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 British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Young Jeremy didn't prove very fond of figures. He visited mainland England only once a year. He wound up being grounded when his family settled down in Hertfordshire. At the age of 13 he enrolled in Sherborne School, Dorset, where he could practice his favorite sport, horse-riding. Before becoming an actor, he had considered a veterinarian surgeon's career.He trained at the Bristol Old Vic School for two years, then joined Bristol Old Vic repertory company where he gained experience working in everything from Shakespeare to contemporary dramas. He moved to London in 1971 and had a number of jobs before landing the role of "John the Baptist" in the hit musical "Godspell". He went on to have a successful early career in the West End theatre and on TV, and debuted on-screen in Nijinsky (1980). In the early 80s, he gained international attention with his starring role in the Granada Television serial adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel Brideshead Revisited (1981), after which he was much in demand as a romantic leading man. He went on to a steady film career. In 1984, he debuted on Broadway opposite: Glenn Close in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and, in the mid-80s, he appeared in three lead roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company.Once described as 'the thinking woman's pin up', he has made his name in thought provoking films such as David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988), for which he won the New York Critics Best Actor Award. He gained a Golden Globe Award in addition to an Oscar for Best Actor in 1990 for his role as Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990) alongside Glenn Close. Among his many achievements, his role as Professor Higgins in Loewe-Lerner's famous musical "My Fair Lady" mustn't be forgotten. It was in London, back in 1987.He is married to actress Sin��ad Cusack, with whom he appeared in Waterland (1992) and in the Royal Shakespeare Company plays. He appeared with his son Samuel Irons and his father-in-law Cyril Cusack in the film Danny the Champion of the World (1989). His son Max Irons is also an actor.
Bio:
British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Young Jeremy didn't prove very fond of figures. He visited mainland England only once a year. He wound up being grounded when his family settled down in Hertfordshire. At the age of 13 he enrolled in Sherborne School, Dorset, where he could practice his favorite sport, horse-riding. Before becoming an actor, he had considered a veterinarian surgeon's career.He trained at the Bristol Old Vic School for two years, then joined Bristol Old Vic repertory company where he gained experience working in everything from Shakespeare to contemporary dramas. He moved to London in 1971 and had a number of jobs before landing the role of "John the Baptist" in the hit musical "Godspell". He went on to have a successful early career in the West End theatre and on TV, and debuted on-screen in Nijinsky (1980). In the early 80s, he gained international attention with his starring role in the Granada Television serial adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel Brideshead Revisited (1981), after which he was much in demand as a romantic leading man. He went on to a steady film career. In 1984, he debuted on Broadway opposite: Glenn Close in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and, in the mid-80s, he appeared in three lead roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company.Once described as 'the thinking woman's pin up', he has made his name in thought provoking films such as David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988), for which he won the New York Critics Best Actor Award. He gained a Golden Globe Award in addition to an Oscar for Best Actor in 1990 for his role as Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990) alongside Glenn Close. Among his many achievements, his role as Professor Higgins in Loewe-Lerner's famous musical "My Fair Lady" mustn't be forgotten. It was in London, back in 1987.He is married to actress Sin��ad Cusack, with whom he appeared in Waterland (1992) and in the Royal Shakespeare Company plays. He appeared with his son Samuel Irons and his father-in-law Cyril Cusack in the film Danny the Champion of the World (1989). His son Max Irons is also an actor.
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Is one of 9 actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Thomas Mitchell, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Scofield, Jack Albertson, Jason Robards, Al Pacino, Geoffrey Rush and Christopher Plummer.One of the first celebrities to wear the recently created Red Ribbon, supporting the fight against AIDS (1991).Turned down the role of Dr Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) because he just finished playing Claus Von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990) and didn't want to play another dark character.Owns Kilcoe Castle (which he has painted a rusty pink) in County Cork, Ireland, and has become involved in local politics.His previous jobs include assistant stage manager, house-cleaner, "busker" (singing and playing guitar outside movie theaters), and gardener.He is fluent in French.He and fellow The Lion King (1994) cast member Whoopi Goldberg were both nominees for the first ever Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator in 2014; Irons won.Confessed to Pat Kenny on Irish TV, The Late Late Show (1962), that one of his guilty pleasures was sifting through dumpsters in search of discarded "treasures".He is the second Academy-Award winning actor to play the role of Alfred Pennyworth after Michael Caine.In 2003, he appeared in a Comic Relief sketch entitled "Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan". Irons played Severus Snape, a character played in the films by Alan Rickman. Irons and Rickman play brothers in the "Die Hard" films.Narrated the "Spaceship Earth" attraction in Epcot.An exceptionaly good horseman and enjoys skiing. Hates cooking, but loves gardening and the beauty of nature.At the 1990 Oscars, Irons concluded his acceptance speech for best actor in Reversal of Fortune (1990) by thanking "David". The "David" was David Cronenberg, who directed Irons the previous year in Dead Ringers (1988).In 1996, he became the fourteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Reversal of Fortune (1990); Tony: Best Actor in a Play, "The Real Thing" (1984); and Emmy: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, War Without End (1996), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Elizabeth I (2005), & Outstanding Narrator, Game of Lions (2013).Became a father for the 2nd time at age 37 when his 2nd wife Sin��ad Cusack gave birth to their son Max Irons on 17 October 1985.Was a close friend and one-time London neighbor of billionaire-philanthropist Paul Getty.Although he is a heavy smoker, he claims that he is unable to drink alcohol without getting sick.Has a signet ring with the insignia PDI engraved on it. It belonged to his father Paul Dugan Irons.Was wearing sneakers when called to the stage to accept his Oscar in 1991.After being ticketed in England for driving 97 mph. on his BMW motorcycle and being charged with speeding and fined $225.00, he had his motorcycle license suspended for three months (1 June 1995).Starred opposite his wife Sinead Cusack in Stealing Beauty (1996).The "Series of Unfortunate Events" novels by Daniel Handler make reference to three of his characters. In Reversal of Fortune (1990), he plays Klaus von B��low, husband to Sunny von B��low. Two of the lead characters in Handler's novels are named Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. In The Carnivorous Carnival, Klaus and his other sister Violet disguise themselves as circus freaks named Beverly and Elliot, which are the names of the identical twin gynecologists that Irons plays in Dead Ringers (1988).Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000.Won the 1984 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "The Real Thing".Supporter of English football team Portsmouth F.C.He won a Best Actor Oscar for playing Claus Von Bullow in Reversal of Fortune (1990), making him one of 19 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2022). The other eighteen actors and their respective performances are: Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Boys Town (1938), Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C. York in Sergeant York (1941), Patty Duke for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962), Jason Robards for playing Ben Bradlee in All the President's Men (1976), Robert De Niro for playing Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980), Sissy Spacek for playing Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)_, Susan Sarandon for playing Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking (1995), Geoffrey Rush for playing David Helfgott in Shine (1996), Julia Roberts for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich (2000), Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Iris (2001), Jennifer Connelly for playing Alice Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001), Helen Mirren for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), Sandra Bullock for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009), Christian Bale for playing Dickie Eklund in The Fighter (2010), Melissa Leo for playing Alice Eklund-Ward in The Fighter (2010), Meryl Streep for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011), Eddie Redmayne for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014) and Will Smith for playing Richard Williams in King Richard (2021).He and his wife Sinead Cusack have both starred in adaptations of DC Comics properties: She was in V For Vendetta (2005) and he was in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017).He has twice played characters with the same first and last name. The first in Lolita (1997) (Humbert Humbert) and second in And Now Ladies & Gentlemen (2002) (Valentin Valentin).In 2004, he declared his support for the Countryside Alliance.Became a father for the 1st time at age 30 when his 2nd wife Sin��ad Cusack gave birth to their son Samuel Irons on 16 September 1978.He was originally considered for the part of Neville Chamberlain in A Prominent Patient (2016), eventually played by Paul Nicholas.Born to Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant, and Barbara Anne Sharpe a homemaker, he has a brother, Christopher and a sister Felicity.Owns a home in The Liberties neighborhood in Dublin, Ireland, as well as a home in his birthplace of Cowes, on the Isle Of Wight, and a farm in Watlington, Oxfordshire.He currently owns Audi A6 Quatro estate, BMW cruising bike, and Ducati motorbike. He has owned Morris Minor, Honda 50, and a Volkswagen rag-top Beetle.Helped to financially Sponser British Character Actor Stephen Manwaring whilst Stephen was at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in 1999-2002.He and his documentary film Trashed (2012) was be featured at the "New York Times Energy for Tomorrow" Conference on "Building Sustainable Cities" in New York City on April 25, 2013.President of the jury at 2007 Sarajevo Film Festival.Jeremy's step son is an Irish politician (TD) named Richard Boyd Barrett for The Dublin South East Constituency and is a member of The People Before Profit Party, whom are a liberal social left movement against austerity and unfair treatment of working class people.In 1998, he was named as a major donor to the Labour Party.At the New York City Opera in Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music". (March 2003)Trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which is one of the most selective drama schools (as well as school of any kind) in the world. To be admitted onto the three-year BA acting course, the theatre school accepts 28 out of approximately 2,500 applications. This would equate to an acceptance rate of around 1%.Starring in the theatrical adaptation of S��ndor M��rai's novel, "Embers" at Duke of York's Theatre in London. (February 2006)Won Broadway's 1984 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing."Attended Sherborne School for boys from 1962-1966.Was one of the cast members of cult children's programme Play Away (1971), from which clips featuring him are regularly repeated on "Before They Were Famous..." type programmes.Brother-in-law of Sorcha Cusack, Niamh Cusack, Paul Cusack, P��draig Cusack and Catherine Cusack.Spent 2 years with the R.S.C.Appeared in Broadway in ' The Real Thing'.On Broadway in the play "Impressionism". Opened March 24. Scheduled to run through July 5th, 2009. (March 2009)Born at 2:00am-BST. |
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British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Young Jeremy didn\'t prove very fond of figures. He visit |
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Is one of 9 actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Thomas Mitchell, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Scofield, Jack Albertson, Jason Robards, Al Pacino, Geoffrey Rush and Christopher Plummer.One of the first celebrities to wear the recently created Red Ribbon, supporting the fight against AIDS (1991).Turned down the role of Dr Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) because he just finished playing Claus Von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990) and didn't want to play another dark character.Owns Kilcoe Castle (which he has painted a rusty pink) in County Cork, Ireland, and has become involved in local politics.His previous jobs include assistant stage manager, house-cleaner, "busker" (singing and playing guitar outside movie theaters), and gardener.He is fluent in French.He and fellow The Lion King (1994) cast member Whoopi Goldberg were both nominees for the first ever Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator in 2014; Irons won.Confessed to Pat Kenny on Irish TV, The Late Late Show (1962), that one of his guilty pleasures was sifting through dumpsters in search of discarded "treasures".He is the second Academy-Award winning actor to play the role of Alfred Pennyworth after Michael Caine.In 2003, he appeared in a Comic Relief sketch entitled "Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan". Irons played Severus Snape, a character played in the films by Alan Rickman. Irons and Rickman play brothers in the "Die Hard" films.Narrated the "Spaceship Earth" attraction in Epcot.An exceptionaly good horseman and enjoys skiing. Hates cooking, but loves gardening and the beauty of nature.At the 1990 Oscars, Irons concluded his acceptance speech for best actor in Reversal of Fortune (1990) by thanking "David". The "David" was David Cronenberg, who directed Irons the previous year in Dead Ringers (1988).In 1996, he became the fourteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Reversal of Fortune (1990); Tony: Best Actor in a Play, "The Real Thing" (1984); and Emmy: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, War Without End (1996), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Elizabeth I (2005), & Outstanding Narrator, Game of Lions (2013).Became a father for the 2nd time at age 37 when his 2nd wife Sin��ad Cusack gave birth to their son Max Irons on 17 October 1985.Was a close friend and one-time London neighbor of billionaire-philanthropist Paul Getty.Although he is a heavy smoker, he claims that he is unable to drink alcohol without getting sick.Has a signet ring with the insignia PDI engraved on it. It belonged to his father Paul Dugan Irons.Was wearing sneakers when called to the stage to accept his Oscar in 1991.After being ticketed in England for driving 97 mph. on his BMW motorcycle and being charged with speeding and fined $225.00, he had his motorcycle license suspended for three months (1 June 1995).Starred opposite his wife Sinead Cusack in Stealing Beauty (1996).The "Series of Unfortunate Events" novels by Daniel Handler make reference to three of his characters. In Reversal of Fortune (1990), he plays Klaus von B��low, husband to Sunny von B��low. Two of the lead characters in Handler's novels are named Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. In The Carnivorous Carnival, Klaus and his other sister Violet disguise themselves as circus freaks named Beverly and Elliot, which are the names of the identical twin gynecologists that Irons plays in Dead Ringers (1988).Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000.Won the 1984 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "The Real Thing".Supporter of English football team Portsmouth F.C.He won a Best Actor Oscar for playing Claus Von Bullow in Reversal of Fortune (1990), making him one of 19 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2022). The other eighteen actors and their respective performances are: Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Boys Town (1938), Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C. York in Sergeant York (1941), Patty Duke for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962), Jason Robards for playing Ben Bradlee in All the President's Men (1976), Robert De Niro for playing Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980), Sissy Spacek for playing Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)_, Susan Sarandon for playing Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking (1995), Geoffrey Rush for playing David Helfgott in Shine (1996), Julia Roberts for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich (2000), Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Iris (2001), Jennifer Connelly for playing Alice Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001), Helen Mirren for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), Sandra Bullock for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009), Christian Bale for playing Dickie Eklund in The Fighter (2010), Melissa Leo for playing Alice Eklund-Ward in The Fighter (2010), Meryl Streep for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011), Eddie Redmayne for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014) and Will Smith for playing Richard Williams in King Richard (2021).He and his wife Sinead Cusack have both starred in adaptations of DC Comics properties: She was in V For Vendetta (2005) and he was in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017).He has twice played characters with the same first and last name. The first in Lolita (1997) (Humbert Humbert) and second in And Now Ladies & Gentlemen (2002) (Valentin Valentin).In 2004, he declared his support for the Countryside Alliance.Became a father for the 1st time at age 30 when his 2nd wife Sin��ad Cusack gave birth to their son Samuel Irons on 16 September 1978.He was originally considered for the part of Neville Chamberlain in A Prominent Patient (2016), eventually played by Paul Nicholas.Born to Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant, and Barbara Anne Sharpe a homemaker, he has a brother, Christopher and a sister Felicity.Owns a home in The Liberties neighborhood in Dublin, Ireland, as well as a home in his birthplace of Cowes, on the Isle Of Wight, and a farm in Watlington, Oxfordshire.He currently owns Audi A6 Quatro estate, BMW cruising bike, and Ducati motorbike. He has owned Morris Minor, Honda 50, and a Volkswagen rag-top Beetle.Helped to financially Sponser British Character Actor Stephen Manwaring whilst Stephen was at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in 1999-2002.He and his documentary film Trashed (2012) was be featured at the "New York Times Energy for Tomorrow" Conference on "Building Sustainable Cities" in New York City on April 25, 2013.President of the jury at 2007 Sarajevo Film Festival.Jeremy's step son is an Irish politician (TD) named Richard Boyd Barrett for The Dublin South East Constituency and is a member of The People Before Profit Party, whom are a liberal social left movement against austerity and unfair treatment of working class people.In 1998, he was named as a major donor to the Labour Party.At the New York City Opera in Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music". (March 2003)Trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which is one of the most selective drama schools (as well as school of any kind) in the world. To be admitted onto the three-year BA acting course, the theatre school accepts 28 out of approximately 2,500 applications. This would equate to an acceptance rate of around 1%.Starring in the theatrical adaptation of S��ndor M��rai's novel, "Embers" at Duke of York's Theatre in London. (February 2006)Won Broadway's 1984 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing."Attended Sherborne School for boys from 1962-1966.Was one of the cast members of cult children's programme Play Away (1971), from which clips featuring him are regularly repeated on "Before They Were Famous..." type programmes.Brother-in-law of Sorcha Cusack, Niamh Cusack, Paul Cusack, P��draig Cusack and Catherine Cusack.Spent 2 years with the R.S.C.Appeared in Broadway in ' The Real Thing'.On Broadway in the play "Impressionism". Opened March 24. Scheduled to run through July 5th, 2009. (March 2009)Born at 2:00am-BST. |
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Renowned for aggressive and industrious work ethic
Often plays sinister villains
Rich haunting voice
Calm, reserved performances |
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I've never been passionate about acting, and I find more and more that I work to live the life I want to live. An actor like Al Pacino lives to act. I'm not sure though, there's something about the detachment I have, the feeling of the lack of importance about what I do, that is healthy.
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Anyway, I'm never satisfied. I think were I ever satisfied with my work, I'd be in trouble.
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Basically, I want to keep working, so I don't worry about the size of the character - if it's interesting, I'll do it. It's quite nice doing smaller roles, in some ways. It means I get home more, and I can get on with my life.
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The movie industry is run by accountants in Hollywood and it's as simple as this; everyone has a number on their computer. They can look up Jeremy Irons and see what my last five movies have made. Say you want to make a $20m picture, which is relatively cheap. If Jeremy makes $9m, the director makes $5m, then you need a leading lady, and they just go through those figures - that's how casting happens. And none of my movies has made a lot of money.
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As you get older, you look back and try to make sense of the sort of person you have become. And I think the most important thing that happened in my childhood was the first night I went to boarding school at the age of seven. I remember that night, and the loneliness. Also, my parents' marriage broke up when I was 15. But I think it was that first night at seven years old when I felt something had broken, and I've spent my life trying to get back to that feeling of home. It's the same sense of family that you find in the theater and movies. In fact, I'm hoping to make a film about that very subject - the need for home. You don't really have a home until you have children. And that home is created by the children. |
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Actor,Producer,Director |
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(1999) Performed five songs written by No?l Coward for BBC Proms in the Park (1999).
Does the narration for "Spaceship Earth" in Disney's Epcot Center in Orlando, FL.
(1996) TV commercial for Lexus (performing The Voice of the Autobahn) ( |
| Spouse: |
Sin��ad Cusack (March 28, 1978 - present) (2 children)Julie Hallam (1969 - 1969) (annulled) |
| Children: |
Samuel IronsMax Irons |
| Parents: |
Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe)
Paul Dugan Irons |
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