Clint Eastwood is an American actor, film director, musician, and producer from California. Eastwood was initially disinterested in acting, however after being discovered by someone who worked at Universal Studios, he took on drama classes to improve his screen skills. He made his first screen appearance in the film Revenge of the Creature in 1955. He rose to fame in the 1964 film A Fistful of Dollars. In the 70’s he appeared in many more the most famous ones being the Dirty Harry films. Eastwood has numerous awards to his name including 1 Bodil Award, 3 Golden Globe Awards, and 4 Academy Awards.