Bob Hoskins

6.8	Listal rating

Stats

Birth Name: Robert William Hoskins

Age: 70, born 26 October 1942

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 5' 6"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Linda Banwel

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About: Hoskins' acting career started in 1969 at the Unity Theatre. One evening, Hoskins was waiting in the Unity Theatre bar for his friend, the actor Roger Frost, to finish an audition. Whilst drinking at the bar, he was given a script and told "You're next."[6] He got the part, with Frost ending up his understudy. Frost recalled that "Bob was a natural. He just got up on stage and was brilliant."[7] His first major television role was in On the Move (1976), an educational series Hoskins' acting career started in 1969 at the Unity Theatre. One evening, Hoskins was waiting in the Unity Theatre bar for his friend, the actor Roger Frost, to finish an audition. Whilst drinking at the bar, he was given a script and told "You're next."[6] He got the part, with Frost ending up his understudy. Frost recalled that "Bob was a natural. He just got up on stage and was brilliant."[7] His first major television role was in On the Move (1976), an educational series intended to tackle adult illiteracy, in which he played Alf, a removal man who had problems reading and writing. In the same year, he came to wider attention in the original BBC version of Dennis Potter's drama Pennies from Heaven as sheet music salesman Arthur Parker. Later, he played Iago in Jonathan Miller's BBC Television Shakespeare production of Othello.

Hoskins' performances in British films such as The Long Good Friday (1980) and Mona Lisa (1986) won him the wider approval of the critics and, in the case of the latter, a Cannes Award, Best Actor Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also delivered comic turns in Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985) and Super Mario Bros. (1993). Hoskins was not initially aware that Super Mario Bros. was based on the popular video game of the same name. His son had asked him what film he was working on, and recognising it, showed Hoskins the video game on the Nintendo video game console. In a 2007 interview, he revealed that despite getting praised for his performance on the film, he was extremely unhappy with the film and was greatly angered by his experiences making it, referring to it as the "worst thing I ever did".[2] During the late 1980s and early 1990s he appeared in advertising for the recently privatised companies of British Gas and British Telecom (now BT Group).

Hoskins had a small role as a rock band's manager in the Pink Floyd film The Wall. He was slated to be a last-minute replacement in the film The Untouchables if star Robert De Niro had not decided to play Al Capone. When De Niro took the part, director Brian De Palma mailed Hoskins a cheque for £20,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more movies he didn't want him to be in.[8]

Hoskins appeared in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, for which he received a second Golden Globe nomination. Some of Hoskins' other notable appearances include playing opposite Cher in Mermaids (1990), boatswain Smee to Captain Hook in Hook (1991), and as the same character in Neverland (2011), and Uncle Bart, the psychopathic and violent "owner" of Jet Li in Unleashed aka Danny The Dog. He has also performed in several television productions for the BBC, including Dennis Potter's Pennies From Heaven, Flickers, David Copperfield as Wilkins Micawber (1999), and The Wind in the Willows. He played Nikita Khrushchev as a political commissar in the film Enemy at the Gates (2001). He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Mrs Henderson Presents, a film he also produced with Norma Heyman.

Hoskins has also directed two films, both of which he starred in; The Raggedy Rawney (1988) and Rainbow (1996). In 2009, Hoskins made a return to British television in Jimmy McGovern's drama serial The Street, where he played a publican who stands up to a local gangster. For this role he received his first Emmy when he won Best Actor at the 2010 International Emmys. In an interview with The Guardian, Hoskins spoke of his regret at appearing in the film Super Mario Bros.. On 8 August 2012, Hoskins announced his retirement from acting after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011
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British (5), Drama (3), Hook (2), Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (2), Enemy At The Gates (2), Male (2), Comedy (2), Actor (2), Born 1942 (2), Best Role: Eddie Valiant (1), Parkinson's (1), English (1), Great Actor (1), Mario Mario (1), Husky Voice (1), Round Head (1), It's Good To Talk (1), 06 (1), Michael (1), Brazil (1)

Movies

1. Hook (1991)

Rating:

6.4

3138 Watched

2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Rating:

7.2

2850 Watched

3. Brazil (1985)

Rating:

7.8

1245 Watched

4. Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Rating:

7.4

840 Watched

5. Enemy at the Gates (2001)

Rating:

7.1

1017 Watched

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TV

1. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)

Rating:

6.9

83 Watched

2. David Copperfield (1999)

Rating:

6.3

55 Watched

3. Neverland (2011)

Rating:

6.8

30 Watched

4. The Lost World (2001)

Rating:

43 Watched

5. Pennies from Heaven (1978)

Rating:

7.7

7 want to see

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TV directed by

1. Tube Tales (1999)

Rating:

6.3

13 Watched

Movies written by

1. The Raggedy Rawney (1988)

Rating:

6.3

5 Watched

Movies directed by

1. The Raggedy Rawney (1988)

Rating:

6.3

5 Watched

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As Cool As It Gets (150 person items)

"Harold Shand in "The Long Good Friday" Coolest quote: The Mafia? I've shit 'em."

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20 Favorite People Born in 1942 (20 person items)

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Actors Who Hated Movies They Starred In (17 person items)

" Bob Hoskins has spoken critically of Super Mario Bros., saying that it was "the worst thing I ever did" and that "the whole experience was a nightmare" in a 2007 interview with The Guardian."

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Actors/Actresses who are in their 70's (26 person items)

"Born: October 26, 1942 (Age: 70)"

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Top 25 Best Actor Nominees that Lost Oscar (25 person items)

"Mona Lisa (1986) "

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Good Guys Gone Bad (45 person items)

"Bart - Unleashed (Danny the Dog) (2005) "

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Caricatures by David Cowles (115 person items)

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Razzie Worst Supporting Actor nominees (102 person items)

"2005 - Son of the Mask"

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The All-Star Cast of Tales From the Crypt (80 person items)

"Episode: Fatal Caper (Season 7)"

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"Nixon"

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Hollywood Shorties (10 person items)

"5 foot 6 "

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British Actors (126 person items)

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Favorite Actors (42 person items)

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Directed by Francis Ford Coppola (219 person items)

"The Cotton Club"

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My Autobiography (10 person items)

"Career-Path: Gumshoe Era: Mid Forties Identical traits: Hank, British, Shape of Head, Pessimist, Voice Manipulation Ever since Who Framed Roger Rabbit, I've had the utmost respect for BH. A P.I. was always a dream job of mine and who better than the man who cracked Toon Town."

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