Gary Oldman

Leonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a British actor.
 
Gary Oldman was born in London, England. When he was older, he won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College, where he received a BA in Theatre Arts in 1979. He later studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early 80s, including The Pope's Wedding, for which he received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the British Theatre Association's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor of 1985. Oldman is 1.78m in height (5 foot 10 inches). He is particularly known for playing eccentric characters and for having a mastery of accents.
 
He first appeared on the screen in the film Remembrance in 1982, going on the win his first starring role in Sid and Nancy (1986), in which he played the rocker Sid Vicious. He has played a variety of characters including Dracula, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lee Harvey Oswald, Pontius Pilate, and the Devil.
 
In 1997 he directed, produced, and wrote Nil by Mouth, partially based on his life, which went on to win the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, a BAFTA Award, the Channel 4 Director's Award, and the Empire Award, and was declared by the British Film Academy as one of the 100 best films of all time.
 
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Gary Oldman Gloryhunts for ITV -- Oops, Except Not

One-time babykiller Gary Oldman is back on the hunt -- this time, for glory.
Published: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:49:50 GMT - Source: Adrants.Com - Read the article

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Gary Oldman Says Dan is Amazing Guy

One of Dan's favourite actors, Gary Oldman, was recently interviewed by E!'s Ben Lyons while promoting The Dark Knight, and in the course of the interview the conversation changed directions and allowed Gary the opportunity to lavishly praise Dan for his 'down to earth' qualities. See the video here: E! The Lyons Den Many thanks to Nerea and Jeannine for the tip!
Published: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:41:26 GMT - Source: Danradcliffe.Com - Read the article

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Stars' tributes to Ledger's Joker

Stars Michael Caine and Gary Oldman pay tribute to the late Heath Ledger at The Dark Knight premiere in New York.
Published: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:32:21 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the article

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