StatsBirth Name: Terence Steven McQueen Born: 24 March 1930 Died: 7 November 1980 Country of origin: United States Height: 5' 10" Relationship Status: Married Partner: Barbara Minty
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Terrence Stephen "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bu
Terrence Stephen "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, Papillon, and The Towering Inferno. In 1974, he became the highest-paid movie star in the world. Although McQueen was combative with directors and producers, his popularity put him in high demand and enabled him to command large salaries.
He was an avid racer of both motorcycles and cars. While he studied acting, he supported himself partly by competing in weekend motorcycle races and bought his first motorcycle with his winnings. He is recognized for performing many of his own stunts, but one of the most widely claimed and cherished examples of this—that he did the majority of the stunt driving for his character during the high-speed chase scene in Bullitt—was revealed not to be true by his most trusted stuntman and stunt driver Loren James.
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Dead and Still making money (10 person items)"$8 million
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Died: November 30, 1980
Age: 50
Cause: Complication from surgery
McQueen still embodies cool 32 years after his death. A limited edition Steve McQueen Triumph motorcycle has been selling well at $10,000 a pop. Brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Persol have embraced the aura of McQueen and the actor still serves as a Tag Heuer ambassador alongside living celebrities like Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Empire - 100 sexiest Movies Stars 2013 (100 person items)"The quintessential man's man, which is probably why the ladies like him too. He could be wearing a clown suit and doing the hokey-cokey and he'd still somehow be the coolest person in the room. Really, we should all hate him.
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That Thomas Crown Affair chess game has dated badly, but his chemistry when cooped up in a car with Ali McGraw in The Getaway still sizzles. "
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Holy Actors Whom I Love And Worship (19 person items)" There's something about my shaggy-dog eyes that makes people think I'm good.
Steve is the epitome of cool. The king of cool, the high mighty overlord, or whatever grand titles you can possibly conjure up.
He was THE primordial action hero before people knew what the hell a Schwarzenegger even was, he was walkin' fast and whoopin' ass like there was no tomorrow. I love Steve's cordial and candid acting style, and how smooth and slick he was on camera. Steve grew up in a bad and abusive hom"
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