Before playing the green giant Hulk in Avengers – Mark Ruffalo was known as one of the real Hollywood actors. He is also a person who has a life of ups and downs and is relatively unhappy.
Tough youth
Born on November 22, 1967 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, Mark Ruffalo made his first appearance with a micro role in the CBS Summer Playhouse in 1989.
Early in his career, Mark faced many difficulties. Before entering the arts, he was a wrestler, then worked in all kinds of jobs from acting, writing, directing, producing and running errands on set for many years. Just when Mark wanted to give up, the opportunity came to him, Mark met the famous screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan . From then on, his life turned to a new page when he participated in a number of famous films such as he Last Castle (2001) or y XX/XY (2002) , However, his life was full of pressure and he encountered a pathology of control. anger (like Hulk).
The stage of damage when suffering from a terrible disease
In 2002, he discovered he had an auditory nerve tumor, just weeks before his son was born. When he recounted his days of facing cancer, he still couldn’t believe he was still alive because of a foreshadowing dream. Mark said he had a dream that he had a brain tumor and it was so real that the actor had to see a doctor the next day:
“Listen, I had a very scary dream last night and you might think I’m crazy but… I think I have a brain tumor and I really want to get tested.” – Of course, those words shocked the doctor, but Mark was still scheduled to have a CT scan to give him peace of mind.
Mark ‘s hunch was right, the surgery went smoothly but left unexpected sequelae, Mark was paralyzed with half his face for a whole year. This greatly influenced his acting career. Later he also suffered from dyslexia. For an actor, this obviously affects the reading of the script.
When discovering the illness, perhaps the most difficult thing is not giving up the roles, but for Mark , it is to inform the loved ones.
Perhaps he had never felt so stuck when his wife was pregnant and he himself could face death.
However, instead of sharing the burden with the family, Mark only informed his close friends and manager that he did not want his wife to be in a bad mood during pregnancy. They didn’t know until after the surgery took place.
In the following years, Mark ‘s acting career progressed to a positive movie, receiving many compliments for his acting We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004), Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004), 13 Going On 30 (2004) and Collateral (2004 ). No advantage in appearance, Mark is still fortunate to participate in many romantic movies with a series of beautiful and talented female stars. He co-starred with Jennifer Ganner in 1 3 Going On 30, Reese Witherpoon in Just Live Heaven, Keira Knighley in Begin Again.
Crisis when brother was shot dead and revived again
The next misfortune happened when Mark ‘s younger brother was falsely suspected of being a terrorist. On December 1, 2008, his brother Scott was shot in the head in his apartment and died a week later. This incident caused Mark to break down and decide to leave Hollywood, bringing his family home to live together for a while. He was very sad for a long time. He began to practice meditation on the advice of a medical expert.
Now that all the turbulence has passed, with a strong belief in oneself, one can see a green giant stronger than ever. Success continued to come to him when blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War earned $ 2 billion worldwide. Part 4 released in the summer of drunken year is expected to make Mark ‘s name reach even further.
