Norton's grandfather, James Rouse, was a famous architect and urban designer, often credited with inventing the first shopping malls. He designed the development in Columbia, Maryland, where Norton was brought up.
Norton is so clean-cut he refuses to even pretend to smoke for the camera. He dated Courtney Love while they were filming Flynt, and she later credited him with saving her life, after he talked her into entering rehab.
Politically, Norton is a Democrat, supporting prominent candidates with substantial donations. He is on the board of the Enterprise Foundation, a charity founded by Norton's grandparents, that helps low-income families find affordable housing. He is also involved with numerous environmental groups.
[1] Per Keeping the Faith (DVD commentary).
Father: Edward M. Norton, Jr. (attorney, National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Mother: Robin Rouse (teacher, d. 6-Mar-1997 brain cancer)
Sister: Molly Norton
Brother: James Norton (executive, Class Five Films)
Girlfriend: Courtney Love (singer, together 1996-98)
Girlfriend: Drew Barrymore (actress, together 1999)
Girlfriend: Salma Hayek (actress, together 1999-2003)
Girlfriend: Brianna Bell (together 2005)
Girlfriend: Shauna Robertson (together since 2011, m. 2013, one son)
Son: Atlas (b. 2013)
High School: Wilde Lake High School, Columbia, MD (1987)
University: BA History, Yale University (1991)
Al Franken for Senate
Enterprise Foundation Board of Trustees
Environmental Media Association Board of Directors
John Kerry for President
Kerry Victory 2004
Kucinich for President
National Conservation System Foundation Board of Trustees
National Leadership PAC
Obama for America
Laser Eye Surgery
Wedding: Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek (2009)
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Keeping the Faith (5-Apr-2000)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Isle of Dogs (15-Feb-2018) [VOICE]
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Jan-2018) · Himself
Collateral Beauty (12-Dec-2016)
Sausage Party (14-Mar-2016) [VOICE]
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (27-Aug-2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (6-Feb-2014)
Salinger (5-Sep-2013) · Himself
The Bourne Legacy (30-Jul-2012)
Moonrise Kingdom (16-May-2012) · Scout Master Ward
Stone (10-Sep-2010) · Stone
Leaves of Grass (14-Sep-2009) · Bill Kincaid
The Invention of Lying (14-Sep-2009) · Cop
Pride and Glory (9-Sep-2008)
The Incredible Hulk (12-Jun-2008)
Bustin' Down the Door (2008) · Narrator
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains (7-Sep-2007) · Himself
The Painted Veil (20-Dec-2006) · Walter Fane
The Illusionist (27-Apr-2006)
Down in the Valley (13-May-2005)
Kingdom of Heaven (4-May-2005)
The Italian Job (30-May-2003) · Steve
25th Hour (16-Dec-2002)
Red Dragon (30-Sep-2002) · Will Graham
Frida (29-Aug-2002) · Nelson Rockefeller
Death to Smoochy (28-Feb-2002)
The Score (9-Jul-2001)
Keeping the Faith (5-Apr-2000)
Fight Club (6-Oct-1999)
American History X (30-Oct-1998) · Derek
Rounders (11-Sep-1998) · Worm
Out of the Past (16-Jan-1998) [VOICE]
Everyone Says I Love You (6-Dec-1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (13-Oct-1996) · Isaacman
Primal Fear (3-Apr-1996) · Aaron
AKA Edward Harrison Norton