Michael Corbett Shannon is a well-known American actor as well as a musician. He is renowned for the Oscar-nominated film Nocturnal Animals. He also was nominated for Oscar for his support role in the film Revolutionary Road. He set himself in Hollywood with a role in the film “8 miles” which is based on the early life of the most famous rapper “Eminem”. The film was very successful that owned him an Oscar.
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| Full Name | Michael Shannon |
| Date of Birth | 7th August 1974 |
| Birth Place | Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Parent(s) | Donald Shannon, Geraldine Hine |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 46 years |
| Height | 6 feet 3 inches |
| Spouse(s)/Partner(s) | Kate Arrington |
| Children | Sylvie Shannon and Marion Shannon |
| Net worth | $8 Million |
From start to Superstar, he set his career in D.C. comics. That’s not it, he also earned many awards for his stage performances.
Michael’s Early Life and Bio
Michael Shannon was born in Lexington, Kentucky in The United States of America on 7th August 1974. He was the only son of Donald Shannon and Geraldine Hine. His parents were separated after the divorce although he was raised by both his father and mother in Lexington and Chicago.
He developed the skills of acting and interest in his early school days. Even though he did not attend drama school, he had an interest in becoming an architect or a Jazz musician.
He also had siblings, Dave Shannon, and Rebecca Shannon.
Michael’s Nationality and Physical Stats
Michael Shannon is a 46-year-old actor with a height of 6’3” and weighing 86KG. The body size of Michael is not available, although he has an Athletic body-type. He has blond hair with bright blue eyes.
He is an American actor whose parents were both from America itself.
The zodiac sign for Michael is Leo.
Career
Movies and Tv Series
The debut of Michael Shannon was with a music video for “every Mother’s Nightmare” song “House of Pain” in which he played the role of the main character. After that fantastic performance, he was offered various Stage performances which made him hit and played the role of a ladder for his Hollywood stage.
Mr. Shannon has played various movies and is still playing several movies; he has even won an Oscar award. Along with the movies, he has also played in several tv series as well. Some of the top-rated films and series are “Knives Out 2019”, “Groundhog Day 1993”, “Nocturnal Animals 2016”, “The Shape of Water 2017”, “Mud 2012”, “Take Shelter 2011”, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead 2007”, “Revolutionary Road 2008”, “The Woodsman 2004” and “Shotgun Stories 2007”.
Long Day’s Journey into Night
This is a stage act in which Michael acts as James Jr. with some of the famous actors Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne, Colby Minifie, John Gallagher which was directed by Jonathan Kent performed in American Airlines Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company, Broadway New York.
Revolutionary Road
This is a romantic drama movie which was directed by Sam Mendes, where the screenplay was written by Justin Haythe thus adapted by 1961 Novel. The stars in this movie are Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Kathy Bates, Zoe Kazan, and Michael himself. The movie was released on 26th December 2008.
The budget of the project was $35 Million, and the box office amount was $76 Million.
The IMDb rating of the movie is 7.3/10
Nocturnal Animals
The film Nocturnal Animals is an American neo-noir psychological thriller movie that was produced as well as directed by Tom Ford. This is also a movie based on the novel with the same title. The stars in the movie are Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Sheen, and Michael Shannon himself. This was an Oscar-nominated and award-winning movie. The budget for this movie was $22.5 Million and the box office amount was $32.4 Million.
The IMDb rating of the movie is 7.5/10.
Awards and Achievements
Michael Shannon was nominated in multiple World-class Awards like the Saturn award, Oscar Award, and Gotham award. He even earned one Oscar award followed by two Saturn awards as “Best Actor” as well as “Best Supporting Award”. Therefore, because of his classy awards, he is one of the Superstar in the history of Hollywood.
Personal Life: Relationships
Michael Shannon lives with his wife Kate Arrington who is also an American actress in New York. The couple has two children Sylvie and Marion. The happy family lives in the neighborhood of Red Hook located in New York City.
He doesn’t want to express himself being too frank and so there is no information about his past girlfriends and relationships.
What is Michael’s Net worth?
The net worth of Michael Shannon is estimated to be around $8 Million. So, he lives with his wealthy life with his family and we can see some Instagram photos and videos with his family tour to Europe.
Social Media Presence
Michael Shannon seems somewhat active in social media who is also seen as a Fan and supporter of Barak Obama. He has 7439 Followers on Instagram.
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