What is Dennis Hopper?
{{Infobox person | name = Dennis Hopper | image = Dennis Hopper Cannes 2008 (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = Hopper at the [[2008 Cannes Film Festival]] | alt = | birth_name = Dennis Lee Hopper | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|05|17}} | birth_place = [[Dodge City, Kansas]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|05|29|1936|05|17}} | death_place = [[Venice, Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | restingplace = [[Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico]], U.S. | nationality = American | education = [[Helix High School]] | alma_mater = [[Actors Studio]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|movie director|photographer|painter}} | years_active = 1954–2010 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|[[Brooke Hayward]]|1961|1969|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|[[Michelle Phillips]]|October 31, 1970|November 8, 1970|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|[[Daria Halprin]]|1972|1976|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|[[Katherine LaNasa]]|June 17, 1989|April 1992|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Victoria Duffy|April 13, 1996|2010|end={{abbr|sep.|separation}}}} }} | children = 4 }} '''Dennis Lee Hopper''' (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, movie director, and photographer. He has appeared in many [[movie]]s and [[television programme|television shows]], since the [[1950s]]. ==Early life== Hopper was born on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, [[Kansas]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7799095/Jack-Nicholson-pays-tribute-to-soul-mate-Dennis-Hopper.html|title=Jack Nicholson pays tribute to 'soul mate' Dennis Hopper | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> He spent his life in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] and in [[San Diego, California]]. Hopper studied to be an actor at Helix High School and at the Actors' Studio. Hopper has two brothers. == Career == Hopper is probably best known for directing, co-writing, and starring in the [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-nominated movie ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969).