Mark Ruffalo is an American producer and actor born in the year 1967 gained his first recognition for the play ‘This is our youth’. He then carried on to star in various romantic comedies like 13 Going on 30 that came in 2004 and Just like Heaven of 2005. He also worked in the thrillers Zodiac of 2007 and Shutter Island in 2010. Mark gained a nomination for Tony Award for his supporting role in Awake and Sing! in the year 2006.
Ruffalo’s acclaimed international reputation for playing the role of Bruce Banner or famously known as Hulk in the Avengers came in 2012, Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame released in 2019.
How was his early life?
The actor was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to mother Marie Rose, who is a hairdresser and stylist, and to father Frank Lawrence Ruffalo who worked as a construction painter. Ruffalo throughout his education was in both Catholic and progressive schools. He struggled with undiagnosed disease dyslexia and ADHD when he was a child and also a young adult.
He then in his adult days co-founded the Orpheus Theatre Company. With this theatre company, he started writing, directing, and then starred in a number of plays. The actor also served nearly a decade as a bartender.
The start of Mark Ruffalo
Ruffalo made his debut on screen in an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse in the year 1989. He then was involved in some minor film roles. Later became a part of the original casting of This Is Our Youth in the year 1996. In the year 2010, he appeared in the psychological genre thriller Shutter Island and in the comedy based drama The Kids Are All Right. He got nominations for ‘the kids are all right’ in the SAG Award, BAFTA Award, and the Academy Award.
Mark Ruffalo received huge recognition with his venture of Avengers. This movie which is the 6th installment of Marvel Universe. He bagged the role of Hulk. He received a great response from the audience for his character as Hulk. Ruffalo then reprised his characters in all the sequel of the Avenger series. The movie’s last part came in 2019, the endgame. He was also seen in this movie.
A glimpse of Mark Ruffalo personal life
The actor is married to Sunrise Coigney in the year 2000. They have three kids. He lives in Manhattan with his family. Ruffalo was diagnosed with a rare disease called vestibular schwannoma after he completed his work on the film The Last Castle. It is a type of tumor in the brain otherwise known as an acoustic neuroma. The tumor was then exposed to be benign. However, the surgery they did to remove the mass affected him in partial facial paralysis and also affected his hearing capacity. The paralysis was cured after a year. Since then Ruffalo remains deaf in his left side ear.
The net worth of the actor
The actor’s net worth is estimated to be an amount of $35 million. The only way of his earnings is acting and his direction.
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