About Me
Birth name: Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland Born December 21, 1966 (1966-12-21) (age 40) Years active 1983-Present Spouse(s) Kelly Winn (29 June 1996 - 2004) (divorced) Camelia Kath (12 September 1987 - 1990) (divorced) 1 child Notable roles Jack Bauer in 24 David in The Lost Boys The Sniper in Phone Booth Ace Merrill in Stand by Me
..Early life: Kiefer Sutherland is the son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas who are both successful Canadian actors. He is of Scottish descent on both sides and is the grandson of Canadian statesman Tommy Douglas. He and his twin sister, Rachel, were born in London in Saint Mary's Hospital, Paddington while his parents were working there. As a result, through the jus soli, he holds both a Canadian passport and a British passport with certificate of Right to Abode. His family moved to Los Angeles, California shortly afterwards, but his parents eventually divorced in 1970. In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to Toronto,Ontario Canada where he attended high school at St. Andrew's.
..Career: As of 2006, Kiefer Sutherland has appeared in over fifty films, most notably The Lost Boys, A Few Good Men, Flatliners, Young Guns, The Vanishing, Stand By Me, Dark City and A Time To Kill as well as The_Sentinel. But since 2001, Sutherland is most widely associated with the role of Jack Bauer on the critically acclaimed television series 24. After being nominated four times for the "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Primetime Emmy Award, Sutherland won the award in 2006 for his role in 24s fifth season. His father, Donald, was also an Emmy winner; he won an Emmy award for his role in Citizen X in 1996. In the opening skit of the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards. Sutherland also made an appearance as his 24 character, Jack Bauer. He was also nominated for Best actor in a Drama Television Series in the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for 24. The actor was reportedly horrified to learn that the series 24 had influenced some U.S. Army personnel to think that torture is acceptable. Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan visited the set of 24 in February 2007 to urge the show's makers to reduce the number of torture scenes and Sutherland accepted an invitation from the U.S. military to teach West Point cadets it is wrong to torture prisoners. In 2005, Sutherland was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto where both of his parents have also been inducted. Sutherland was also the first Inside the Actors Studio guest to be the child of a former guest; his father, Donald, appeared on the show in 1998. Sutherland was featured on the cover of the April 2006 edition of Rolling Stone in an article entitled "Alone in the Dark with Kiefer Sutherland". The article opened up with Sutherland revealing his interest to be killed off in 24. However, he had also stated, "Don't get me wrong. I love what I do." It also revealed that he devotes 10 out of 12 months a year working on 24. He has starred in Japanese commercials for Calorie Mate, performing a parody of his Jack Bauer character. Sutherland also provides voiceovers for the current ad campaign for Ford Motor Company of Canada. These advertisements are thematically of the comedy genre. In mid-2006, he voiced the Apple Computer advertisement announcing the inclusion of Intel-Corporation chips in their Macintosh computer line. He also voices the introduction to NHL games on the Versus network in the U.S.
..Personal life: Sutherland was engaged to Julia Roberts in 1991, although their relationship ended just five days before their planned marriage. Several episodes of 24 have allegedly been rewritten to work around minor injuries Sutherland sustained when partying. In an interview with the London Daily Telegraph. Sutherland said, "I can't deny half the stuff that's been written about me has been true. I've done some stupid things. You have to take responsibility, go, 'That was embarrassing,' and move forward as best you can. On April 26, 2007 Sutherland, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, related his encounter with an orangutan while filming "1969", with his longtime pal Robert Downey Jr. The two actors were being filmed driving a car (actually being towed) when the young female Orangutan became enamoured with Kiefer. Sutherland told the story of his pal "Bobby" climbing out of the passenger side window, leaving him to deal with his new found love, awaiting the trainers who were in the follow car. During the autumn of 2001, Sutherland unintentionally interrupted the filming of the premiere episode of an online series titled The Lonely Island In the episode "White Power", the main characters develop an addiction to teeth whitener, and eventually mug an old woman to facilitate their addiction. Sutherland, driving by at the time, believed the mugging was real and jumped out of his car to intervene. A small portion of Sutherland's appearance is displayed after the credits, though the portion is only Kiefer stopping his car and looking at them. This anecdote was recounted by Andy Samberg. True to his grandfather's legacy, Sutherland is an active member of the Canadian New Democratic Party and has appeared from time to time in NDP advertisements. He has one daughter, Sarah Jude, born in 1988, along with a stepdaughter, Michelle Kath, from his first marriage to Camelia Kath, widow of Chicago guitarist/singer Terry Kath.
