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Ethan Hawke (born 1970) is an American actor, author and filmmaker whose career on screen and stage has spanned over four decades. Known for his versatile range of roles—often in art films—and collaborations with director Richard Linklater, he made his film debut in Explorers (1985) and gained fame with Dead Poets Society (1989), Reality Bites (1994), Gattaca (1997) and Great Expectations (1998). He was nominated for Academy Awards for his roles in Training Day (2001), Boyhood (2014) and Blue Moon (2025), as well as for screenwriting two films from the Before trilogy (1995–2013), in which he also starred. Hawke saw commercial success with Sinister (2012), The Purge (2013), The Magnificent Seven (2016) and the Black Phone films (2021–2025). He made his Broadway debut in 1992 in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull and was nominated for a Tony Award in 2007 for his performance in Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia . Hawke has authored five books and has four children from his two marriages. ( Full article... )
Did you know ...
- ... that the jumping spider Pellenes nigrociliatus (pictured) makes a silk curtain across the entrance of the snail shell that it uses as a nest?
- ... that advertising material for an Indonesian film included an entire chapter of the Quran?
- ... that J. Verne Smith sold tires before becoming a state senator?
- ... that the construction of the Downtown Line required diverting the Singapore River?
- ... that Edward W. Hawthorne once called his research "a personal vendetta against ignorance"?
- ... that the Cristero Museum faced demolition even though it is located within a UNESCO site?
- ... that young-adult novelist Moa Backe Åstot also owns reindeer?
- ... that during the siege of Castelnaudary the defenders were caught off guard while eating – and won?
- ... that Neil Robertson once missed a tournament after setting his sat-nav to Barnsley instead of Barnsley?
In the news
- The World Baseball Classic concludes with Venezuela defeating the United States in the final (tournament MVP Maikel García pictured).
- In association football, the Confederation of African Football overturns the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final originally won by Senegal, declaring Morocco the winner of the tournament.
- In Kazakhstan, voters approve a new constitution in a referendum .
- Denis Sassou Nguesso is proclaimed the winner of the Republic of the Congo presidential election .
On this day
March 23 : Pakistan Day (1956)
- 625 – The Muslim army under Muhammad suffered a defeat against the Quraysh in the Battle of Uhud (depicted).
- 1839 – An earthquake struck central Burma, causing significant damage and killing an estimated 300 to 400 people.
- 1919 – Benito Mussolini and his supporters founded the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento , the predecessor of the National Fascist Party.
- 1991 – The Sierra Leone Civil War began with the invasion of the Revolutionary United Front, in an attempt to overthrow President Joseph Saidu Momoh.
- 2021 – A container ship ran aground and obstructed the Suez Canal for six days.
- Zhou Chi (d. 851)
- Ziya Gökalp (b. 1876)
- Smriti Irani (b. 1976)
- Julie Pomagalski (d. 2021)
Today's featured picture
 | Mary I (1516–1558) was the queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. The only child of Henry VIII with his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Mary is remembered for her restoration of Roman Catholicism after the short-lived Protestant reign of her half-brother, Edward VI. During her five-year reign, she had more than 280 religious dissenters burned at the stake in the Marian persecutions. After her death, Mary gained the posthumous sobriquet "Bloody Mary", and Protestantism was re-established by her successor Elizabeth I. This oil portrait on panel of Mary was painted by the Dutch artist Antonis Mor in 1554, and is in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain. Painting credit: Antonis Mor Recently featured: |