.
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But basically what I like are the possibilities, and the fantasy element of the show. Not science fantasy so much, but fantasy, the humanistic elements and how people relate when they're in a dire situation or comedic situation.
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I used to be more of a wild kid. But I've slowed down.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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Unfortunately, the public might not know that we get a script usually two days before shooting. So sometimes I'm shooting an episode and don't even know how it's going to end because I haven't read that yet.
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But did I think it would last more than 13 episodes at the time? No, I didn't think that. I never know.
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I like people and get along, and I'm afraid to express my anger and my rage.
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You know, it's a very sexist society, Indonesia.
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And TV is not the easiest place to be dangerous or on the edge. Especially on a Saturday night.
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I wanted to do an episode about Chuck having a gambling problem. I wanted to portray my addiction on the show. But I think it's a little edgy for Saturday night.
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The reason I took Early Edition - besides the fact that I liked it - was that it enabled me to start a production company in New York City. It's a low-budget film company to produce and direct movies.
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I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.
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Well, I just wanted to be a person. I just wanted them to keep writing me as humanistic as possible.
He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
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After getting into Screen Actors Guild for the film The Burning (1981) , he changed his name to Fisher Stevens since there was already a Steven Fisher in the Guild.
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Avid scuba diver.
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Very good friends with actor Rob Morrow, and the two regularly ski together. Once, while skiing with Chad Lowe, the three got lost and had to be rescued.
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His sister Julie Stevens is an architect in Chicago.
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