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Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American film and stage actor. Born in California, he moved to England at the age of 13, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Sydney, for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through an adult education course, and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York City as a struggling, unemployed actor. As an undergraduate at Brigham Young, Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute, who cast him in several of his own original plays. Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous, sociopathic ladies' man in LaBute's black comedy film, ''In the Company of Men'' (1997). Under LaBute's guidance he worked in the director's films, ''Your Friends & Neighbors'' (1998), ''Nurse Betty'' (2000), and ''Possession'' (2002). Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film, ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000), and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in ''Thank You for Smoking''. Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film ''The Dark Knight'' as District Attorney Harvey Dent. Other key roles include ''The Pledge'' (2001), ''The Core'' (2003), ''Rabbit Hole'' (2010) and ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013). ==Early life== Eckhart was born on March 12, 1968 in Cupertino, California, the son of Mary Martha Eckhart (née Lawrence), a poet and children's author, and James Conrad Eckhart, a computer executive.〔http://www.homebusinessmag.com/interview-actor-aaron-eckhart〕 He is the youngest of three brothers. His father was of German (including German-Russian) descent, while his mother was of English, Scottish, German and Scotch-Irish ancestry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=family8jun10&id=I22484 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=aemorrow&id=I8776 )〕 He was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and served a two-year LDS mission in France and Switzerland. Eckhart's family relocated to England in 1981,〔 following his father's job in information technology.〔 The family resided in Ripley Surrey, South East England, then moved onto Walton-on-Thames, later moving to Cobham.〔 While living in England, Eckhart attended American Community School, now known as ACS International Schools, where he was first introduced to acting, starring in a school production as Charlie Brown. In 1985 he moved to Sydney, Australia, where he attended American International School of Sydney for his high school senior year; he further developed his acting skills in productions like ''Waiting for Godot'', where he admits that he did a "terrible" production. In the autumn of his senior year〔 Eckhart left the school in order to take a job working at the Warringah Mall movie theater.〔 He eventually earned his diploma through an adult education course. This also allowed Eckhart time to enjoy a year of surfing and skiing in Hawaii and the coastal waters of France.〔 In 1988, Eckhart returned to the United States and enrolled as a film major at Brigham Young University–Hawaii, but later transferred to Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.〔 He graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aaron Eckhart )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aaron Eckhart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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