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Also Known As	Edward Harrison Norton
Born	August 18, 1969 (age 57) • Boston • Massachusetts
Notable Works	“Keeping the Faith” • “Motherless Brooklyn”
Married To	Shauna Robertson (2012–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Ask the StoryBots" (2018) • "Stone" (2010) • "Fight Club" (1999) • "Isle of Dogs" (2018) • "The Bourne Legacy" (2012) • "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" (2014) • "Everyone Says I Love You" (1996) • "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012) • "Saturday Night Live" (2013) • "Stella" (2005) • "The Simpsons" (2000–2013) • "Rounders" (1998) • "Modern Family" (2009) • "The Painted Veil" (2006) • "Keeping the Faith" (2000) • "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005) • "The Incredible Hulk" (2008) • "Pride and Glory" (2008) • "Red Dragon" (2002) • "Leaves of Grass" (2009) • "The Italian Job" (2003) • "Frida" (2002) • "The Invention of Lying" (2009) • "Collateral Beauty" (2016) • "Down in the Valley" (2005) • "The Illusionist" (2006) • "Sausage Party" (2016) • "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996) • "The Score" (2001) • "Motherless Brooklyn" (2019) • "American History X" (1998) • "25th Hour" (2002) • "Primal Fear" (1996) • "The Guardian Brothers" (2016) • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) • "Death to Smoochy" (2002) • "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (2015)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Motherless Brooklyn" (2019) • "Keeping the Faith" (2000)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Motherless Brooklyn" (2019)
Movies/Tv Shows (Film Editor)	"Down in the Valley" (2005)

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Edward Norton was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Shauna Robertson (2012–present)

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Edward Norton was born on August 18, 1969.

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Edward Norton in a suit and tie, speaking into a microphone against a dark background, circa 2002.

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Edward Norton and Jenna Elfman sitting side by side at a table, smiling in a warmly lit scene from the film Keeping the Faith.

Michael Keaton, wearing a brown suit, stands pressed against a wall as Edward Norton, in a white shirt with suspenders, points at him in a tense hallway scene from Birdman.

Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter in character, standing close together in a cluttered kitchen, in a promotional scene from the film Fight Club.

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