Clint Eastwood » Trivia

Is a vegetarian.

At the The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV), he presented the 1972 Best Picture Oscar to Albert S. Ruddy, the producer of The Godfather (1972). Thirty-two years later, they would jointly accept the 2004 Best Picture Oscar at the The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV), along with fellow Million Dollar Baby (2004) co-producer Tom Rosenberg.

He was the only nominee for the Best Actor Oscar in 2004 (for Million Dollar Baby (2004)) to play a fictitious character. All four other nominees portrayed real people in their respective films.

In the late 1980s he discussed remaking the classic Sam Peckinpah western Ride the High Country (1962) with Charlton Heston.

Has 7 children: Kimber Eastwood (born 17 June 1964), Kyle Eastwood (born 19 May 1968), Alison Eastwood (born 22 May 1972), Scott Reeves (born 21 March 1986), Kathryn Eastwood (2 February 1988), Francesca Fisher-Eastwood (born 7 August 1993) and Morgan Eastwood (born 12 December 1996).

He wore the same poncho, without ever having washed it, in all three of his "Man with No Name" Westerns.

He directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Gene Hackman, Meryl Streep, Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank and himself (in Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004)). Hackman, Penn, Robbins, Freeman and Swank won Oscars for their performances in one of Eastwood's movies.

Took acting class from Michael Chekhov in Hollywood.

Gained popularity with his first three major films, Per un pugno di dollari (1964), Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) and Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966). Soon afterwards Jolly Films (which produced Per un pugno di dollari (1964)) came out with a film called "The Magnificent Stranger", which was actually two episodes of "Rawhide" (1959) edited together. Eastwood sued and the film was withdrawn.

12/12/96: Daughter Morgan Eastwood, with Dina Ruiz (Dina Eastwood), born.

10/97: Ranked #2 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Granddaughter, Graylen (Kyle's daughter) born 1994.

1950-1954: Drafted and served in the United States Army, assigned to Special Services. He was a swimming instructor.

Every year the PGA tour comes to Pebble Beach, California, to host a celebrity golf tournament where celebrities team up with the professionals. Clint has participated in this every year from 1962-2002 and has been the longest running participant. He now serves as Host.

2005: His "Fistful" mannerisms was imitated in Canada, by the Tim Horton's restaurant chain, to promote the Southwest chicken sub.