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Despite wading through a significant amount of dreck at the beginning of his career, actor Tommy Lee Jones emerged to become one of the most admired and respected film stars of his generation. An inauspicious start on the daytime soap “One Life to Live” (ABC, 1967- ) eventually led to leading roles in made-for-television movies like “The Amazing Howard Hughes” (CBS, 1977) and “The Executioner’s Song” (NBC, 1982) that clearly demonstrated his acting prowess. An Emmy award win for “Lonesome Dove” (CBS, 1989) raised his fortunes for good, leading to defining film roles in “JFK” (1991), “The
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Milestone
1960
Won a scholarship so he could attend a prep school, St. Mark's prep school in Dallas, TX
Worked with father in Texas oil fields before entering Harvard
1969
Landed first acting job on Broadway ten days after arriving in New York City in John Osborne's play "A Patriot For Me"
1969
Starred in Sal Mineo's controversial Off-Broadway production, "Fortune and Men's Eyes"
1970
Feature film debut, "Love Story"
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