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 Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Drexl in True Romance (1993), George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), among many others. For much of his career, he was best-known for playing over-the-top antagonists, such as terrorist Egor Korshunov in the 1997 blockbuster Air Force One (1997), though he has reached a new audience with heroic roles in the Harry Potter and Dark Knight franchises. He is also a filmmaker, musician, and author.Gary Leonard Oldman was born on March 21, 1958 in New Cross, London, England, to Kathleen (Cheriton), a homemaker, and Leonard Bertram Oldman, a welder. He won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College, in Sidcup, Kent, where he received a B.A. in theatre arts in 1979. He subsequently studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early '80s, including "The Pope's Wedding," for which he received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the British Theatre Association's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor for 1985. Before fame, he was employed as a worker in assembly lines, and as a porter in an operating theater. He also got jobs selling shoes and beheading pigs while supporting his early acting career.His film debut was Remembrance (1982), though his most-memorable early role came when he played Sex Pistol Sid Vicious in the biopic Sid and Nancy (1986) picking up the Evening Standard Film Award as Best Newcomer. He then received a Best Actor nomination from BAFTA for his portrayal of '60s playwright Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987).In the 1990s, Oldman brought to life a series of iconic real-world and fictional villains including Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991), the title character in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Drexl Spivey in True Romance (1993), Stansfield in L��on: The Professional (1994), Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in The Fifth Element (1997) and Ivan Korshunov in Air Force One (1997). That decade also saw Oldman portraying Ludwig van Beethoven in biopic Immortal Beloved (1994).Oldman played the coveted role of Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), giving him a key part in one of the highest-grossing franchises ever. He reprised that role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). Oldman also took on the iconic role of Detective James Gordon in writer-director Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), a role he played again in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Prominent film critic Mark Kermode, in reviewing The Dark Knight, wrote, "the best performance in the film, by a mile, is Gary Oldman's ... it would be lovely to see him get a[n Academy Award] nomination because actually, he's the guy who gets kind of overlooked in all of this."Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles. He had a starring role in David Goyer's supernatural thriller The Unborn, released in 2009. In 2010, Oldman co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli. He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. Oldman voiced the role of villain Lord Shen and was nominated for an Annie Award for his performance in Kung Fu Panda 2.In 2011, Oldman portrayed master spy George Smiley in the adaptation of John le Carr��'s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and the role scored Oldman his first Academy Award nomination. In 2014, he played one of the lead humans in the science fiction action film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). Also in 2014, Oldman starred alongside Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson in the remake of RoboCop (2014), as Norton, the scientist who creates RoboCop. Also that year, Oldman starred in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as one of the leads alongside Jason Clarke and Keri Russell.Aside from acting, Oldman tried his hand at writing and directing for Nil by Mouth (1997). The movie opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1997, and won Kathy Burke a Best Actress prize at the festival.Oldman has three children, Alfie, with first wife, actress Lesley Manville, and Gulliver and Charlie with his third wife, Donya Fiorentino. In 2017, he married writer and art curator Gisele Schmidt.In 2018 he won an Oscar for best actor for his work on Darkest Hour (2017).
Bio:
Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Drexl in True Romance (1993), George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), among many others. For much of his career, he was best-known for playing over-the-top antagonists, such as terrorist Egor Korshunov in the 1997 blockbuster Air Force One (1997), though he has reached a new audience with heroic roles in the Harry Potter and Dark Knight franchises. He is also a filmmaker, musician, and author.Gary Leonard Oldman was born on March 21, 1958 in New Cross, London, England, to Kathleen (Cheriton), a homemaker, and Leonard Bertram Oldman, a welder. He won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College, in Sidcup, Kent, where he received a B.A. in theatre arts in 1979. He subsequently studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early '80s, including "The Pope's Wedding," for which he received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the British Theatre Association's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor for 1985. Before fame, he was employed as a worker in assembly lines, and as a porter in an operating theater. He also got jobs selling shoes and beheading pigs while supporting his early acting career.His film debut was Remembrance (1982), though his most-memorable early role came when he played Sex Pistol Sid Vicious in the biopic Sid and Nancy (1986) picking up the Evening Standard Film Award as Best Newcomer. He then received a Best Actor nomination from BAFTA for his portrayal of '60s playwright Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987).In the 1990s, Oldman brought to life a series of iconic real-world and fictional villains including Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK (1991), the title character in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Drexl Spivey in True Romance (1993), Stansfield in L��on: The Professional (1994), Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in The Fifth Element (1997) and Ivan Korshunov in Air Force One (1997). That decade also saw Oldman portraying Ludwig van Beethoven in biopic Immortal Beloved (1994).Oldman played the coveted role of Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), giving him a key part in one of the highest-grossing franchises ever. He reprised that role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). Oldman also took on the iconic role of Detective James Gordon in writer-director Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), a role he played again in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Prominent film critic Mark Kermode, in reviewing The Dark Knight, wrote, "the best performance in the film, by a mile, is Gary Oldman's ... it would be lovely to see him get a[n Academy Award] nomination because actually, he's the guy who gets kind of overlooked in all of this."Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles. He had a starring role in David Goyer's supernatural thriller The Unborn, released in 2009. In 2010, Oldman co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli. He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. Oldman voiced the role of villain Lord Shen and was nominated for an Annie Award for his performance in Kung Fu Panda 2.In 2011, Oldman portrayed master spy George Smiley in the adaptation of John le Carr��'s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), and the role scored Oldman his first Academy Award nomination. In 2014, he played one of the lead humans in the science fiction action film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). Also in 2014, Oldman starred alongside Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson in the remake of RoboCop (2014), as Norton, the scientist who creates RoboCop. Also that year, Oldman starred in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as one of the leads alongside Jason Clarke and Keri Russell.Aside from acting, Oldman tried his hand at writing and directing for Nil by Mouth (1997). The movie opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1997, and won Kathy Burke a Best Actress prize at the festival.Oldman has three children, Alfie, with first wife, actress Lesley Manville, and Gulliver and Charlie with his third wife, Donya Fiorentino. In 2017, he married writer and art curator Gisele Schmidt.In 2018 he won an Oscar for best actor for his work on Darkest Hour (2017).
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Has used a different speaking voice (i.e. accent) in practically every movie he has ever been in.Was famously told by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) to find a new career other than acting before training at Rose Bruford.Has played Lee Harvey Oswald in both JFK (1991) and Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (1993).As of July 2014, films starring Oldman have grossed over $3.8 billion at the United States box office, and over $9.9 billion worldwide. In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named Oldman the highest-grossing actor in history, based on lead and supporting roles.Before his nod for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), he was considered one of the greatest actors never nominated for an Oscar.His performance as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986) is ranked #62 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).Used to work various jobs on assembly lines, as a porter in an operating theatre, selling shoes and beheading pigs in an abattoir.Actors Tom Hardy and Alexander Skarsg?rd have named Oldman as their favorite actor.Performed a vocal duet with David Bowie for the song "You've Been Around" on the album "The Sacred Squall of Now" (1995) by longtime Bowie guitarist Reeves Gabrels. He is also featured on the song "Stamford Hill" on the same album.Is very close to Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe.On August 8, 1991, he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles and released on bail the next morning. His passenger in the car was his friend Kiefer Sutherland.Received the scar below his right eye during a rehearsal for Meantime (1983), where Tim Roth threw a bottle that hit a light and fell on Oldman.Has been an inspiration to many actors including up and comers Michael Fassbender, Bo Barrett, Ryan Gosling, Shia LaBeouf, Chris Kato and Kaili Thorne.His film Nil by Mouth (1997) is loosely based upon his own life growing up in London.He took on the role of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films partially to impress his sons, but mainly because he needed the money, having taken a year off work to spend time with his family.Filmed a role in The Thin Red Line (1998) but all his scenes were deleted from the final cut.His older sister Laila Morse plays the character Maureen "Big Mo" Harris on the British soap opera EastEnders (1985).His problems with alcohol were well known during the early 1990s: he checked himself into rehab for alcoholism treatment in 1995. In subsequent interviews Oldman acknowledged his problems with alcohol, and called himself a recovering alcoholic in a 2001 interview with Charlie Rose. Oldman lives a teetotal lifestyle and attributes his success in beating his addiction to attending meetings with Alcoholics Anonymous, whom he has publicly praised.Auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) but was rejected and told by advisers that he should consider something besides acting.Friends with Benedict Cumberbatch.Has three sons: Alfie Oldman (born 1988) from his first marriage to Lesley Manville. Gulliver Flynn Oldman (born August 20, 1997) and Charlie John Oldman (born February 11, 1999) with Donya Fiorentino.When their 18-month marriage ended, he and Uma Thurman made a pact not to talk about each other.He went uncredited for Hannibal (2001) when he was denied star billing with Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore.Directed a music video for Jewish Hip-Hop group Chutzpah shot entirely on Nokia Cell Phones. Actress Juliet Landau directed a 25 minute documentary - Take Flight: Gary Oldman Directs Chutzpah (2009) - about the making of the music video.Turned down the title role in Edward Scissorhands (1990), which went to Johnny Depp.Actors Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt has citied Oldman as their inspiration.In 2011, he named his five favorite films as Apocalypse Now (1979), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), Badlands (1973) and Ratcatcher (1999) and cites his director from Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Francis Ford Coppola, as his favorite filmmaker.Was a friend of David Bowie and he paid tribute to him at the BRIT awards after David Bowie passed away.Harry Potter co-star Jason Isaacs lists him as one of his favorite actors.He and his ex-wife, Uma Thurman, have both appeared in Batman films. Thurman played Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin (1997), and Oldman played James Gordon in Batman Begins (2005).Like Ian McKellen, he has taken on popular characters in screen adaptations of cult favorite fantasy novels and comic books. He appeared as James Gordon in Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008) and as Sirius Black in the middle three Harry Potter films: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).Director Patrice Ch��reau originally wanted him for the lead role in Intimacy (2001), which he turned down because of the sex scenes.Submitted a recorded voice audition for General Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). George Lucas later chose the anonymous audition of Matthew Wood for the role instead.Attended and graduated from Rose Bruford Drama College three year acting course BA-Hons in London, England.For his portrayal of Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), he became the third performer to win an Oscar for playing a British prime minister. The first was George Arliss for Disraeli (1929) and the second was Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011).Starred in David Bowie's music video David Bowie: The Next Day (2013) alongside Marion Cotillard, his co-star in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).Is the third actor to be nominated for an Oscar for playing a role in a John le Carr�� novel adaptation. The others were Richard Burton for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) and Rachel Weisz who won the award for her performance in The Constant Gardener (2005).He turned down the villain role in Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) in order to play the villain in Air Force One (1997).He is a libertarian, has criticized political correctness and accused Hollywood of a liberal bias, claiming that "conservatives in Hollywood don't have a podium". He is also a big admirer of right-wing British politician Winston Churchill, whom he portrayed sympathetically in the film Darkest Hour (2017) and he described as "arguably the greatest Briton who ever lived".His The Dark Knight Rises (2012) co-star Tom Hardy has named Oldman as his idol and described him as "hands down, the greatest actor that's ever lived".Although he has spent much of his career playing psychotic and sadistic characters, he has recently moved away from that on-screen image by playing more likeable, sympathetic characters like Sirius Black (in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)) and James Gordon (in Batman Begins (2005)).Despite numerous lead and supporting roles in major Hollywood films, he is intensely private about his personal life and is known for his stance on celebrity and the ideals of Hollywood.Gary was first inspired to pursue an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell's performance in Long Ago, Tomorrow (1971).Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shia LaBeouf, Ben Mendelsohn, Johnny Depp, Jason Isaacs, Josep Gordon Levitt, Chris Pine, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Michael Fassbender have all named Oldman as a major influence.Appears in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) with Ralph Fiennes. Both of them have played villains in the Hannibal Lecter series: Fiennes played Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon (2002), and Oldman played Mason Verger in Hannibal (2001).He was a pianist as a child, and later a singer, but gave up his musical aspirations to pursue an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell's performance in Long Ago, Tomorrow (1971). In a 1995 interview with Charlie Rose, Oldman said: "Something about Malcolm just arrested me, and I connected, and I said, 'I wanna do that'.".Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993.In 2012, Oldman was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork - The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires to mark his 80th birthday.In two movies, his characters have had dynamic relationships with mob bosses named Falcone. In Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), he was working FOR Don Falcone, and in Batman Begins (2005), he was working to bring down Carmine Falcone. In both instances, his character was a policeman.Is the second actor to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for playing a lead character in a John le Carr�� novel adaptation. This first was Richard Burton for "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold," which featured George Smiley. |
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Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his r |
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Has used a different speaking voice (i.e. accent) in practically every movie he has ever been in.Was famously told by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) to find a new career other than acting before training at Rose Bruford.Has played Lee Harvey Oswald in both JFK (1991) and Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (1993).As of July 2014, films starring Oldman have grossed over $3.8 billion at the United States box office, and over $9.9 billion worldwide. In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named Oldman the highest-grossing actor in history, based on lead and supporting roles.Before his nod for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), he was considered one of the greatest actors never nominated for an Oscar.His performance as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986) is ranked #62 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).Used to work various jobs on assembly lines, as a porter in an operating theatre, selling shoes and beheading pigs in an abattoir.Actors Tom Hardy and Alexander Skarsg?rd have named Oldman as their favorite actor.Performed a vocal duet with David Bowie for the song "You've Been Around" on the album "The Sacred Squall of Now" (1995) by longtime Bowie guitarist Reeves Gabrels. He is also featured on the song "Stamford Hill" on the same album.Is very close to Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe.On August 8, 1991, he was arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles and released on bail the next morning. His passenger in the car was his friend Kiefer Sutherland.Received the scar below his right eye during a rehearsal for Meantime (1983), where Tim Roth threw a bottle that hit a light and fell on Oldman.Has been an inspiration to many actors including up and comers Michael Fassbender, Bo Barrett, Ryan Gosling, Shia LaBeouf, Chris Kato and Kaili Thorne.His film Nil by Mouth (1997) is loosely based upon his own life growing up in London.He took on the role of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films partially to impress his sons, but mainly because he needed the money, having taken a year off work to spend time with his family.Filmed a role in The Thin Red Line (1998) but all his scenes were deleted from the final cut.His older sister Laila Morse plays the character Maureen "Big Mo" Harris on the British soap opera EastEnders (1985).His problems with alcohol were well known during the early 1990s: he checked himself into rehab for alcoholism treatment in 1995. In subsequent interviews Oldman acknowledged his problems with alcohol, and called himself a recovering alcoholic in a 2001 interview with Charlie Rose. Oldman lives a teetotal lifestyle and attributes his success in beating his addiction to attending meetings with Alcoholics Anonymous, whom he has publicly praised.Auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) but was rejected and told by advisers that he should consider something besides acting.Friends with Benedict Cumberbatch.Has three sons: Alfie Oldman (born 1988) from his first marriage to Lesley Manville. Gulliver Flynn Oldman (born August 20, 1997) and Charlie John Oldman (born February 11, 1999) with Donya Fiorentino.When their 18-month marriage ended, he and Uma Thurman made a pact not to talk about each other.He went uncredited for Hannibal (2001) when he was denied star billing with Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore.Directed a music video for Jewish Hip-Hop group Chutzpah shot entirely on Nokia Cell Phones. Actress Juliet Landau directed a 25 minute documentary - Take Flight: Gary Oldman Directs Chutzpah (2009) - about the making of the music video.Turned down the title role in Edward Scissorhands (1990), which went to Johnny Depp.Actors Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt has citied Oldman as their inspiration.In 2011, he named his five favorite films as Apocalypse Now (1979), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), Badlands (1973) and Ratcatcher (1999) and cites his director from Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Francis Ford Coppola, as his favorite filmmaker.Was a friend of David Bowie and he paid tribute to him at the BRIT awards after David Bowie passed away.Harry Potter co-star Jason Isaacs lists him as one of his favorite actors.He and his ex-wife, Uma Thurman, have both appeared in Batman films. Thurman played Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin (1997), and Oldman played James Gordon in Batman Begins (2005).Like Ian McKellen, he has taken on popular characters in screen adaptations of cult favorite fantasy novels and comic books. He appeared as James Gordon in Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008) and as Sirius Black in the middle three Harry Potter films: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).Director Patrice Ch��reau originally wanted him for the lead role in Intimacy (2001), which he turned down because of the sex scenes.Submitted a recorded voice audition for General Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). George Lucas later chose the anonymous audition of Matthew Wood for the role instead.Attended and graduated from Rose Bruford Drama College three year acting course BA-Hons in London, England.For his portrayal of Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), he became the third performer to win an Oscar for playing a British prime minister. The first was George Arliss for Disraeli (1929) and the second was Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011).Starred in David Bowie's music video David Bowie: The Next Day (2013) alongside Marion Cotillard, his co-star in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).Is the third actor to be nominated for an Oscar for playing a role in a John le Carr�� novel adaptation. The others were Richard Burton for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) and Rachel Weisz who won the award for her performance in The Constant Gardener (2005).He turned down the villain role in Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) in order to play the villain in Air Force One (1997).He is a libertarian, has criticized political correctness and accused Hollywood of a liberal bias, claiming that "conservatives in Hollywood don't have a podium". He is also a big admirer of right-wing British politician Winston Churchill, whom he portrayed sympathetically in the film Darkest Hour (2017) and he described as "arguably the greatest Briton who ever lived".His The Dark Knight Rises (2012) co-star Tom Hardy has named Oldman as his idol and described him as "hands down, the greatest actor that's ever lived".Although he has spent much of his career playing psychotic and sadistic characters, he has recently moved away from that on-screen image by playing more likeable, sympathetic characters like Sirius Black (in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)) and James Gordon (in Batman Begins (2005)).Despite numerous lead and supporting roles in major Hollywood films, he is intensely private about his personal life and is known for his stance on celebrity and the ideals of Hollywood.Gary was first inspired to pursue an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell's performance in Long Ago, Tomorrow (1971).Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shia LaBeouf, Ben Mendelsohn, Johnny Depp, Jason Isaacs, Josep Gordon Levitt, Chris Pine, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Michael Fassbender have all named Oldman as a major influence.Appears in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) with Ralph Fiennes. Both of them have played villains in the Hannibal Lecter series: Fiennes played Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon (2002), and Oldman played Mason Verger in Hannibal (2001).He was a pianist as a child, and later a singer, but gave up his musical aspirations to pursue an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell's performance in Long Ago, Tomorrow (1971). In a 1995 interview with Charlie Rose, Oldman said: "Something about Malcolm just arrested me, and I connected, and I said, 'I wanna do that'.".Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993.In 2012, Oldman was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork - The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires to mark his 80th birthday.In two movies, his characters have had dynamic relationships with mob bosses named Falcone. In Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), he was working FOR Don Falcone, and in Batman Begins (2005), he was working to bring down Carmine Falcone. In both instances, his character was a policeman.Is the second actor to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for playing a lead character in a John le Carr�� novel adaptation. This first was Richard Burton for "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold," which featured George Smiley. |
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Characters are usually borderline psychotics. Also known for playing a wide variety of roles that often requires a variety of different accents.
His ability to change his appearance and voice to make every character unique
Often plays reluctant Heroes who assist the main character
Often plays real-life individuals or iconic fictional characters
Ability to mimic different voices and accents with perfection |
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I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when it comes to romantic comedies, my name would be pretty low down on the list.
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We're given a code to live our lives by. We don't always follow it but it's still there.
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[on portraying famous people]: It's a double-edged sword because, in one sense, you have a lot of material to work with, but in a strange kind of way, that puts up a framework that you have to keep within. You can't play Beethoven with pink hair but, to an extent, because no-one has ever met him, who's going to tell me that's not Beethoven?
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With Beethoven [Immortal Beloved (1994)] I said I wanted a role where I didn't have to do anything stupid with my hair. My agent said "Read it again!".
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[on making Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)]: I've done so much R-rated work, it's nice to have a job you can show your kids. |
| Salaries: |
The Dark Knight (2008) - $3,000,000
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Jesus (2000) - $1,000,000
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Lost in Space (1998) - $5,000,000
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Sid and Nancy (1986) - ��35,000 |
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Actor,Producer,Director |
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(1986) Sang "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and "My Way" on the Sid and Nancy (1986) soundtrack.
(1998) Print ad: H&M clothing.
(2000) Print ad: DKNY.
(2001) TV commercial: One 2 One.
Artist Julian Schnabel (the director of "Basquiat&qu |
| Spouse: |
Gisele Schmidt (September 2017 - present) Alexandra Edenborough (December 31, 2008 - September 2015) (divorced)Donya Fiorentino (February 16, 1997 - April 13, 2001) (divorced, 2 children)Uma Thurman (Se |
| Children: |
Alfie OldmanGulliver Flynn OldmanCharlie John Oldman |
| Parents: |
Leonard Bertram Oldman
Kathleen Cheriton |
| Relatives: |
Laila Morse (Sibling) |
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