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Birth name Tommy Lee Jones Date of birth (location) 15 September 1946, San Saba, Texas, USA Height 6'

Born in San Saba, Texas, USA. Son of Clyde C. and Lucille Marie (Scott). Worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. Attended St. Mark's School of Texas, a prestigious prep school for boys in Dallas, on a scholarship. Went to Harvard on another scholarship. Roomed with future Vice-President Al Gore. Played offensive guard in the famous 29-29 Harvard-Yale game of '68 known as "The Tie". Received a B.A. in English literature and graduated cum laude, Harvard, 1969. Following college, moved to New York and began his theatrical career on Broadway in A Patriot for Me 1969. In 1970, he made his film debut in Love Story. While living in New York, he continued to appear in various plays, both on- and off-Broadway: _Fortune and Men's Eyes (1969); Four on a Garden (1971); Blue Boys (1972); Ulysses in Nighttown (1974). During this time, he also appeared on a daytime soap opera, One Life To Live as Dr. Mark Toland from 1971-75. Moved with wife Kate Lardner, granddaughter of short-story writer/columnist Ring Lardner, and her two children from a previous marriage, to Los Angeles. There, he began to get some roles on television: Charlie's Angels (pilot - 1976); Smash-Up On Interstate 5 (TV movie), 1976; and The Amazing Howard Hughes (TV movie - 1977). In 1980, while working on the movie Back Roads he met and fell in love with Kimberlea Cloughley, whom he later married. More roles in television, both on network and cable, stage and film amassed him a reputation as a strong, explosive, thoughtful actor, who could handle supporting as well as leading roles. He made his directorial debut in The Good Old Boys (TNT, 1995) In addition to directing and starring in the film, he co-wrote the teleplay (with J.T. Allen). The film, based on Elmer Kelton's novel, is set in west Texas where Mr. Jones has strong family ties. Consequently, this story of a cowboy facing the end of an era has special meaning for him.

The source is Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com)