- Took over late actor Marlon Brando's long-held position as honorary chairman of the Stella Adler School Of Acting. (September 23, 2004)
- After Orson Welles for CITIZEN KANE. (1941), Beatty was the next person to be nominated for four Oscars for one film: HEAVEN CAN WAIT. (1978). Beatty earned nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Writing. Sadly, he scored no Oscars for the film. Welles fared a bit better, winning one Academy Award out of his four nominations: Best Writing, Original Screenplay, which he shared with co-writer Herman J. Mankiewicz.
- His political views expounded by the new Jay Bulworth in the movie Bulworth are really his own.
- He is the godfather of Melanie Griffith's son, Alexander.
- Was originally cast as the president in MARS ATTACK!. (1996).
- He is in talks to star opposite Thurman in KILL BILL. (2003).
- He originally wanted to have Muhammad Ali play the boxer in HEAVEN CAN WAIT. (1978). When Ali's boxing schedule prevented him from doing the movie, Beatty - who could not box but could play football - recast the lead role as a football player.
- He replaced Frank Sinatra who was originally cast as Joe Grady in THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN,. (1970), but walked out after production had started.
- He was one of director Oliver Stone's first two choices to play Gordon Gekko other than Richard Gere in WALL STREET. (1987)
- In PT 109. (1963), President Kennedy's personal choice of actor to portray him was Beatty.
- Was offered the part of Michael Corleone in THE GODFATHER. (1972) but he refused.
- Beatty and Annette Bening were married after meeting on the set of BUGSY. (1991)
- Turned down the role of Sundance in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. (1969) in favor of a role in THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN. (1970)
- He received ten offers of football scholarship after graduating from high school. He turned them all down.
- He lives on famed Bad Boy Drive a.k.a. MULHOLLAND DRIVE in Beverly Hills, CA. Nicknamed so because its famed residents are bad boy actors Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, and Beatty.
- Invited wife Annette Bening to have a baby with him on his first date.
- Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for BUGSY. (1992) - shared with Annette Bening
- Nominated for Best Actor at BAFTA Awards for REDS. (1983)
- Nominated for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for REDS. (1982)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy for SHAMPOO. (1976)
- Nominated for Best Foreign Actor at BAFTA Awards for BONNIE AND CLYDE. (1968)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for BONNIE AND CLYDE. (1968)
Quotes- "For me, the highest level of sexual excitement is in a monogamous relationship."
- "You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play."
- When asked why he never married any of his many girlfriends: "Just because you need a quart of milk doesn't mean you have to go out and buy a whole cow."
- "Charity is taking an ugly girl to lunch."
- "My notion of a wife at forty is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two twenties."
- "In a way, I'd rather ride down the street on a camel than give what is sometimes called an in-depth interview. I'd rather ride down the street on a camel nude. In a snowstorm. Backwards."
Awards- PGA Golden Laurel Awards: Milestone Award (2004)
- BAFTA Awards: Academy Fellowship (2002)
- San Francisco International Film Festival: Akira Kurosawa Award (2002)
- San Sebastián International Film Festival: Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award (2001)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: World Artist Award (2001)
- Costume Designers Guild Awards: Distinguished Director Award (2001)
- Academy Awards: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (2000)
- American Society of Cinematographers: Board of the Governors Award (2000)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Screenplay, BULWORTH (1998)
- Venice Film Festival: Career Golden Lion (1998)
- National Board of Review: Best Actor, BUGSY (1991)
- Academy Awards: Best Director, REDS (1982)
- David di Donatello Awards: Best Producer - Foreign Film, REDS (1982)
- Directors Guild of America: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, REDS (1982)
- Writers Guild of America: Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen, REDS (1982)
- American Movie Awards: Special Marquee, REDS (1982)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Director, REDS (1981)
- National Board of Review: Best Director, REDS (1981)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Director, REDS (1981)
- Saturn Award: Best Actor, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1979)
- Saturn Award: Best Writing, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1979)
- Writers Guild of America: Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1979)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978)
- Writers Guild of America: Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Shampoo (1976)
- National Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay, SHAMPOO (1975)
- Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Man of the Year (1975)
- Golden Apple Awards: Least Cooperative Actor (1962)
- Golden Globe Awards: New Star of the Year- Male (1961)
- International Film Festival in San Francisco: Akira Kurosawa Award for lifetime achievement
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