Harvey Keitel

thumb|Harvey Keitel katika tamasha la filamu la Deauville mnamo 2012..
**Harvey Keitel** (amezaliwa Brooklyn, New York, [[13 Mei], 1939) ni mwigizaji na mtayarishaji wa filamu kutoka nchini Marekani. Amekuwa katika tasnia ya filamu tangu miaka ya 1960. Anajulikana sana kwa uwezo wake wa kuigiza wahusika wenye tabia tata na ngumu. Ameshirikiana na watayarishaji mashuhuri kama Martin Scorsese na Quentin Tarantino.

Baadhi ya filamu zake maarufu ni pamoja na "Mean Streets" (1973), "Taxi Driver" (1976), "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "The Piano" (1993), na "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014).

Harvey Keitel alizaliwa mnamo Mei 13, 1939, huko Brooklyn, New York, Marekani. Wazazi wake walikuwa wahamiaji wa Kiyahudi kutoka Ulaya ya Mashariki. Keitel alihudhuria shule ya upili ya Abraham Lincoln High School huko Brooklyn kabla ya kujiunga na Jeshi la Wanamaji la Marekani.

Baada ya kumaliza muda wake jeshini, Keitel aliamua kufuata taaluma ya uigizaji. Alisoma katika shule ya uigizaji ya HB Studio na baadaye Actors Studio chini ya Lee Strasberg. Uigizaji wake wa kwanza mkubwa ulikuwa katika filamu ya Martin Scorsese "Who's That Knocking at My Door" (1967).

Katika miaka ya 1970, Keitel aliendelea kushirikiana na Scorsese na kuigiza katika filamu maarufu kama "Mean Streets" (1973) na "Taxi Driver" (1976). Uwezo wake wa kuonyesha wahusika wenye nguvu na matatizo ya kisaikolojia ulimfanya awe maarufu katika tasnia ya filamu.

Mnamo miaka ya 1990, Keitel alifanya kazi na Quentin Tarantino na kuigiza katika filamu za "Reservoir Dogs" (1992) na "Pulp Fiction" (1994), ambazo zilimpa umaarufu zaidi na kuthibitisha uwezo wake wa kuigiza katika aina mbalimbali za filamu. Katika "The Piano" (1993), aliigiza kama George Baines, na filamu hiyo ilipokea tuzo kadhaa.

Katika miaka ya hivi karibuni, Keitel ameendelea kuwa na ufanisi katika tasnia ya filamu, akionekana katika filamu kama "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) na "The Irishman" (2019). 

Harvey Keitel ameoa mwigizaji Daphna Kastner tangu mwaka 2001, na wana mtoto mmoja pamoja. Ana watoto wawili wengine kutoka kwenye mahusiano yake ya awali. 

## Marejeo
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#"Harvey Keitel Career Highlights." Variety, https://variety.com/2020/film/news/harvey-keitel-career-highlight-1203503186/. Iliingizwa tarehe 28 Julai 2024.
#"Harvey Keitel Filmography." The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/section/movies. Iliingizwa tarehe 28 Julai 2024.
#"Harvey Keitel Awards and Nominations." Hollywood Reporter, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/topic/harvey-keitel. Iliingizwa tarehe 28 Julai 2024.
#"Interviews with Harvey Keitel." Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts. Iliingizwa tarehe 28 Julai 2024.
#Ebert, Roger. "Mean Streets Movie Review (1973)." Roger Ebert, 2 Oktoba 1973, https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mean-streets-1973. Iliingizwa tarehe 28 Julai 2024.
#"Harvey Keitel: The Resilient Actor." The Independent, 5 Machi 2020, https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/harvey-keitel-resilient-actor-2020. Iliingizwa tarehe 28 Julai 2024.
#"The Artistic Journey of Harvey Keitel." Sight & Sound, 21 Juni 2018, https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/artistic-journey-harvey-keitel. Iliingizwa tarehe 28 Julai 2024.

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