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I didn't think about that because I didn't have to. We were in Canada in a very remote place and we were working there as actors. She was just Jennifer
Redford unaffected by J. Lo media craze Aug 30, 2005
We were playing parts in a movie and she didn't bring with her any of the business stuff
Redford unaffected by J. Lo media craze Aug 30, 2005
Do you do a sequel to 'The Sting'? No. We leave that alone. It was a good movie. It is what it was and don't try to milk it. Do a sequel to 'Butch Cassidy'? Well, the guys died. What is it going to be? A spiritual film? Well, how about a prequel? No, that's pretty desperate
Redford wants to work with Newman again Aug 26, 2005
How it goes, where it goes, we're there for you
21st Sundance festival opens Jan 21, 2005
When you narrow it down to specifics like Yucca Mountain and Yucca flat you've got to be kidding
Redford blasts Bush on green issues Sep 28, 2004
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. (born August 18, 1936), better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, model, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime Achievement in 2002. His popular films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Candidate (1972), The Sting (1973), The Way We Were (1973), The Great Gatsby (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975), All the President's Men (1976), The Natural (1984), Out of Africa (1985), and Sneakers (1992). As a filmmaker, his notable films include Ordinary People (1980), A River Runs Through It (1992), The Horse Whisperer (1998), and The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).
Redford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Martha W. (née Hart) and Charles Robert Redford, Sr. (November 19, 1914 – April 2, 1991), a milkman-turned-accountant from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He has a half-brother, William, from his father's re-marriage. Redford is of English and Scots-Irish ancestry.
Redford attended Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, California, where he was classmates with baseball player Don Drysdale. He hit tennis balls with Pancho Gonzales at the Los Angeles Tennis Club to warm him up. After high school, he attended the University of Colorado, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. While there, he worked at the famous restaurant/bar The Sink. He later studied painting at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and took classes in theatrical set design at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.