He smokes in his movies, but never in real life! Who is Clint Eastwood?

His full name is Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr. He was born on May 31, 1930. He is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and political figure. After his great success and fame with the Western series "Rawhide", he took his fame to the international level with his next movie, "Man with No Name". He has been described as a masculine male icon in all the films he shot throughout his career.

He was deemed worthy of the Best Actor and Best Director awards at the Academy Awards for his 1992 western classic "Unforgiven" and his 2004 sports drama "Million Dollar Baby". Throughout his career, he has appeared before his fans with hundreds of different films, from western westerns to horror films, from crime films to romantic dramas. In some movies, he just sat in the director's chair. He has succeeded in creating an event with every film he has made. The masculine man has not lost his icon to anyone over the years.

While some of his films have been hailed as bad by critics in the United States, the same productions have been praised around the world, especially by French critics. In 1967 he opened his own production company “Malpaso”. Except for only four films, all of his other films were shot under this company name. He won the "Golden Lion" award for his lifetime achievements at the Venice Film Festival held in Italy in 2000. He was awarded the French Order of Chef in 2007.

Clint Eastwood was born in San Francisco, California, USA. With English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestors, Clint Eastwood was raised in a working-class family. Because of his father's job, he changed cities many times in western America. They finally settled in California and attended Oakland Technical High School. Here, with the encouragement of his teachers, he took part in the school theater. At that time it did not affect him at all, and during this time he worked many jobs. He enrolled at Seattle University in 1951. But he was soon drafted into the United States Army. He worked as a lifeguard and swimming instructor here. While returning from visiting his family one weekend, his plane crashed into the water after running out of fuel. Survivor Clint Eastwood and the pilot swam 5 km and managed to reach shore safely.

Clint Eastwood, who smoked in his movies all his life, never smoked in real life. Paying great attention to his health and what he eats, Clint Eastwood practices transcendental meditation on a daily basis. He opened his own bar in California in 1971. Clint Eastwood, who is also interested in sports, is the owner of a golf club, Tehama Golf Club, and organizes golf tournaments. He has a pilot's certificate and often uses his helicopter to go to the set. He has been interested in Jazz since his teenage years, but he never turned professional. Some Warner Bros. featured in the soundtracks of his films.

He has received numerous awards throughout his career. On August 22, 1984, Eastwood was honored at a ceremony at the Grauman Chinese Theater for recording cement hands and footprints. He was awarded the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996 and received the AFI honorary diploma in December 2009. In February 2010, Clint Eastwood was honored by receiving the arts and humanities award from US President Barack Obama. In his speech about Clint Eastwood's films, Obama talked about the emphasis his films place on hard truths and what it means to be an American. Clint Eastwood has also been awarded at least three honorary doctorates by various universities and colleges, including an honors degree. According to box office-grossing calculations, Clint Eastwood films made $37 million per film and grossed more than $168 billion in the United States.