Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman
Birthday: 21/03/1958 Year
Age: 57 years
Place of Birth: New Cross, London, UK

Nationality: British
Height: 174 cm

Original name: Gary Leonard Oldman

Oldman has always attracted the art, but because he reads a lot, studying literature, plays the piano. However, none of this, alas, is not enough for admission to the prestigious Royal Academy of Drama. Do not despair, Oldman arrives in dramatic Rose Bruford College in Kent, who graduated in 1979 with honors.
 
British actor Gary Oldman and director (Gary Leonard Oldman) was born in 1958 in London, the son of a welder and a homemaker. The family soon fell apart, and Gary, like his sister, stayed with his mother, more rarely met with his father over time. At age 14, joined the troupe guy Greenwich Youth Theatre, but left it after two years to start earning.
Oldman has always attracted the art, but because he reads a lot, studying literature, plays the piano. However, none of this, alas, is not enough for admission to the prestigious Royal Academy of Drama. Do not despair, Oldman arrives in dramatic Rose Bruford College in Kent, who graduated in 1979 with honors.
In 1980, Oldman has already toured Europe and South America as part of an acting troupe Glasgow. A short time later, he begins to appear on British television, and in parallel to the mid-eighties has become one of the leading actors of the English stage, having on account of several awards. He also works in the Royal Court and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. So, for her role in the play ‘The Wedding Pope’, Gary received the prize of the magazine ‘Time Out’ for ‘best debut season’ of 1985-1986. And the prize of the British theater association as ‘Best Actor’ 1985 season.
Much work in film Gary Oldman still waiting in front, but from the beginning of the eighties, he appears in several television movies and series. Thus, his first job in television roles were in the series ‘Silent wharf’ (Knots Landing), ‘Dramarama’ (Dramarama), as well as in the British film ‘Man Morgan’ (Morgan’s Boy) John Gorrie and ‘Meanwhile’ (Meantime) Mike Leigh.
In 1986, Oldman gets a role in the movie Sid Alex Cox ‘Sid and Nancy’ (Sid and Nancy). Biographical drama tells the story of the tragic life of legendary punk rock Sid Vicious, a crazy time – 70 years, about rock music, about the rise and fall of the legendary band ‘Sex Pistols’, about love, the search for freedom and disappointments. Gorgeous debut Oldman was noted by critics, it was expressed award for ‘Best Newcomer’.
A year later, the actor goes back a very ambiguous role – this time his character becomes a gay playwright Joe Orton in the film by British director Stephen Frears ‘Prick Up Your Ears’ (Prick Up Your Ears). Biographical drama tells the story of the life and tragic death of the brilliant writer-homosexual. Gary Oldman was able to then demonstrate the power and originality of his acting talent, and won the praise of the powerful and subtle actor, able to play complex and ambiguous characters.
He has already been invited into his paintings directors like Oliver Stone and Francis Coppola and classic characters Oldman slowly emerges in a smart, cynical, ruthless, and with all this very expressive villain.
World fame came to Gary in 1994, together with the role of ‘oborotnya’ cop in the dramatic thriller Luc Besson’s’ Leon’ (L?on). His character was so true that even the biggest fans of the actor literally hated him while watching a movie.
In 1997, Oldman poses its own drama called ‘Do not swallow’ (Nil by Mouth), which immediately becomes a participant, as well as nominees for the Cannes Film Festival. The film faithfully and strictly paints a picture of the family life in the London working-class neighborhood, ruthlessly exposing the problems of the modern world.
Also in 1997, the actor again plays in the film by Luc Besson ‘The Fifth Element’.
For talent and unique art of Gary Oldman reincarnated in Hollywood called ‘Actor’s Actor’, which can be translated as ‘Actor Akterych’. Often, the characters of the second plan, which had the opportunity to play Oldman, more vivid than the main characters. He is so convincing, that the real historical characters who have played Gary (Sid Vicious, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lee Harvey Oswald) begin to associate the viewer is the personality of the actor Gary Oldman. He played almost sixty roles, none of which was not ‘pass’.
Acting and directing awards Oldman presented BAFTA for ‘Best Actor’ in ‘Prick Up Your Ears’. He also awarded the ‘Palme d’Or’ at the Cannes Film Festival for his film ‘Do not swallow’ the MTV award for ‘Best Kiss’ in ‘Dracula’ and ‘Best Fight’ in ‘the president’s plane’ (Air Force One) and several other film awards.
Personal life is extremely diverse talented actor – he was married four times. Oldman was the chosen one of the first in 1988, Lesley Manville, and two years later, Gary had already exchanged vows with Uma Turmen, which two years later and divorced. In 1997, Oldman married to Dona Fiorentino, but having lived for four years, the couple broke up. The last and current wife, Gary Oldman has become Alexandra Edenborough. Three sons, actor born in different marriages.

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