Peter Gallagher has one of those faces: instantly recognisable, hard to place. As we sit drinking coffee at an upmarket hotel ...

The plot centers on Lester Burnham, a middle-aged man going through a mid-life crisis whose life takes an unexpected turn as ...

“My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighbourhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead. Of course I don't know that yet, and in a ...

The war is gonna start any day now, so it won't affect college anyhow." “My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighbourhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than ...

Ball's success was a long time coming; much of the frustration and anger felt by *American Beauty*'s protagonist, Lester Burnham, was inspired by the screenwriter's own dissatisfaction with his years ...

In fact, Gallagher was first told it was he who would be playing the lead role of Lester Burnham. “I thought, holy s***, my ship has come in. Oh my God, this is the best day of my life.” ...