Critically acclaimed stage actor and prolific film player Bill Pullman enjoyed a hard-earned reputation as a versatile actor equally at home in heavy drama and light comedy. While in theater circles he was best known for award-winning performances in dysfunctional family dramas by the likes of Edward Albee, Pullman's comic timing and his timeless, all-American look was most sought after by filmmakers.
He lent an honest, guy-next-door appeal to hit romantic comedies like "While You Were Sleeping" while showcasing a more offbeat sense of humor in the cult classic "Spaceballs" and John Dahl's indie "You Kill Me" Dahl also showcased Pullman in the neo-noir "The Last Seduction" , while the actor fielded mainstream offers to play supporting roles as upstanding doctors, professors, and even the U.
Films like "Lost Highway" , John Dahl's "You Kill Me" , and "Surveillance" upended his wholesome Hollywood persona and allowed Pullman to put the full breadth of his talents on display.
The son of a doctor and a nurse, Bill Pullman was born Dec. As a high school student, Pullman was on the football and wrestling teams and played trombone in the school orchestra, spending his summers working on nearby dairy farms. Inspired by those farms, his first professional aspiration was to go into building construction, but while attending the State University of New York in Delhi, NY, he happened into theater classes and was encouraged by his teachers to pursue his natural talent.
He was immediately offered a job teaching in the theater department at Montana State University, where he had already spent time as a performer in their annual Shakespeare in the Park festival. After a year in Bozeman, however, Pullman moved to New York to pursue doing more theater work, both onstage and off.
