James Dean

James Dean was an American actor who born in Indiana on February 8, 1931.  His full name was James Byron Dean, but his nickname was Jimmy. His mother died too young and his father sent him to a farm in order to live whit his aunt and uncle. That’s the reason he was a solitary person. He was considered introverted, clumsy, moody and passionate as a person.

He was an artistic person. He studied violin, tap-dance, and he liked art. He liked to create thins with his hands. Because of the passion he demonstrated for theater he made TV, movies and some plays for Broadway. His most successful movies were: East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause and he was nominated for the roles he played in those movies.

He practiced sports like basketball and baseball. He studied in UCLA and he liked to participate in race cars with his Porsche named “The little bastard”.  Another passion he had was motorcycle.

People speculated about his sexual orientation and maybe he could be bisexual; despite, her greatest love was the actress Pier Angeli.

He died at the age of 24 years old because of a car accident. Nowadays he is considered as a legend for a lot of people and because of the way of his short life. He is mentioned in numerous songs of singers like Lady Gaga, The Killers, Hilary Duff and Bon Jovi. He was compared with the actor Marlon Brando. He always will be remembered as the rebel without a cause.