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William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Willem Dafoe
Mr. Burns
for Mr. Burns in The Simpsons: Nuclear Family
Suggested by kaueoliveira
In the bizarre, hyper-real town of Springfield, life for the Simpson family is a comfortable cycle of chaos until Homer, in a moment of profound laziness at the Nuclear Power Plant, accidentally causes an environmental incident that threatens to make the town's perpetually-on-fire tire yard look like a nature preserve. Seizing the opportunity, the villainous Mr. Burns deflects all blame onto his oafish employee, launching a sinister "Go Greener" corporate campaign that is secretly a front to dump nuclear waste directly into Springfield's water supply. With Homer becoming the most hated man in town overnight, the family is ostracized, their iconic pink sedan egged, and their very foundation shaken. Forced into action, the family must unite to clear Homer's name and save their home. Marge channels her repressed anxiety into a one-woman crusade for the truth, armed with coupons and common sense. Lisa, embracing her role as the lone voice of reason, uncovers the scientific proof of Burns's treachery, while Bart's campaign of anarchic pranks against the town's new corporate overlords inadvertently exposes the conspiracy's weak points. It all leads to a frantic, slapstick showdown where Homer must finally choose between his own self-preservation and the dysfunctional, deeply flawed town he begrudgingly calls home.
