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How smart is Tommy Lee Jones?

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Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and filmmaker who was born on September 15, 1946. He has won numerous honors, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is well known for his harsh and commanding film roles.

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Jones’ portrayal of condemned murderer Gary Gilmore in the limited series or film The Executioner’s Song earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (1983).

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With his performance as Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the television miniseries Lonesome Dove, he received further nominations (1989).

In the CBS movie The Incredible Howard Hughes, he played Howard Hughes (1977).

He co-wrote, co-starred, and directed the Western The Good Old Boys on TNT (1995).

He executive produced, directed, and performed in the HBO film The Sunset Limited (2011).

How smart is Tommy Lee Jones?

Jones has always been a thoughtful performer who is well-liked by his contemporaries. He is really clever and intelligent. He went to Harvard University and shared a residence with Al Gore, another intelligent student. Throughout the years, the two remained close friends, and in 2000, Jones even read Gore’s nomination speech as the Democratic Party’s candidate for president.

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