Entertainment

Bruce Dern’s Long, Strange Trip to Leading Man in Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’

Aged to Perfection

Bruce Dern’s waited his entire career for a role like Woody Grant, the booze-addled dementia case in Alexander Payne’s Nebraska. He talks about his 50-year journey to become a leading man.

articles/2013/11/13/bruce-dern-s-long-strange-trip-to-leading-man-in-alexander-payne-s-nebraska/131112-stern-bruce-dern-tease_uwjpgd
Eugene Gologursky/Getty

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.