William Dafoe is an American actor who was born on 22 July 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. He is also an award-winning actor and his upcoming movies are Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and The Northman. He has been married for 16 years. Find out about his married life.
Willem Dafoe Married Life With Wife Giada Colagrande
Willem Dafoe has been married to his wife, Giada Colagrande since 2005. The two first met in Rome at the premiere of one of her films and they soon got married in an intimate ceremony with only two friends as their witnesses.
However, before settling with her, the actor Willem was in a relationship with director Elizabeth LeCompte from 1977 until 2004. They are parents to one son together; named Jack. The actor also shared once that when he used to be a struggling actor he shared a loft with his girlfriend, Elizabeth, and the man she left for him which happened to be a fellow actor and group member Spalding Gray.
Giada Colagrande is an Italian film director and actress born on 16 October 1975. She started her career while working on contemporary art-themed documentaries. She had also worked in the art project called VOLUME in 1997 where a number of artists such as Jannis Kounellis and Sol LeWitt. She started writing, directing, and acting in her first film; Aprimi il Cuore which opened at the Venice Film Festival.
She has worked in several films like Before it Had a Name in 2005 with her husband Willem Dafoe and her next feature film with him was in 2010. Her other films are The Woman Dress, a short film for the Prada series, The Miu Miu Women's Tales, The Abramovic Method, PADRE, Pasolini, Castello Cavalcanti, and more.
The couple was also spotted going for a swim in Otranto, Italy in August.
The actor's only son, Jack Dafoe is an environmentalist and the actor Willem supports his choice of career. He is now 38 years old and is busy fighting social issues, crime, saving the environment, and researching new ways to improve healthcare systems. He is also the host of the New York City Apollo Alliance which is an organization promoting clean energy and better jobs.
Jack Dafoe is making a difference in the world by helping build back communities and he sure makes a hefty amount of money as his combined net worth is $600,000 from his jobs as the public-policy researcher and environmentalist.
Jack Dafoe and his celebrity father, Willem, have great chemistry and despite splitting from his birth mom after 27 years together, the father and son duo are a team all on their own. They love spending time together and for the greatest star of Hollywood, Willem makes sure to spend time with his loved ones especially his son.
Net Worth Of Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe has an estimated net worth of $40 million as an American actor. He is best known for the films like To Live and Die in L.A., Platon, The Last Temptation of Christ, Shadow of the Vampire, Spider-Man, The Florida Project, and more.
He has also worked as a voice actor for animated films like Finding Nemo and Fantastic Mr. Fox. He is mainly known for his villain roles and he has starred in hundred films over the past four decades. He has earned four Oscar nominations. He is also set to star in the film Lighthouse with Robert Pattinson.
Willem Dafoe also talked about his roles as a villain and said, "I played a lot of villainous characters. So in the beginning, I guess I was very conscious of - that they were casting me as villains. You know, he's a good bad guy. And I - you know, I found out that fun for a little while, but then I was on guard and, you know, didn't want to be required to go to the same well all time. I wanted -not that versatility is, you know, the end to all acting, but I just felt like it was a little restrictive."
He added, "There are beautiful villain roles, but some of them are written very shallowly are just really devices for the most interesting parts of the story to happen."
The actor Willem Dafoe is a well-respected actor of Hollywood and he has been awarded the Academy Award nomination three times. Some of his notable movies are Tommaso, Motherless Brooklyn Togo, The French Dispatch, The Card Counter, Nightmare Alley, At Eternity's Gate, The Florida Project, and more.