Gene Hackman loved acting but hated everything that comes along with it, from hair and makeup to screenwriter notes, director Barry Sonnenfeld recalled in an interview following Hackman's death. Sonnenfeld directed Hackman in 'Get Shorty.

By Hollywood standards, Hackman was a bit of a late bloomer. He didn’t have his first break out role until 1967, when at the age of 37 he caught the industry’s attention with

Gene Hackman was many things, most notably an award-winning actor, but what many don’t know is that Hackman loved a good prank.