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 Bob Hoskins was described by the director John Mackenzie as "an actor from the British tradition but with an almost American approach, an instinctive approach to acting and knowing how to work with the camera". He was born on October 26, 1942, in Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, where his mother was living after being evacuated as a result of the heavy bombings. He is the son of Elsie Lillian (Hopkins), a nursery school teacher and cook, and Robert William Hoskins, Sr., who drove a lorry and worked as a bookkeeper. Growing up, Hoskins received only limited education and he left school at 15, but with a passion for language and literature instilled by his former English teacher.A regular theatre-goer, Hoskins dreamed of starring on stage, but before he could do so he had to work odd jobs for a long time to make ends meet. His acting career started out more by accident than by design, when he accompanied a friend to watch some auditions, only to be confused for one of the people auditioning, getting a script pushed into his hands with the message "You're next". He got the part and acquired an agent. After some stage success, he expanded to television with roles in television series such as Villains (1972) and Thick as Thieves (1974). In the mid-'70s, he started his film career, standing out when he performed alongside Richard Dreyfuss in John Byrum's Inserts (1975) and in a smaller part in Richard Lester's Royal Flash (1975).Hoskins broke through in 1978 in Dennis Potter's mini TV series, Pennies from Heaven (1978), playing "Arthur Parker", the doomed salesman. After this, a string of high-profile and successful films followed, starting with his true major movie debut in 1980's The Long Good Friday (1980) as the ultimately doomed "Harold Shand". This was followed by such works as The Cotton Club (1984), Mona Lisa (1986), which won him an Oscar nomination as well as a BAFTA award, Cannes Film Festival and Golden Globe), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (Golden Globe nomination), Mermaids (1990), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Felicia's Journey (1999) and Enemy at the Gates (2001).Hoskins always carefully balanced the riches of Hollywood with the labor of independent film, though leaned more towards the latter than the former. He worked at smaller projects such as Shane Meadows' debut TwentyFourSeven (1997), in which he starred as "Allen Darcy". Besides this, he found time to direct, write and star in The Raggedy Rawney (1988), as well as direct and star in Rainbow (1995), and contributing to HBO's Tales from the Crypt (1989) and Tube Tales (1999).Suffering from Parkinson's disease in later years, Hoskins died of pneumonia at age 71 in a London hospital.
Bio:
Bob Hoskins was described by the director John Mackenzie as "an actor from the British tradition but with an almost American approach, an instinctive approach to acting and knowing how to work with the camera". He was born on October 26, 1942, in Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, where his mother was living after being evacuated as a result of the heavy bombings. He is the son of Elsie Lillian (Hopkins), a nursery school teacher and cook, and Robert William Hoskins, Sr., who drove a lorry and worked as a bookkeeper. Growing up, Hoskins received only limited education and he left school at 15, but with a passion for language and literature instilled by his former English teacher.A regular theatre-goer, Hoskins dreamed of starring on stage, but before he could do so he had to work odd jobs for a long time to make ends meet. His acting career started out more by accident than by design, when he accompanied a friend to watch some auditions, only to be confused for one of the people auditioning, getting a script pushed into his hands with the message "You're next". He got the part and acquired an agent. After some stage success, he expanded to television with roles in television series such as Villains (1972) and Thick as Thieves (1974). In the mid-'70s, he started his film career, standing out when he performed alongside Richard Dreyfuss in John Byrum's Inserts (1975) and in a smaller part in Richard Lester's Royal Flash (1975).Hoskins broke through in 1978 in Dennis Potter's mini TV series, Pennies from Heaven (1978), playing "Arthur Parker", the doomed salesman. After this, a string of high-profile and successful films followed, starting with his true major movie debut in 1980's The Long Good Friday (1980) as the ultimately doomed "Harold Shand". This was followed by such works as The Cotton Club (1984), Mona Lisa (1986), which won him an Oscar nomination as well as a BAFTA award, Cannes Film Festival and Golden Globe), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (Golden Globe nomination), Mermaids (1990), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Felicia's Journey (1999) and Enemy at the Gates (2001).Hoskins always carefully balanced the riches of Hollywood with the labor of independent film, though leaned more towards the latter than the former. He worked at smaller projects such as Shane Meadows' debut TwentyFourSeven (1997), in which he starred as "Allen Darcy". Besides this, he found time to direct, write and star in The Raggedy Rawney (1988), as well as direct and star in Rainbow (1995), and contributing to HBO's Tales from the Crypt (1989) and Tube Tales (1999).Suffering from Parkinson's disease in later years, Hoskins died of pneumonia at age 71 in a London hospital.
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In his earlier years before acting, he wound up looking after camels in Syria and later packing fruit on a kibbutz in Israel, among many other odd jobs.Dropping out of school at age 15, he worked odd jobs, including a fire eater in a circus.Did not start acting until he was 26 years old.Claimed to never have taken an acting lesson in his life and believes in the talent to be "all natural".His acting career began in 1969 at the Unity Theatre. One evening, he was waiting in the Unity Theatre bar for his friend, the actor Roger Frost, to finish an audition. Whilst drinking at the bar, he was given a script and told "You're next.".(August 8, 2012) Announced his retirement from acting after the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in Autumn 2011.He played the role of Smee, Captain Hook's right hand man, in both Hook (1991) and Neverland (2011).Described himself as "Five-foot-six and cubic". He once described his face as looking like squashed cabbage.He was friends with actor/gangster John Bindon and gave a character reference at his Old Bailey murder trial. Bindon was acquitted.Has portrayed four World War II leaders in films: Nikita Khrushchev (Enemy at the Gates (2001)), Winston Churchill (World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)), Benito Mussolini (Mussolini and I (1985)) and Lavrenti Beria (The Inner Circle (1991)).Father of Rosa Hoskins (born 1983) and Jack Hoskins (born 1986) with Linda Banwell.Was the only child of a bookkeeper and nursery school teacher.His grandmother was a Romani (Gypsy). His film, The Raggedy Rawney (1988), was based on stories his grandmother used to tell him.He was Brian De Palma's second choice for the role of Al Capone in The Untouchables (1987) if Robert De Niro was not available. Hoskins was reportedly given a six-figure paycheck by De Palma for "being a great standby".Worked as a porter, lorry driver and window cleaner before he discovered acting.Attempted a three-year accounting course, but dropped out.His remains are buried in London's Highgate West Cemetery.The first record he bought was "Your Eyes Are the Eyes of a Woman in Love" by Frankie Laine. He was a huge fan of jazz music and his favorite albums include "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis and "Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!".Was the original choice to play Buster Edwards in Buster (1988), but the filmmakers decided the role of a cockney villain was too close to roles he had played before in The Long Good Friday (1980) and Mona Lisa (1986), so singer Phil Collins was cast instead.Adopted an American accent for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).Ranked #97 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (October 1997)Attended and graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.He was awarded the 1982 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor of 1981 for his performance in "Guys and Dolls" and "True West".Replaced Danny DeVito as Mario Mario in Super Mario Bros. (1993).Spent several seasons with the Royal National Theatre and the Old Vic Theatre in London, where his credits included everything from a range of Shakespeare to Chechov to Shaw.He turned down the role of Harry Lyme in Home Alone (1990).He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).Father of Alex Hoskins (born 1968) and Sarah Hoskins (born 1972) with Jane Livesey.He was considered for the role of The Penguin in Batman Returns (1992) that went to Danny DeVito.All the lines of the character Wermit in the film In Search of La Che (2011) are all quotes of Bob Hoskins.He was considered for the role of Salvatore Maroni in The Dark Knight (2008) that went to Eric Roberts.In 1983, Hoskins' voice was used in an advert for Weetabix and during the late 1980s and early 1990s, he appeared in advertising for the recently privatized companies of British Gas and British Telecom (now BT Group).He was considered for the role of Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 (2004) that went to Alfred Molina.Was considered for the role of Senator Ralph Owen Brewster in The Aviator (2004), before Alan Alda was cast.In 1967, aged 25, Hoskins spent a short period of time volunteering in kibbutz Zikim in Israel, and also herded camels in Syria.His father was a communist and brought up Hoskins to be an atheist.He turned down the role of Ralph in Romancing the Stone (1984) that went to Danny DeVito.He was considered for the role of Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) that went to Jim Broadbent.He was offered the role of Jack Ruby in Ruby (1992), but he was busy working on Hook (1991) and had to turn it down. It would have been his third collaboration with John MacKenzie after The Long Good Friday (1980) and Beyond the Limit (1983).Appears in the music video of Jamie T's song "Sheila".According to Barry Letts in Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior' (2007), Hoskins was his first choice for the role of Irongron in The Time Warrior: Part One (1973). Hoskins was not available to take the part but recommended David Daker, who was cast instead.His favourite book was "Mr Norris Changes Trains", by Christopher Isherwood.He was considered for the role of Dr. Weeks in American Friends (1991) that went to Alun Armstrong.He was the first choice for Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds of May (1991). It was eventually decided that his fame as a film actor would cause problems and David Jason got the part.He was considered for the role of Leo Lemke in The Butcher's Wife (1991) that went to George Dzundza.He was considered for the role of Lt. Senna in Homicide (1991) that went to Vincent Guastaferro.His obituary in The Guardian newspaper was written by Helen Mirren who had co-starred with him in The Long Good Friday (1980) and Last Orders (2001).Born on exactly the same date as Chelcie Ross. |
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Bob Hoskins |
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Actor,Director,Producer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Director,Producer |
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580 |
| Last update: |
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| Height: |
5' 4?' (1.63 m) |
| Biography: |
Bob Hoskins was described by the director John Mackenzie as \"an actor from the British tradition but with an almost American approach, an instinctive approach to acting and knowing how to work with the camera\". He was born on October 26, 1942, |
| Trivia: |
In his earlier years before acting, he wound up looking after camels in Syria and later packing fruit on a kibbutz in Israel, among many other odd jobs.Dropping out of school at age 15, he worked odd jobs, including a fire eater in a circus.Did not start acting until he was 26 years old.Claimed to never have taken an acting lesson in his life and believes in the talent to be "all natural".His acting career began in 1969 at the Unity Theatre. One evening, he was waiting in the Unity Theatre bar for his friend, the actor Roger Frost, to finish an audition. Whilst drinking at the bar, he was given a script and told "You're next.".(August 8, 2012) Announced his retirement from acting after the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in Autumn 2011.He played the role of Smee, Captain Hook's right hand man, in both Hook (1991) and Neverland (2011).Described himself as "Five-foot-six and cubic". He once described his face as looking like squashed cabbage.He was friends with actor/gangster John Bindon and gave a character reference at his Old Bailey murder trial. Bindon was acquitted.Has portrayed four World War II leaders in films: Nikita Khrushchev (Enemy at the Gates (2001)), Winston Churchill (World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)), Benito Mussolini (Mussolini and I (1985)) and Lavrenti Beria (The Inner Circle (1991)).Father of Rosa Hoskins (born 1983) and Jack Hoskins (born 1986) with Linda Banwell.Was the only child of a bookkeeper and nursery school teacher.His grandmother was a Romani (Gypsy). His film, The Raggedy Rawney (1988), was based on stories his grandmother used to tell him.He was Brian De Palma's second choice for the role of Al Capone in The Untouchables (1987) if Robert De Niro was not available. Hoskins was reportedly given a six-figure paycheck by De Palma for "being a great standby".Worked as a porter, lorry driver and window cleaner before he discovered acting.Attempted a three-year accounting course, but dropped out.His remains are buried in London's Highgate West Cemetery.The first record he bought was "Your Eyes Are the Eyes of a Woman in Love" by Frankie Laine. He was a huge fan of jazz music and his favorite albums include "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis and "Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!".Was the original choice to play Buster Edwards in Buster (1988), but the filmmakers decided the role of a cockney villain was too close to roles he had played before in The Long Good Friday (1980) and Mona Lisa (1986), so singer Phil Collins was cast instead.Adopted an American accent for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).Ranked #97 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (October 1997)Attended and graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.He was awarded the 1982 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor of 1981 for his performance in "Guys and Dolls" and "True West".Replaced Danny DeVito as Mario Mario in Super Mario Bros. (1993).Spent several seasons with the Royal National Theatre and the Old Vic Theatre in London, where his credits included everything from a range of Shakespeare to Chechov to Shaw.He turned down the role of Harry Lyme in Home Alone (1990).He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).Father of Alex Hoskins (born 1968) and Sarah Hoskins (born 1972) with Jane Livesey.He was considered for the role of The Penguin in Batman Returns (1992) that went to Danny DeVito.All the lines of the character Wermit in the film In Search of La Che (2011) are all quotes of Bob Hoskins.He was considered for the role of Salvatore Maroni in The Dark Knight (2008) that went to Eric Roberts.In 1983, Hoskins' voice was used in an advert for Weetabix and during the late 1980s and early 1990s, he appeared in advertising for the recently privatized companies of British Gas and British Telecom (now BT Group).He was considered for the role of Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 (2004) that went to Alfred Molina.Was considered for the role of Senator Ralph Owen Brewster in The Aviator (2004), before Alan Alda was cast.In 1967, aged 25, Hoskins spent a short period of time volunteering in kibbutz Zikim in Israel, and also herded camels in Syria.His father was a communist and brought up Hoskins to be an atheist.He turned down the role of Ralph in Romancing the Stone (1984) that went to Danny DeVito.He was considered for the role of Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) that went to Jim Broadbent.He was offered the role of Jack Ruby in Ruby (1992), but he was busy working on Hook (1991) and had to turn it down. It would have been his third collaboration with John MacKenzie after The Long Good Friday (1980) and Beyond the Limit (1983).Appears in the music video of Jamie T's song "Sheila".According to Barry Letts in Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior' (2007), Hoskins was his first choice for the role of Irongron in The Time Warrior: Part One (1973). Hoskins was not available to take the part but recommended David Daker, who was cast instead.His favourite book was "Mr Norris Changes Trains", by Christopher Isherwood.He was considered for the role of Dr. Weeks in American Friends (1991) that went to Alun Armstrong.He was the first choice for Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds of May (1991). It was eventually decided that his fame as a film actor would cause problems and David Jason got the part.He was considered for the role of Leo Lemke in The Butcher's Wife (1991) that went to George Dzundza.He was considered for the role of Lt. Senna in Homicide (1991) that went to Vincent Guastaferro.His obituary in The Guardian newspaper was written by Helen Mirren who had co-starred with him in The Long Good Friday (1980) and Last Orders (2001).Born on exactly the same date as Chelcie Ross. |
| Trademarks: |
Gravelly voice and strong cockney accent
Frequently played grouchy, short-tempered characters
Short stature
Often played gangsters, crime bosses and amoral men in positions of power |
| Quotes: |
On getting his first role: I was three parts pissed. We were going to a party. And this bloke comes around and says: "Right. You're next. Have you seen the script?" And I got the leading part.
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[in 1988] My life has taken off - my life, my career - everything. I can honestly say I've never been happier. I'm walking around thinking any minute now, 25 tons of horseshit is going to fall on my head.
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Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny DeVito, there's only me to play them.
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My own mum wouldn't call me pretty.
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I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
| Others works: |
(1996) TV commercial: "It's good to talk" series for British Telecom.
(1986) Music video: Appeared with Laurence Olivier in a music video for Paul Hardcastle, "Just For Money".
(10/05) Stage: Appeared (as "Salter") in |
| Spouse: |
Linda Banwell (1982 - April 29, 2014) (his death, 2 children)Jane Livesey (1967 - 1978) (divorced, 2 children) |
| Parents: |
Elsie Lillian Hoskins
Robert William Hoskins |
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