Bruce Paltrow
Interesting Biography Facts
Real name
Bruce Weigert Paltrow
Occupation
film director, film producer
Birth Date
November 26, 1943
Death date
October 3, 2002 (58 years)
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Education
Tulane University
Nationality
American
Bruce Paltrow family members
Father's Name
Arnold Paltrow
Mother's Name
Dorothy Weigert
Siblings names
Robert Paltrow (brother)
Is Bruce Paltrow a gay/bisexual?
No
What is Bruce Paltrow marital status?
Married
Who is Bruce Paltrow wife?
Blythe Danner (till his death)
When did get married?
December 14, 1969
How many children does he have?
2 (daughter Gwyneth Paltrow and son Jake Paltrow)
Bruce Paltrow relatives
Bio
Gwyneth has always been “daddy’s girl”, and she was devastated by her father’s death. Bruce Paltrow was a wonderful person and talented film director and producer, who gained popularity due to such projects as “The White Shadow”, “St. Elsewhere” and many others.
Bruce was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA in the family of Dorothy and Arnold Paltrow. He has Jewish and Belarus roots. The man grew up in a happy rich family – his parents founded the prosperous Paltrow Steel Company.
Since the earliest years, Gwyneth’s father was keen on various kinds of art. After school, he entered Tulane University to study painting on a professional level. After graduation, he settled in New York and found there a job as a theater director. In the theater, he crossed the ways with an actress Blythe Danner, to whom he was married till his death.
With Blythe, he co-parented two kids, and one of them is the beauty and movie star, Gwyneth Paltrow. He directed and produced numerous screen projects, and in some of them, he invited his famous daughter.
Gwyneth tells that she was really knitted with her dad. It was he, who helped her get rid of her diva moments, which she dealt with after becoming popular.
The man was diagnosed with oral cancer in the early 2000s, and two years later he died. The death found him in Italy, where he went with Gwyneth to celebrate her 30th birthday. After his departure, Blythe Danner and her kids founded a charity organization to help other patients, diagnosed with oral cancer.