Actually, you need the sauce to fill whatever hole that's there in yourself. Actor Gary Oldman became a permanent part of Batman mythology with his portrayal of Commissioner Jim Gordon. [43] Oldman became a popular portrayer of villains:[20] he played violent pimp Drexl Spivey in the Tony Scott-directed, Quentin Tarantino-written True Romance (1993), a role which MSN Movies described as "one of cinema's most memorable villains";[44] a sadistic prison warden in Murder in the First (1995); futuristic corporate tyrant Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in The Fifth Element (1997); and Dr. Zachary Smith/Spider Smith in the commercially successful but critically panned Lost in Space (1998). Gary Leonard Oldman was born on March 21, 1958 in New Cross, London, England, to Kathleen (Cheriton), a homemaker, and Leonard Bertram Oldman, a welder. [175], In 1998, Oldman was honoured at the Camerimage Film Festival, where he was awarded the Krzysztof Kielowski Award for Acting, the first recipient of the award. He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. Gary Oldman won an Oscar portraying Winston Churchill as he leads a charge against Hitler's army in the early days of World War II. In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named Oldman the highest-grossing actor in history, based on lead and supporting roles. I think the real juicy roles in my generation are going to go to the American actors. [59] The following year, Oldman served as executive producer of Plunkett & Macleane,[60] and portrayed another historical figure, Pontius Pilate, in television film Jesus. They never let you down. 2-The Dark Knight Movies. [138] He is noted for his avoidance of the Hollywood celebrity scene,[139] often being referred to as an "actor's actor". Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour. I have been able, on occasions, to have two bottles of vodka and still be up talking to people. As of July 2014, films starring Oldman have grossed over $3.8 billion at the United States box office, and over $9.9 billion worldwide. [6][14] Oldman described himself as a "shy" but diligent worker during his time there, performing roles such as Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. So, Gary Oldman, tell us what you really think. [111] Oldman appeared on Reeves Gabrels' album The Sacred Squall of Now, performing a vocal duet with David Bowie on the track "You've Been Around". Oldman has had a keen interest in music from an early age. "[120] Stuart Heritage of The Guardian wrote, "Finding the definitive Gary Oldman ham performance is like trying to choose which of your children you prefer. | [63], In 2001, he starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in Hannibal, as Mason Verger, the only surviving victim of Hannibal Lecter. Submitted a recorded voice audition for General Grievous in. 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In 2014, Oldman starred alongside Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson in the remake of RoboCop, as Norton, the scientist who creates the title character. DEADLINE: Very timely Russians. Since moving to the US, he had lost most of his native English accent over the years. In 2011, he directed a music video for then-wife Alex Eden's first single, "Kiss Me Like the Woman You Loved". He can be anyone. [75] He also played a lead role in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. TomNewYorker 6 years ago. [46][119] He further sought to develop a distinctive approach that would distance him from his "stuffy" and "often interchangeable" British peers. [1997], [on the paparazzi] I once had dinner with, I made the decision not to always play the token Englishman. [14], From 1980 to 1981, Oldman appeared in The Massacre at Paris (Christopher Marlowe), Desperado Corner (Shaun Lawton) and Robert David MacDonald's plays Chinchilla and A Waste of Time. On the basis of these two movies, he is the best young British actor around. (Cheriton) and Leonard Bertram Oldman. Actress, Attended the Greenwich and Lewisham Young Peoples Theatre in South East London before going to drama school. He said he'd rerecord all the fucking songs, and I get that. VIAF ID. I've learned over the years that people get upset when they tell you something is their favorite movie and you go, "Really? [21], The 1984 production of The Pope's Wedding had been seen by director Alex Cox, who offered Oldman the part of musician Sid Vicious in the 1986 film Sid and Nancy. He's an incredibly thoughtful guy."[84]. You could call it a coping mechanism, but that would be an excuse. When I was with the Royal Court Theatre we used to piss around and people would say, "I bet you can't do Zimbabwe," so I did it. [10] He played piano as a child, but he gave up his musical aspirations to pursue an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell's performance in the film The Raging Moon (1971). Behind the scenes, Oldman has struggled as an. Oldman's alcoholism reached breaking point during the 1990s, culminating in an arrest for drunk driving in 1991. [6][11] When asked by Charlie Rose if he had reminded RADA of this, Oldman joked that "the work speaks for itself". "[32] He then starred opposite Sean Penn and Ed Harris in State of Grace (1990); Roger Ebert described Oldman's turn as the highlight,[33] and Janet Maslin referred to his work as "phenomenal". "Gary Oldman's remarks irresponsibly feed into a classic anti-Semitic canard about supposed Jewish control of Hollywood and the film industry," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. He went on to say that Gibsonwho had faced censure for antisemitic remarkshad "bitten the hand that [feeds]", being in "a town that's run by Jews" (referring to Hollywood). 8 in Uncut magazine's "10 Best actors in rockin' roles", the latter describing Oldman's portrayal as a "hugely sympathetic reading of the punk figurehead as a lost and bewildered manchild. 1-The Professional. [82][83] Director David Fincher told Playboy, "I know him very well Gary's not cruel. [161] Kristin Scott Thomas referred to Oldman as "the most amazing, generous actor". I Come from Trouble Waters. I suddenly got obsessive about boxing and, There are roles that you play. accent) in practically every movie he has ever been in. [126] He is known for playing the primary antagonist in a number of popular motion pictures,[20] which has seen him referenced in popular culture. Part character actor, part leading man, he doesn't just take on. [46][47], In 1994's Lon: The Professional, he played corrupt DEA officer Norman Stansfield, which has since been named by multiple publications as one of the best villains,[48][49][50][51][52][53][54] and most corrupt cops,[55][56][57] in cinema. I've always done them; as a kid I used to do the Beatles as a party piece. [2014], I know it certainly doesn't mean anything to win a Golden Globe, that's for sure. [11] Oldman sang several tracks on the Sid and Nancy soundtrack, on which he performed alongside original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, and sang and played live piano in the 1988 movie Track 29. The following year, he portrayed Nicholas Wyatt, a ruthless CEO, in Robert Luketic's Paranoia, along with Harrison Ford and Liam Hemsworth. Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling have both cited Oldman as their favorite actor. [156] Anthony Hopkins,[16] Ralph Fiennes,[157] Keanu Reeves[158] and Ray Winstone[9] have used the term "genius" in reference to Oldman. Exploitation was rife in the early days of Hollywoodthe actors who played Munchkins in 1939's Wizard of Oz, for example, were paid less than half of what the dog that played Toto made per week. [129] In 1993, he appeared in the music video for Annie Lennox's international hit "Love Song for a Vampire", written for the soundtrack to Bram Stoker's Dracula, and had a cameo role as the Devil in the video for Guns N' Roses single "Since I Don't Have You"[130]Oldman also played the Devil in the 2002 BMW short Beat The Devil, alongside Clive Owen, James Brown and Marilyn Manson. GARY OLDMAN is a critically acclaimed British actor and filmmaker who has starred in films that have grossed over 8.4 billion worldwide. [1990], Britain has always had spies and I think we've spied rather well. Celebrity. [195], Oldman met American actress Uma Thurman on the set of State of Grace; they were married in 1990, but divorced in 1992. Washington Post and Independent writers noted that Oldman is regarded as one of the greatest actors of his generation. The Oscar-winning actor has praised Alcoholics Anonymous for helping him achieve and maintain sobriety. Oldman received strong reviews[77] and earned his first Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA Award nomination for his portrayal of British spy George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011),[78] an adaptation of the John le Carr novel, directed by Tomas Alfredson. Also known for playing a wide variety of roles that often requires a variety of different accents. in theatre arts in 1979. [113] At the 2016 Brit Awards in London, Oldman paid tribute to Bowie, before receiving the Brits "Icon Award" on behalf of the singer and his family. He was the best actor of his generation. Other actors such as Christian Bale,[149] Hugh Jackman,[150] Benedict Cumberbatch,[151][152] Shia LaBeouf,[153] Ben Mendelsohn,[154] Johnny Depp,[151][152] Jason Isaacs,[155] and Michael Fassbender[31][151] have cited Oldman as an influence; Bale called him "the reason I'm acting". [116], In 2015, Oldman and his manager Douglas Urbanski signed a deal with the Simon & Schuster/Atria Publishing label Emily Bestler Books for Blood Riders, a vampire book series. The film was shot with an N93 to promote the phone. He received an Emmy Award nomination for two guest appearances in Friends in May 2001, appearing in the two-part episode "The One With Chandler and Monica's Wedding" as Richard Crosby, a pedantic actor who insists that "real" actors spit on one another when they enunciate, leading to tension, then friendship, with Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc). Libraries Australia ID: 36585965 NKCR AUT ID: pna2005261934 Biblioteca Nacional de Espaa ID: XX1176281 Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteurs ID: 073450871 NORAF ID: 97039764 NUKAT ID: n2008153214 NLP ID (old): A28707758 National Library of Korea ID: KAC2020K0516 Sponsored. He performed in a 6-month West End run of MacDonald's Summit Conference, opposite Glenda Jackson, in 1982. [8] His older sister, Maureen, is an actress better known as Laila Morse; she performed in Oldman's directorial debut Nil by Mouth (1997), before taking on her most famous role of Mo Harris in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. And I work in the industry as an American. The acclaimed actor has delighted and horrified . Police investigated but filed no charges, and Oldman was awarded sole legal and physical custody of the children. And I was a little bit sort-of with my nose in the air and sort-of thinking 'well the theatreso much more superior' and all of that." [36] David Cronenberg said that Oldman "really is a fabulous actor" who gave "the best version" of James Gordon (in Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy). I used to--life was sort of a blur of massive color. [81][82] Both the Anti-Defamation League and the Simon Wiesenthal Center welcomed Oldman's contrition (the latter inviting him to its Museum of Tolerance to screen 2017's Darkest Hour). Urbanski asserted that Oldman received "creepy phone calls advising him that he was ruining his chances of an Oscar nomination". That decade also saw Oldman portraying Ludwig van Beethoven in biopic Immortal Beloved (1994).Oldman played the coveted role of Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), giving him a key part in one of the highest-grossing franchises ever. "[70] Oldman co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol in which Oldman played three roles. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. Thirty-five years into his strange, lurching career, Oldman is now the star of Darkest Hour, in which he plays Winston Churchill, facing down Hitler and appeasers alike in the grim pinch of 1940.. Nil by Mouth went on to win the BAFTA Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film (shared with Douglas Urbanski and Luc Besson) and also the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, the Channel 4 Director's Award, and an Empire Award. Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Gary Oldman and Daniel Radcliffe had a loving relationship. "[183] In the same year, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival awarded Oldman the Maltin Modern Master Award, the highest accolade awarded by SPIFF that honors an individual who has enriched our culture through accomplishments in the motion picture industry. He first developed this by playing the tragic bass player for the 70s punk band The Sex Pistols. Very simply, you have to live life on life's terms. Before fame, he was employed as a worker in assembly lines, and as a porter in an operating theater. He twice turned down the role before accepting it, because, in his own words: "I wasn't really that interested in Sid Vicious and the punk movement. The Custodian DVD 1993 Australian Crime Thriller Movie w/ Anthony LaPaglia. Someone once described alcoholics as egomaniacs with low self-esteem. Gary Oldman and his wife looked more in love than ever as they attended the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy. and the fine art of fart acting. Leonard Maltin claimed Oldman has "once again proven that he is a force to be reckoned with, and a true master of his craft". Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album coverto celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires to mark his 80th birthday. [192], Oldman has been married five times. Variety's vice president, Steven Gaydos, remarked that Oldman "has blazed a path as one of international cinema's most versatile and valued actors. I had this idea of myself as a shy, kind, sweet chap. [80] He issued multiple apologies, including on 25 June edition of late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he described the remarks as "offensive, insensitive, pernicious and ill-informed". They're fucking ridiculous. Gary Oldman is an English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author. [6] Also that year, Oldman made his film debut in Colin Gregg's Remembrance, and would have starred in Don Boyd's Gossip if that film had not collapsed. 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