Born in Austin, Texas

November 6, 1970

Hawke was born in Austin, Texas, the son of Leslie Carole (née Green) and James Steven Hawke. His maternal grandfather, Howard Lemuel Green, served five terms in the Texas Legislature and was a minor league baseball commissioner. Hawke's parents were students at the University of Texas at the time of his birth.

Parents separate

June 1, 1975

Parents separate

Joe Dante's Explorers

July 12, 1985

At the age of fourteen, he made his feature film debut in Joe Dante's Explorers.

Graduated from the Hun School of Princeton

June 15, 1988

He transferred to and graduated from the Hun School of Princeton in 1988.

Gattaca

October 24, 1997

Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law. On the set of Gattaca is where Hawke met his future wife Uma Thurman.

Uma Thurman

May 1, 1998 - July 1, 2004

On May 1, 1998, Hawke married actress Uma Thurman whom he met while the pair filmed Gattaca. The couple had two children, daughter Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke (born July 8, 1998) and son Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke (born January 15, 2002). They separated and divorced in July 2004.

Training Day

October 5, 2001

In 2001, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Training Day.

Office Fire

March 26, 2006

Hawke's personal business office in New York City was destroyed by a fast-moving fire. He was in the middle of directing and starring in a movie version of his first novel, The Hottest State. The fire broke out in a newly renovated office on the second floor of the office building and the blaze quickly spread to the fifth floor. It destroyed Hawke's fourth-floor office and his post-production studio. Master tapes and negatives from Hawke's film were being stored off-site and were reportedly not destroyed by the fire.

Announces pregnancy

January 30, 2008

On January 30, 2008, Hawke announced he is about to become a father again, this time with Ryan Shawhughes, described as the former nanny to his children with Uma Thurman.