Post by SlytherinGirl on Jan 26, 2005 16:03:51 GMT -5
Born: February 21, 1946
Birth name :
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
Height :
6' 1"
Mini biography:
He was born to Irish and Welsh parents in 1946. He attended the Royal College of Art; he wanted to be a graphic artist. At age 26 he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he spent 3 years. Started out in the theatrical version of "Dangerous Liaisons" His first major film was Die Hard (1988) where he was cast as Hans Gruber.
Trivia :
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#34). [1995]
Ranked #59 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Lives with politician 'Rima Horton'. [1977 - present]
Although a highly successful film actor, he has frequently passed up film offers to return to the theater. (A place and activity which he calls "magical" and his "first love".)
Nominated for Tony award as Best Actor for Broadway revival of "Private Lives", May 2002.
Was given the role of Professor Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) only after Tim Roth backed out.
He became well-known to the American public with his performance as Hans Gruber in Die Hard (1988).
Studied graphic design before becoming an actor.
Named Best Stage Actor for his part in the acclaimed revival of the Noel Coward play Private Lives at The Variety Club Show business Awards 2002.
Father died when he was 8 years-old
Is the second of four children in his family. He has an older brother, a younger brother and a younger sister.
While filming Die Hard (1988), was found proficient at mimicking American accents; a scene in which Hans Gruber and John McClane finally meet was then added to the script.
Made Vice-Chairman of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2003.
When he was a child, he had a speech disability: his lower jaw was very tight, causing his words to be indistinctive and muffled.
Was the original voice of Leonardo Leonardo in the 2000 cartoon based on Kevin Smith's film Clerks. (1994), but was replaced by Alec Baldwin, courtesy of ABC.
He was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2001 for his performance in Private Lives at the Albery Theatre, London.
He was nominated for a 2001 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in Private Lives at the Albery Theatre.
For the shot where Hans Gruber falls from the top of the building in Die Hard (1988), was actually dropped by a stuntman from a 20-foot high model onto an air bag. To get a genuine surprised look, the stunt man dropped him on the count of two instead of three.
In Die Hard (1988) , he is seen firing a gun only once (in the atrium when Gruber realizes Holly is John's wife), due to his uncontrollable habit of flinching when the gun recoiled. In that scene he blinks just before the camera cuts.
Was voted #19 in Empire Magazine's Greatest Living Movie Stars over the age of 50.
Was active in raising funds for the Labour Party.
This classically trained actor's hawklike facial features, ready sneer, and cultured voice have made him a natural in roles calling for suave villainy, notably the terrorist-bandit leader in Die Hard (1988, the role that introduced him to most American moviegoers), the ruthless land baron in Quigley Down Under (1990), and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). But Rickman, a versatile performer, is capable of much more: He was personally amusing in the otherwise dull The January Man (1989) as a wacky sidekick to unconventional cop Kevin Kline, and charming in Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991) as a ghostly musician. He also had an amusing role in Tim Robbins' political satire Bob Roberts (1992). The actor first gained acclaim (and a Tony nomination) on Broadway in a transplant of the British stage production "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." His most recent screen credits are Mesmer (1994, in the title role) and An Awfully Big Adventure (1995).
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