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In films, Crudup has stuck to in serious-minded roles, usually in smaller, art movies such as <I>Jesus' Son</I>, <I>Big Fish</I>, and <I>Stage Beauty</I>. He reportedly turned down the lead in <I>Titanic</I> and <I>Hulk</I>.<P> "I never intended to shy away from admiration or adulation. Believe me, I want people to like my work, I want people to see my work. I feel that a movie like <I>Jesus' Son</I> [in which Crudup played the drug- and alcohol-addled FuckHead] should have been seen by millions and millions and millions of people. Why it wasn't is beyond my comprehension, but it is not my intention to appeal to a limited audience."<P> Crudup is probably best known as the rock star in <I>Almost Famous</I>, shouting "I am a golden god!" before jumping off the roof. Since 1997, he has been the unseen voice of MasterCard's "priceless" commercials.<P> His parents divorced when Crudup was in junior high school, and remarried each other a few years later. <p><b>Brother:</b> Brooks Crudup (b. 1971)<br><b>Brother:</b> Thomas Crudup (movie publicist, b. 1967)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/523/000098229/">Laurel Holloman</a> (actress, dated 1990s)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/498/000043369/">Mary-Louise Parker</a> (together 1996-2003, one son)<br><b>Son:</b> William Atticus Parker (b. 7-Jan-2004)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/815/000022749/">Claire Danes</a> (dumped pregnant Parker to date her, 2003)<br><p> High School: St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (1986)<br> University: <a href="/edu/907/000126529/">BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/490/000068286/">MFA Drama, New York University (1994)</a><br><p> Endorsement of <a href="/company/324/000123952/">MasterCard</a> (2000-02)<br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/316/000403104/">Alien: Covenant (4-May-2017)</a> <br> <a href="/films/057/000402845/">20th Century Women (8-Oct-2016)</a> <br> <a href="/films/055/000402843/">Jackie (7-Sep-2016)</a> <br> <a href="/films/185/000397988/">Spotlight (3-Sep-2015)</a> <br> <a href="/films/346/000405128/">The Stanford Prison Experiment (26-Jan-2015)</a> <br> <a href="/films/401/000384246/">The Longest Week (1-Sep-2014)</a> <br> <a href="/films/378/000384223/">Rudderless (24-Jan-2014)</a> <br> <a href="/films/720/000380577/">Blood Ties (20-May-2013)</a> <br> <a href="/films/237/000359157/">Too Big to Fail (23-May-2011)</a> · Timothy F. Geithner<br> <a href="/films/906/000356835/">Thin Ice (25-Jan-2011)</a> <br> <a href="/films/572/000246831/">Eat Pray Love (13-Aug-2010)</a> · Stephen<br> <a href="/films/556/000205938/">Public Enemies (18-Jun-2009)</a> · J. Edgar Hoover<br> <a href="/films/945/000203336/">Watchmen (23-Feb-2009)</a> <br> <a href="/films/782/000349732/">Pretty Bird (20-Jan-2008)</a> <br> <a href="/films/589/000129202/">Dedication (22-Jan-2007)</a> <br> <a href="/films/502/000129115/">The Good Shepherd (11-Dec-2006)</a> <br> <a href="/films/419/000116071/">Mission: Impossible III (3-May-2006)</a> · Musgrave<br> <a href="/films/814/000118460/">Trust the Man (12-Sep-2005)</a> · Tobey<br> <a href="/films/793/000066595/">Stage Beauty (8-May-2004)</a> <br> <a href="/films/025/000032926/">Big Fish (10-Dec-2003)</a> · Will Bloom<br> <a href="/films/109/000072890/">Charlotte Gray (17-Dec-2001)</a> · Julien<br> <a href="/films/602/000035497/">World Traveler (5-Sep-2001)</a> · Cal<br> <a href="/films/703/000032607/">Almost Famous (15-Sep-2000)</a> · Russell Hammond<br> <a href="/films/601/000035496/">Waking the Dead (22-Jan-2000)</a> · Fielding Pierce<br> <a href="/films/757/000033658/">Jesus' Son (5-Sep-1999)</a> · FH<br> <a href="/films/365/000033266/">The Hi Lo Country (30-Dec-1998)</a> <br> <a href="/films/600/000035495/">Without Limits (11-Sep-1998)</a> <br> <a href="/films/587/000035482/">Monument Ave. (20-Jan-1998)</a> · Teddy<br> <a href="/films/598/000035493/">Grind (11-Apr-1997)</a> <br> <a href="/films/597/000035492/">Inventing the Abbotts (4-Apr-1997)</a> · Jacey Holt<br> <a href="/films/596/000035491/">Everyone Says I Love You (6-Dec-1996)</a> <br> <a href="/films/595/000035490/">Sleepers (18-Oct-1996)</a> · Tommy<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=31897"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=31897">Billy Crudup</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=31897" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>