Edward Norton is an Oscar nominated American actor known for his reluctance to embrace celebrity status. Norton was launched into the spotlight by 1996's Primal Fear, for which he won a Golden Globe and a nomination for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. He earned numerous nominations, including a Best Actor Oscar, for his role as a reformed neo-Nazi in 1998's American History X, and starred in the 1999 adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's cult hit novel Fight Club.