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Biography Anthony Hopkins was born on 31 December 1937, in Margam, Wales. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, he moved to London and joined the National Theatre, invited by Laurence Olivier, who could see the talent in Hopkins. In 1967, he made his first film for television, A Flea in Her Ear...
| Talent Agent: |
Independent Talent Group - Duncan Heath
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| Profession: |
Actor / Director / Composer |
| Born: |
31 December 1937, Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK (age 72) |
| Birth Name: |
Philip Anthony Hopkins |
| Height: |
5' 8½" (1.74 m) |
| Spouse: |
Stella Arroyave (1 March 2003 - present)
Jennifer Lynton (13 January 1973 - 30 April 2002) (divorced)
Petronella Barker (September 1967 - 1972) (divorced) 1 child
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| Nickname: |
Tony |
| Also Known As: |
Anthony Hopkins / Sir Anthony Hopkins |
| Awards: |
Won Oscar. Another 37 wins & 30 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1965 - 2011 |
Salary
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Red Dragon (2002): $20,000,000 |
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Hannibal (2001): $15,000,000 |
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Mission: Impossible II (2000): $5,000,000 |
Trademarks
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Hair greased back. |
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Often plays very proper and restrained British characters, as in The Remains of the Day and Shadowlands. |
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Often plays controversial, real life characters: William Bligh in The Bounty, Adolf Hitler in The Bunker, Richard Bruno Hauptman in The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, and Richard Nixon in Nixon |
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Deep smooth voice |
Real Life Quotes
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[on Gary Oldman] He is just like I was at his age. |
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I was lousy in school. Real screwed-up. A moron. I was antisocial and didn't bother with the other kids. A really bad student. I didn't have any brains. I didn't know what I was doing there. That's why I became an actor. |
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[Interviewed on Inside the Actors Studio] I once asked a Jesuit priest what was the best short prayer he knew. He said, "Fuck it,' as in, "Fuck it; it's in God's hands." |
Trivia
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Is proud of his improvisational touches as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs such as: the unnerving effect on Jodie Foster when he mocked her character's West Virginia accent; the distorion of the word "chianti" and the vile slurping sound he makes after he describes eating the "census-taker." Hopkins also notes that Hannibal never blinked his eyes when he spoke. |
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10/97: Ranked #57 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. |
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Often compared with fellow Welshman Richard Burton. |
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1987: Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire. |
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7/16/88: Received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Wales. |
Other Works
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Hopkins was a member of the original National Theatre ensemble when it was formed in 1965, originally as an understudy to Laurence Olivier. His National Theatre credits include: Marc Anthony in Shakespeare's "Anthony & Cleopatra" (1987), the title role in Shakespeare's "King Lear" (1986-7), Lambert Le Roux in "Pravda" a new play by Howard Brenton (1985), the title role in Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (1972, Old Vic), the title role in Shakespeare's "Coriolanus", Emperor in "Architect & The Emperor of Assyria" Frankfurt in "A Woman Killed With Kindness" (all 1971, Old Vic), Audrey in Shakespeare's "As You Like It", Andrei in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" (both 1967, Old Vic), Irregular Mobilisor in "Juno and the Paycock", Etienne in "A Flea In Her Ear" (both 1967, Old Vic), Edgar in Strindberg's "Dance of Death" (1966, Old Vic). |
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Made his Broadway debut as Dr Dysart in the US premiere of "Equus" by Peter Schaffer - Playmouth Theatre, New York City ((1974). He played Des and directed the play in it's West Coast premiere at the Huntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles in 1977. |
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Stage: Gallimard in the UK premiere of "M.Butterfly" by David Henry Hwang - Shaftesbury Theatre, London (1989). |
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Stage: Timon in Shakespeare's "Timon Of Athens" - London. |
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1999: TV commercial (voiceover) for Agilent Technologies. |
Where Are They Now?
| December 2006 |
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He is filming The City of Your Final Destination in Argentina, during December 2006 - January 2007. |
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