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    Dick Eklund; "Dicky" was a nickname used by his family and friends. Before his 1978 match with future world boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard, Eklund's most...
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  • half-brother and former boxer Dicky Eklund (Bale). The film was inspired by the 1995 documentary featuring the Eklund-Ward family titled High on Crack...
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    superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). For his portrayal of boxer Dicky Eklund in the 2010 biographical film The Fighter, he won an Academy Award and...
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    Mark Wahlberg in the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010) as Dicky Eklund. The film was critically acclaimed and a commercial success. The Fighter...
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    eighteen months, a documentary crew follows Lowell, Massachusetts natives Dicky Eklund, Gary "Boo-Boo" Giuffrida, and Brenda in their daily exploits to get...
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  • regions Christian Eklund (born 1977), Swedish professional ice hockey player Dicky Eklund (born 1957), American welterweight boxer Ella Eklund (1894–1953),...
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  • English footballer Dicky Dorsett (1919–1999), English footballer Dicky Eklund (born 1958), American retired welterweight boxer Dicky Merritt (1897–1978)...
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    Russell, the film tells the story of boxer half-brothers Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund (played by Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, respectively); Melissa Leo...
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    manages the boxing gym he owns with his half-brother and former trainer, Dicky Eklund, who trains new boxers entering its academy. In his 2012 autobiography...
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  • Joseph Wilson Sean Penn The Fighter "Irish" Micky Ward Mark Wahlberg Dicky Eklund Christian Bale The First Grader Kimani Maruge Oliver Litondo Frankie...
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    Year Winner and nominees Film Role 2010 Christian Bale The Fighter Dicky Eklund Andrew Garfield The Social Network Eduardo Saverin John Hawkes Winter's...
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    Night Tom "Taste" Felton / Tripplehorn James Franco 2010 The Fighter Dicky Eklund Christian Bale 2011 Midnight in Paris Ernest Hemingway Corey Stoll 2011...
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    champion boxer Micky Ward and Christian Bale portraying his brother Dicky Eklund. In 2010, Canadian rapper Drake notably performed a show at the Tsongas...
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    Hostiles Antlers The Pale Blue Eye Tom Bower Ryan Bingham Robert Duvall Dicky Eklund, Jr. Mark Falvo Christian Bale Dendrie Taylor Rory Cochrane Jesse Plemons...
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  • (2010) – based on the life of boxer Micky Ward and his half-brother, Dicky Eklund The First Grader (2010) – biographical drama film based on the true story...
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    and Mark Wahlberg. This movie brought back memories of his fight with Dicky Eklund. He also worked as an adviser in the 2011 robot boxing film Real Steel...
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    Year Actor Role(s) Film Ref. 2010 (83rd) Christian Bale ‡ Dicky Eklund The Fighter John Hawkes Teardrop Dolly Winter's Bone Jeremy Renner James "Jem" Coughlin...
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  • 2010 Biographical Story of Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and half-brother Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale). Oscars for Bale and Melissa Leo. Max Schmeling 2010...
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    Year Actor Role(s) Film Ref. 2010 Christian Bale Dicky Eklund The Fighter Michael Douglas Gordon Gekko Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Andrew Garfield...
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    Geoffrey Rush The King's Speech Lionel Logue Christian Bale The Fighter Dicky Eklund Andrew Garfield The Social Network Eduardo Saverin Pete Postlethwaite...
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  • Horrible Bosses 2, in The Fighter when Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale) walk on a road in the intro of the film, in This Means...
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    Year Winner Film Role 2010 Christian Bale The Fighter Dicky Eklund 2011 Christopher Plummer Beginners Hal Fields 2012 Leonardo DiCaprio Django Unchained...
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    Year Winner Film Role 2010 Christian Bale The Fighter Dicky Eklund 2011 Albert Brooks Drive Bernie Rose 2012 Ezra Miller The Perks of Being a Wallflower...
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    Year Nominee Film Role 2010 Christian Bale The Fighter Dicky Eklund 2011 Albert Brooks Drive Bernie Rose 2012 Philip Seymour Hoffman The Master Lancaster...
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  • Jon Morris, center for New Jersey Devils 1984–1992, Boston Bruins 1993 Dicky Eklund, pro boxer 1975–1985, welterweight Tommy Ellis, boxer, 1952–1962, known...
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    Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Marvin Hagler. Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund both began their careers in Lowell, the subject of the 2010 film The...
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  • as real-life boxer Dicky Eklund and Melissa Leo the Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Dicky's mother, Alice Eklund. The other acting award...
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    The Fatal Encounter (Gwang-baek (Cho Jae-hyun)) The Fighter (Dick "Dicky" Eklund (Christian Bale)) First Man (Deke Slayton (Kyle Chandler)) Fosse/Verdon...
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    Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref. 2010 (17th) Christian Bale ‡ The Fighter Dicky Eklund John Hawkes Winter's Bone Teardrop Dolly Jeremy Renner The Town James...
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  • "Cindy" Heller Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale – The Fighter as Dicky Eklund‡ John Hawkes – Winter's Bone as Teardrop Dolly Jeremy Renner – The Town...
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