Quote of the day on co-stars by Tommy Lee Jones: 'I feel pretty lucky, those guys….'

Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor known for his roles in several films, including ‘Men in Black’ and ‘The Hunted.’ He was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Lucille Marie (Scott), a police officer and beauty shop owner, and Clyde C. Jones, who worked on oil fields.

Tommy attended St. Mark's School of Texas, a prestigious prep school for boys in Dallas, on a scholarship, and went to Harvard on another scholarship, according to IMDb. He received a B.A. in English literature and graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1969. Following college, he moved to New York and began his theatrical career on Broadway in "A Patriot for Me" (1969). In 1970, he made his film debut in Love Story (1970).

Victoria Jones, Tommy Lee’s daughter, was found dead in a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to TMZ. He also has a son, Austin Leonard Jones.


Quote of the day by Tommy Lee Jones: I feel pretty lucky. Those guys, they know my name. They know who I am. Not bad for a little Indian boy. Not bad. The quote is attributed to the actor by IMDb.

Meaning of the quote of the day by Tommy Lee Jones: In the quote of the day, Jones referred to famous movie stars whom he worked with and shared the screen with. Hailing all his colleagues and co-stars, the Oscar-winning actor said that he finds himself really lucky that all of them know his name and know him in person.

Tommy Lee Jones: Personal life and career

Tommy Lee Jones has been married three times over the course of his life. His current wife is Dawn Jones, whom he married on March 19, 2001. The couple has remained together since then. Before that, Jones was married to Kimberlea Cloughley. Their marriage began on May 30, 1981, and ended in divorce on March 23, 1996. The former couple shares two children.

Jones’s first marriage was to Kate Lardner. They tied the knot on December 31, 1971, but later divorced on February 9, 1978. According to IMDb, he shared living space with future Vice President Al Gore. He also played offensive guard in the famous 29-29 Harvard-Yale football game of '68 known as "The Tie."

During his days in New York, he continued to appear in various plays, both on- and off-Broadway: "Fortune and Men's Eyes" (1969); "Four on a Garden" (1971); "Blue Boys" (1972); and "Ulysses in Nighttown" (1974). During this time, he also appeared on a daytime soap opera, One Life to Live (1968), as Dr. Mark Toland from 1971 to 1975. He moved with his wife, Kate Lardner, granddaughter of short-story writer/columnist Ring Lardner, and her two children from a previous marriage to Los Angeles.