Who is Marlon Brando?
No other actor since Marlon Brando has had such an influence on the world of acting, or on succeeding generations of actors. He is seen by some as the greatest actor of all time. Although in later life he professed contempt toward acting, Brando would continue to act in films until his death. Marlon Brando was born in 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska. A troubled child with an alcoholic, bullying father, his acting skills emerged early to combat loneliness. Brando attended Shattuck military academy, as did his father. He was eventually kicked out for bad behavior. His biggest prank was to steal the academy bell from the bell tower and bury it. In 1943, Brando arrived in New York and enrolled in Erwin Piscaror’s Dramatic Workshop. He was mentored by Stella Adler, who taught him the Stanislavsky method of acting. Marlon Brando’s big break came with the Broadway play, A Streecar Named Desire. Brando won rave reviews as the brutish Stanley Kowalski and reprised the role again in Elia Kazan’s film ve
