Actor DENNIS HOPPER stars in the new film "Basquiat" (BASS-key-ott), The film is about American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Hopper plays international art dealer Bruno Bischofberger. Today's featured segment has the actor talking art collecting. Hopper himself is an art collector. Hopper made his feature film debut in "Rebel Without a Cause" in 1955. some other, but not all, of the films he has appeared include: "Easy Rider," "Apocalypse Now," "Blue Velvet." "Speed," "Waterworld," "River's Edge," "Carried Away" "Hoosiers," and "Red Rock West." Hopper was born May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas. Trained for the stage in San Diego. In addition to acting, Hopper has directed film and written screenplays
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