Dennis Hastert
Known for
Acting
Born
January 2, 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Aurora, Illinois, USA
Biography
John Dennis Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician and convicted felon who served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Illinois's 14th congressional district from 1987 to 2007 and was the 6th longest-serving speaker in history, and the longest serving Republican. In 2016, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for financial offenses related to the sexual abuse of teenage boys, although he was never convicted of any sexual crimes.
Best known work
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004
Gasland
2010
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
2021
Bigger Stronger Faster*
2008
Why We Fight
2005
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010
Architects of Denial
2017
Original Sin: Sex
2016
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service
2004
Reeling in the Years
1999Filmography
2021
2017
Architects of Denialas Self (archive footage)
2016
2015
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetownas Self (archive footage)
2010
Casino Jack and the United States of Moneyas Self (archive footage)
2010
Gaslandas Self (archive footage)
2009
The Best Government Money Can Buy?as Self (archive footage)
2008
Bigger Stronger Faster*as Self (archive footage)
2005
Why We Fightas Self (archive footage)
2004
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Serviceas Self (archive footage)
2004
Fahrenheit 9/11as Self (archive footage)
1999