Andre Gregory

Andre Gregory

Gregory was born in Paris, France, in 1934 to Russian Jewish parents. He studied at Harvard University, where he was affiliated with Adams House. During the 1960s and 1970s, Gregory directed a number of avant-garde productions developed through ensemble collaboration, the most famous of which was Alice in Wonderland (1970), based on Lewis Carroll's two classic Alice books. He founded his own theatrical company, The Manhattan Project, in 1968. In 1975 he directed Our Late Night, the first produced play by Wallace Shawn, which began a long working relationship between the two men. Shortly afterward, Gregory's growing misgivings about the role of theatre in modern life, and what he felt was a trend toward fascism in the United States, led him to abruptly abandon theatre and leave the country. As described in the film My Dinner with Andre (1981), he traveled to Poland at director Jerzy Grotowski's invitation, where he developed a number of experimental theatrical events for private audiences. He spent several years in a variety of esoteric spiritual communities (such as Findhorn) developing an interest and practice in what could be called New Age beliefs. Although Gregory left the theatre in 1975, he has returned several times to direct small productions, usually for invited audiences. These included a long-running workshop of Uncle Vanya (adapted by David Mamet), which was developed from 1990 to 1994 and featured Shawn and Julianne Moore. Though never publicly performed, it was released as the film Vanya on 42nd Street by Gregory and Louis Malle. He appeared as himself, directing the play featured within the film. Gregory also directed a radio production of Shawn's play, The Designated Mourner, in 2002. He has had occasional film roles as a character actor, including John the Baptist in The Last Temptation of Christ and Reverend Spellgood in The Mosquito Coast, and as Dante, a restaurateur, alongside Rosanna Arquette, David Bowie, and Buck Henry in The Linguini Incident. His best-known film performance was as the title character in My Dinner with Andre (1981), directed by Louis Malle, in which he and Wallace Shawn, playing characters based on themselves, have a long conversation over dinner. They discuss Gregory's spiritual sojourn in Europe and his doubts about the future of theatre and of Western civilization in general. He appeared with Goldie Hawn in Protocol (1984). In 1988 he played the father in Some Girls, with Jennifer Connelly and Patrick Dempsey. In 1993, he performed in the movie Demolition Man with Sylvester Stallone. Returning to theatre, Gregory directed Shawn's play Grasses of a Thousand Colors, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in May 2009. He next worked with Shawn on a new version of Ibsen's The Master Builder. This resulted in the film Fear of Falling (2013), directed by Jonathan Demme. The film was retitled A Master Builder at its opening in New York in June 2014. In 2013, he directed Grasses of a Thousand Colors and The Designated Mourner, starring Shawn in a co-production between Theatre for a New Audience and The Public Theater in New York. A 2013 documentary about Gregory's life, Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner, was directed by his wife, Cindy Kleine. He and Kleine discussed it on the May 3, 2013, episode of Charlie Rose.

  • Titlu: Andre Gregory
  • Popularitate: 1.267
  • Cunoscut pentru: Acting
  • Zi de nastere: 1934-05-11
  • Locul nasterii: Paris, France
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  • 1986
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    The Mosquito Coast

    The Mosquito Coast

    6.4 1986 HD

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  • 1988
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    Unele fete

    Unele fete

    5.6 1988 HD

    În vacanța de Crăciun, studentul Michael pleacă în orașul Quebec pentru a petrece timp cu iubita lui atrăgătoare, Gabriella. La...

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  • 1981
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    My Dinner with Andre

    My Dinner with Andre

    7.5 1981 HD

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  • 1998
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    Celebrity

    Celebrity

    5.994 1998 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Linguini Incident

    The Linguini Incident

    6.5 1991 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Soldier's Tale

    The Soldier's Tale

    6.3 1984 HD

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  • 2013
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    Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner

    Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner

    3.8 2013 HD

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  • 1995
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    Last Summer in the Hamptons

    Last Summer in the Hamptons

    5.5 1995 HD

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  • 2014
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    A Master Builder

    A Master Builder

    6.1 2014 HD

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  • 2009
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    André Gregory and Wallace Shawn

    André Gregory and Wallace Shawn

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1983
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    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    8 1983 HD

    Din renașterea elaborată pe Broadway a producției Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus din 1932 vine o repovestire capricioasă a clasicului Lewis...

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  • 1994
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    Vanya on 42nd Street

    Vanya on 42nd Street

    6.5 1994 HD

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  • 1993
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    Demolatorul

    Demolatorul

    6.7 1993 HD

    Simon Phoenix, un criminal violent înghețat criogenic în 1996, a scăpat în timpul unei audieri de cuvânt de onoare în...

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  • 1994
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    Umbra

    Umbra

    6.1 1994 HD

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  • 1984
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    Protocol

    Protocol

    5.5 1984 HD

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  • 1987
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    Street Smart

    Street Smart

    5.903 1987 HD

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  • 1999
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    Goodbye Lover

    Goodbye Lover

    5.7 1999 HD

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  • 1988
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    Ultima ispită a lui Iisus

    Ultima ispită a lui Iisus

    7.2 1988 HD

    Isus, un tâmplar umil din Iudeea care începe să vadă că este fiul lui Dumnezeu, este atras de Iuda în acțiuni revoluționare...

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  • 1990
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    The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

    5.6 1990 HD

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  • 1986
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    Follies: In Concert

    Follies: In Concert

    7 1986 HD

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  • 1988
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    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    4 1988 HD

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  • 1982
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    Author! Author!

    Author! Author!

    5.881 1982 HD

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  • 1985
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    Always … But Not Forever

    Always … But Not Forever

    4.3 1985 HD

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  • 1997
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    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    6.6 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Hudson River Blues

    Hudson River Blues

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1994
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    Vanya on 42nd Street

    Vanya on 42nd Street

    6.5 1994 HD

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  • 1981
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    My Dinner with Andre

    My Dinner with Andre

    7.5 1981 HD

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  • 1975
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    Our Late Night

    Our Late Night

    1 1975 HD

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  • 2014
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    A Master Builder

    A Master Builder

    6.1 2014 HD

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

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