Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Roy Rush, (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor who has won Academy and Emmy awards, as well as several others. He was the first Australian actor to win an Academy Award for acting.[1]
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 Geoffrey Rush at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival | |
| Born | Geoffrey Roy Rush 6 July 1951 |
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Notable work | David Helfgott in Shine Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean Francis Walsingham in Elizabeth Philip Henslowe in Shakespeare in Love Marquis de Sade in Quills Nigel in Finding Nemo Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Ephraim in Munich Lionel Logue in The King's Speech |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Menelaus (m. 1988-present) |
| Children | 1 daughter, 1 son |
| Awards | Academy Awards: Best Actor 1996 Shine, Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini-Series or a Movie 2005 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, BAFTA Awards: Best Actor 1996 Shine Best Supporting Actor 1998 Elizabeth Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1997 Shine Best Actor - Mini-series 2005The Life and Death of Peter Sellers SAG Awards: Best Cast - Motion Picture 1998 Shakespeare in Love |
Rush was born in Toowoomba, Queensland.[2][3] He studied at Everton Park State High School and at University of Queensland.[4] Rush was raised in Brisbane.[5]
He has won one Academy Award for acting (from four nominations), three British Academy Film Awards (from five nominations), two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
He is the foundation President of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.
In 1975, Rush went to Paris for two years and studied mime, movement and theatre at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, before returning to continue his stage career with QTC.[3] In 1979, he shared an apartment with actor Mel Gibson for four months while they co-starred in a stage production of Waiting for Godot.[3][5][4]
Rush is known for his roles in Shine, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Shakespeare in Love, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Quills, Finding Nemo, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and in The King's Speech.
Since 1988, Rush has been married to actress Jane Menelaus, with whom he has a daughter, Angelica (born 1992), and a son, James (born 1995). Geoffrey Rush lives at Camberwell station, Camberwell, Victoria.[6]
Geoffrey Rush Media
Rush at the Sydney premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in 2011
Rush at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
Stanley Tucci, Rush, and Armie Hammer at the premiere of Final Portrait at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival
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References
- ↑ Geoffrey Rush named Australian of the Year at Zeenews.com
- ↑ Geoffrey Rush biography. Film Reference.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Geoffrey Rush Biography Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Tiscali.film & tv.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Geoffrey Rush, 1997 Academy award winner Archived 2006-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. Alumni at University of Queensland.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Geoffrey Rush biography Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. Yahoo! Movies.
- ↑ Spencer, Adam; Champness, Lawrence (21 January 2011). "The King's Speech: From Geoffrey Rush's letterbox to the big screen". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
Other websites
Media related to Geoffrey Rush at Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey Rush on IMDb
- Geoffrey Rush at the Internet Broadway Database
- Geoffrey Rush – Stage acting credits
- Professional photographs of Geoffrey Rush – National Library of Australia