Nickname:	José Ferrer / Jose Ferrer / Joe
Known for:	Lawrence of Arabia, Dune, The Caine Mutiny
Birth name:	José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón
Birthday:	8 January 1909, Santurce, Puerto Rico
Height:	5' 11" (1.80 m)

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Free Image Hosting - Upload your favorite celebrity pictures. Uncle of George Clooney Graduate (1934) of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Father-in-law of singer Debby Boone. Former brother-in-law of Nick Clooney. Played Cyrano de Bergerac on television a third and final time in the 1974 animated ABC Afterschool Special, "Cyrano" (1974), for which he supplied Cyrano's voice only. Won three Tony Awards, two for Best Actor (Dramatic): in 1947 for "Cyrano de Bergerac," a role he recreated in several following productions, including his Oscar-winning performance in the film version, Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). He won again in 1952 for the original Broadway production of "The Shrike". Also in 1952 he won the Best Director Award for three plays: "The Shrike," "The Fourposter" and "Stalag 17." Later, he both recreated his role in and directed the film version of The Shrike (1955). He also was nominated in 1958 for co-authoring the book of the nominated Best Musical, "Oh, Captain!". In 1947, 'Fredric March' (QV) shared the Tony nomination with him. March was nominated for the play "Years Ago". The only actor to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony nomination for playing the same character. He won the 1950 Oscar and the 1946 Tony for his performance as Cyrano de Bergerac, and was nominated for an Emmy for playing the role on television in 1955. Was writer-director Billy Wilder's first choice to play the lead in The Lost Weekend (1945). The studio wanted Cary Grant or a comparable matinée idol in the lead. When it became apparent Paramount would not greenlight the film with Ferrer in the part, Wilder gave in and looked for a star, but the role was considered too unsympathetic and was rejected by most of the male stars of the day. Wilder finally cast Ray Milland in the part. A reluctant Milland, who was ambivalent about taking the part lest it hurt his career, won an Oscar. An actor's actor, Ferrer got his revenge five years later by copping his own Oscar for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). Cousin of professional Puerto Rican tennis player Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández. In the early 1950s, while he was being seen in some of his best-remembered films, he was also starring in and/or directing four Broadway productions at almost the same time - the original stage productions of "Stalag 17", "The Fourposter" and "The Shrike", and the 1951 revival of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's "Twentieth Century". The producers of the "Batman" (1966) television series originally wanted him to play The Joker. His nephew, George Clooney, went on to play Batman himself decades later. Was considered for the part of Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950), but George Sanders, who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance, was cast instead.

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