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When Ethan Hawke was 24, he became a Gen X pinup thanks to “Reality Bites.” As Troy Dyer, a good-looking slacker and aspiring musician with a wisp of a Van Dyke beard and a duffel bag full of unearned wisdom about life and materialism, Hawke defined the fears and hopes of young adults in the […]

He has an uncanny ability to embody the pivotal points in a man’s life: from high school (Dead Poets Society), through first love (Before Sunrise) and fatherhood (Boyhood), and into middle age (his newest films, First Reformed and Juliet, Naked). GQ’s Zach Baron talks about it all with a generational icon. Read More here

Hawke has four Oscar nominations under his belt, and he could be adding a fifth to this slate thanks to his lead role in “First Reformed.” Read More here

‘I kept some vodka in my trailer freezer. It certainly didn’t hurt when it came to dancing My Sharona at the gas station’ Read More here

The actor gives a stunning performance in Paul Schrader’s new film – a part he feels his whole career has been building to. Read More here

When Ethan Hawke was born, his great-grandmother believed he was destined to become a minister—to heed God’s calling where the other men in his family hadn’t. Looking back, Mr. Hawke believes, this was just “wishful thinking.” His grandfather, for example, served as a minor-league baseball commissioner and was elected to five terms in the Texas […]

Welcome to “Playback,” a Variety / iHeartRadio podcast bringing you exclusive conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films. Oscar-nominated actor Ethan Hawke is as prolific as ever. He sauntered into Sundance in January with two films in tow — the Blaze Foley biopic “Blaze” (a directorial effort) and the Nick Hornby adaptation […]

Ethan Hawke describes the first time he met Christian Slater — filling in Friday for Kathie Lee — at only 14-years-old. Hawke’s new film, “Blaze,” tells the story of “self-destructive” country musician Blaze Foley, who was shot and killed in 1989. Read More here

An interview with actor Ethan Hawke, who brought his upcoming directorial effort, “Blaze,” to SIFF Cinema Egyptian in Seattle. Read More here