Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins: Biography in Details

Who is Anthony Hopkins?

Anthony is an actor, director, and producer. Likey, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992 and was nominated three additional times. Also, Hopkins has won three BAFTAs, two Emmys, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. In 1993, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.

Whereas Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and in 2008, he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

How many siblings does Anthony Hopkins have?

Anthony Hopkins was born in Margam, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales, the United Kingdom on December 31, 1937. His birth name is Philip Anthony Hopkins and he is currently 85 years old. His father’s name was Richard Arthur Hopkins (a baker) and his mother’s name was Muriel Anne. He was dyslexic. He liked to paint and play the piano but was not interested in studies.

There is no information about his siblings. Anthony holds American- British citizenship and mixed (English- Welsh) ethnicity. His birth sign is Capricorn.

Anthony Hopkins: Education, School/ College University

Talking about Anthony’s education history, he attended West Monmouth Boys School in 1949 to teach him some discipline. But he left the school after some months and continued his education at Cowbridge Grammar School.

Anthony Hopkins: Professional Life, Career

Anthony Hopkins began his career in 1960 with the play ‘Have a Cigarette’ produced by the Palace Theatre, Swansea. The celebrated British actor Sir Laurence Olivier recognized the potential of the young man and took him as an understudy at the Royal National Theatre in 1965.

He desired to break into the world of television and films and acted in the televised broadcast of the play ‘A Flea in Her Ear’ in 1967. He made his film debut as Richard the Lionheart in ‘The Lion in Winter in 1968. The movie was a huge success.

He also appeared in three movies within the year 1969: ‘The Looking Glass War’, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Department S’. Likewise, he portrayed the soul-searching Pierre Bezukhov in the television drama series ‘War and Peace (1972-73) based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel of the same name.

His performance earned him critical praise. He acted in several films over the 1970s, the notable among them being ‘Audrey Rose’ (1978) and ‘Magic’ (1979). He had a very productive career in the 1980s as well and appeared in a number of movies playing award-winning roles in ‘The Bunker’ (1981), ‘Mussolini and I ’ (1985), and ‘84 Charing Cross Road’ (1987).

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