Christian Bale是个非常严肃、有抱负的演员，他的每个角色都差别极大，他追求的是表演艺术上的完美，而不惜一会儿增肥，一会儿减重，毫不顾惜身体。在电影上，他是个偏执狂，明明是个奶油小生，却装作沧桑得有些不堪，他斗争了多年，就是要让大家忽略他的美貌而专注他演绎的角色。虽然他一直不算是好莱坞的一线，但我仍然喜欢他。慢慢地，你会发现：这种偏执真的很可爱。。。

overall rating 83

One of the most underrated actors around, Christian Bale is ready for his closeup. Few know his name, and those who recognize it have a hard time placing him. But few actors have such a fiercely loyal fan base -- and his work merits it.

Christian Bale was a child star who developed with little-known cult movies, gaining a small following along the way. With roles like that of "Laurie" in Little Women he won the hearts of ladies, and with American Psycho the awe of everyone else.

Not many actors have such a venerable devotion to their work as Bale has shown, and with a heart of solid gold, he spends much of his time supporting many causes.

personality & talent 86

Christian Bale's dedication to his craft is staggering. When formulating how to make Bale look withered in The Machinist, director Brad Anderson thought baggy clothes, and some camera and lighting tricks would do. Bale went way beyond the call of duty, living off coffee and cigarettes for weeks in order to lose 63 pounds.

This points to a man for whom stardom is a by-product of his work, not the main goal. It's as if the celebrity trauma he suffered during his child star days gave him a complete disregard for fame and recognition. As many performers can confirm, once you stop caring about what your audience thinks, you perform that much better.

Unique to Bale is his razor-sharp ear. In just about every movie on his resume, he has used a different accent; it is said that he used his natural British voice only once, in the 1997 movie Metroland. With such dedication to his roles and a compliant voice, there are no limits to what Bale can do onscreen.

woman magnetism 85

Christian Bale's fan sites are mostly run by women who can't mask their admiration for his good looks. His square jaw, strong hazel eyes and almost model-like symmetry make him a versatile actor who is apparently easy on the eyes.

No doubt, the women who had posters of Christian on their walls from his Newsies and Little Women days will upgrade them for posters of Bale as Bruce Wayne. But no matter how many ladies scream his name, he is a one-woman man who has been married since 2000.

accomplishments & fame 83

Despite having more than 20 projects to his name, Christian Bale retains cult star status. His fans chat to no end about his virtues on the Internet, but few moviegoers will recognize his name. This may very well change once he makes the leap into the blockbuster realm as Batman.

But fame is hardly the measure of one's accomplishments these days. Christian Bale has been a consistently solid actor in every film he's been involved with. His first big movie, 1987's Empire of the Sun, made him a star. The pressures of fame being too much for a young boy, Bale stepped away, but was soon encouraged by none other than Kenneth Branagh to continue.

That turned out to be a good move, since it resulted in some defining movie roles in early '90s fare like Newsies, Swing Kids, Little Women, and Disney's Pocahontas in 1995 (as a voice talent, of course). But Bale's true talent was finally revealed in 2000's American Psycho, in which he portrayed disturbed yuppie egomaniac Patrick Bateman with eerie perfection.

He again rocked the critics with 2004's The Machinist, losing 63 pounds and actually self-inducing insomnia to make his onscreen neurosis totally believable. In 2005, everyone will know Bale's name when he dons the cape left behind by Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney, and stars as Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins. Christian Bale will also appear in 2005's The New World and 2006's Harsh Times.

coolness factor 86

There's something exciting about a cult star that can best be described as underground magnetism. It's as though a select group of people see something in him that most don't (not to be mistaken for Ashton Kutcher fans, who are simply crazy). Christian Bale is cool because he still has that "star in progress" mystery, not to mention a well-refined icy glare.

personal style 74

The style that Christian Bale gives off is part nonchalant, part elegant bad boy. His choice of attire is disarmingly simple: a plain shirt with a T-shirt underneath and topped by a sports jacket, or simply a long-sleeve T with cool pants or jeans. On more casual occasions, it's not uncommon to catch him in a light-colored hoodie. Whatever Bale's wearing, he always sports a generous goatee and moustache.

That Christian Bale could teach us how to morph our bodies into those of bodybuilders, with some serious six-packs and colossal chests.

quote

"An actor should never be larger than the film he's in." -Christian Bale

biography

Christian Charles Philip Bale is ever the Welshman, in name and origin. He was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire on January 30, 1974, but grew up in Oxfordshire, England. A man of diverse influences, he also grew up in California and Portugal.

Bale was raised in a milieu of entertainers. His mother is a former circus performer and his great uncle is a former actor, while one of his sisters is a musician, and another an actress and theater director. Both grandfathers were part-time actors, and one of them doubled for John Wayne twice while shooting in Africa. But it was his father Davis, a commercial pilot, who pushed the boy to pursue acting as a career by becoming his manager.

christian bale in the nerd

Before that, Bale had only tinkered with acting, thanks in part to his director sister. By the age of 9, he had appeared in a number of commercials, including one for Pac-Man cereal in Britain. One year later he made his stage debut in London's prestigious West End in the play, The Nerd. His co-star was none other than comedian Rowan Atkinson, of Mr. Bean fame.

christian bale in empire of the sun

By 1986, Christian Bale had already appeared in a made-for-TV movie called Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna. After a miniseries and a minor movie, Bale's defining role had arrived; he beat out 4,000 other actors for the lead part in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). For Bale's work, the National Board of Review created a special award for him: Best Juvenile Performance.

While it seemed like things were looking up for the young actor, he only felt discouraged by the experience and media attention, and withdrew from acting as a result.

christian bale in swing kids

But another great actor, Kenneth Branagh, persuaded Bale to act again and gave him a small role in his version of Henry V (1989). In 1992, after 10 intense weeks of dance and martial arts training, Bale starred in the musical Newsies, followed by Swing Kids, a movie about the underground swing movement in Nazi Germany.

In the mid-'90s, Winona Ryder handpicked Bale for the part of Laurie in 1994's Little Women, and the following year he lent his fine-tuned voice to "Thomas" in the Disney production of Pocahontas. Things slowed down with a string of movies that hardly made a bleep, including Metroland (1997), Velvet Goldmine (1998) and Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999), in which he portrayed Jesus of Nazareth.

christian bale in american psycho

But 2000 turned out to be Christian Bale's year of glory. In American Psycho (based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name), Bale starred as deranged yuppie murderer Patrick Bateman, emulating the literary character's painstaking cosmetic and exercise regimen. He was briefly cast aside when Leonardo DiCaprio showed interest, but incidentally, Leo backed out and Christian was back in.

For three years, Christian Bale lent his talent to substandard work like 2000's Shaft, 2001's Captain Corelli's Mandolin -- also starring the stunning Penelope Cruz -- and 2002's Reign of Fire. But he showed just how dedicated a thespian he is with The Machinist (2004), after having lost 63 pounds by eating only salads and apples, and drinking non-fat lattes. Apparently, Bale smoked like a chimney and would down whisky on the nights before shooting, in order to dehydrate his body and look extra emaciated.

christian bale is the new batman

Taking a leap into the world of blockbusters, Bale stars in 2005's Batman Begins, a prequel and that also stars Morgan Freeman and Katie Holmes. Bale will round out 2005 with Terrence Malick's The New World, and can add Harsh Times to his resume in 2006.

Christian Bale is married to Sandra "Sibi" Blazic; the couple, who met on the set of Little Women when Blazic was Winona Ryder's personal assistant, welcomed a daughter to the world in March 2005. Christian also made news when his father, who has since passed away, married feminist icon Gloria Steinem in 2000.

Bale lives wherever he happens to be shooting, but divides his time between the U.S. and the UK. He is devoted to many causes, including Ark Trust, Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Foundation, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, the Redwings Sanctuary, the Happy Child Mission, and a school for street kids in Rio de Janeiro.

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