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 Gerard James Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, a bookmaker. His family is of Irish origin. Gerard spent some of his very early childhood in Montreal, Quebec, but was mostly raised, along with his older brother and sister, in his hometown of Paisley. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he and his siblings were raised primarily by their mother, who later remarried. He had no contact with his father between the ages of two and 16 years old, after which time they became close. His father passed away when Gerard was in his early 20s. Butler went on to attend Glasgow University, where he studied to be a lawyer/solicitor. He was president of the school's law society thanks to his outgoing personality and great social skills.His acting career began when he was approached in a London coffee shop by actor Steven Berkoff, who later appeared alongside Butler in Attila (2001), who gave him a role in a stage production of "Coriolanus" (later, Butler played Tullus Aufidius in a big screen Coriolanus (2011). After that, Butler decided to give up law for acting. He was cast as Ewan McGregor's character "Renton" in the stage adaptation of u003cemTrainspottingu003c/em. His film debut was as Billy Connolly's younger brother in Mrs. Brown (1997). While filming the movie in Scotland, he was enjoying a picnic with his mother near the River Tay when they heard the shouts of a young boy, who had been swimming with a friend, who was in some trouble. Butler jumped in and saved the young boy from drowning. He received a Certificate of Bravery from the Royal Humane Society. He felt he only did what anyone in the situation would have done.His film career continued with small roles, first in the "James Bond" movie, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and then Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, Butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being "Attila the Hun" in the USA Network mini-series, Attila (2001). The film's producers wanted a known actor to play the part but kept coming back to Butler's screen tests and decided he was their man. He had to lose the thick Scottish accent, but managed well. Around the time "Attila" was being filmed, casting was in progress for Wes Craven's new take on the "Dracula" legacy. Also wanting a known name, Butler wasn't much of a consideration, but his unending tenacity drove him to hounding the producers. Eventually, he sent them a clip of his portrayal of "Attila". Evidently, they saw something because Dracula 2000 (2000) was cast in the form of Butler. Attila's producers, thinking that his big-screen role might help with their own film's ratings, finished shooting a little early so he could get to work on Dracula 2000 (2000). Following these two roles, Butler developed quite a fan base, and began appearing on websites and fancasts everywhere.Since then, he has appeared in Reign of Fire (2002) as "Creedy" and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) as "Terry Sheridan", alongside Angelina Jolie. The role that garnered him the most attention from both moviegoers and movie makers, alike, was that of "Andre Marek" in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel, Timeline (2003). Butler played an archaeologist who was sent back in time with a team of students to rescue a colleague. Last year, he appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), playing the title character in the successful adaptation of the stage musical. It was a role that brought him much international attention. Other projects include Dear Frankie (2004), The Game of Their Lives (2005) and Beowulf & Grendel (2005).In 2007, he starred as Spartan "King Leonidas" in the Warner Bros. production 300 (2006), based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, and Shattered (2007), co-starring Pierce Brosnan and Maria Bello, which aired on network TV under the title, "Shattered". He also starred in P.S. I Love You (2007), with Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank.In 2007, he appeared in Nim's Island (2008) and RocknRolla (2008), and completed the new Mark Neveldine / Brian Taylor film, Gamer (2009). His next films included The Ugly Truth (2009), co-starring Katherine Heigl, which began filming in April 2008, The Bounty Hunter (2010), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Chasing Mavericks (2012) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). In recent years, he has appeared in films such as Gods of Egypt (2016), Geostorm (2017), Den of Thieves (2018), The Vanishing (2018) and Hunter Killer (2018). Butler is related to writer-director Mark Flood.
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Gerard James Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, a bookmaker. His family is of Irish origin. Gerard spent some of his very early childhood in Montreal, Quebec, but was mostly raised, along with his older brother and sister, in his hometown of Paisley. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he and his siblings were raised primarily by their mother, who later remarried. He had no contact with his father between the ages of two and 16 years old, after which time they became close. His father passed away when Gerard was in his early 20s. Butler went on to attend Glasgow University, where he studied to be a lawyer/solicitor. He was president of the school's law society thanks to his outgoing personality and great social skills.His acting career began when he was approached in a London coffee shop by actor Steven Berkoff, who later appeared alongside Butler in Attila (2001), who gave him a role in a stage production of "Coriolanus" (later, Butler played Tullus Aufidius in a big screen Coriolanus (2011). After that, Butler decided to give up law for acting. He was cast as Ewan McGregor's character "Renton" in the stage adaptation of u003cemTrainspottingu003c/em. His film debut was as Billy Connolly's younger brother in Mrs. Brown (1997). While filming the movie in Scotland, he was enjoying a picnic with his mother near the River Tay when they heard the shouts of a young boy, who had been swimming with a friend, who was in some trouble. Butler jumped in and saved the young boy from drowning. He received a Certificate of Bravery from the Royal Humane Society. He felt he only did what anyone in the situation would have done.His film career continued with small roles, first in the "James Bond" movie, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and then Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, Butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being "Attila the Hun" in the USA Network mini-series, Attila (2001). The film's producers wanted a known actor to play the part but kept coming back to Butler's screen tests and decided he was their man. He had to lose the thick Scottish accent, but managed well. Around the time "Attila" was being filmed, casting was in progress for Wes Craven's new take on the "Dracula" legacy. Also wanting a known name, Butler wasn't much of a consideration, but his unending tenacity drove him to hounding the producers. Eventually, he sent them a clip of his portrayal of "Attila". Evidently, they saw something because Dracula 2000 (2000) was cast in the form of Butler. Attila's producers, thinking that his big-screen role might help with their own film's ratings, finished shooting a little early so he could get to work on Dracula 2000 (2000). Following these two roles, Butler developed quite a fan base, and began appearing on websites and fancasts everywhere.Since then, he has appeared in Reign of Fire (2002) as "Creedy" and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) as "Terry Sheridan", alongside Angelina Jolie. The role that garnered him the most attention from both moviegoers and movie makers, alike, was that of "Andre Marek" in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel, Timeline (2003). Butler played an archaeologist who was sent back in time with a team of students to rescue a colleague. Last year, he appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera (2004), playing the title character in the successful adaptation of the stage musical. It was a role that brought him much international attention. Other projects include Dear Frankie (2004), The Game of Their Lives (2005) and Beowulf & Grendel (2005).In 2007, he starred as Spartan "King Leonidas" in the Warner Bros. production 300 (2006), based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, and Shattered (2007), co-starring Pierce Brosnan and Maria Bello, which aired on network TV under the title, "Shattered". He also starred in P.S. I Love You (2007), with Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank.In 2007, he appeared in Nim's Island (2008) and RocknRolla (2008), and completed the new Mark Neveldine / Brian Taylor film, Gamer (2009). His next films included The Ugly Truth (2009), co-starring Katherine Heigl, which began filming in April 2008, The Bounty Hunter (2010), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Chasing Mavericks (2012) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). In recent years, he has appeared in films such as Gods of Egypt (2016), Geostorm (2017), Den of Thieves (2018), The Vanishing (2018) and Hunter Killer (2018). Butler is related to writer-director Mark Flood.
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He has quickly gained a reputation as one of the nicest actors around, as he always takes time to socialize with fans and hangs out with crew members as much as co-stars on film sets.Cried while talking about the Phantom's loneliness to The Phantom of the Opera (2004) director Joel Schumacher.He has a legal degree from Glasgow University, but gave up on that career after being fired from a law firm just one week before he was qualified to practice law.On the first day of shooting his film debut in Mrs. Brown (1997), he had to run naked into a freezing sea and, as a result, developed hypothermia. Later during the filming, he saved a young boy from drowning in the river Tay and received a Certificate Of Bravery from The Royal Humane Society.His favorite actors are Christian Bale and Gary Oldman.Had the rock-and-roll voice that Andrew Lloyd Webber always wanted to hear as the Phantom.Jokes about preferring the mask side of his face to the regular side of his face.He stated in an interview, before finally quitting drinking at age 27, that his wild drinking antics would involve smashing bottles over his own head, running in front of cars, and he once woke up in Paris, miles from where he'd been at a party, covered in gashes and blood and, to this day, he has no idea what happened in that incident.Graduated from Glasgow University with a law degreeIs constantly trying to quit smoking employing the use of hypnotism, patches, lasers and most general methods. He did quit for six months while filming 300 (2006), but started again towards the end of filming.Prefers to be called Gerry. He does this because he notices that many people (especially Americans) struggle with pronouncing "Gerard".He was rescued after a surfing accident on December 18, 2011 in northern California. He and three others were filming a scene for Chasing Mavericks (2012) when they were hit by a freak set of waves. He was held underwater and dragged over a rocky reef until he was rescued by a safety worker on jet-skis. He was hospitalized for minor injuries and released.Has no formal acting training.Did not start acting until he was twenty-five years old.Aside from singing in a band in college, he had no prior Musical experience before being cast in the title role of The Phantom of the Opera (2004).Was at one time the lead singer for a Scottish rock band named Speed, although music eventually became his second love after acting.Divides his time between Los Angeles, Malibu, and New York.When he auditioned for the role of "Aslan the Lion" in the Walden Media/Disney production of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), he asked, "This isn't going to be like the BBC puppet Aslan, right? Because, if so, I'm leaving right now".He campaigned for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) and was among the actors considered. The role eventually went to Ben Affleck.During production of The Phantom of the Opera (2004), it took him four hours to get fitted with his makeup and prosthetics.His name is not pronounced, like the typical Gerard, with a long "A". "Ger" is pronounced like 'chair', with the "ard" pronounced like 'errd'. It is pronounced like 'chair-errd'.Close friends with Bradley Cooper.He is Scottish, but is of partial Irish ancestry. He has also mentioned that, because of this, his family does not have a tartan.Sang in a rock band whilst training to be a lawyer.Revealed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) in October 2018 that he is the first person in the history of the Scottish legal system to be fired before qualifying as a lawyer.Did not see his father from the age of 2 until he turned 16.He is a huge fan of Glasgow Celtic Football club. He played for them in 2011, in a charity match against Manchester United.Was once rumored to be the next James Bond (after Pierce Brosnan). (April 2001)Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#10). [2007].Before his final year of law school, Butler took a year off to live in California. He mostly lived in Venice Beach, working at different jobs, traveling often, and, according to him, drinking heavily, at one point being arrested for alcohol-related disorderly conduct.Gerard Butler won the lead role in Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla on the basis of his shredded eight-packs abs that he famously showed off in the global hit 300. Asked why Ritchie cast Butler in the lead role, product Susan Downey said, "Guy saw Gerry in 300, and just fell in love with his abs and decided to cast him in our movie." Ritchie reiterated that saying, "He had a rather impressive set of abs in 300." Ironically, even though Butler was cast for his abs, he did not actually get a chance to show off his abs in the movie as he had no shirtless scenes.Worked in a variety of jobs including a waiter, a telemarketer and a demonstrator of how toys work at fairs between acting roles.Was confirmed for a role in Mindhunters (2004), but chose to drop out of it because of his prior commitment to Timeline (2003). The filming schedules of the two films overlapped. Jonny Lee Miller with whom Butler co-starred in Dracula 2000 (2000) stepped in to take his Mindhunter role.Used to frequent a weekly Jazz night in Beverly Hills hosted by Danny Masterson. Samantha Ronson, Bo Barrett, Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Scarimbolo were all frequently spotted there.Was chosen as the most attractive man of 2005 by Hello! MagazineFirst stage role was in Coriolanus. Poked in the eye with a wooden stake during rehearsals for the play. Later he played Tullus Aufidius in the Coriolanus (2011) film.Was president of the Law society in college.Along with Ben Stiller, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon and director Paul Haggis, he visited a camp for internally displaced persons managed by Sean Penn and his Jenkins-Penn Humanitarian Relief Organization in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (April 2010)Was unable to book a professional acting job for the first two years of his career.[whether the rippling six pack that he famously showed off in 300 was real] When people first saw the images, they thought that my abs were fake and that they had been touched up in a a computer. I can assure you those were really my abs. I pumped up so had for this film that my ab muscles became enormous. I was constantly instructed: "You are playing the king, you need to set an example (for the other actors).".Has done five films in which his character's name is in the title: Dracula 2000 (2000), Attila (2001), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Beowulf & Grendel (2005), and Burns (2006).Was a presenter at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards with fellow Scotsman Billy Boyd.Born at 5:21 AM (MET). |
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Gerard James Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, a bookmaker. His family is of Irish origin. Gerard spent some of his very early childhood in Montreal, Quebec, but was mostly raised, along with his older brother and s |
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He has quickly gained a reputation as one of the nicest actors around, as he always takes time to socialize with fans and hangs out with crew members as much as co-stars on film sets.Cried while talking about the Phantom's loneliness to The Phantom of the Opera (2004) director Joel Schumacher.He has a legal degree from Glasgow University, but gave up on that career after being fired from a law firm just one week before he was qualified to practice law.On the first day of shooting his film debut in Mrs. Brown (1997), he had to run naked into a freezing sea and, as a result, developed hypothermia. Later during the filming, he saved a young boy from drowning in the river Tay and received a Certificate Of Bravery from The Royal Humane Society.His favorite actors are Christian Bale and Gary Oldman.Had the rock-and-roll voice that Andrew Lloyd Webber always wanted to hear as the Phantom.Jokes about preferring the mask side of his face to the regular side of his face.He stated in an interview, before finally quitting drinking at age 27, that his wild drinking antics would involve smashing bottles over his own head, running in front of cars, and he once woke up in Paris, miles from where he'd been at a party, covered in gashes and blood and, to this day, he has no idea what happened in that incident.Graduated from Glasgow University with a law degreeIs constantly trying to quit smoking employing the use of hypnotism, patches, lasers and most general methods. He did quit for six months while filming 300 (2006), but started again towards the end of filming.Prefers to be called Gerry. He does this because he notices that many people (especially Americans) struggle with pronouncing "Gerard".He was rescued after a surfing accident on December 18, 2011 in northern California. He and three others were filming a scene for Chasing Mavericks (2012) when they were hit by a freak set of waves. He was held underwater and dragged over a rocky reef until he was rescued by a safety worker on jet-skis. He was hospitalized for minor injuries and released.Has no formal acting training.Did not start acting until he was twenty-five years old.Aside from singing in a band in college, he had no prior Musical experience before being cast in the title role of The Phantom of the Opera (2004).Was at one time the lead singer for a Scottish rock band named Speed, although music eventually became his second love after acting.Divides his time between Los Angeles, Malibu, and New York.When he auditioned for the role of "Aslan the Lion" in the Walden Media/Disney production of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), he asked, "This isn't going to be like the BBC puppet Aslan, right? Because, if so, I'm leaving right now".He campaigned for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) and was among the actors considered. The role eventually went to Ben Affleck.During production of The Phantom of the Opera (2004), it took him four hours to get fitted with his makeup and prosthetics.His name is not pronounced, like the typical Gerard, with a long "A". "Ger" is pronounced like 'chair', with the "ard" pronounced like 'errd'. It is pronounced like 'chair-errd'.Close friends with Bradley Cooper.He is Scottish, but is of partial Irish ancestry. He has also mentioned that, because of this, his family does not have a tartan.Sang in a rock band whilst training to be a lawyer.Revealed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) in October 2018 that he is the first person in the history of the Scottish legal system to be fired before qualifying as a lawyer.Did not see his father from the age of 2 until he turned 16.He is a huge fan of Glasgow Celtic Football club. He played for them in 2011, in a charity match against Manchester United.Was once rumored to be the next James Bond (after Pierce Brosnan). (April 2001)Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#10). [2007].Before his final year of law school, Butler took a year off to live in California. He mostly lived in Venice Beach, working at different jobs, traveling often, and, according to him, drinking heavily, at one point being arrested for alcohol-related disorderly conduct.Gerard Butler won the lead role in Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla on the basis of his shredded eight-packs abs that he famously showed off in the global hit 300. Asked why Ritchie cast Butler in the lead role, product Susan Downey said, "Guy saw Gerry in 300, and just fell in love with his abs and decided to cast him in our movie." Ritchie reiterated that saying, "He had a rather impressive set of abs in 300." Ironically, even though Butler was cast for his abs, he did not actually get a chance to show off his abs in the movie as he had no shirtless scenes.Worked in a variety of jobs including a waiter, a telemarketer and a demonstrator of how toys work at fairs between acting roles.Was confirmed for a role in Mindhunters (2004), but chose to drop out of it because of his prior commitment to Timeline (2003). The filming schedules of the two films overlapped. Jonny Lee Miller with whom Butler co-starred in Dracula 2000 (2000) stepped in to take his Mindhunter role.Used to frequent a weekly Jazz night in Beverly Hills hosted by Danny Masterson. Samantha Ronson, Bo Barrett, Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Scarimbolo were all frequently spotted there.Was chosen as the most attractive man of 2005 by Hello! MagazineFirst stage role was in Coriolanus. Poked in the eye with a wooden stake during rehearsals for the play. Later he played Tullus Aufidius in the Coriolanus (2011) film.Was president of the Law society in college.Along with Ben Stiller, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon and director Paul Haggis, he visited a camp for internally displaced persons managed by Sean Penn and his Jenkins-Penn Humanitarian Relief Organization in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (April 2010)Was unable to book a professional acting job for the first two years of his career.[whether the rippling six pack that he famously showed off in 300 was real] When people first saw the images, they thought that my abs were fake and that they had been touched up in a a computer. I can assure you those were really my abs. I pumped up so had for this film that my ab muscles became enormous. I was constantly instructed: "You are playing the king, you need to set an example (for the other actors).".Has done five films in which his character's name is in the title: Dracula 2000 (2000), Attila (2001), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Beowulf & Grendel (2005), and Burns (2006).Was a presenter at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards with fellow Scotsman Billy Boyd.Born at 5:21 AM (MET). |
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Often protrays men facing difficult situations
Tall and muscular frame
Greenish blue eyes and dark brown hair
Round shaped face
Gravelly and authoritative voice |
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On his new acting career: "[During] some of the most miserable periods of my life, people thought I was very happy. And now that I'm actually happier, I don't have to show it. I'm more comfortable with myself."
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In Scotland I'm just like a lot of other guys, but in America I'm seen as a very strong, masculine guy.
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You've got to move on and it's a shame because there's a part of you that thinks, 'I was so attached to that movie and its success and what it meant to me.' There's a part of you that wants to pull that off again. I heard some backroom chatter about another 300 (2006) movie. I don't know if it would be a sequel or a prequel but I haven't read anything. I can't see it myself, the idea in general. I'm not sure which way they would go with that. When Russell Crowe did Gladiator (2000), he didn't come back and do another one. Like mine, his character died.
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On solitude: I love to spend a lot of time on my own. I can seriously go into my own head and often love to let myself travel where I don't know where I'm going. I always felt that that was his kind of form of escape, in a way.
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On acting: Just make them feel something, because I think so many of us, including myself, spend too much time not feeling enough, you know? |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Camera and Electrical Department |
| Others works: |
Played Doctor Cukrowicz in "Suddenly Last Summer" by Tennessee Williams - Comedy Theatre, London (1999).
Appeared in "Snatch", a new play by Peter Rose - Pleasance Theatre, London (1998).
Played Renton in "Trainspotting" ba |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Margaret Butler
Edward Butler |
| Relatives: |
Brian Butler (Sibling)
Lynn Butler (Sibling) |
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