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 Richard E. Grant is an actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
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Richard E. Grant is an actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
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Is allergic to alcohol. He can have a drink and keep it down for about 10 minutes, but will be severely ill for 24 hours afterward.The initial E in his name came about because there was already someone registered with Equity as Richard Grant. Richard was born Richard Grant Esterhuysen. So with permission of the other Richard Grant and Equity, he added the E. to his name.Wears two watches. The one on his right wrist was given to him by his late father and has Swaziland time. The one on his left wrist is set to British time.As a struggling actor in 1983, he was renting a Notting Hill bedsit in London for ��30 per week. Thirty six years later he stood outside that very same residence to announce on his Twitter feed that he'd been Oscar-nominated for Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), his very first nomination.Loves new smells. Richard believes that smells evoke memories, so he loves to smell new books, cars, sofas, people.His father was the last minister of education in the British colony of Swaziland before independence in 1968.Attended school in Swaziland (South Africa) with Nelson Mandela's daughters Zindzi Mandela and Zenani Mandela where they occasionally appeared in school plays together.Even though in real life he's allergic to alcohol, his very first film Withnail & I (1987) revolved around him playing a character who drinks all kinds of alcoholic drinks.Studied English and drama at university in Capetown, South Africa.He was one of the guests at King Charles III's and Camilla Queen Consort's wedding.Had a piano suite composed for him by Canadian artist Emm Gryner.Played the Doctor in a line of BBC animated Doctor Who (1963) adventures showcased on the Internet.When Grant married Joan Washington, he gained a stepson, Tom, Joan's son from a previous marriage. The first baby that Joan and Richard had together, Tiffany, was born prematurely during the filming of Withnail & I. Tiffany only survived for a few hours after her birth. A few years later, Joan gave birth to their second daughter, Olivia, who is now a casting assistant on films.Has an aversion to hard-boiled eggs, mostly due to the shape ("like a fart on a plate"). Fried eggs don't bother him.He was also the narrator/performer for Bram Stoker's Dracula Book on tape.Stated in The Secret World of Lewis Carroll (2015) that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is one of his favorite books and that he has re-read it every year since he was seven.Father of Olivia Grant.One stepson, Tom.Unlike other actors to take on the role of The Doctor ("Doctor Who") in their careers, he is the only one to play the role ("Scream of the Shalka") before returning as another major character in the series ("The Snowmen" as Dr. Simeon/The Great Intelligence).He has two roles in common with his Corpse Bride (2005) co-star Christopher Lee: (1) Lee played Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991) and Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992) while Grant played him in The Other Side (1992) and (2) Lee played Holmes' brother Mycroft Holmes in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) while Grant played him in Sherlock (2002).He has two roles in common with both David Collings and David Warner. (1) Collings played Bob Cratchit in Scrooge (1970), Warner played him in A Christmas Carol (1984) and Grant played him in A Christmas Carol (1999) and (2) Grant played the Doctor in Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999) and Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (2003), Collings played him in the Big Finish audio drama "Full Fathom Five" and Warner played him in the Big Finish audio dramas "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Masters of War".Took part in a special celebrity edition of Blind Date on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006). He and actor Sir Roger Moore lost to The X Factor UK (2004)'s Chico Slimani, who got to date Barry Humphries.According to his Wah-Wah Diaries, he was offered a major role in the remake of Flight of the Phoenix (2004).Attended the wedding of media mogul Rupert Murdoch to former model Jerry Hall in 2016.Counts actor Ian Charleson as a major influence as an actor.At the time of his casting announcement for Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019), many Star Wars fans speculated that he was going to be playing Admiral Thrawn (a 'expanded universe' character) due to Grant's physical resemblance to him. Then later, in Grant's first interview about it, he immediately confirmed that was not his character and it was a completely different one (named General Pryde).In 1972, as a 15 year old boy in Swaziland, he became star-struck after seeing Barbra Streisand in Hello Dolly (1969) and wrote to her after falling instantly in love with her. 46 Years later he finally got to meet her at a post Oscars party after his nomination for 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' (2018), where he told her about his boyhood crush on her.Was offered the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) but had to turn it down after filming for Hudson Hawk (1991) overran. The role went to Alan Rickman instead. |
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Richard E. Grant |
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Actor,Director,Writer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Director,Writer |
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| Height: |
6' 2' (1.88 m) |
| Biography: |
Richard E. Grant is an actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller\'s drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning va |
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Is allergic to alcohol. He can have a drink and keep it down for about 10 minutes, but will be severely ill for 24 hours afterward.The initial E in his name came about because there was already someone registered with Equity as Richard Grant. Richard was born Richard Grant Esterhuysen. So with permission of the other Richard Grant and Equity, he added the E. to his name.Wears two watches. The one on his right wrist was given to him by his late father and has Swaziland time. The one on his left wrist is set to British time.As a struggling actor in 1983, he was renting a Notting Hill bedsit in London for ��30 per week. Thirty six years later he stood outside that very same residence to announce on his Twitter feed that he'd been Oscar-nominated for Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), his very first nomination.Loves new smells. Richard believes that smells evoke memories, so he loves to smell new books, cars, sofas, people.His father was the last minister of education in the British colony of Swaziland before independence in 1968.Attended school in Swaziland (South Africa) with Nelson Mandela's daughters Zindzi Mandela and Zenani Mandela where they occasionally appeared in school plays together.Even though in real life he's allergic to alcohol, his very first film Withnail & I (1987) revolved around him playing a character who drinks all kinds of alcoholic drinks.Studied English and drama at university in Capetown, South Africa.He was one of the guests at King Charles III's and Camilla Queen Consort's wedding.Had a piano suite composed for him by Canadian artist Emm Gryner.Played the Doctor in a line of BBC animated Doctor Who (1963) adventures showcased on the Internet.When Grant married Joan Washington, he gained a stepson, Tom, Joan's son from a previous marriage. The first baby that Joan and Richard had together, Tiffany, was born prematurely during the filming of Withnail & I. Tiffany only survived for a few hours after her birth. A few years later, Joan gave birth to their second daughter, Olivia, who is now a casting assistant on films.Has an aversion to hard-boiled eggs, mostly due to the shape ("like a fart on a plate"). Fried eggs don't bother him.He was also the narrator/performer for Bram Stoker's Dracula Book on tape.Stated in The Secret World of Lewis Carroll (2015) that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is one of his favorite books and that he has re-read it every year since he was seven.Father of Olivia Grant.One stepson, Tom.Unlike other actors to take on the role of The Doctor ("Doctor Who") in their careers, he is the only one to play the role ("Scream of the Shalka") before returning as another major character in the series ("The Snowmen" as Dr. Simeon/The Great Intelligence).He has two roles in common with his Corpse Bride (2005) co-star Christopher Lee: (1) Lee played Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991) and Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992) while Grant played him in The Other Side (1992) and (2) Lee played Holmes' brother Mycroft Holmes in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) while Grant played him in Sherlock (2002).He has two roles in common with both David Collings and David Warner. (1) Collings played Bob Cratchit in Scrooge (1970), Warner played him in A Christmas Carol (1984) and Grant played him in A Christmas Carol (1999) and (2) Grant played the Doctor in Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999) and Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (2003), Collings played him in the Big Finish audio drama "Full Fathom Five" and Warner played him in the Big Finish audio dramas "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Masters of War".Took part in a special celebrity edition of Blind Date on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006). He and actor Sir Roger Moore lost to The X Factor UK (2004)'s Chico Slimani, who got to date Barry Humphries.According to his Wah-Wah Diaries, he was offered a major role in the remake of Flight of the Phoenix (2004).Attended the wedding of media mogul Rupert Murdoch to former model Jerry Hall in 2016.Counts actor Ian Charleson as a major influence as an actor.At the time of his casting announcement for Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019), many Star Wars fans speculated that he was going to be playing Admiral Thrawn (a 'expanded universe' character) due to Grant's physical resemblance to him. Then later, in Grant's first interview about it, he immediately confirmed that was not his character and it was a completely different one (named General Pryde).In 1972, as a 15 year old boy in Swaziland, he became star-struck after seeing Barbra Streisand in Hello Dolly (1969) and wrote to her after falling instantly in love with her. 46 Years later he finally got to meet her at a post Oscars party after his nomination for 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' (2018), where he told her about his boyhood crush on her.Was offered the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) but had to turn it down after filming for Hudson Hawk (1991) overran. The role went to Alan Rickman instead. |
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I'm still star-struck. I'm thrilled to say that hasn't changed. I think it has a lot to do with coming from nowhere and going somewhere. Where I grew up all there was in live entertainment was a drive-in cinema. I'm very aware of the leap from there to here. Ultimately, I think I'm too curious and enthusiastic to take any of it for granted.
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When an actor asks you to read his script, your heart sinks. The number of scripts I've been given by actors that are so unbelievably terrible! It's well known that actors are lousy writers.
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It's a chicken-and-egg situation: You've got to get name actors in order to get the finance, and in order to get the name actors you've got to bullshit that you've got the finance, while all the time you feel the whole thing could just unravel, the wheels come off the pram, everything conspires to make you sink into a pit of self-pity and despair.
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Hollywood is on what they call a shit tide, meaning a tide where stuff comes in and goes out very quickly. People come in, get a part in something, get in a magazine, then they go away and you never hear of them again. The sun shines, the level of paranoia is bottomless, and everybody you meet has an agenda. And that's it. Show business, 24 hours a day. If you're doing well, you're a target, nobody's interested in you except how you can be of use to them. And you can't engage with anyone, you can only engage with their agenda. It is all very antisex.
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What is there now? Famous people running away from explosions. That's it. They call it production values. Audiences will queue round the block to see an unimaginably highly paid film star running away from a fantastically expensive explosion. They think it's their money's worth. I despair that's what people have to do. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Director,Writer |
| Others works: |
"With Nails: the film diaries of Richard E Grant" published in the USA in 1998
Novel 'By Design', published in 1998
Recorded the audio version of the Tom Holland novel, "Lord of the Dead: The Secret History of Byron" (1996) |
| Spouse: |
Joan Washington (November 1, 1986 - September 2, 2021) (her death, 2 children) |
| Children: |
Olivia GrantTom Washington |
| Parents: |
Leonne Esterhuysen
Henrik Esterhuysen |
| Relatives: |
Stuart Esterhuysen (Sibling) |
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