Wes Bentley is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in American Beauty (1999) and Yellowstone.
Wes Bentley Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Wes Bentley was born on September 4, 1978 (Wes Bentley: age 44), in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Cherie Baker and David Bentley. His father is a minister and his mother is a chaplain for the United Methodist denomination. Bentley and his three brothers were raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in 1996 and went on to complete one year at the Juilliard School’s Drama Division before leaving to follow his acting career.
Wes Bentley Biography: Career
Bentley started his acting career with the movie Three Below Zero (1998) in which his character and several others are trapped in a New York basement on the hottest day of the summer. The next year Bentley starred in one of his most famous roles, Ricky Fitts in American Beauty.
Wes Bentley Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Wes Bentley was born on September 4, 1978 (Wes Bentley: age 44), in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Cherie Baker and David Bentley. His father is a minister and his mother is a chaplain for the United Methodist denomination. Bentley and his three brothers were raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in 1996 and went on to complete one year at the Juilliard School’s Drama Division before leaving to follow his acting career.
Wes Bentley Biography: Career
Bentley started his acting career with the movie Three Below Zero (1998) in which his character and several others are trapped in a New York basement on the hottest day of the summer. The next year Bentley starred in one of his most famous roles, Ricky Fitts in American Beauty.
- 3/12/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
It's no secret where Wes Bentley disappeared to after his success at age 21 in "American Beauty." The actor struggled with an addiction to drugs like heroin that caused him to miss out on a big chunk of his film career and led to the end of his relationship with his then-wife Jennifer Quanz.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bentley opens up about his drug addiction that led him to pass on work with directors like Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton, Tony Scott and Ang Lee. Fortunately those opportunities aren't gone for good, as Bentley recently landed a role in Nolan's upcoming "Interstellar."
"I put up such a wall that I didn't even go and meet with these great directors whom I respected and admired so much," Bentley says of the decade he lost to drug addiction.
"The Hunger Games" actor cleaned up his act in 2009 and got sober. "I've been given this second chance,...
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bentley opens up about his drug addiction that led him to pass on work with directors like Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton, Tony Scott and Ang Lee. Fortunately those opportunities aren't gone for good, as Bentley recently landed a role in Nolan's upcoming "Interstellar."
"I put up such a wall that I didn't even go and meet with these great directors whom I respected and admired so much," Bentley says of the decade he lost to drug addiction.
"The Hunger Games" actor cleaned up his act in 2009 and got sober. "I've been given this second chance,...
- 8/2/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
If you read between the lines of Wes Bentley's IMDb page, you can glimpse the nosedive his career took between 2000, just after he shot to fame with Sam Mendes's critically lauded "American Beauty," and 2011, when the plum film roles began rolling in again.
There's a reason for that roughly 10-year slowdown: Bentley, now 34, was struggling with drug addiction.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bentley admits that his sudden success with "American Beauty" was too much for his 21-year-old self to handle. He turned to drugs as a means of escape, and became hooked on heroin "in a matter of days."
"There was a point where I had written off survival," the actor told People in 2011. "I was so numb, I was okay with it. I thought, this is what I am going to be -- dead."
Bentley stopped using in 2009 -- one year after getting arrested for heroin possession,...
There's a reason for that roughly 10-year slowdown: Bentley, now 34, was struggling with drug addiction.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bentley admits that his sudden success with "American Beauty" was too much for his 21-year-old self to handle. He turned to drugs as a means of escape, and became hooked on heroin "in a matter of days."
"There was a point where I had written off survival," the actor told People in 2011. "I was so numb, I was okay with it. I thought, this is what I am going to be -- dead."
Bentley stopped using in 2009 -- one year after getting arrested for heroin possession,...
- 8/1/2013
- by Laura Larson
- Moviefone
"American Beauty" star Wes Bentley is facing fresh financial woes - U.S. officials are chasing him for alleged tax debts. The actor is said to owe as much as $204,000 in delinquent and federal taxes, according to records obtained by the Detroit News.
Internal Revenue Service bosses filed a $125,617 lien against Bentley and his estranged wife Jennifer Quanz in Los Angeles on March 23. And last year, California officials submitted two separate liens against the couple - a demand for $49,079 was filed in L.A. in March, while another $29,187 lien was lodged in December.
It's not the first set of money problems for Bentley - he was sued by attorneys for American Express last year after allegedly failing to pay off $92,738 in credit card charges.
Internal Revenue Service bosses filed a $125,617 lien against Bentley and his estranged wife Jennifer Quanz in Los Angeles on March 23. And last year, California officials submitted two separate liens against the couple - a demand for $49,079 was filed in L.A. in March, while another $29,187 lien was lodged in December.
It's not the first set of money problems for Bentley - he was sued by attorneys for American Express last year after allegedly failing to pay off $92,738 in credit card charges.
- 7/13/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
American Beauty star Wes Bentley is facing fresh financial woes - U.S. officials are chasing him for alleged tax debts.
The actor is said to owe as much as $204,000 (£136,000) in delinquent and federal taxes, according to records obtained by the Detroit News.
Internal Revenue Service bosses filed a $125,617 (£83,740) lien against Bentley and his estranged wife Jennifer Quanz in Los Angeles on 23 March.
And last year, California officials submitted two separate liens against the couple - a demand for $49,079 (£32,700) was filed in L.A. in March, while another $29,187 (£19,460) lien was lodged in December.
It's not the first set of money problems for Bentley - he was sued by attorneys for American Express last year after allegedly failing to pay off $92,738 (£61,800) in credit card charges.
The actor is said to owe as much as $204,000 (£136,000) in delinquent and federal taxes, according to records obtained by the Detroit News.
Internal Revenue Service bosses filed a $125,617 (£83,740) lien against Bentley and his estranged wife Jennifer Quanz in Los Angeles on 23 March.
And last year, California officials submitted two separate liens against the couple - a demand for $49,079 (£32,700) was filed in L.A. in March, while another $29,187 (£19,460) lien was lodged in December.
It's not the first set of money problems for Bentley - he was sued by attorneys for American Express last year after allegedly failing to pay off $92,738 (£61,800) in credit card charges.
- 7/13/2010
- WENN
American Beauty star Wes Bentley has filed for divorce from his wife Jennifer Quanz.
The actor has cited irreconcilable differences for the split, which comes after seven years of marriage.
Bentley filed legal papers last month following two years of separation.
The star has also asked court officials to deny Quanz any right to spousal support, according to TMZ.com.
The actor has cited irreconcilable differences for the split, which comes after seven years of marriage.
Bentley filed legal papers last month following two years of separation.
The star has also asked court officials to deny Quanz any right to spousal support, according to TMZ.com.
- 6/3/2009
- WENN
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