'''Clint Eastwood, Jr.''', born May 31, 1930 (age {{age|1930|5|31}}), in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], is an award winning American [[actor]], [[director]], [[producer]], [[composer]] and [[writer]]. Eastwood was also the [[mayor]] of [[Carmel]], [[California]], from 1986 until 1988.
Clint Eastwood observed:<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/clint-eastwood-not-everyone-hollywood-left</ref>
{{cquote|President [[Obama]] is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the [[America]]n people.}}
and
{{cquote|Not everyone in [[Hollywood]] is on the [[Left]].}}
Eastwood has been registered as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] since 1951 but describes himself as a [[libertarian]].
<ref>[http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/Conservative.Celebrities.20.824701.html Celebs Who Lean To The Right - Slide 1], ''wcbstv.com'', Accessed on April 5, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.celebolitics.com/2008/08/clint-eastwood-political-quotes/ Clint Eastwood Political Quotes], ''Celebolitics - Celebrity Politics'', August 28, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.celebolitics.com/2008/08/clint-eastwood-political-views/ Clint Eastwood Political Views], ''Celebolitics - Celebrity Politics'', August 28, 2008</ref> Eastwood is not known to be [[conservative]] on social issues. He supports [[Homosexuality]].<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/CNG---7406dba2d503f4c4ae45d58894934f43---241</ref> At the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida on August 30, 2012, Eastwood made an appearance to give a speech to the gathered delegates. As part of his speech, Eastwood, who had endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] as the Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential election, delivered an improvised routine where he addressed an empty chair on stage which he intended to represent President [[Barack Hussein Obama|Barack Obama]]. Eastwood used the speech to criticize Obama's performance as President, then he asked the American public to send a message to Obama by voting him out of office for his poor presidential record. Eastwood's presentation hit a raw nerve among [[Leftists]], with [[liberals]] protesting far too much on the internet afterward. Eastwood's speech was well received by the crowd at the Tampa Bay Times Forum (where the convention was held) and by much of the public.
==Academy Awards==
*2006 - Best Director , ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]''*2006 - Best Picture , ''Letters from Iwo Jima''*2004 - Best Director , ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]''*2004 - Best Picture , ''Million Dollar Baby''*2004 - Best Actor , ''Million Dollar Baby''*2003 - Best Director , ''[[Mystic River]]''*2003 - Best Picture , ''Mystic River''*1992 - Best Picture , ''[[Unforgiven]]''*1992 - Best Actor , ''Unforgiven''*1992 - Best Director , ''Unforgiven''
== References See also== {{reflist}} * [[Dirty Harry]]* [[List of Conservative or pro-Conservative Hollywood stars]]* [[Conservative media#Hollywood Conservatives|Hollywood conservatives]]* [[Essay:List of celebrities who support the Second Amendment]] * [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]]
==References=={{reflist|2}} ==External Linkslinks==
*http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/clint-eastwood/145220
*http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9283502
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