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Willem Dafoe is an American actor born in 1955 who has had a long career in film and theater. He is notable for his distinctive appearance and intense performances in a wide variety of roles across different genres.
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Acting · Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/ də-FOH; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including a Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, with nominations for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. He received an Honorary…
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- Late Fame — Ed Saxberger2026
- The Birthday Party — Marcos Timoleon2026
- The Souffleur — Lucius2026
- Werwulf2026
- The Resurrection of Christ2026
- Pet Shop Days — Francis2025
- The Legend of Ochi — Maxim2025
- The Man in My Basement — Anniston Bennett2025
- Zero — (voice)2025
- The Phoenician Scheme — Knave2025
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The big WD was birthed back like this in 2000 when four good grade 10 buddies decided to play some metal. We went through some really shitty names and some really shitty eps, but finally settling on Willem Dafoe a year later. Willem Daband has remained a great hobby for its permanent lineup, usually busy with other shit but still finding time to play a couple shows a year and record some tunes. We've grown up in WD and it's grown along with us; from old Hydrahead style metalcore <a href="https:/
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- The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
· 2016 · cited 14,594x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,640x
- Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls
· 2007 · cited 7,929x
- The Effect of Spironolactone on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Severe Heart Failure
· 1999 · cited 7,587x
- Extracellular vesicles: Exosomes, microvesicles, and friends
· 2013 · cited 7,268x
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Quotes
- “I try not to live in the past, and I try not to think too much about the future. Call me a hippie. What can I say? Be here now, baby.”
- “I don't give advice. Everybody's gotta find their own way. Just, uh, enjoy.”
- “I-I don't know, uh... I mean, I have a hard time thinking beyond tomorrow.”
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Encyclopedic overview
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/ də-FOH; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades including a Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, with nominations for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. He received an Honorary Golden Bear in 2018.
Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Dafoe made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). He is known for collaborating with both mainstream and auteur filmmakers such as Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Sam Raimi, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Andrew Stanton, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. He received Academy Award nominations for playing a compassionate army sergeant in the war drama Platoon (1986), Max Schreck in the mystery film Shadow of the Vampire (2000), a kindly motel manager in the coming of age film The Florida Project (2017), and Vincent van Gogh in the biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018).
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