History Creator / ClintEastwood

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He first began directing in 1971, and indeed as per interviews claimed that he always wanted to direct, and that his success as a movie star in Italian-made spaghetti westerns [[DidntSeeThatComing took him by surprise]]. Before making his star-making films, Eastwood worked as an actor in American television and low-budget television, and was fairly realistic that such roles didn't exactly portend a great career. As a director, he is considered a film-maker who embodies the old-fashioned Hollywood ethos of Creator/JohnFord, Creator/AnthonyMann and Creator/HowardHawks. He prefers visual storytelling, directly expressing his ideas in simple terms, he also works fast and finishes his movies quickly, known for being one of the few to consistently bring in his movies under budget and on schedule (which even Creator/AlfredHitchcock cannot claim). Actors describe Eastwood as a real darling on the set, known for speaking softly rather than shouting, and generally organizing things that make even difficult parts easy to finish on time. Eastwood has won several UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for them, including two [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestPicture Best Pictures]] (''{{Film/Unforgiven}}'', ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'') and 5 of the various acting awards. On his own acting front he changed his palette to include comedic roles (''Film/EveryWhichWayButLoose'', ''Film/AnyWhichWayYouCan'', which believe it or not were the biggest hits of his career, along with ''Film/BroncoBilly'' where he had some SelfDeprecatingHumor) and also romantic roles (''Film/TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty''). Critics especially adore his performance as a Creator/JohnHuston spoof (John Wilson) in ''Film/WhiteHunterBlackHeart'' where he plays the Hollywood legend as a ByronicHero and TheDandy, really showing his great range.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Yeah...." certainly seems to be this.

* GutturalGrowler: Good Lord, he makes Creator/ChristianBale's [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Batman]] sound high-pitched.

Eastwood has seven children from his various relationships (Clint himself joked "''at least'' seven"), several of whom have appeared in his films. These include Creator/{{Kyle|Eastwood}}, Creator/AlisonEastwood, Creator/{{Scott|Eastwood}} and Creator/{{Francesca|Eastwood}}.

He first began directing in 1971, and indeed as per interviews claimed that he always wanted to direct, and that his success as a movie star in Italian-made spaghetti westerns [[DidntSeeThatComing took him by surprise]]. Before making his star-making films, Eastwood worked as an actor in American television and low-budget television, and was fairly realistic that such roles didn't exactly portend a great career. As a director, he is considered a film-maker who embodies the old-fashioned Hollywood ethos of Creator/JohnFord, Creator/AnthonyMann and Creator/HowardHawks. He prefers visual storytelling, directly expressing his ideas in simple terms, he also works fast and finishes his movies quickly, known for being one of the few to bring in his movies under budget and under schedule (which even Creator/AlfredHitchcock cannot claim). Actors describe Eastwood as a real darling on the set, known for speaking softly rather than shouting, and generally organizing things that make even difficult parts easy to finish on time. Eastwood has won several UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for them, including 2 best pictures (''{{Film/Unforgiven}}'', ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'') and 5 of the various acting awards. On his own acting front he changed his palette to include comedic roles (''Film/EveryWhichWayButLoose'', ''Film/AnyWhichWayYouCan'', which believe it or not were the biggest hits of his career, along with ''Film/BroncoBilly'' where he had some SelfDeprecatingHumor) and also romantic roles (''Film/TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty''). Critics especially adore his performance as a Creator/JohnHuston spoof (John Wilson) in ''Film/WhiteHunterBlackHeart'' where he plays the Hollywood legend as a ByronicHero and TheDandy, really showing his great range.

In his younger days, he was very much TheCasanova, so much so that he not only had mistresses but reportedly cheated on his mistresses with other mistresses. According to one of his friends and biographers, Eastwood "seemed to get a bang out of this kinkier side to himself and rarely concealed it, often gloated about it." One person who wasn't laughing was actress Sondra Locke (she played a few of his on-screen love interests) who discovered that during their 14 year relationship Eastwood had actually fathered two children with another girlfriend. Locke accused Eastwood of using his star status to bury her career after their breakup. Eastwood and Warner Brothers both eventually settled out of court. Suffice to say, if Clint offers you a part in one of his movies, accept. If he offers you dinner, maybe think it over.

Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, director, producer, singer, songwriter, former mayor of Carmel, California, and designer of his own line of golf clothing. He's most famous for portraying tough-as-nails gunslingers who speak very little, and make each word (and bullet) count. The two most famous roles of this kind are ''Film/DirtyHarry'', and the Man With No Name in Creator/SergioLeone's Film/DollarsTrilogy. He is also widely cited as being the only western actor to win a QuickDraw contest for real.

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* CatchPhrase: "Yeah...." certainly seems to be this.
** Most of the other iconic phrases associated with Clint (such as "Go ahead, make my day") were one-offs (as opposed to, say, Arnold's "I'll be back.")

* ''Film/AbsolutePower'' (1997)

Eastwood has seven children from his various relationships (Clint himself joked "''at least'' seven"), several of whom have appeared in his films. These include Kyle (''Honkytonk Man''), Alison (''Film/AbsolutePower''), Creator/{{Scott|Eastwood}} (''Film/GranTorino'') and Francesca (''True Crime'').

->''...[[Film/DirtyHarry you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do you, Punk?]]''

* ''[[Film/TheFifteenSeventeenToParis The 15:17 to Paris]]'' (2018)

Clinton Elias "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, director, producer, singer, songwriter, former mayor of Carmel, California, and designer of his own line of golf clothing. He's most famous for portraying tough-as-nails gunslingers who speak very little, and make each word (and bullet) count. The two most famous roles of this kind are ''Film/DirtyHarry'', and the Man With No Name in Creator/SergioLeone's Film/DollarsTrilogy. He is also widely cited as being the only western actor to win a QuickDraw contest for real.

''...[[Film/DirtyHarry you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do you, Punk?]]''

He first began directing in 1971, and indeed as per interviews claimed that he always wanted to direct, and that his success as a movie star in Italian-made spaghetti westerns [[DidntSeeThatComing took him by surprise]]. Before making his star-making films, Eastwood worked as an actor in American television and low-budget television, and was fairly realistic that such roles didn't exactly portend a great career. As a director, he is considered a film-maker who embodies the old-fashioned Hollywood ethos of Creator/JohnFord, Creator/AnthonyMann and Creator/HowardHawks. He prefers visual storytelling, directly expressing his ideas in simple terms, he also works fast and finishes his movies quickly, known for being one of the few to bring in his movies under budget and under schedule (which even Creator/AlfredHitchcock cannot claim). Actors describe Eastwood as a real darling on the set, known for speaking softly rather than shouting, and generally organizing things that make even difficult parts easy to finish on time. Eastwood has won several UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for them, including 2 best pictures (''{{Film/Unforgiven}}'', ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'') and 5 of the various acting awards. On his own acting front he changed his palette to include comedic roles (''Film/EveryWhichWayButLoose'', ''AnyWhichWayYouCan'', which believe it or not were the biggest hits of his career, along with ''Film/BroncoBilly'' where he had some SelfDeprecatingHumor) and also romantic roles (''Film/TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty''). Critics especially adore his performance as a Creator/JohnHuston spoof (John Wilson) in ''Film/WhiteHunterBlackHeart'' where he plays the Hollywood legend as a ByronicHero and TheDandy, really showing his great range.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Despite being extremely famous for his SpaghettiWestern films, he was allergic to horses.

* ClintSquint: The trope namer. Ironically it came to be acicdentally: whenever Eastwood choose to smoke in a film he was forced to squint while doing so because in real life he's allergic to cigarette smoke.

* SmokingIsCool: Interesting case. As noted above, though he did smoke when cinematic roles called for it, he did not smoke in real life. Actually, he had a personal distaste for both tobacco and the tobacco industry. And is allergic to cigarette smoke.

* SmokingIsCool: Interesting case. As noted above, though he did smoke when cinematic roles called for it, he did not smoke in real life. Actually, he had a personal distaste for both tobacco and the tobacco industry.

''But being as this is the description page for Clint Eastwood on TV Tropes, [[TVTropeswillruinyourlife and would ruin your life forever]]...[[Film/DirtyHarry you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do you, Troper?]]''

* RatedMForManly: The 6'4, gravel-voiced, ultra-macho action star Clint Eastwood is one of the most enduring cultural icons of masculinity in the history of American cinema and beyond. His characters in the ''Dollars Trilogy'', ''Where Eagles Dare'', ''Kelly's Heroes'', ''Heartbreak Ridge'', and ''Dirty Harry'' are particularly notable. However, many of his later films can be viewed as {{Deconstruction}}s of manly ideals, such as ''Unforgiven'', and ''Gran Torino''; even the ''Film/DirtyHarry'' series can be taken that way.

Clinton Elias "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, director, producer, singer, songwriter, former mayor of Carmel, California, and designer of his own line of golf clothing. He's most famous for portraying tough-as-nails gunslingers who speak very little, and make each word (and bullet) count. The two most famous roles of this kind are ''Film/DirtyHarry'', and the Man With No Name in Creator/SergioLeone's Film/DollarsTrilogy. He is also widely cited as being the only western actor to win a quick-draw contest for real.

** One of his directors on Rawhide complained that Eastwood would always show up late to the set.

* ''Film/CryMacho'' (2021) - in which Eastwood returns to headline at the ripe old age of '''91 years old'''.